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ALUMNUS
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Vol. 5, No. 3
APRIL, 1959
�Board of Trustees
Gilbert 5. McClintock, Chairman
Arnaud C. Marts, Vice-Chairman
Charles H. Miner, Jr., Secretary
THE COLLEGE
TEACHER: 1959
James P. Harris, Treasurer
Mrs. Paul Bedford
Frank Burnside
Francis O. Case
Mrs. Charles E. Clift
William L. Conyngham
Mrs. Franck G. Darte
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.
Contents:
This issue of the ALUMNUS contains the report on "The College
Miss Annette Evans
Teacher" because we feel that it is important that you be informed about
Eugene S. Farley
the state of college teaching in America today.
Hon. John S. Fine
George W. Guckelberger
Harry F. Goeringer
Joseph J. Kocyan, M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Joseph F. Lester
Reuben H. Levy
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
In this coming decade of rapidly expanding college enrollment, the
problem of attaining and holding well-qualified faculty will be almost
insurmountable if the current problem continues to exist.
Competition for
trained men and women is becoming more and more intense, and the
supply of well-qualified faculty will not meet the demand unless steps are
taken — if not, the result will be a drop in the quality of higher education.
The ALUMNUS joins 250 other college and university magazines in
presenting this special report of interest to you and the generations to come.
Rev. Charles S. Roush
“If I were sitting here
and the whole outside world
were indifferent to what I
was doing, I would still want
to be doing just what I am.”
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representative
Andrew J. Sordoni
Admiral Harold R. Stark
Julius Long Stern
Mrs. Esther Weckesser Walker
Aaron Weiss
President
Dr. Eugene S. Farley
Published by Wilkes College
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Alumni Officers
Office of Executive Secretary
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April, 1959
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�I’VE ALWAYS FOUND IT SOMEWHAT HARD TO
SAY JUST WHY I CHOSE TO BE A PROFESSOR.
There are many reasons, not all of them tangible
things which can be pulled out and explained. I still
hear people say, “Those who can, do; those who
can’t, teach.” But there are many teachers who can.
They are teachers because they have more than the
usual desire to communicate. They are excited enough
about something to want to tell others, have others
love it as they love it, tell people the how of some
thing, and the why.
I like to see students who will carry the intellectual
spark into the world beyond my time. And I like to
think that maybe I have something to do with this.
�THE COLLEGE
TEACHER: 1959
PEOPLE ASK ME ABOUT THE
"DRAWBACKS” IN TEACHING.
I find it difficult to be glib about this. There are major
problems to be faced. There is this business of salaries,
of status and dignity, of anti-intellectualism, of too
much to do in too little time. But these are problems,
not drawbacks. A teacher doesn’t become a teacher
in spite of them, but with an awareness that they
exist and need to be solved.
AND THERE IS THIS
MATTER OF "STATUS.”
Terms like “egghead” tend io suggest that the in
tellectual is something like a toadstool—almost phys
ically different from everyone else. America is ob
sessed with stereotypes. There is a whole spectrum of
personalities in education, all individuals. The notion
that the intellectual is somebody totally removed from
what human beings are supposed to be is absurd.
�“He may always be running just to keep
from falling behind. But the person who
is a teacher because he wants to teach,
because he is deeply interested in people
and scholarship, will pursue it as long as
he can."
—Loren C. Eiseles-
T
A he CIRCUMSTANCE is a strange one. In recent
years Americans have spent more money on the trappings of
higher education than ever before in history. More
parents than ever have set their sights on a college education
for their children. More buildings than ever
have been put up to accommodate the crowds. But in the
midst of this national preoccupation with higher
education, the indispensable element in education—the
teacher—somehow has been overlooked.
The results are unfortunate—not only for college teachers, but
for college teaching as well, and for all whose lives it touches.
If allowed to persist, present conditions could lead
to so serious a decline in the excellence of higher education
that we would require generations to recover from it.
Among educators, the problem is the subject
of current concern and debate and experiment. What is missing,
and urgently needed, is full public awareness of the
problem—and full public support of measures to deal with it.
A Aere
is a task
for the college alumnus and alumna. No one
knows the value of higher education better than
the educated. No one is better able to take action, and to
persuade others to take action, to preserve and increase its value.
Will they do it? The outlines of the problem, and some
guideposts to action, appear in the pages that follow.
WILL WE RUN OUT OF
COLLEGE TEACHERS?
No; there will always be someone to fill classroom vacancies. But
quality is almost certain to drop unless something is done quickly
•vr ‘yr THERE WILL THE TEACHERS COME FROM?
%/W The number of students enrolled in America’s
V ’ colleges and universities this year exceeds last
year’s figure by more than a quarter million. In ten years
it should pass six million—nearly double today’s en
rollment.
The number of teachers also may have to double. Some
educators say that within a decade 495,000 may be needed
—more than twice the present number.
Can we hope to meet the demand? If so, what is likely
to happen to the quality of teaching in the process?
“Great numbers of youngsters will flood into our col
leges and universities whether we are prepared or not,” a
report of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching has pointed out. “These youngsters will be
taught—taught well or taught badly. And the demand for
teachers will somehow be at least partly met—if not with
well-prepared teachers then with ill-prepared, if not with
superior teachers then with inferior ones.”
T\ XT OST immediate is the problem of finding enough
I w/II qualified teachers to meet classes next fall. Col-L V JI. }ege administrators must scramble to do so.
“The staffing problems are the worst in my 30 years’
experience at hiring teaching staff,” said one college presi
dent, replying to a survey by the U.S. Office of Educa
tion’s Division of Higher Education.
“The securing and retaining of well-trained, effective
teachers is the outstanding problem confronting all col
leges today,” said another.
One logical place to start reckoning with the teacher
shortage is on the present faculties of American colleges
and universities. The shortage is hardly alleviated by the
fact that substantial numbers of men and women find it
necessary to leave college teaching each year, for largely
financial reasons. So serious is this problem—and so
relevant is it to the college alumnus and alumna—that a
separate article in this report is devoted to it.
The scarcity of funds has led most colleges and uni
versities to seek at least short-range solutions to the
teacher shortage by other means.
Difficulty in finding young new teachers to fill faculty
vacancies is turning the attention of more and more ad
ministrators to the other end of the academic line, where
tried and able teachers are about to retire. A few institu
tions have modified the upper age limits for faculty. Others
are keeping selected faculty members on the payroll past
the usual retirement age. A number of institutions are
filling their own vacancies with the cream of the men and
women retired elsewhere, and two organizations, the Asso
ciation of American Colleges and the American Associa
tion of University Professors, with the aid of a grant from
the Ford Foundation, have set up a “Retired Professors
Registry” to facilitate the process.
Old restraints and handicaps for the woman teacher are
disappearing in the colleges. Indeed, there are special
opportunities for her, as she earns her standing alongside
the man who teaches. But there is no room for com
placency here. We can no longer take it for granted that
the woman teacher will be any more available than the
man, for she exercises the privilege of her sex to change
her mind about teaching as about other matters. Says
Dean Nancy Duke Lewis of Pembroke College: “The day
has passed when we could assume that every woman who
earned her Ph.D. would go into college teaching. She
needs something positive today to attract her to the col
leges because of the welcome that awaits her talents in
business, industry, government, or the foundations. Her
freedom to choose comes at a time when undergraduate
women particularly need distinguished women scholars to
�inspire them to do their best in the classroom and labo
ratory—and certainly to encourage them to elect college
teaching as a career/'
/T^OME HARD-PRESSED ADMINISTRATORS find themselves
forced to accelerate promotions and salary increases
in order to attract and hold faculty members. Many
are being forced to settle for less qualified teachers.
In an effort to attract and keep teachers, most colleges
are providing such necessities as improved research facili
ties and secretarial help to relieve faculty members of
paperwork and administrative burdens, thus giving faculty
members more time to concentrate on teaching and
research.
In the process of revising their curricula many colleges
are eliminating courses that overlap one another or are
considered frivolous. Some are increasing the size of
lecture classes and eliminating classes they deem too small.
Finally, somewhat in desperation (but also with the
firm conviction that the technological age must, after all,
have something of value to offer even to the most basic
and fundamental exercises of education), experiments arc
being conducted with teaching by films and television.
At Penn State, where televised instruction is in its ninth
semester, TV has met with mixed reactions. Students
consider it a good technique for teaching courses with
large enrollments—and their performance in courses em
ploying television has been as good as that of students
having personal contact with their teachers. The reaction
of faculty members has been less favorable. But accept
ance appears to be growing: the number of courses offered
on television has grown steadily, and the number of faculty
members teaching via TV has grown, also.
Elsewhere, teachers are far from unanimity on the sub
ject of TV. “Must the TV technicians take over the col
leges?” asked Professor Ernest Earnest of Temple Uni
versity in an article title last fall. “Like the conventional
lecture system. TV lends itself to the sausage-stuffing con
cept of education,” Professor Earnest said. The classroom,
he argued, “is the place for testing ideas and skills, for the
interchange of ideas”—objectives difficult to attain when
one’s teacher is merely a shadow on a fluorescent screen.
The TV pioneers, however, believe the medium, used
properly, holds great promise for the future.
TT"10R the long run, the traditional sources of supply
IH for college teaching fall far short of meeting the demand. The Ph.D., for example, long regarded by
many colleges and universities as the ideal “driver s
license” for teachers, is awarded to fewer than 9.000
persons per year. Even if, as is probable, the number of
students enrolled in Ph.D. programs rises over the next
few years, it will be a long time before they have traveled
the full route to the degree.
Meanwhile, the demand for Ph.D.’s grows, as industry’,
consulting firms, and government compete for many of the
men and women who do obtain the degree. Thus, at the
very time that a great increase is occurring in the number
of undergraduates who must be taught, the supply of new
college teachers with the rank of Ph.D. is even shorter
than usual.
“During each of the past four years,” reported the
National Education Association in 1958, “the average
level of preparation of newly employed teachers has
fallen. Four years ago no less than 31.4 per cent of the
new teachers held the earned doctor’s degree. Last year
only 23.5 per cent were at this high level of preparation.”
of the causes of concern about the
Ph.D., to which educators are directing their
attention:
> The Ph.D. program,as it now exists in most graduate
schools, does not sufficiently emphasize the development
of teaching skills. As a result, many Ph.D.’s go into '
teaching with little or no idea how to teach, and make
a mess of it when they try. Many who don’t go into
teaching might have done so, had a greater emphasis been
laid upon it when they were graduate students.
erf. are some
> The Ph.D. program is indefinite in its time require
ments: they vary from school to school, from department
to department, from student to student, far more than
seems warranted. “Generally the Ph.D. takes at least
four years to get,” says a committee of the Association
of Graduate Schools. “More often it takes six or seven,
and not infrequently ten to fifteen. ... If we put our heads
to the matter, certainly we ought to be able to say to a
good student: ‘With a leeway of not more than one year,
it will take you so and so long to take the Ph.D.' ”
► “Uncertainty about the time required,” says the
Association’s Committee on Policies in Graduate Educa
tion, “leads in turn to another kind of uncertainty—
financial uncertainty. Doubt and confusion on this score
have a host of disastrous effects. Many superior men.
facing unknowns here, abandon thoughts about working
for a Ph.D. and realistically go off to law or the Like.. . /’
of the teachers in America’s colleges and universities hold the Ph.D., more
than three quarters of the newcomers to college
and university teaching, these days, don’t have one. In
the years ahead, it appears inevitable that the proportion
of Ph.D.’s to non-Ph.D.’s on America’s faculties will
diminish.
Next in line, after the doctorate, is the master’s degree.
a lthough roughly half
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�For centuries the master's was “the” degree, until, with
the growth of the Ph.D. in America, it began to be moved
into a back seat. In Great Britain its prestige is still high.
But in America the M.A. has, in some graduate schools,
deteriorated. Where rhe M.A.’s standards have been kept
high, on the other hand, able students have been able to
prepare themselves, not only adequately but well, for
college teaching.
Today the M.A. is one source of hope in the teacher
shortage. “If the M.A. were of universal dignity and
good standing,” says the report of the Committee on
Policies in Graduate Education, “. . . this ancient degree
could bring us succor in the decade ahead....
“The nub of the problem ... is to get rid of 'good’ and
‘bad’ M.A.’s and to set up generally a ‘rehabilitated’ de
gree which will have such worth in its own right that
a man entering graduate school will consider the possi
bility of working toward the M.A. as the first step to the
Ph.D....”
One problem would remain. “If you have a master’s
degree you are still a mister and if you have a Ph.D., no
matter where it is from, you are a doctor,” Dean G. Bruce
Dearing, of the University of Delaware, has said. '‘The
town looks ar you differently. Business looks at you dif
ferently. The dean may; it depends on how discriminating
he is.”
The problem won't be solved, W. R. Dennes, former
dean of the graduate school of the University of California
at Berkeley, has said, “until universities have the courage
... to select men very largely on the quality of work they
have done and soft-pedal this matter of degrees.”
A point for parents and prospective students to remem
ber—and one of which alumni and alumnae might re
mind them—is that counting the number of Ph.D.’s in a
college catalogue is not the only, or even necessarily the
best, way to judge the worth of an educational institution
or its faculty’s abilities. To base one's judgment solely on
such a count is quite a temptation, as William James noted
56 years ago in “The Ph.D. Octopus”: “The dazzled read
er of the list, the parent or student, says to himself, ‘This
must be a terribly distinguished crowd—their titles shine
like the stars in the firmament; Ph.D.’s, Sc.D.’s. and
Litt.D.’s bespangle the page as if they were sprinkled over
it from a pepper caster.’ ”
The Ph.D. will remain higher education’s most honored
earned degree. It stands for a depth of scholarship and
productive research to which the master has not yet
addressed himself so intensively. But many educational
leaders expect the doctoral programs to give more em-
phasis to teaching. At the same time the master’s degree
will be strengthened and given more prestige.
In the process the graduate schools will have taken a
long step toward solving the shortage of qualified college
teachers.
z-^ome of the changes
being made by colleges and
universities to meet the teacher shortage constitute
reasonable and overdue reforms. Other changes are
admittedly desperate—and possibly dangerous—attempts
io meet today’s needs.
The central problem is to get more young people
interested in college teaching. Here, college alumni and
alumnae have an opportunity to provide a badly needed
service to higher education and to superior young people
themselves. The problem of teacher supply is not one
with which the college administrator is able to cope alone.
President J. Seelyc Bixler, of Colby College, recently
said: “Let us cultivate a teacher-centered point of view.
There is tragedy as well as truth in the old saying that in
Europe when you meet a teacher you tip your hat, whereas
over here you tap your head. Our debt to our teachers is
very’ great, and fortunately we are beginning to realize
that we must make some attempt to balance the account.
Money and prestige are among the first requirements.
“Most important is independence. Too often we sit
back with the comfortable feeling that our teachers have
all the freedom they desire. We forget that the payoff
comes in times of stress. Are we really willing to allow
them independence of thought when a national emergency
is in the offing? Are we ready to defend them against all
pressure groups and to acknowledge their right to act as
critics of our customs, our institutions, and even our
national policy? Evidence abounds that for some of our
more vociferous compatriots this is too much. They see no
reason why such privileges should be offered or why a
teacher should not express his patriotism in the same out
worn and often irrelevant shibboleths they find so dear
and so hard to give up. Surely our educational task has
not been completed until we have persuaded them that a
teacher should be a pioneer, a leader, and at times a non
conformist with a recognized right to dissent. As Howard
Mumford Jones has observed, we can hardly allow our
selves to become a nation proud of machines that think
and suspicious of any man who tries to.”
By lending their support to programs designed to im
prove the climate for teachers at thei r own colleges, alumni
can do much to alter the conviction held by many that
teaching is tolerable only to martyrs.
WHAT PRICE
DEDICATION?
I
Most teachers teach because they love their jobs. But low pay is
forcing many to leave the profession, just when we need them most
Tuesday evening for the past three and a half
rH months, the principal activity of a 34-year-old
R -J associate professor of chemistry at a first-rate mid
western college has centered around Section 3 of the pre
vious Sunday’s New York Times. The Times, which ar
rives at his office in Tuesday afternoon’s mail delivery,
customarily devotes page after page of Section 3 to large
help-wanted ads, most of them directed at scientists and
engineers. The associate professor, a Ph.D., is job
hunting.
“There’s certainly no secret about it,” he told a recent
visitor. “At least two others in the department are look
ing, too. We’d all give a lot to be able to stay in teach
ing; that’s what we’re trained for, that’s what we like.
But we simply can’t swing it financially.”
“I’m up against it this spring,” says the chairman of
the physics department at an eastern college for women.
“Within the past two weeks two of my people, one an
associate and one an assistant professor, turned in their
resignations, effective in June. Both are leaving the field
—one for a job in industry, the other for government
work. I’ve got strings out, all over the country, but so
far I’ve found no suitable replacements. We’ve always
prided ourselves on having Ph.D.’s in these jobs, but it
looks as if that’s one resolution we’ll have to break in
1959-60.”
“We’re a long way from being able to compete with
industry when young people put teaching and industry on
the scales,” says Vice Chancellor Vem O. Knudsen of
UCLA. “Salary is the real rub, of course. Ph.D.’s in
physics here in Los Angeles are getting $8-12,000 in
ti—ivery
industry without any experience, while about all we can
offer them is $5,500. Things are not much better in the
chemistry department.”
One young Ph.D. candidate sums it up thus: “We want
to teach and we want to do basic research, but industry
offers us twice the salary we can get as teachers. We talk
it over with our wives, but it’s pretty hard to turn down
$10,000 to work for less than half that amount.”
“That woman you saw leaving my office: she’s one of
our most brilliant young teachers, and she was ready to
leave us,” said a women’s college dean recently. “I per
suaded her to postpone her decision for a couple of
months, until the results of the alumnae fund drive are in.
We’re going to use that money entirely for raising sala
ries, this year. If it goes over the top, we’ll be able to hold
some of our best people. If it falls short.. . I’m on the
phone every morning, talking to the fund chairman,
counting those dollars, and praying.”
rT"5HE dimensions of the teacher-salary problem in the
| United States and Canada are enormous. It has
J- reached a point of crisis in public institutions and in
private institutions, in richly endowed institutions as well
as in poorer ones. It exists even in Catholic colleges and
universities, where, as student populations grow, more
and more laymen must be found in order to supplement
the limited number of clerics available for teaching posts.
“In a generation,” says Seymour E. Harris, the dis
tinguished Harvard economist, “the college professor has
lost 50 per cent in economic status as compared to the
average American. His real income has declined sub
�stantially, while that of the average American has risen
by 70-80 per cent.”
Figures assembled by the American Association o
University Professors show how seriously the college
teacher's economic standing has deteriorated. Since
1939, according to the AAUP’s latest study (published in
1958), the purchasing power of lawyers rose 34 per cent,
that of dentists 54 per cent, and that of doctors 98 per
cent. But at the five state universities surveyed by the
AAUP. the purchasing power of teachers in all ranks rose
only 9 per cent. And at twenty-eight privately controlled
institutions, the purchasing power of teachers’ salaries
dropped by 8.5 per cent. While nearly everybody else in
the country was gaining ground spectacularly, teachers
were losing it.
The AAUP’s sample, it should be noted, is not repre
sentative of all colleges and universities in the United
States and Canada. The institutions it contains are, as
the AAUP says, “among the better colleges and universi
ties in the country in salary matters.” For America as a
whole, the situation is even worse.
The National Education Association, which studied
the salaries paid in the 1957-58 academic year by more
than three quarters of the nation’s degree-granting insti
tutions and by nearly two thirds of the junior colleges,
found that half of all college and university teachers
earned less than $6,015 per year. College instructors
earned a median salary of only $4.562—not much better
than the median salary of teachers in public elementary
schools, whose economic plight is well known.
The implications of such statistics are plain.
“Higher salaries,” says Robert Lekachman, professor
of economics at Barnard College, “would make teaching
a reasonable alternative for the bright young lawyer, the
bright young doctor. Any ill-paid occupation becomes
something of a refuge for the ill-trained, the lazy, and the
incompetent. If the scale of salaries isn’t improved, the
quality of teaching won’t improve; it will worsen. Unless
Americans are willing to pay more for higher education,
they will have to be satisfied with an inferior product.”
Says President Margaret Clapp of Wellesley College
which is devoting all of its fund-raising efforts to accumu
lating enough money ($15 million) to strengthen facultv
salaries: Since the war, in an effort to keep alive the
profession, discussion in America of teachers’ salaries has
necessanly centered on the minimums paid. But insofar
as money is a factor in decision, wherever minimums only
’ luC aPPeal ’S t0 lhc “"^Privileged and the
timid, able and ambitious youths are not likely to listen.”
PEOPLE IN SHORT SUPPLY:
T\ TT THAT IS THE ANSWER?
\\/ v/ It appears certain that if college teaching is io
V ' attract and hold top-grade men and women, a
drastic step must be taken: salaries must be doubled
within five to ten years.
There is nothing extravagant about such a proposal;
the ...
need. The
indeed, it may dangerously understate the
current situation is so serious that even doubling his sal
to regain his
ary would not enable the college teacher
former status in the American economy.
Professor Harris of Harvard figures it this way:
For every S100 he earned in 1930, the college faculty
member earned only S85, in terms of 1930 dollars, tn
1957. By contrast, the average American got S175 tn
1957 for every $100 he earned in 1930. Even if the pro
fessor’s salary is doubled in ten years, he will get on y 3
TEACHERS LN THE MARKETPLACE
$70 increase in buying power over 1930. By contrast, the
average American is expected to have $127 more buying
power at the end of the same period.
In this respect, Professor Harris notes, doubling faculty
salaries is a modest program. “But in another sense,” he
says, “the proposed rise seems large indeed. None of the
authorities . . . has told us where the money is coming
from.” It seems quite clear that a fundamental change in
public attitudes toward faculty salaries will be necessary
before significant progress can be made.
Ti RINDING THE money is a problem with which each
rH college must wrestle today without cease.
For some, it is a matter of convincing taxpayers
and state legislators that appropriating money for faculty
salaries is even more important than appropriating
money for campus buildings. (Curiously, buildings are
usually easier to “sell” than pay raises, despite the seem
ingly obvious fact that no one was ever educated by a pile
of bricks.)
For others, it has been a matter of fund-raising cam
paigns (“We are writing salary increases into our 1959-60
budget, even though we don’t have any idea where the
money is coming from,” says the president of a privately
supported college in the Mid-Atlantic region); of finding
additional salary money in budgets that are already
spread thin (“We’re cutting back our library’s book
budget again, to gain some funds in the salary accounts”);
of tuition increases (“This is about the only private enter
prise in the country which gladly subsidizes its customers;
maybe we’re crazy”); of promoting research contracts
(“We claim to be a privately supported university, but
what would we do without the AEC?”); and of bar
gaining.
“The tendency to bargain, on the part of both the col
leges and the teachers, is a deplorable development,” says
the dean of a university in the South. But it is a grow
ing practice. As a result, inequities have developed: the
teacher in a field in which people are in short supply or in
industrial demand—or the teacher who is adept at
“campus politics”—is likely to fare better than his col
leagues who are less favorably situated.
“Before you check with the administration on the
actual appointment of a specific individual,” says a
faculty man quoted in the recent and revealing book, The
Academic Marketplace, “you can be honest and say to
the man, 'Would you be interested in coming at this
amount?’ and he says, ‘No, but I would be interested at
this amount’ ” One result of such bargaining has been
that newly hired faculty members often make more
money than was paid to the people they replace—a happy
circumstance for the newcomers, but not likely to raise
the morale of others on the faculty.
“We have been compelled to set the beginning salary
of such personnel as physics professors at least $1,500
higher than salaries in such fields as history, art, physical
education, and English,” wrote the dean of faculty in a
state college in the Rocky Mountain area, in response to a
recent government questionnaire dealing with salary' prac
tices. “This began about 1954 and has worked until the
present year, when the differential perhaps may be in
creased even more.”
Bargaining is not new in Academe (Thorstein Veblen
referred to it in The Higher Learning, which he wrote in
�1918). but never has it been as widespread or as much a
matter of desperation as today. In colleges and universi
ties, whose members like to think of themselves as equally
dedicated to all fields of human knowledge, it may prove
to be a weakening factor of serious proportions.
Many colleges and universities have managed to make
modest across-the-board increases, designed to restore
part of the faculty’s lost purchasing power. In the 195758 academic year, 1,197 institutions, 84.5 per cent of
those answering a U.S. Office of Education survey ques
tion on the point, gave salary increases of at least 5 per
cent to their faculties as a whole. More than half of them
(248 public institutions and 329 privately supported insti
tutions) said their action was due wholly or in part to the
teacher shortage.
Others have found fringe benefits to be a partial
answer. Providing low-cost Housing is a particularly suc
cessful way of attracting and holding faculty members;
and since housing is a major item in a family budget, it
is as good as or better than a salary increase. Oglethorpe
University in Georgia, for example, a 200-student, pri
vate, liberal arts institution, long ago built houses on cam
pus land (in one of the most desirable residential areas on
the outskirts of Atlanta), which it rents to faculty mem
bers at about one-third the area’s going rate. (The cost
of a three-bedroom faculty house: S50 per month.) “It’s
our major selling point,” says Oglethorpe’s president,
Donald Agnew, “and we use it for all it’s worth.”
Dartmouth, in addition to attacking the salary problem
itself, has worked out a program of fringe benefits that
includes full payment of retirement premiums (16 per
cent of each faculty member’s annual salary'), group in
surance coverage, paying the tuition of faculty children at
any college in the country^ liberal mortgage loans, and
contributing to the improvement of local schools which
faculty members’ children attend.
Taking care of trouble spots while attempting to whittle
down the salary' problem as a whole, searching for new
funds while reapportioning existing ones, the colleges and
universities are dealing with their salary crises as best they
can, and sometimes ingeniously. But still the gap between
salary increases and the rising figures on the Bureau of
Labor Statistics’ consumer price index persists.
■JT TOW CAN THE GAP BE CLOSED?
—j|
First, stringent economies must be applied by
JL Jl educational institutions themselves. Any waste
that occurs, as well as most luxuries, is probably being
subsidized by low salaries. Some “waste” may be hidden
in educational theories so old that they are accepted
without question; if so. the theories must be re-examined
and. if found invalid, replaced with new ones. The idea
of the small class, for example, has long been honored
by administrators and faculty members alike; there is
now reason to suspect that large classes can be equally
effective in many courses—a suspicion which, if found
correct, should be translated into action by those institu
tions which are able to do so. Tuition may have to be
increased—a prospect at which many public-college, as
well as many private-college, educators shudder, but
which appears justified and fair if the increases can be
tied to a system of loans, scholarships, and tuition re
bates based on a student’s or his family’s ability to pay.
Second, massive aid must come from the public, both
in the form of taxes for increased salaries in state and
municipal institutions and in the form of direct gifts to
both public and private institutions. Anyone who gives
money to a college or university for unrestricted use or
earmarked for faculty salaries can be sure that he is mak
ing one of the best possible investments in the free world’s
future. If he is himself a college alumnus, he may con
sider it a repayment of a debt he incurred when his col
lege or university subsidized a large part of his own edu
cation (virtually nowhere does, or did, a student’s tuition
cover costs). If he is a corporation executive or director,
he may consider it a legitimate cost of doing business; the
supply of well-educated men and women (the alternative
to which is half-educated men and women) is dependent
upon it. If he is a parent, he may consider it a premium
on a policy to insure high-quality education for his chil
dren—quality which, without such aid, he can be certain
will deteriorate.
Plain talk between educators and the public is a third
necessity. The president of Barnard College, Millicent C.
McIntosh, says: “The ‘plight’ is not of the faculty, but of
the public. The faculty will take care of themselves in the
future either by leaving the teaching profession or by
never entering it. Those who care for education, those
who run institutions of learning, and those who have chil
dren—ail these will be left holding the bag.” It is hard to
believe that if Americans—and particularly college alum
ni and alumnae—had been aware of the problem, they
would have let faculty salaries fall into a sad state. Ameri
cans know the value of excellence in higher education too
well to have blithely let its basic element—excellent teach
ing—slip into its present peril. First we must rescue it;
then we must make certain that it does not fall into dis
repair again.
Some
Questions
for
Alumni
and
Alwsmae
> Is your Alma Mater having difficulty finding qualified
new teachers to fill vacancies and expand its faculty to
meet climbing enrollments?
J> Has the economic status of faculty members of your
college kept up with inflationary trends?
l> Are the physical facilities of your college, including
laboratories and libraries, good enough to attract and
hold qualified teachers?
l> Is your community one which respects the college
teacher? Is the social and educational environment of
your college’s “home town” one in which a teacher would
like to raise his family?
> Are the restrictions on time and freedom of teachers
at your college such as to discourage adventurous research,
careful preparation of instruction, and the expression of
honest conviction?
> To meet the teacher shortage, is your college forced
to resort to hiring practices that are unfair to segments of
the faculty it already has?
> Are courses of proved merit being curtailed? Are
classes becoming larger than subject matter or safeguards
of teacher-student relationships would warrant?
I
a
> Are you, as an alumnus, and your college as an insti
tution, doing everything possible to encourage talented
young people to pursue careers in college teaching?
If you are dissatisfied with the answers to these questions,
your college may need help. Contact alumni officials at
your college to learn if your concern is justified. If it is.
register your interest in helping the college authorities
find solutions through appropriate programs of organized
alumni cooperation.
�EDITORIAL STAFF
DAVIDA. BURR
The University of Oklahoma
FRANCES PROVENCE
Baylor University
DAN H. FENN. Jr.
Harvard University
ROBERT M. RHODES
Lehigh University
RANDOLPH L. FORT
Emory University
WILLIAM SCHRAMM
The University of Pennsylvania
CORBIN GWALTNEY
The Johns Hopkins University
VERNE A. STADTMAN
The University of California
L. FRANKLIN HEALD
The University of New Hampshire
FREDERIC A. STOTT, Jr.
Phillips Academy, Andover
CHARLES M. HELMKEN
St. Johns University
FRANK J. TATE
The Ohio State University
JEAN D. LINEHAN
The American Alumni Council
ERIK WENSBERG
Columbia University
ROBERT L. PAYTON
Washington University
CHARLES E. WIDMAYER
Dartmouth College
MARIAN POVERMAN
Barnard College
REBA WILCOXON
The University of Arkansas
CHESLEY WORTHINGTON
Brown University
You have received your alumni questionnaire and we trust that you have
filled it out and returned it to us. If you have not, please do so. The informa
tion we seek is needed for our re-evaluation by a Committee from the Middle
States Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges.
They are scheduled
to visit us in February, 1960. Prior to that time, we must compile all of the
alumni information for that report. It will be time consuming so won't you fill
out your questionnaire now and return it today.
When the information is compiled, we will publish an Alumni Survey-
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Report which will show a profile of our alumni. This survey can only be done
if we receive your questionnaire. A copy will be mailed to you.
Photographs: him J- Bearden
Printing: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co.
This survey was made possible in part by funds granted by Carnegie Corporation of New York.
That Corporation is not, however, the author, owner, publisher, or proprietor of this publication
and is not to be understood as approving by virtue of its grant any of the statements made or
views expressed therein.
The editors are indebted to Loren C. Eiseley, professor of anthropology at the University of
Pennsylvania, for his contributions to the introductory picture section of this report.
No part of this report may be reprinted
without express permission of the editors.
PRINTED JN U.S.A.
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�Board of Trustees
Gilbert S- McClintock, Chairman
Contents:
Arnaud C. Marts, Vice-Chairman
Page
Charles H. Miner, Jr., Secretary
3
James P. Harris, Treasurer
4
Mrs. Paul Bedford
Frank Burnside
Francis O. Case
5
Mrs. Charles E. Clift
William L. Conyngham
6-7
Mrs. Franck G. Darte
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.
The third in a series of Science lectures concerning the atom and the
future of our civilization is given by Dr. Lyle Borst, Chairman of the
Department of Physics, New York University.
9
Homecoming weekend and class reunions scheduled for Oct. 23-24.
Eugene S. Farley
George W. Guckelberger
Goeringer
Harry
Gilbert S. McClintock
Chairman of the Board of
Gertrude A. Doane. Dean of Women, and Dr. John Doane, College
Physician, retire after years of service to Wilkes College and
Wyoming Valley.
Dr. J. Douglas Brown, Dean of Faculty, Princeton University, tells
graduates that ideas rather than material resources are the true
science of human progress in the most essential aspects of civilization.
8
Miss Annette Evans
Hon. John S. rme
Gilbert S. McClintock, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, passes
away.
Dr. Alan Brown, President of Metropolitan Educational Television
Association explains the pattern of education in an open society in
Baccalaureate address.
10
Athletes given awards for outstanding achievements.
11
The status of the alumni survey is reported — sixty per cent return.
Trustees Succumbs
Joseph J. Kccycn. J«LD.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Joseph
Lester
Reuben H. Levy
Thomas r. Morgan, Jr.
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst. Jr.
Rev. Charles S. Roush
Joseph J. Savitz
A.lumnj Representative
Andrew J. Sordoni
Admiral Harold R. Stark
Julius Long Stern
Mrs. Esther Weckesser Walker
Aaron Weiss
President
On the Cover:
The Morris family of Forty Fort, Penna is a Wilkes Family!!
Pictured on the cover is Robert Burton Morris and his mother. Mrs. Margaret Morris
of Forty Fort. Penna., both of whom received their Bachelor of Science Degrees from
Wilkes College at commencement ceremonies this June.
The graduation of Mrs. Morris and her eldest son, Robert, completes the under
graduate study of the Morris family, four in number. Son Richard Everett and daughter
Nancy Ann were graduated from Wilkes in 1957.
Mrs. Morris, an elementary education graduate of Bloomsburg S.T.C., when known
as Bloomsburg Normal School, gained her bachelor's degree with honors by attending
n teachi
teaching the sixth
the evening school division at Wilkes. In addition she has been
presently
working toward
grade at the Dana Street School in Forty Fort, Penna. She is p
------nplete her studies by next
her master's degree at Bucknell University and expects to complete
summer.
Robert completed his requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree in commerce
and finance in January of this year and is presently employed at Wilkes as Administra
tive assistant to the President. Last Fall he was named assistant coach of wrestling
at Wilkes. He was named the outstanding graduate of his class and was elected
permanent class president.
Two of the Morris family are married to former
rmer graduates of Wilkes, namely:
Robert is married to the former Patsy L. Reese of F
Forty Fort, a 1957 graduate with a
bachelor of arts degree in art; and Nancy' Ann is married to D. Glen Phethean, who
was graduated from Wilkes in 1956 with <a bachelor of science degree in secondary
education.
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Dr. Eugene S. Farley
Published by Wilkes College
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Alumni Officers
Office of Executive Secretary
Chase Hall
Joseph J. Savitz, President
Clayton A. BIccmburg, Vice-President
Anita Janerich, Secretary
Russ Picton, Editor
William Zdancewicz, Assistant Editor
Stewart Swett, Photographer
Dr. Herbert Oliver, Treasurer
Vol. 5, No. 4
July, 1959
Published quarterly as tho Alumnus for the members of tho Wilkes C
College Alumni Abbodation. Second class mail privileges authorized at Wilkes-Barro, Pa. Subscription, $2.00
■
Attorney Gilbert S. McClintock,
Chairman of the Wilkes College
Board of Trustees, died Thursday,
June 18, following a heart attack. The
last surviving member of one of the
most prominent Wilkes-Barre fami
lies, Atty. McClintock, 72, was well
known throughout Wyoming Valley
as a leader in education and indus
try.
Stricken with the seizure as he was
geing to the Westmoreland Club,
South Franklin Street, Attorney Mc
Clintock collapsed in the driveway
of the club and died shortly after.
He was pronounced dead on arrival
at General Hospital at 4:03 p.m. by
Dr. Graciana Du, deputy coroner.
man of the board of Wilkes College,
along with President Eugene S. Far
ley, was credited with having im
measurably aided the industrial re
development of the area.
Atty. McClintock had served as
chairman of the board of Glen Alden
Corporation, the largest producer of
anthracite, and chairman of the
beard of Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Coal Company, since 1951.
He was named a director of Glen
Alden in February, 1934. At that
time he was a director of Lehigh and
Wilkes-Barre Coal Company, assum
ing that place in 1919 after the death
of his father. Attorney Andrew H. Mc
Clintock.
He was taken to the hospital in the
Wilkes-Barre community ambulance
by Officers Walter Pomanek, Mat
thew Samoski and Ernest Hergert.
Dr. Charles E. Myers and Dr. Harry
A. Smith had been treating Attorney
McClintock for a heart condition for
some time.
Son and grandson of two of
Luzerne County's most distinguished
lawyers, Andrew Hamilton McClin
tock and Andrew Todd McClintock,
whose forebears settled in Northum
berland County in 1795, Atty. Mc
Clintock ably followed the footsteps
of his father and grandfather both in
his profession and as a community
and civic leader.
Private funeral services were held
June 19 in the Luther M. Kniffen
Funeral Home, Wilkes-Barre. There
was no viewing.
A resident of 54 Riverside Drive,
Atty. McClintock had conducted law
offices at 34 South River Street in a
building owned by the McClintock
family more than 100 years. He also
maintained a summer residence at
Bear Lake.
Prominently identified with com
mercial, financial, cultural and phil
anthropic organizations in Wyoming
Valley, Atty. McClintock as chair
Atty. McClintock was bom in
Wilkes-Barre December 27, 1886, and
graduated from Lawrenceville, N.J.
in 1904. He received his A.B. in 1908
from Princeton University and at
tended University of Pennsylvania
Law School. He was admitted to
Luzerne County Bar in March, 1912.
Having a keen interest in the
historical background of Wyoming
Valley, Atty. McClintock compiled a
book, "Valley Views of Northeastern
Pennsylvania," which was published
in 1948 by The Wyoming Historical
and Geological Society. Proudly as
suming its rightful place alongside
the finest in historical books, it con
sists of reproductions of early prints
and paintings of the Wyoming and
ether valleys of the Susquehanna,
Lehigh, Delaware and Lackawanna
Rivers, together with a descriptive
list of the plates. The book contains
more than 100 reproductions of
paintings and was printed by Prince
ton University Press.
His historical interest in the region
was evidenced again during the
movement to restore the site of a
colony of French refugees 10 miles
south of Towanda, when he was
named one of the first directors of
French Azilum, Inc.
Atty. McClintock had a distinct
__________ x
part in the development
of WilkesBarre as a member of the City Plan
ning Commission, being its chairman
some 21 years prior to his resignation
in 1958. At that time he was reap
pointed to another five-year term as
a member of the commission.
More than aware of the higher
education needs of the community.
Atty. McClintock was one of the prin
cipal initiators in establishing Wilkes
College as a four-year institution in
1947 and as chairman of its board
of trustees had regulated its expan
sion. Under his leadership, as gen
eral chairman, the college in 1957
successfully completed a S500.000
fund campaign on the occasion of
its 25th anniversary. Better salaries
(continued on page 12^
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�Dr. and Mrs. Doane
Depart from College
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if
A .. C
Plan European Tour
After Retirement
Pictured are trustees, faculty and administration members of Wilkes College and the students of the graduating class
of 1959 with families and friends at the baccalaureate exercises held Sunday, June 7, in the college gymnasium.
Education In Open Society Called
Great Achievement of All Times
"The pattern of education in an
open society remains one of the great
cultural achievements of all time,
envied and imitated in one way or
another in almost every part of the
free world," Dr. Alan Willard Brown
told the Wilkes Class of 1959 in the
baccalaureate sermon June 7 in the
college gymnasium.
"It is a pattern in which both
public and private agencies work to
gether, in which the Federal govern
ment, that of the States, and that of
our communities all play appropriate
if constantly changing roles," Dr.
Brown continued. "But it is an open
pattern, committed to individual and
institutional freedom, flexible in its
ability to adapt to new situations,
and constantly subject to self-criti
cism and re-evaluation. It is more
democratically operated than any
other educational system and yet
recognizes the importance of leader
ship and the assignment of high
responsibility to that leadership.
Dr. Brown stated that though our
country has tried to do more with
education than any other nation, it
is not surprising that we have not
always been successful. "We have,
nonetheless, widened the social
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horizons of most of our citizens," he
added, "we have encouraged our
young people in new interests and
new skills, and we have held out a
promise, in the main justified, of a
constant self-betterment, economical
ly, culturally, and even aesthetical
ly-"
In describing an open society, the
speaker commented that the indi
vidual is free to determine his own
goals and also free to join social,
political, and economic organiza
tions of his own choosing. With his
religious freedom and civil liberties
protected by law, he can move as
he pleases and use his talents and
his economic resources as he sees
fit, subject only to whatever restric
tions are imposed by published law
in the interest of preserving the free
dom and welfare of the body politic
as a whole."
Dr. Brown mentioned that however
nearly "open" our American society
is, it is full of tensions, inadequacies,
conflicts, and paradoxes no less
deeply rooted and no less difficult
to resolve than similar character
istics we have observed in the closed
or totalitarian society. Also, that the
open society, however open, is
plagued by consequences develop
ing from its very open-ness and free
dom. "The freedoms of an open
society," he said, "include those of
freedom of judgment and freedom of
criticism; the mixed freedoms of ac
ceptance and conformity, as well as
cf ambition and ’gamesmanship’;
and the freedom to aspire to the
highest achievement and freedom io
accept the most ordinary goals of the
commonest of common man.
"The very open-ness of the open
society has been responsible for the
very high degree of relativeness in
the society's judgment of itself or its
members," he said, ". . . and this
kind of existing blandness makes for
easier social relations and a more
casual society; but it scarcely con
tributes to the critical analysis of
social movement nor to the imagina
tive understanding of the role of the
individual and the nature of his free
dom, which by definition, is the builtin touchstone of the open society,
ideally conceived."
Dr. Brown commented about ques
tions seriously concerning many ob
servers of the American scene. An
important basic question to consider,
(continued on pogo 12)
Mrs. Gertrude Allen Doane, from
Idetown and Wilkes-Barre, will retire
from her position as Dean of Women
at Wilkes College, on July 1, ac
cording to an announcement made
by Dr. Eugene S. Farley, president
cf the college.
During her five and a half years
at Wilkes, Mrs. Doane's gracious,
warm personality had endeared her
to the numerous students who have
sought her guidance and assistance
in personal and academic problems.
Mrs. Doane became Dean of Wo
men at Wilkes College in 1954. In
addition to this position she has also
served as faculty advisor to the col
lege sorority Theta Delta Rho and
the student assembly committee.
Recalling her first days at Wilkes,
Mrs. Doane commented. "I came to
assist as Dean of Women for a threemonth period, and when asked to
stay, I was very glad because I felt
the challenge of working as Dean to
be a very deal and interesting one.
"The sharing with these young
women, their joys and problems, was
not only gratifying in that I was able
to assist when and where needed;
but it also added to each new day, a
variety of great scope. Gaining the
confidence of shy women and feeling
it possible to give them encourage
ment and advice, created many mo
ments of deep satisfaction."
Plans for the immediate future for
Dr. and Mrs. Doane include a trip to
France, and then, during the winter
month, visits with their children; Dr.
John H. Doane, Jr., faculty member
at Temple Medical School, Philadel
phia; Dr. Wilton A. Doane, Thoracic
Surgeon, Santa Barbara, California;
Dr. Joseph C. Doane, Neurologist,
West Palm Beach, Florida; and Mrs.
Peter A. Milne. The Doane’s also
have eight grandchildren.
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The Doanes were guests of honor at a testimonial tea given by Wilkes
College on May 29. The affair was held at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. Eugene
S. Farley, 146 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre.
Gifts presented to the Doanes included a Bausch and Lamb Slide Projector;
a 20-cylinder film case (each cylinder capable of holding 46 slides); a projection
screen; a poem of dedication, written by Alfred S. Groh; and a memory scrapbook
prepared by the college public relations office.
Shown above at the presentation, left to right, are: Alfred S. Groh, Mrs. Nada
Vujica, Dr. and Mrs. Doane, Cathal B. O'Toole, William A. Zdancewicz, and Mrs.
Eleanor Farley.
Guests present at the Testimonial Tea included members of the Wilkes
College Board of Trustees, members of the faculty and administration; assistants
to the administration; and family and friends of the Doanes.
Mrs. Doane began her preparatory
work toward a teaching career at
Mansfield State Teachers College,
Mansfield (Pa.). Following gradua
tion from Mansfield, she did ad
vanced work at Emerson College,
Boston, and taught English at the
North Street Settlement in Boston.
Mrs. Doane remembers her first
teaching experience as one which
represented an interesting and excit
ing challenge.
After graduation from Emerson
College, she returned to her home
town, Mansfield, and accepted a
position as instructor at her alma
mater, Mansfield STC. It was during
this period that she was married to
Dr. John Doane of Mansfield.
At Mansfield, Mrs. Doane was
chairman of the speech department
and director of guidance counseling.
In addition to supervising senior
speech instruction, she also con
ducted her own speech studio where
she gave approximately fifty private
lessons~ a week.' She still
*' found time
to continue her advanced studies.
While Dr. Doane was in the United
States Army, 1942-46, the Doanes
established residences in Louisiana
and Oklahoma. Due to the shortage
of teachers during the war years,
Mrs. Doane’s professional services
were sought by the Morris Run
School of Morris Run, Pa.
Thirteen years ago the Doanes
moved to Wyoming Valley and es
tablished residences at Idetown and
Wilkes-Barre. Throughout this time,
Mrs. Doane has become one of the
many prominent figures in welfare,
social, and church circles, having
served on numerous committees of
a diversified list of organizations of
this area. She has served as a mem
ber of the State Advisory Committee
for the welfare of children in rural
areas, the Child Welfare Committee,
and the Planning Council of the Wyo
ming Valley Community Chest.
She was also a member of the
Board of Public Assistance in Luzerne
County, a member of the Executive
Board of the Northeastern Heart As
sociation, a member of the State Ad
visory Committee on Child Adop
tions and president of the Children's
Aid Society of Tioga County. Mrs.
Deane is also past president of the
Wyoming Valley Women's Club and
the Pennsylvania State Medical As
sociation’s Women's Auxiliary. She
is also very active in events spon
sored by the First Presbyterian
Church, Wilkes-Barre.
Regarding her retirement, Mrs.
Doane said, "Even though the pros
pect of leisure and travel is a happy
one. there will be many moments.
I’m sure, when both Dr. Doane and
I will wish that we might once more
share the joys of the young women
and men of Wilkes College."
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�GRADUATION ADDRESS
Ideas: The Nuclear Source of Power;
Address Given by Princeton Dean of Faculty
A college commencement is the
most significant ritual in the aca
demic year.
It seems reasonable, therefore, that
in some part of that ritual there be a
brief discussion of what higher edu
cation is all about.
At the core of higher education is
not buildings, such as dormitories or
laboratories, nor professors or stu
dents, nor even trustees, but ideas!
Elementary and secondary educa
tion provide a student with the tools
of civilized living — reading, writing,
and arithmetic — basic knowledge of
literature, language, history, geo
graphy and science. But these are
still primarily tools or supplies in the
student's intellectual kit. They should
be well in hand and well used be
fore higher education gets under
way.
It is in higher education that the
student begins to use these tools to
form and reform the true substance
of the mind and spirit — ideas. Until
this forming and reforming is done,
the vast heritage of the ideas which
constitute our civilization are but
vague and confused images, like last
year's movie or a landscape seen
from a train at night.
Millions of people go through life
with but a modest accumulation of
simple ideas which they have ac
cepted without question, like the food
they eat or the clothes they wear.
Some of their ideas may be of
great significance in their lives, such
as basic beliefs in religion, in family
and community loyalty, and in ser
vice to mankind.
But some of their ideas, which have
not been thought through, may be
too tenuous to stand up vzhen the go
ing gets tough, or so confused by
ignorance or prejudice that they re
strict the freedom of the mind in
meeting new and difficult situations.
Most serious of all, in a troubled
and demanding world, the person
who has not reformed the ideas of
the past upon the anvil of his mind
and conscience can do little to create
new ideas so vital to human prog
ress.
The follower can take his ideas
second-hand, but the leader must use
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the intellectual materials he has in
herited to develop ideas which fit
him. He learns how to understand
old ideas, and create and test new
ideas to meet new problems for him
self, his community, and his world.
If higher education is to be edu
cation for leadership, as we so often
assert, it must be education in the
analysis and creation of ideas —
ideas in the whole range of civilized
living — ideas not for oneself alone,
but for the benefit of mankind.
Dr. J. Douglas Brown
But why all this worry about ideas?
Life in America is comfortable and
pleasant. We have great material
resources and effective arrangements
for producing a good life — at least
for most of our people. True, a
billion people, not lucky enough to
be born here, are not so well off.
But why not send these less fortu
nate people the blueprints of our fac
tories, techniques, and gadgets and
let them produce themselves into a
good life too?
To assume that such a simple solu
tion is possible is the epitome of ma
terialism, a reduction of mankind to
the level of contented cows, an ac
ceptance of the vzorst of Karl Marx's
ideology — but with a Madison Ave
nue veneer that makes it all the more
insidious.
The vast error in such a naive and
dangerous assumption in the solution
of the problems of our world lies in
its failure to recognize the persistent
power of ideas in the forming of civi
lizations, nations and ways of life.
It is ideas that make a people great
or petty, poor or prosperous, peaceloving or dangerous, happy or bitter.
True, ideas must work through
people and physical resources, like
leaven in a loaf of bread, but ideas
are the true nuclear source of power
—- for good or ill! They are the
oldest and the newest inventions of
mankind. But they cannot be ex
ported like alarm clocks nor made
to work, if they are.
Ideas must be developed the hard
way, created and recreated, learned
and understood, in each generation
of people. To transmit ideas is the
essence of the educational process.
It is one of the most difficult of human
arts.
To make my point, may I suggest
a few examples of the ideas which
have helped make America what it
is today — far more than any physi
cal resource or marvellous gadget
that you can name.
The idea of one Gcd who is infinite
ly gccd. This is our heritage from
the Old Testament and from the in
spired writings of the Jewish people.
The idea of Christian love, and that
each individual has infinite worth.
This is our heritage from the teach
ings and life of Christ.
The idea of salvation, which was
the great dynamic force of the me
dieval world and is still the persistent
concern of Man.
The idea of justice, and that laws
were made for men, all men!
The idea of political freedom to
choose one's government.
The idea that economic freedom
will enhance the wealth of all.
The idea that there are laws of
nature that are consistent and order
ly, and can be discovered.
The ideas of the mutual advantage
of contract, cooperation, good man
ners, and sportsmanship.
The idea that beauty can be en
hanced by understanding.
These are but a few of the grand
ideas which we have inherited and
must make our own — each one of
us. From them have come thousands
of corollary ideas: in religion,, phi
losophy, the humanities, the social
sciences, and the sciences.
These great ideas have come down
to us because great leaders in history
created and enlarged upon them,
from Christ and Socrates, to Churchill
and Einstein. Hundreds of names
occur to one — in later centuries, for
example: Milton, Newton, Coke,
Blackstone, Adam Smith, Jefferson,
Madison, Darwin, Lincoln, Harvey,
Pasteur, John Marshall, Woodrow
Wilson, Schweitzer, etc.
To remind ourselves that bad ideas
have fearful consequences, one
needs but mention —■
Louis XV and the divine right of
kings
Torquemada and the Spanish In
quisition
Hitler and racial superiority
Stalin and the supremacy of the
state.
— And
witchcraft, slavery, human sacri
fice, superstition, and religious
wars — a host of blots upon the
history of the world.
Americans, from early childhood
on, live and learn within the frame
work set by the ideas passed on to
us. Education is a continuous proc
ess. But it is in higher education,
liberal education, most of all, that
one should study this great heritage
of ideas, good and bad, and make
the best his own.
Liberal education is that education
which gives one the fullest freedom
to choose those ideas which are ac
ceptable to one's intelligence and
conscience.
But one cannot choose effectively
unless one understands. One can
not understand unless one reads, ex
periments, analyses, and restates,
preferably with the aid of someone
wiser than oneself.
Education in ideas develops most
effectively out of the interaction of
mind and mind. It is the teacher and
the student, the student and the
fellow-student, reinforcing the educa
tive process.
The communication of an idea is
far more difficult than the communi
cation of a fact.
Tomorrow morning's papers will
provide a thousand facts to millions
of people. The transmission of an
idea -— clearly understood — may
take ten years. Even then it may
have a host of interpretations.
It is in not realizing this distinction
between the communication of facts
and the communication of ideas that
real danger lies.
We are now flooded with the out
pourings of facts and
facts by
mass media of stupendous coverage
and appeal. But few ideas are real
ly learned by watching television.
Would one argue the meaning of
justice, or honor, or dedication, or
beauty, or love with a television set?
Without vigorous intellectual inter
action, very little learning takes
place.
To release and sustan the power
of ideas in the American heritage we
must keep mass production in its
place, which is the making of materi
al things. We must remember that
teaching and learning is an individu
al process, an arduous process. It
is not entertainment!
Even more important, we must
learn that education in ideas is not
propaganda.
We are so much impressed by the
effectiveness of Madison Avenue in
selling soap that we think Madison
Avenue techniques can sell de
mocracy.
In a dictatorship, the State sets the
pattern of ideas. It uses propagan
da to advertize them. But it is im
portant to remember that it relies
upon fear to make the sale.
In a democracy, the people set the
pattern of ideas. These must arise
cut of their own thought and convic
tions. The government will respond
to these ideas.
* * * * *
We now have
our problem!
come to the nub of
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Shown to the left are the elected
permanent class officers and class
trustees of the 1959 graduating class
ot Wilkes College. Elections were
held on Friday, June 5, on Chase
Lawn, at the final meeting of the
senior class.
Left to right, they are: Treasurer,
Michael Goobic, Jr., 31 Center St.,
Hudson: secretary, Miss Janice Rey
nolds, 295 Ridge St.. Ashley: trustee,
Frederick Roberts, Yeager AveShavertown; president. Robert B.
Morris, 44 Myers St- Forty Fort:
trustee. C. Wayne Griffith, 388
Schuyler Ave- Kingston; vice-presi
dent, John Rodger Lewis, 224 Came
ron St- Plymouth; trustee, Robert
Pitel, 1431s Culver St- Forty Fort.
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Dr. Lyle Borst, chairman of the De
partment of Physics. New York Uni
versity, was guest speaker at the
final lecture of the Science Series
concerning "The Atom and the Fu
ture of Our Civilization," held at the
college gymnasium on March 10,
1959.
Dr. Borst received his bachelor and
master degrees in chemistry from the
University of Illinois and received his
doctorate at the University of Chica
go where he worked on nuclear re
search with the cyclotron.
He has worked on problems asso
ciated with the production of energy
from uranium, first at the University
of Chicago which became the metal
lurgical laboratory, and later he as
sisted in the design of the Oak Ridge
and Hanford Washington plants. He
co-ordinated research activities around the reactor at Oak Ridge which
was the second chain reaction es
tablished and was a 10,000 fold
scale-up from the first reactor in Chi
cago.
In 1946, Dr. Borst joined the staff of
Brookhaven National Laboratory to
supervise the reactor development at
that location. His recent physical re
search has been in the direction of
neutron problems, and he has been
interested in the application of the
results of his studies to geophysical
and geological problems.
Peaceful Uses of Atom
Dr. Eugene S. Farley, president, in
troduced the guest speaker who
spoke about "The Peaceful Uses of
the Atom."
Regarding the production ot power
by uranium. Dr. Borst commented
that at the present, it seems it may be
difficult for uranium to compete with
coal during the next two decades.
"The Big Inch pipeline is a far more
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greater threat to the coal industry
than atomic power," he said. "The
present power plants in New York,
Chicago, Detroit, New England, and
the West Coast will produce power
at a substantially higher price than
coal power in the best modem plants.
Whereas coal is cheap in America,
it is three times as expensive in Great
Britain and the low countries of Spain
and Italy; and atomic power in
Europe is economically sound.
"The conversion in Europe is due
as much to the Suez incident as to
economics, and in order for Western
Europe to compete in the world, it
must have a large energy source.
In many of these countries it is not
possible to expand mining facilities.
When the fuel source can be cut off
by the caprice of a local dictator,
thereby jeopardizing the whole of
western European civilization, a new
source of energy must be found."
The speaker considered uranium to
be the new source of energy and re
lated to this point, England's con
verting to atomic power both as a
national emergency and as a method
of national survival.
Uranium — Coal
To explain why atomic power in
the United States is not economically
sound. Dr. Brest referred to the history
of civilization, making an assumption
to its being developed one billion
years ago. He commented that
probably uranium fission as a source
of heat and power would have been
discovered in pre-history and that the
civilization would have developed on
uranium power instead of fossil fuels.
Continuing the assumption, later
such cultures based on uranium
would have discovered anthracite, a
new fuel source available of remark
able properties, quite different from
these of old fashioned uranium. One
such property of coal is that it can
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be mined and burned immediately
without the requirement of 10 feet of
shielding which is needed in a ura
nium reactor.
"When we consider burning an
thracite, technical difficulties arise,"
Dr. Borst said, "since we must cany
oxygen to the fuel at a temperature
of 2000 degrees Fahrenheit, well above the temperature at which we
can use any of our industrial metals.
We must therefore, develop new ma
terials of construction for if we do not
bum the coal in exactly the right
manner, we will produce poisonous
carbon monoxide in quantities suffi
cient to kill all the people in all cities.
"We have fission products from
uranium which are poisonous, but in
this civilization the Vestal Virgins,
whose function in ancient Rome was
to preserve fire, will have the respon
sibility of safe-guarding the fission
products from century to century •—
and we know how to take care of
this problem.
"Returning to the present century,
cne can say that the problems of
burning uranium are no more diffi
cult than coal. For over 1,000 years
we have learned how to bum things
and there have been literally billions
of dollars spent during the last 200
years in learning how to burn coal.
In a decade or two, we will learn
how to burn uranium as to compete
economically with coal.
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HOMECOMING
CLASS REUNIONS
Homecoming weekend will be October 23 and 24.
Once again you are cordially invited to return to
the Wilkes College campus to visit with the faculty
and your friends and to enjoy a well-planned social
weekend.
Once again, we urge you to return for the 12th
annual homecoming and visit the campus to see the
changes that have taken place during the last few
years. If you have not returned recently, you will
be pleasantly surprised.
The homecoming weekend will begin on Friday
evening, October 23, with the judging of the homecoming displays. The student body goes "all out"
fcr this so be sure to see the decorations on Friday
evening or Saturday morning. The student council
has entered into the spirit of things and has planned
an excellent program for your entertainment.
The Friday night warm-up party will begin once
again at 9:00 P.M. This is always well attended
so if you should arrive in town a little late, drop in,
register, and visit for a while.
From 12 noon to 2 P.M. Saturday, we will have a
family picnic on the lawn in the rear of Chase Hall
for the alumni and their families. This picnic is a
new addition to homecoming so that you and your
family can visit the campus together. It is the only
family affair that we have. It will be a fine oppor
tunity for you to meet with some of your old faculty
members again and to meet the families of your
friends. We hope that you will make every effort
to attend this event.
At 2:30, the Colonels will face the Lycoming War
riors at the Kingston Stadium for a football game.
At half-time, the homecoming queen, chosen by the
student body through the Beacon, will be crowned
The classes of '39, '44, '49, and '54 will hold their
first reunion this year on the Wilkes College campus
on October 23 and 24.
Chairmen for the classes are being appointed and
additional information will be sent to the members
of the classes celebrating their reunions.
The reunion chairman urges that you make your
plans to return and visit with your classmates once
again. The classes will be sent additional informa
tion during the next few months so they will be kept
informed of the developments of their class programs.
The sites of the class activities have not been de
cided as yet, but in the near future the information
will be made known.
Once again, the reunion weekend has been tied in
with the homecoming activities for your convenience
and enjoyment.
The program has been planned with you in mind
so please make every effort to be with us and make
your class reunion — your first Wilkes College class
reunion — an outstanding success.
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Officers of the Class of 1959 of
Wilkes College are shown (right)
with Dr. Eugene S. Farley, presi
dent of Wilkes, at the presenta
tion ceremonies of the Senior
Class Gift. The Seniors' gift in
cluded a three-sided bulletin
board and pennants of colleges
and universities represented in
the Middle Atlantic Conference.
Shown in picture (right) are:
Dr. Farley; John Rodger Lewis,
Plymouth, president; Miss Janice
Reynolds, Ashley, secretary;
Richard Edwin Bailey, Ligonier,
Penna., treasurer; and Michael
Goobic, Jr., Hudson, vice-presi
dent.
The bulletin board measures 21
feet in length and is of aluminum
construction. It is equipped with
sliding glass doors and fluo
rescent lighting. It is located on
the rear lawn of Chase Hall, 184
South River Street.
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Franklin Street. Each pennant
measures 4 feet by 10 feet and
the two Wilkes pennants measure
5 feet by 12 feet each. A bronze
plaque will be displayed in the
gymnasium in the near future.
by Dr. Farley. It will be an outstanding pageant
for each year the ceremonies receive more and more
attention and have become one of the highlights
of the weekend.
The final event of the weekend is an informal
dance at the Irem Temple Country Club beginning
at 9:00 P.M. Music again will be supplied by Jack
Melton and his orchestra and we look forward to
having an overflow crowd again this year to cap an
outstanding weekend. A complete program will be
sent to you within the next few months listing the
complete homecoming program.
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Left to right:
Nicholas Giordano, Bernie RadeckL
Al DobrowalskL Marvin Antinnes,
Walter Glogowski
Right—
George Ralston. Michael Dydo
Cap*. Ed Mikolaitis and a veteran golf team never
did get untracked from the nightmarish opening meet
against Hofstra at Bethpage where the Dutchmen
dumped the confident Colonel golfers, M’/z-S'/z.
Their next foe was Mansfield STC, 1959 champions
of the Pa. STC conference. In a meet where the team
victor was determined on the 18th hole of the final
match, the teachers took a Q'/z-BVz win. Wilkes won
later matches against Lycoming at Irem and at
Williamsport and also finished a strong fourth at the
tough Harpur Invitational Tournament. With five of
six current starters back for another try in 1960,
things look bright on the horizon.
An undermanned diamond squad captained by
the magnificent Mike Dydo and coached by Francis
Finkowski finished close to the .500 mark despite the
fact that the pitching staff consisted of Dydo who had
never gone to the mound as a collegiate starter.
Catcher John Harvey, as strong behind the mask as
any catcher observed on the collegiate scene this
spring, outfielder Ralph Hendershot, third baseman
Bob Ontko, and surprising Jerry Lawrence at short
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our percentage has attained this high mark, but at
the same time we are a little discouraged that every
one did not see their way clear to complete the ques
tionnaire and return it to the Alumni Office.
From time to time, we are asked by the Middle
States Association to evaluate our program in the
light of our ultimate goals. During the past year,
the entire faculty has been involved in this "soul
searching" in every phase of college life. For the
most part, the critical evaluation has been com
pleted. The recommendations have been drawn up
and are now in the hands of the General Chairman,
George Elliot, who is compiling a report for the com
mittee from the Middle States Association of Secon
dary Schools and Colleges who will visit us in
February of 1960.
We know that you will be interested in the report
that we are compiling, and as soon as we have
finished the tremendous task of analyzing and draw
ing up the report, we will send a copy of the "Profile
of the Wilkes Alumnus" to you. It will be very in
formative, and we think you will be pleased when
you see the results of the activities of your fellow
alumni.
The alumni part of the program is well on its way
toward completion with sixty per cent of the total
alumni taking part in the Alumni Survey by return
ing their questionnaires. We are very pleased that
Baseball, tennis, and golf, the spring sports at
Wilkes, found the Colonels giving their rivals in the
Middle Atlantic Conference creditable opposition.
Although none of the teams came close to champion
ships in 1959, they were in all cases turning in per
formances ‘which exceeded early expectations.
The tennis squad, led by junior Ira Himmel, de
serve an accolade for the performances turned in by
the green, unschooled netmen. Among the many in
conveniences which they coped with was the lack
of home courts for both practice and meets. Never:h?'.ess, the men maintained unbelievably high
morale, found courts in other communities on which
< Lave a few practices, and gave some opponents,
notably Susquehanna, hard afternoons.
Wilkes College is constantly evaluating itself for
the purpose of self-improvement. Each year, many
changes are made in organization, curriculum, edministrative procedures and personal services.
SCIENCE LECTURE SERIES
(continued from page 8)
Left and Right
In regard to communications by
radio with other planets, Dr. Borst
stated that we would be unable to
explain how to build an earthman.
He explained how height could be
measured by use of hydrogen atoms
laid end to end, all of equal length
and that hydrogen atoms could also
be weighed. "We can tell persons
on the other planet that the earthman
has two arms, two legs, and is gen
erally symmetrical," he added, "but
we will have difficulty explaining
that the heart is on the left side, be
cause the words 'left' and 'right' are
conventions and up until recently
have had no absolute meaning."
furnished the backbone of the offense and gave Dydo
excellent support in the field.
Words can't describe the great athletic contribu
tions of Mike Dydo to Wilkes. As capable, durable
and steady on the gridiron as on the diamond, Mike
was a cinch to win the Outsanding Athlete award at
the Lettermen's spring banquet and later the Beacon's
Outstanding Athlete award. With talent not running
too deep in either sport, the gaping hole left by the
departure of the Askam Mike will not be filled in the
immediate future.
Other athletes selected by their peers as outstand
ing were Nick Giordano, who now holds all the
scoring records in soccer at Wilkes; Bernie Radecki
whose steady play will grace the Wilkes home court
for yet another season; and Walter Glogowski whose
gritty wrestling and inspirational leadership have
been instrumental in making it possible for the Reese
grapplers to compile an unparallelled record the past
two seasons; at the awards dinner Marvin Antinnes
was chosen outstanding back in football and Al Dobrowalski received the team's votes for outstanding
lineman.
The speaker mentioned that with
in the last three years, two Chinese
scientists, Yang and Lee, success
fully experimented to distinguish be
tween left and right and were
awarded the Nobel Prize for their
great efforts of the human intellect.
Their experiment consists of taking
the atom called radio-cobalt and
lowering the temperature to a very
low value and applying a magnetic
field; thereby causing the electrons
to come out at one end in the direc
tion known as the north pole. This
information can be transmitted to
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To all of our alumni, we offer our sincerest grati
tude for their fine response to our questionnaire.
May we add that your accomplishments and opin
ions are an indispensable guide in determining our
course for the future. Our evaluation is more than
just an analysis of the past; it is our master plan for
the future of Wilkes College.
persons on other planets with the
suggestion that they make a similar
experiment by which to define the
north pole of the magnet. "With this
information," the speaker said, "we
can then give the person instructions
by which he can distinguish left from
right."
In explaining contamination of the
earth from atomic fallout, Dr. Borst
said, "Any good scientific instrument
will show the present fallout, radio
active debris from atomic bombs.
Additional tests continue to increase
the amount of radioactivity in the
atmosphere and even if we discon
tinue these tests and do not have an
atomic war, the problem of contami
nation faces us in our future atomic
industries. Any country can contaminate the atmosphere of the whole
world. This technical problem does
not lend itself to the solution by national action nor by agreements of
individual nations. Inevitably all
nations of the world must come to an
agreement and find a method of
solving this problem. This will re
quire policing throughout the world,
thereby introducing totally
cial problems."
Atmosphere on Earth and Moon
Dr. Borst addressed the science
students of Wilkes College on the
afternoon of March 10, at a special
lecture concerning "The History of
the Atmosphere on the Earth and
Moon."
He explained how through making
measurements by means of radio
activity, it is possible to determine
the age of both the atmosphere and
of earth. He remarked that the moon
does have an atmosphere, contrary
to many beliefs, and that during the
last few years, it has been seen,
through radio astronomy, that the
atmosphere on the moon is as dense
as the best vacuum we can create
here on earth.
Purpose and Sponsors of Series
The Science Lectures concerning
"The Atom and the Future of Our
Civilization," were inaugurated by
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Wilkes
College with the purpose of
helping to
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face as a nation and as a civilization,
Hosts to the series of lectures were
the Science Clubs of Wilkes: namely.
Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering
— in co-sponsoring with the following
community groups of Wyoming Valley: Luzerne County Civil Defense
Council, Young Men's Christian As
sociation, League of Women Voters
of Wilkes-Barre, Osterhout Library,
Young Women's Christian Associa
tion, Wyoming Valley Council of
Churches, and the Wyoming Valley
Women's Club.
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for faculty members and buildup of
an endowment fund were among its
aims.
As president of Wyoming Valley
Council, Boy Scouts of America, from
1916 to 1925, Atty. McClintock dem
onstrated his interest in the youth of
the area and helped develop suc
cessful programs. He was a member
of First Presbyterian Church, WilkesBarre, having been treasurer and
trustee from 1919 to 1950, and was
former chairman of the board of Wyo
ming Valley Community Chest and
former president of Wyoming Valley
United Fund.
He was president of Graphic Histo
ry Society of America, Hollenback
Cemetery Association, Hollenback
Coal and Land Company, Legal Aid
Society of Luzerne County, and Wyo
ming Valley Society of Arts and
Sciences.
His other affiliations included: Di
rector, Pennsylvania Citizens Asso
ciation; director and treasurer, Chil
dren's Home of Wilkes-Barre, Chil
dren's Service Center of Wyoming
Valley; trustee and treasurer, Osterhout Free Library; trustee, Bucknell
University from 1933 to 1950, WilkesBarre YMCA; former director. Com
munity Chests & Councils, Inc., Gen
eral Hospital, Georgetown Settle
ment, Crippled Children's Associa
tion of Wyoming Valley, National
Information Bureau, and Pennsylva
nia Department of Public Assistance.
Atty. McClintock also was a mem
ber of Westmoreland and Split Rock
Clubs and University Club of New
York City. He was a member of
Council, Institute of Early American
History and Culture; Council, Friends
of Princeton Library; Council, Prince
ton Department of Art and Archae
ology; Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Museum of Modern Art of New York,
Pennsylvania and American Bar As
sociations, Historical Society of Penn
sylvania, New York and Connecticut
Historical Societies, New York Zoolo
gical Society, Wyoming Historical
and Geographical Society and Tioga
Point Museum.
according to the speaker, is what
must we be careful to watch in our
own culture to preserve its open
nature and protect what we consider
to be its essence and its distinction
from that of the totalitarian world?
"It is education," he said, "and the
relation of education to mass-culture
which is the chief protection of our
kind of open society."
Never before in our history has it
been more vital to our survival that
our people know and fully under
stand the ideas which have made
America great.
— Never before has it been so im
portant for our people to know and
fully understand the ideas we are
seeking to protect and nurture for
our descendants.
— Never before has it been so
critical that we raise up leaders who
can help us to re-define old ideas in
the light of new conditions and create
the new ideas necessary to meet the
complex problems of the world.
In the time of Queen Elizabeth the
Great, a valiant English army with
stood the French besiegers of Havre.
The English were superior in arms,
fortifications and men. But the Black
Plague — the fearsome menace of
medieval times — came in through
the rat holes in the walls. The English
army was decimated and soon had
to surrender.
What our country needs more than
even intercontinental missiles is the
certainty that our people know and
truly understand the ideas we claim
to cherish.
— If fully understood, these ideas
will provide the basis of creative
progress, not only in science and
technology, but in the more precious
arts of human relations and of the
fulfillment of the mind and spirit.
— If fully understood, these ideas
are the nuclear source of power —
of power to attain the good life for
all mankind.
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In commenting about Soviet edu
cation, Dr. Brown mentioned that in
the objectives of Soviet education
and in the machinery used to guide
students toward these objectives that
crucial differences may be found.
"Soviet education has as its chief
objective the training of students to
serve the State . . . and since the
State pays the bill — they will con
tinue only so long as the student
adapts himself in mind and body to
what the State expects of him and
so long as quotas set by the State
permit. This, indeed, is education
for a closed society."
"In our recognition of these facts
cf history, past and present, lies the
great challenge to the open society
and to the education which supports
end extends it. We must continue
to improve our education by deepen
ing our knowledge of man, of the
science of society, and of the art of
government. But we must recognize
more persistently and more creative
ly than ever before in our past, an
obligation to do all in our power to
help other nations and other societies
to achieve the kind of freedom each
seeks.
In conclusion, Dr. Brown reminded
the graduates, that they are inheri
tors of this, our kind of society, and
the interpreters of its future mission,
to their children and to the world.
Dr. Alan Brown, president of the
Metropolitan Educational Television
Association, was introduced by Dr.
Farley, who welcomed him to the
college.
*
*
*
*
ijc
This is the task of liberal education
and of everyone who has benefitted
by it. This is why the American col
lege and university must do a better
job than ever before.
As tens of thousands of young men
and women graduate this June, it is,
not the end of their education, but the
commencement of their obligation io
lead their fellow-Americans in the
understanding and enhancement of
ideas, ideas which will raise the
dignity of Man!
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WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA
FALL 1949
�alumnus
EDITORIAL
PUBLISHED BY THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF WILKES COLLEGE
THOMAS J. MORAN, '49, EDITOR
A recent announcement by Herbert J. Morris, regis
trar, revealed that the 1949-50 school year finds Wilkes
College with 1,929 students enrolled in the day and
evening school. This is the largest enrollment in the
history of the institution. In plain English, the junior
college that was started back in 1933 has gotten to be
qui'e a man-sized project and present statistics indicate
that it is growing.
STAFF: JANE SALWOSKI, WILLIAM UMPHRED,
DON FOLLMER, ARTHUR BLOOM
FALL 1949
VOLUME 2
HUMBER 1
(i
CONTENTS
Cover
On the cover of this issue of
Alumnus is a picture of Admiral
Harold Stark, USN, (Rt), who
was recently appointed to the
board of trustees at Wilkes
College.
Standing on the left of the
former Chief of Naval Opera
tions and Commander of Euro
pean Naval Forces during the
last war, is Atty. Gilbert S.
McClintock, chairman of the
board of trustees.
Dr. Eugene S. Farley, right,
welcomed Admiral Stark and
Mr. McClintock io the WiTIroc
College campus recently for the
purpose of showing the former
resident of Chase Hall the lat
est development at the institu
tion.
During the visit to the college,
the photography staff of the
Alumnus and the school publicaaons made various shots of
the campus spots visited by the
three men.
PAGE
3
Editorial
4
A Message from the President
5
---------------- Second Annual Homecoming
6
Wilkes Sponsors Famous Concert Pianist
7
Student Teaching Program Successful
8
Campus News
9
1949-50 Social Calendar
10
Campus Candids
12
That answer made sense the first 1,000 times we
heard it. Then we began to think. Isn't it true that
every colleae or university was, more or less, a com
munity project in its infancy? Of course it was. It
ius1 doesn't stand to reason that olaces like the Universi'y of Pennsylvania or Columbia University popped
up over night as institutions with student enrollments
numbering in the thousands.
Campus News
I
13
Campus News
14
Wilkes Gridders Still Winning
15
For the past several years efforts have been made
to keep an active alumni association connected with
the college. In some ways, the plan hasn't been en
tirely successful. The reason for the lack of enthusiasm
seems to dwell around the same answer that is given,
when someone asks why there isn't a great deal of
the old college spirit in the student ranks. If you don't
know that answer, it sounds something like, "Well,
this is a community college and with the lack of oncamous residents, most students have interests in their
respective towns."
1
The cold facts seem to reveal that Wilkes College
is no longer just a "community college". Its enroll
ment has already proven that it ranks above many of
the colleaes that are accented as good examples of the
nlaces where old grads flock to once a year to drink
in the remains of long-past, but not forgotten, memories.
Soccer Team Enjoying First Season
16
Down Memory Lane
17
New Placement Center at Wilkes
18
Keeping Up With the Grads
19
Alumni Record
Pub/isk<2fl Quarterly at
WILKES COLLEGE ALUMNI OFFICE
Chase Hall
184 South River Street,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
The Wilkes student body this year has more spirit
*han has ever before been displayed on the South
River Street campus. Just walking around the campus,
which in recent vears has ceased to be miniature,
aives you the feeling that at last the college spirit is
here. There's life and the rapid growth on all fronts
proves it.
Alumni Association Plans
Meeting For Nov. 14th
The first meeting of the B. U. J. C.—Wilkes College
Alumni Association during the 1949-50 school year will
take place on Monday evening, November 14, at 7:30,
in the Lecture Hall on South River Street.
Since this will be the first meeting in a good many
months there are many important issues that must be
brought up for discussion.
A nominating committee for the 1949-50 Alumni
Association officers must be appointed.
Other items listed for discussion are: The amount
of dues that should be paid by members and when it
should be paid; the turning over to the college the funds
that have been collected by the association during the
past several years; the appointment of a committee for
the annual Christmas Dance; and discussion of how
the Alumni Association can be made more attractive.
Daniel Williams, president of the association, has
expressed a desire to see all former students attend this
meeting so that plans for the year can be made.
Student Enrollment Hits New
High at Wilkes College
A study of the enrollment statistics by Herbert J.
Morris, registrar, and Stanley Wasilewski, director of
the evening school, revealed recently that this year
finds Wilkes College with the highest combined eve
ning and day school enrollment in the history of the
institution.
There are 1,929 students attending Wilkes College.
A count of the evening school registrations dis
closed that 944 persons are attending classes during
that session of the college program. This figure is 50percent higher than the number of students enrolled
during the same semester in 1948.
The one last item needed to make Wilkes College
a model institution is a good Alumni Association. Not
just an association which exists on paper, but one that
has every member working for the success college.
In 1948, the total enrollment at Wilkes College was
1,723, with 1,062 people attending day time classes on
a regular basis, 40 enrolled as special students, and
621 attending night school.
The responsibility that was given to the people
who worked for the college when you had the privilege
of attending it, has now been passed on to its gradu
ates. You are enjoying benefits as a result of your
days spent at this college. Your cooperation and sup
port will help to make the days for present and future
students at Wilkes College among the most pleasant
and cherished of thejr lives,
The figures for the total enrollment verify a con
tinual growth in the enrollment at the college. It was
expected this yearthat because of the decrease in the
number of veterans enrolling for college courses, the
number would be greatly lowered. However, a slight
decrease suffeeed in the day school enrollment was
more than made up by the large number of persons
who enrolled for the evening classes.
�MUTED
Information About
Misplaced Grads
Located in the Public Relations Office is a master
file of former B. U. J. C. and Wilkes College students.
However, over a period of years some of the addresses
have become incorrect and important literature mailed
from the college to members of the Alumni Association
has been returned.
Second Annual B. U.J.C. - Wilkes Homecoming
Set For November 5th
Ove 2,000 members of the Bucknll University
Junior College — Wilkes College Alumni Association
have been invited to attend the Second Annual Home
coming Celebration, which will be held on Saturday,
November 5, on the South River Street campus.
Listed below are the names of the people who can
not be located. If you know any of these people or
their whereabouts, please notify this office by mail or
telephone.
The mailing address is: Alumni Office,
Chase Hall, Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The
telephone number is: Wilkes-Barre 4-4652.
V
Albert Gelb
John J. Lorenzini
Jack M. Walsh
Lillian W. Hebron
Joseph J. Kipp
Joseph F. Yarnot
Donald E. Evans
Donald P. McHugh
Mrs. Stanley Weiss
Helene E. Mahaffey
Emmett M. Molloy
Mrs. Thalenfield
Henry V. Lewert
Joseph M. Ravitz
Lillian Stein
Ruth D. Williams
Barbara Harding
Lillian Rosen
Richard Owen
Marian S. Sage
William H. Klopfer
Larry Fredericks
Betty Salsburgh
John Mera
Howad Baum
Beatrice Solomon
Robert E. Siegfried
Julius Brand
Edwin W. Smith
Henry H. Ward
Joseph H. Brennan
Mindell Small
Carl W. Ziegler
John Grieger
Robert Sakoski
Irma J. Bodycomb
John C. Frick
John A. Vail
Lena Van Tuyl
Leland W. Green
Richard H. Widman
Wendy E. Barkhoefer
SEND YOUR CORRECT MAILING ADDRESS TO THE ALUMNI OFFICE TODAY
Under the direction of Reese E. Pelton, executive
secretary, and Daniel Williams, president of the asso
ciation, the organization had its first large-scale home
coming last year.
This year's program, which is chocked full of activ
ity, is expected to attract a large percentage of the
alumni association members to the campus.
The November 5 program, planned by the college
alumni offcials and the members of the Wilkes College
Student Council, will open with registrations in the main
lounge of Chase Hall at 9 on Saturday morning.
Throughout the registration period, returning grads
will have an opportunity to visit members of the faculty
and administration and tour the campus.
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Four members of the Wilkes College Student Coun
cil will handle the registration. Two will have the re
turning graduates fill out information blanks and two
more will handle the sale of tickets for the events which
are scheduled for the day on campus.
A special section along the middle of the field will
be roped off for the members of hte Alumni Associa
tion.
Taking place on campus during the afternoon will
be the open house, sponsored by Theta Delta Rho
Sorority, in Weckesser Hall on Northampton Street at
4 p. m.
The evening program for the Homecoming Cele
bration will begin with the annual dinner at 6 in the
college cafeteria. A special program has been pre
pared for this event. Dr. Eugene S. Farley, president
of Wilkes College, will give the principle address. Re
marks will be heard from Daniel Williams, president
of the Alumni Association; Herbert J. Morris, registrar;
and Thomas J. Moran, executive secretary.
At 8, the Alumni Association will have a special
section on the 50-yard line at Huber Stadium in Ply
mouth to allow its members to witness Coach George
Ralston's Wilkes eleven battle Rider College.
Following the game, the annual Homecoming
Dance will be held from 10:30 to 1 in St. Stephen's
Church house on South Franklin Street.
The college cafeteria will be open only to dorm
itory students on Saturday, but lunches may be obtain
ed in establishments close to the campus.
The entire expense of the day at Wilkes College
will not exceed S3.00. Tickets for the dinner, football
ball game, and dance may be purchased during the
registration period on Saturday morning in Chase Hall.
At 2 p. m. the first major event on the homecoming
program will take place when Coach Bob Partridge's
Wilkes College soccer tem will play host to the squad
from Howard University in the area along side of the
dike in Kirby Park.
For those members who desire to attend only one
or two events, arrangements have been made to sell
tickets for each affair. Reservations for the dinner,
however, must be made in writing before Wednesday,
November 2, to the Alumni Office.
Homecoming Events
//
9-12—Registration—Main Lounge, Chase Hall.
2 p. m.—Soccer Game—Kirby Park.
6 p. m.—Homecoming Dinner—Wilkes Cafeteria.
8 p. m.—Football Garni
-Huber Stadium, Plymouth.
(Wilkes College vs. Howard University)
& e**^**^*e*,H?
//
/
4 p. m.—Open House—Weckesser Hall.
(Theta Delta Rho Sorority)
10:30 to 1—Homecoming Dance (Informal)
St. Stephen's Churchhouse
�College To Jointly Sponsor
Malcuzynski, Concert Pianist
Witold Malcuzynski, internationally famous concert pianist, will appear
at Irem Temple on Monday evening, November 7, under the auspices of
Wilkes College and the Polish-American Organizations in Wyoming Valley.
Malcuzynski, a former student of Professor Turczynski at the Warsaw
Conservatory, winner of a Grand Prix at the last Intenational Chopin Competi
tion, and the most celebrated protege of Paderewski, is today holding concert
audiences spellbound all over the world. Without question, he is one of the
busiest artists in concert, and his stage personality has a tremendous and evergrowing mass appeal.
The local organizations are working in conjunction with the Kosciuszko
Foundation. AU proceeds from the concert, after expenses have been de
ducted, will be turned over to the Kosciuszko Foundation Fund for the purpose
of providing musical scholarships.
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Tickets for this affair are available at various music centers in WilkesBarre and at the music studio on the Wilkes College campus. In order to pre
sent this fine pianist to the people of Wyoming Valley, a special price of SI.65
has been set.
Witold Malcuzynski
Malcuzynski, who is famous for his interpretation of Frederic Chopin's
music will appear at a time when the whole world is celebrating the 100th
anniversary of the great composer's death.
ary schools during the present semester. Left to right. First row:
Above are the student teachers training iin the three Wilkes-Barre secondai
lall, George Petrilak, Clement Scott; Third
Kenneth Widdc
C
Elva Fuller, Jane Reese, Mary Porter, Virginiat Meissner; Second row, William Griffith,
row, Lewis White, Raymond Smith, Herbert Quick, Larry Melias, John Stark.
Members of the committee are: Honorary Chairman, Dr. Eugene S.
Farley; Chairman, Dr. Joseph Kocyan; Co-Chairman, Miss Mary Koons; Sec
retary-Treasurer, Donald E. Cobleigh.
Tickets—Chaim an Mrs. Marie Mieszkowski, Mrs.
E. J. Varhely, Charles Henderson, Mrs. Charles H.
Miner, Mrs. Sherman Ryan, Mrs. Edward Nork, Mrs.
E. Makowski, Mrs. Sophie Wojcik, Mrs. Aaron Weiss,
Mrs. Reuben Levy.
Publicity and Advertising—Chairman Thomas J.
Moran, Mrs. E. Makowski, Mrs. E. J. Varhely, Joseph
Lester, Richard Stefanski, Mrs. Stephen Heller.
Scholarship Fund—Chairman Joseph Lehter, Rich
ard Stefanski.
Ushers—Miss Betty Harker.
Watch Those Newspapers...
Many times during the past two years you have
probably picked up the newspapers and read about
various development at the college.
These articles
are products of the Public Relations Department at
Wilkes College.
Publicity is valuable to a college. It is one of the
major tools for introducing the institution and its value
to the public. The outside world, which has no con
nection with Wilkes College, must obtain its news
about the institution in the nev/spapers and other pub
lications.
The public relations staff has been directing the
major portion of this publicity to newspapers in the
Wilkes-Barre area, but another very important share
of news releases is sent to nev/spapers in towns out
side the regular college area.
In order to find out just how much news about
Wilkes College is being used in nev/spapers outside
the community it is necessary to depend upon clippings which appear in publications.
Some of the larger universities and colleges em
ploy clipping services to return their publicity, but
colleges the size of Wilkes must depend upon members
of the Alumni Association and other friends of the in
stitution to keep their publicity offices informed of
progress being made in other regions.
The publicity staff at Wilkes College would greatly
appreciate it if former students living outside of WilkesBarre would clip items containing mention of Wilkes
College and mail it to the Public Relations Office in
Chase Hall. We do not want articles that appear in
the Wilkes-Barre newspapers, but items appearing in
other publications (magazines, trade magazines, fold
ers, brochures) are available.
No article is too small. Send it to us.
The Student Teachers Of The Past
I
Anderson, Eugene R.—Graduate student, Bucknell University.
Baum, Norman—Employed by father.
'Bensbn, Nicholas M.—Seeking a teaching position.
Bransdori. Muriel—Graduate student, Columbia University.
Cavan, Gerard—Teacher, West Pittston High School.
Culp, John M.—Graduate student. Teachers College, Columbia
Davidoff, Mark I.—Instructor, Wilkes College.
""Davies, William S.—Isaac Long Unit Control.
Dew, Alice—Fellowship, Carnegie Tech School of Library Science.
Ermel, George F.—Lieutenant, U. S. Army in Japan.
Farris, Loretta—Clerical position.
Fischer, Claire—Seeking position.
Glowacki, Sophia Ann—Director, Children's Theatre, Wilkes-Barre.
Golightly, Miriam D.—Teacher, Boonton High School, New Jersey.
Green, Marjorie T.—Seeking a teaching position.
Gudaitis, Joseph L.—Student, Wilkes College.
Hass, Karl L.—
Henry, William J.—Department of Public Assisance.
Hudzik, John E.—Graduate student, University of Pennsylvania.
Hiznay, Joseph M.—Instructor, Main Div. International Cor. School.
Jenkins,'Thomas R.—Teacher, Womelsdorf High School.
Jones, Carolyn L.—Teacher, Lansdown High School.
Jones, David G.—Seeking a teaching position.
Jones, George B.—Teacher, Seattle, Wash., Public School.
Jones, Henry L.—-Seeking a teaching position.
Kitler, Joseph G.—Student, Wilkes College.
Knapich, Chester—Student, Wilkes College.
Kosicki, Graduate student, Bucknell University.
Kovalski, William S.—Graduate student, Bucknell University.
Manning, Thomas G.—Graduate student. University of Pennsylvania.
Maylock, Eugene—Teacher, Shickshinny High School.
Mikulewicz, Robert T.—Teacher, Lajunta High School, Colorado.
Miller, Robert J.—Graduate student, Columbia University.
Moran, Thomas J.—Director, Public Relations, Wilkes College.
Oleksy, Joseph S.-—Teacher, Wyoming High School.
Pelton, Reese E—Teacher, Dallas Township High School.
Permowicz, Edward S.—Student, Wilkes College.
Pulos, John—Teacher, University of Athens, Greece.
Rees, Shirley J.—Seeking a position.
Richards, Thomas C.—Graduate student, Columbia University.
Rosoloski, Stanley J.—Graduate student, Bucknell University.
Rudolph, Edythe—Employed, Jewish Welfare, New York.
Russell, Roberta L.—Married.
Sleicher, Laura J.—Seeking a teaching position.
Shetline, Leonard J.—Teacher, Maryland.
Spanos, James A.—Teacher, Towson High School, Maryland.
Thomas, Burton J.—Teacher, Medina High Schoola, New York.
Toplis, William M.—Teacher, Media, Pa.
Trannel, Carl J.—Graduate student, Bucknell University.
Trowell, James M.—Graduate student, University of Pennsylvania.
Watrs, Robert W.—Student, Wilkes College.
Wideman, Anthony—Teacher, Mshoppen, Pa.
Widman, Richard H.- -Teacher, Laceyville and Mehoopany H. S.
Williams, Daniel E.—Teacher, Dallas Township High School.
Williams, Rhuea V.—Teacher, Wilkes-Barre Day School.
Woolcock, Margaret J.—Teacher, Kingston Township High School.
�Wilkes Graduate Named
Career Girl of 1949
Four Appointments Made To
Wilkes College Staff
For the second time in as many years Wilkes
College contributed the winner of the Career Girl Con
test sponsored by the Parade of Progress, when Miss
Mildred Orlowski, 22, was chosen for the honor in
September.
Wilkes College faculty was further strengthened
this semester with the announcement by Dr. Eugene
S. Farley of the appointment of four new members to
the body and the return of two others, who has been
on leave of absence for graduate study.
Last year, Doris Gcrka of Nanticoke, a member
of the 1949 graduating class, became the first Wilkes
College student to receive the honor.
The History and Language Department each re
ceived one new member and the Psychology Depart
ment was increased by two. The two returning mem
bers were to the English Department.
Miss Orlowski, who is studying for her master's
degree in bacteriology at the University of Maryland,
was selected as the new career girl by Nancy Carrol,
screen actress; Helen Hess Duke, managing editor for
McCall's Magazine, and Phoebe E. Follmer, dean of
women at Dickinson College.
The new career girl was given S1.000 in cash from
the Parade of Progress; an entire street outfit; a Con
over Career Girl schooling; a 36-inch safari dyed
Mouton lamb coat; a 17-jewel yellow gold wrist watch;
a diamond solitaire gold ring; an evning gown; an allwool twoo-toned street coat, courses in ballroom and
ballet dancing, a full portrait, and a scholarship now
being arranged.
Hoh-Cheung Mui, a graduate of Columbia Univer
sity, was named assistant professor in the History Depar.mem, Mui graduated from Lingman Middle School
and Lingman University. He came to this country for
graduate work and received his M. A. from Columbia.
He recently completed his work for his doctorate at
the same institution.
Mui taught English and history in Lingman Middle
School and in Chee Hong High School, Hongkong.
He was employed in the research department of the
Department of Civil Administration for the Kwangtung
Provincial Government and represented the Bank of
China in its New York Agency.
1949-50 College Social Event Calendar
Date
Date
NOVEMBER—
JANUARY-
3— Coffee Hour—College Cafeteria—3:30
18—Final Exams Begin
4—Women's Faculty Party
28—Final Exams End
5—Homecoming—Wilkes-Rider Football Game
J
T
30—Student Council's Winter Carnival
7—Malcuzynski Concert
12—Beacon Press Conference
FEBRUARY11—Theta Delta Rho’s Valentine Dance
—Wilkes vs. National Agricultural College
13—Theta Delta Rho's High School Tea
14—Alumni Meeting—7:30—Science Lecture Hall
15— Coffee Hour—College Cafeteria—3:30
MARCH—
16— One Act Play—Cue 'N' Curtain Club
1—Theta Delta Rho's Fashion Show
17— One Act Play—Cue 'N' Curtain Club
4—Beacon's Cabaret Party
18— One Act Play—Cue 'N' Curtain Club
17—Theta Delta Rho’s High School Tea
19— Wilkes vs. King's College
Sport Dance (following game)
24—Theta Delta Rho Tea Dance
APRIL—
6—Men's Dorm Social
14—Letterman's April Shower Dance
Five of the seven candidates selected during pre
liminary screening were from Wilkes College. Other
Wilkes students participating in the contest were:
Helen Casey, Jean Grumbling, Mary Porter, and Doro
thy Wilkes.
Mark Davidoff, who graduated from Wilkes Col
lege, and took graduate work during the past summer,
joined the Language Department as an instructor in
Spanish.
Two additions were made in the Psychology De
partment with the appointment of Joseph Kanner and
Robert Riley, both of whom graduated from Wilkes
College.
Theta. Delta Rho Again
Takes Lead On Campus
For the past three years Theta Delta Rho, Wilkes
College's only sorority, has been one of the big guns
in the sponsoring of campus affairs and the 1949-50
social calendar reveals that this same organization is
again one of the chief planning groups for campus
activity.
Under the capable guidance of its faculty adviser,
Miss Betty L. Harker, Dean of Women, the sorority has
been playing a big part in the college's program to
acquaint local high school girls with the advantages
of attending an institution of higher learning at home.
Twice during the Spring Semester, Theta Delta
Rho holds high school teas in the third floor lounge and
Assistant Professors Edward Williams and Joseph
Donnelly returned to the English Department's faculty
after working on their doctorates at Columbia Univer
sity.
girls representing almost every high school in Luzerne
County are invited to attend.
Besides the teas, the sorority sponsors many
dances and afternoon socials for both students and
faculty. The big event of the year for the sorority is
the Valentine s Dance, which is usually held at the
Irem Temple.
Marilyn Broadt is president of the sorority this year
and Mary Porter, officer during the 1948-49 school year,
is social chairman.
DECEMBER—
20—All College Punch Party
1—Cue 'N' Curtain's "Ghost Train"
2—Cue 'N' Curtain's "Ghost Train"
9—Senior Tea Dance in Weckesser Hall
13—Theta Delta Rho's Christinas Party
MAY—
5—Punch Party in Weckesser Hall
12— Mother's Day Tea—Theta Delta Rho
13— Men's Dorm Picnic
14— Men's Dorm Christmas Party
18—Theta Delta Rho's Junior-Senior Dinner
16—Letterman's Christmas Dance
26—Cinderella Ball
�FKOSEJ TTEIIISWAIL,
"FALL CAMPUS SCENE"
"JOHN FLORKIEWICZ, WILKES BACK"
"SAD-EYED JURY"
"FATHER DAUGHTER AT WILKES"
"THE END OF A SENTENCE"
"COLLECTING 1,000 NAMES"
�Two Prominent Men Named To
College Board of Trustees
During the past
month two outstand
ing men of local and
national importance
were named to the
Wilkes College Board
of Trustees bringing
the total number on
the governing body
to 24.
Admiral Harold
R. Stark (ret.), former
Chief of Naval Oper
ations and Commander of the European
Naval Forces during
the last war, and the
Honorable John S.
Fine, Judge of the
Pennsylvania Superi
Hon. John S. Fine
or Courts, vzere introduced by Gilbert S. McClintock, chairman of the board,
as new members.
Admired Stark, who was prominent as one of the
nations top naval officials during World War H, ended
Scholarships To Be Awarded
Student Publication Editors
Dr. Frank Specher,
son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank P. Speicher,
353 W. Main Street,
Plymouth, Pa., and
former Bucknell Jun
ior College student,
has opened a dental
office in the Miners
National Bank Bldg.,
in Wilkes-Barre.
In an effort to encourage greater interest in jour
nalism at Wilkes College, eight scholarships valued
at SI,500 have been made available to students, who
through outstanding service on student publications,
become editors and business managers.
47 years service in 1947 and is presently residing at
Lake Carey.
Judge Fine, who was born in Newport Township
and later moved to Nanticoke, where he now resides,
graduated from Nanticoke High School. He attended
Dickinson School of Law and took post-graduate work ’
at Trini.y College and at the University of Dublin in
Ireland.
He was admitted to the Luzerne County Bar in
March 1915, and pracaced law until 1917, when he en
tered the military service.
Appointed Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County on January
3, 1927, and then serving two ten-year terms in that
office. Judge Fine was appointed to the Pennsylvania
Superior Court on June 17, 1947. He was elected for a
full ten-year term in November of that year.
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Other members of the Wilkes College Board of
Trustees are: Chairman Gilbert S. McClintock, Charles
H. Miner, J., J. B. Carr, Mrs. Charles E. Clift, Mrs. Franck
G. Darte, Dr. Samuel M. Davenport, Miss Annette
Evans, Edward Griffith, George W. Guckelberger,
James p. Harris, Mrs. Edward H. Kent, Dr. Joseph J.
Kocyan, Miss Mary R. Koons, Reuben H. Levy, Arnaud
C. Marts, Dr. P. P. Mayock, F. E. Parkhurst, Jr., Col. J.
Henry Pool, Dr. Charles S. Roush, Andrew J. Sordoni,
Julius Long Stern, Admiral Harold R. Stark, and Fred
erick J. Weckesser.
Dr. Frank Speicher
Three Wilkes College Buildings Named
After Historical Figures
Both John Wilkes and Isaac Barre, whose last
names form the title of this key city in the "coal re
gions , vzere English patriots, who carried out a con
tinual fight for freedom in the colonies and in England.
Gilbert S. McClintock, chairman of the board of
trustees, announced recently that the buildings would
be named after Zebulon Butler, Isaac Barre, and Tim
othy Pickering.
Two of the three buildings named—-located on
South River Street along the Susquehanna River—were
presented to the college by the members of the Board
of Trustees during 1945-46. The other property, the
home of the late Dr. S. P. Mengel, South Franklin
Street, was purchased by the college earlier this year.
The naming of the buildings after historical figures
in addition to the name of the college and its location
on a nationally known Revolutionary War site, calls
attention to Wyoming Valley as one of the most color
ful and best known locations of early American His
tory in the country.
The property at 154 South River Steet, which is
used for classes and faculty offices, is now known as
Isaac Barre Hall. Zebulon Butler Hall, located at 158
South River Street, is the Men's Dormitory. The newest
addi.ion to the college properties—the building at 181
South Franklin Street—was named after Timothy Pick
ering.
Foil owi n g two
years at the junior
college. Dr. Speicher
went on to receive
his degree from the
University in Lewis
burg. He took his
graduate work at the
Temple Unive r s i t y
Dental School.
He is affiliated with many fraternal organizations:
John A. Kolmer Honorary Medical Society; James
Society of Clinical Pathology; President, James R.
Cameron Honorary Society of Oral Surgery; Vicepresident, Junior American Dental Association; Presi
dent, Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity.
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Wilkes College, named after the outstanding ad
vocate and defender of American freedom, John
Wilkes, turned again to the pages of the Eighteenth
Century history to obtain titles for three buildings
located on a campus, which almost 200 years ago was
the site of the old Fort Wyoming.
B. U. J. C. Grad Opens Dental
Office In City
Civic Groups Use
Wilkes College
Among the many civic organizations who have
recently chosen Wilkes College as the site for their
meetings was the Northeastern State District of the
Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction.
Held in the Lecture Hall, which seats 240 people,
the meeting was under the direction of district chair
man, Lonard Utz, supervisor of English in Wilkes-Barre
City Schools. The session was one of nine district
meetings being conducted throughout the state for the
purpose of discussing secondary school curriculum
improvement.
Dr. Eugene S. Farley, president of Wilkes, opened
the day's activities with an address on "Keeping the
Secondary School In Step With Contemporary Develop
ments."
Dr. Frederick L. Pond, Supervising Curriculum
Consultant for the Pennsylvania Department of Public
Instruction, spoke on the possible changes needed in
the secondary school curriculum and acquainted the
district representatives with the changes needed to
The scholarships will cover college journalists who
gin the top editorial and advertising positions on the
student newspaper, "The Beacon", and the college
yearbook, "The Amnicola".
According to the statement issued by Dr. Eugene
S. Farley, president, after a meeting with the adminis
trative council and the board of publications, the edit
ors of both publications will receive full tuition for the
year they are serving. These two awards are valued
at $900.
The News Editor, Feature Editor, and Business
Manager of the student newspaper will each receive
$100 scholarships. The yearbook Assistant Editor, Pic
ture Editor, and Business Manager will also each re
ceive S100 awards.
The notice from the president's office stated, "It
has been found that many outstanding students can
not participate in the work of hte Beacon and the Amni
cola because of excessive demands upon their time
and energy. These demands have been so great that
students who must earn all or a portion of their tuition
have found it impossible to contribute to these publica
tions.
"To enable all students to cooperate in the produc
tion of these school publications, a series of scholar
ships will hereafter be awarded to those who through
outstanding service become editors and business man
agers of these publications."
In order to be eligible for the award the editors
must have at least two years of experience on the pub
lication and must have rendered outstanding service.
In addition, they must maintain academic standing of
at least a C average. The assistant editors and busi
ness managers must have one year of service nd a
C average.
All awards will be made by a publication board
composed of faculty advisers of both publications,
Dean of Women Bettly L. Harker, and the editors of the
two publications.
bring the present curriculum up to date with existing
conditions.
The State Department of Public Instruction has
committees working in each of six subject fields: Eng
lish, Mathematics, Science, Geography, Social Studies,
and Modem Languages.
Following the initial assembly, which found an
over-flowing crowd of more than 300 representatives,
the groups were assigned to rooms in the various col
lege buildings for individual subject discussions.
�THE COLONEL
SPORTS PARADE
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Above are members of the first soccer team to represent Wilkes Colleg. Left to right: Kneeling, Benjamin Beers, Bruce MacKie, Keith
Rasmussen. Lester Gross. Captain Cy Kovolchick. Carl Wallison. Jerry Weiss. Ed Wheatley; Standing, Coach Bob Partridc
Partridge. Bob Hooper, Bill
Mosely. Riga Lemoncelli, George Petrilak. Charles Jackson. Bob Neilson. Jim Gatens. Donald Tosh.
Tosh, Sam Owens,
Owens. Manager Marly
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Blake.
Above arc the members of the 1919 Wilkes College football squad.
right: First row—Ed Krombel, John Feeney, John DeRemer,
George Lewis, Al Dalton, Olie Thomas, John Jones, Dick Scripp, Frank Radaszewski, Gerrard Washco,
:o, John
Johi Florkiewicz, and Walt Hendershot.
Seocn ! row—Norman Cromack. Al Molosh, Francis Pinkowski, Joseph Stevens, Paul Thomas, Dill Davis, Norm Cross, Al Nicholas, George
Elias, Leo Solomon. Sam Eiias, Hank Supinski, Gene Snee. Third row—Chet Knap’ch, Don Jones, Al Manarski, George McMahon, John Strojny,
Bill John, Dan Pinkowsk’., John Havir, Dan McHugh, Robert Hall, William Morgan, Ed Bogusko.
Colonels Face Toughest Foe On Saturday
The Wilkes College football team will take the
field on Saturday evening at Plymouth's Huber Stadium
and a record ot 13 games without having suffered a
loss will be at stake.
This Saturday's game, however, finds Coach
George Ralston's eleven facing one cf the toughest
teams—i: not the toughest—in its four-year grid history.
The opponent will be Rider College, the same team
that had a bowl bid all sewed up last year when the
little college from the heart of the Anthracite Region
sen: dovzn an eleven that walloped the ears off the lads
from the Trenton, N. J. school by a 14 to 0 margin.
Tha: astounding upset by Wilkes College will
never be forgotten because it ruined the chances Rider
College had of making a name for itself in one of the
quickest, sure-fire fashions—a bowl game.
When the out-of-state eleven takes the field against
Wilkes the stage will be set for one of the hardest-
fought contests this area can ever hope to see.
Bo h colleges have good records. Rider has lost to
only one foe—Bowling Green—and that is nothing to
be ashamed cf, while Wilkes has only one slight
smudge on its record and that is the 14-14 tie with St.
Francis.
Coach Ralston reports that his team will be in top
condi ion for the contest that the campus grid enthusi
asts call, "The game of the season."
The genial coach, who seldom makes predictions
abou; the outcome of games, broke silence this week
and s ated that this contest with Rider will be a tough
cne. The Rider club is supposed to be one of the top
small college teams of the East and it is just possible
that the power may be too much for the Colonels.
Last year the same feeling was present, however,
but the outcome of the game 14 to 0 in favor of Wilkes
surprised many of the supporters of the Jersey school.
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Soccer, The Fifth Intercollegiate Sport
After one year of intramural conditioning, "Opera
tions Soccer" stepped into the intercollegiate competi
tion and became the fifth major sport at Wilkes College
this year.
Under the coaching of Bob Partridge, member of
the History Department, who has more than a fair
amount of the booting game under his belt, Wilkes has
given a good account of itself on the field.
The parent of the modern gridiron game is not new
to the coal regions. It was one of the chief sports here
some 25 years ago, but suddenly dropped from its once
lofty perch when other sports came into being in great
er numbers in this area.
The gap between the lime soccer was in the coal
regions and the present period when it has returned
was too great to produce regional players who under
stood the fundamentals of the sport. Coach Patrridge
started from scratch with the majority of the candidates
and had some encouragement from the fact that a few
of the men out for the team had played it while at
tending schools away from here.
Although no victories have been chalked up for
the Colonels to date, the season cannot help but be
a success because the foundation for what well may
turn out to be the chief sport at Wilkes is being laid
now. The years to come should see the present sea
son's efforts paying off with wins.
The college is fortunate in having a competent
ccach. Partridge has been closely related to the game
that is so much like the pigskin sport since his high
school days. He played in the highly soccer conscious
secondary school league and later shifted his booting
interests to the University of Pennsylvania.
Besides being one of the too baseball men for four
years at that institution, Partridge was outstanding on
the soccer field. In his senior year, he was not only
elected captain of the team, but was named to the All
American team for outstanding performance.
This Saturday the Wilkes College team will play
Howard University in a special Homecoming contest
on the soccer field along the dike in Kirby Park. A
special section has been provided to alumni to attend
the game, which commences at 2 p. m.
�"down memory lane
15 YEARS AGO (FALL, 1934)
Sophomore courses have been added to Bucknell University
Junior Colleqe this year and are identical to those offered on the
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stated
President. --TT
Homer
P. Rainey of Bucknell
campus at
c..Lewisburg,
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The first student to transfer from Bucknell University Junior
College will be Miss Ruth Dattner of Luzeme, who will enter as a
sophomore at Wellesley College.
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New Placement Center Aids Students and Grads
Realizing the need for
research in the employment
field for the purpose of aiding students and graduates
obtain positions, Wilkes Col
lege has opened its own
Placement Office on the third
floor of Chase Hall.
Bucknell Junior College Thespians will present their first major
production for this year on December 12 and 13. The play, a comedy
in three acts, was written in 1826 by John Poole, under the title of
“Wealthy Widow”.
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Prof. Paul Gies, director of music at BUJC, announced that re
hearsals of the large company of Wyoming Valley singers that will
take part in the Bach Festival, will begin on Thursday evening,
October 24.
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Ambrose Saricis, Jr., son of Wilkes-Barre's new fire chief, was
elected president of Bucknell Junior College Economics Club. Other
officers named were: Marjorie Richards, secretary-treasurer; Robert
Nelson, luncheon-manager; and George Jacobs, field trip manager.
The fall dance cf Bucknell Junior College was held in the audit
orium of the college last night and was attended by 150 students
and friends.
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Dr. John H. Eisenhauer, directoro of Bucknell Junior College, has
returned to this div following a short visit to Lewisburg.
Members of the Political Science Club of Bucknell Junior College
held their first luncheon meeting at the Vanity Fair last night when
Attorney Wiliam A. Valentine appeared as the principal speaker
for the occasion.
Th“ entire bu-Td;nq of the Wilkes-Barre Business College, 29-31
We=‘ w^rt^amotrn Street has been recently leased for a period of
years hr Bucknell Junior College. The Junior College has occupied
part of he buHdina- durinn the past year. In the course of the sum
mer various improvements were made.
10 YEARS AGO (FALL 1939)
ten scholarships for young men of Wilkes-Barre and the Wyo
ming Valley area who have applied for private pilot trrrirnng nndor
the proaram offered by the Civil Aeronautics Association through
Bucknell Junior College will enable the candidates to begin training
this week.
Two of the wnners of the annual scholarships given by Bucknell
Junior College to high ranking students in last year's freshman class
are Miss Ruth Lynn and Miss Ruth Guamacci, it was announced
yesterday b”- Director Eugene Farley.
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Dr. Daniel J. Gage, head
nead of the history
histc
department of the Buck
nell Junior College, will deliver his second
secant lecture of the series being
sponsored by the International Relations Group of the Wilkes-Barre
branch of the American Association of University Women this eve
ning at 8 in the Studio Theater at Chase Hall.
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A. group of BUJC students are spending their Thanksgiving vaca
tion touring the play houses of New York City, enjoying ballet per
formances. Miss Norma Sanguillano, head of the dramatics group
at the college, is in charge of the trip.
Miss Muriel Rees, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Rees, 81
Grove Street, a sophomore at BUJC, has received one of the two
dramatic scholarships, given annually by the Children's 'Theater for
dramatic excellence.
John J. Chwalek
3 YEARS AGO (FALL 1946)
Dr. Eugei
me S. Farley, director of BUJC, announced yesterday
that the local1 junior college will be represented on the gridiron this
fall for the first time in the history of the institution. He disclosed
that Georgee F. Ralston, former member of the Forty Fort High School
athletic dep
jpartment, will become the first coach of football and
director of gathletes.
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John Chwalek, member
of the Sociology Department,
has been released from some
of his teaching duties to
handle the assignment of
Director of the new center.
The office has been in operation since the early
pari of September and results to date have proven that
the new center will provide aid to many students and
graduates who otherwise would not be able to obtain
employment.
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Two cappointments to the BUJC faculty ’were announced by Dr.
Eugene S> .Farley, director. George F. Rak
Iston was named to the
newly-created post of dean of mn, while Kathryn E. Domingu
juez of
the Children's Service Center, city, was named insturcotr of
A psychology.
A considerable amount of time and effort has been
exerted by Mr. Chwalek toward the establishing of con
tacts with the many business agencies throughout the
three coun ies surrounding the college.
To date, many students and graduates have been
placed. Students who are in need of aid while attend
ing college have been placed in positions which allow
them ample time to attend classes and handle lesson
preparation.
According to the new placement director, the holi
day seasons will provide a large number of parttime
positions for students. He emphasized the importance
of the new center to local merchants and businsss men.
Previously, the employer was at loss when he wanted
additional help on either full or parttime basis because
of the lack of a central office upon which he could
place his request for help.
It is the hope of the new director that the contacts
o' the Placement Center can be enlarged so as to pro
vide employment to both students and graduates on
both a local and national basis.
Notices concerning the inauguration of the new
service being offered by Wilkes College have been
sent to all businessmen and merchants so that this in
stitution will receive first call when vacancies occur.
"Wilkes College On The Air"
Resumes Regular Programs
Wilkes Women's Group
Enjoying Best Year
Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning
at 11:45 over radio station WHWL in Nanticoke, Pa.,
"Wilkes College On The Air"—a 15-minute program of
news, views, and interviews about Wyoming Valley's
only four-year co-educational institution of higher
learning goes out over the airways to thousands of
people.
The program was started last January through the
generosity of the Nanticoke station and has continued
to be beamed to friends of the college and station listen
ers ever since.
The programs are under the direction of the Public
Relations Staff of Wilkes College and enable all the
van ous scholastic and extra-curricular activities of the
ins.i.u ion to present their interests to the public over
the microphone.
There is little trouble in finding radio material for
these programs as the college has many clubs, which
are anxious to acquaint the public with the intricate
details of their organization.
"Wilkes College On The Air" has just about every
type of program possible. During the present college
radio season the most unique program was the talk
given by Dr. Charles B. Reif, head of the Biology De
partment. The faculty representative shattered the long
believed myth about Harvey's Lake having no bottom,
when he presented facts and figures to prove that the
so-called mysterical body of water went down only
90 feet in the deepest spot,
Other programs include: one-act plays, chemistry
reviews cn the latest development in modern science,
choral work, band music, sports interviews, and news.
One of the most active organizations on campus
is the Wilkes Women's Group, composed of faculty
wives and women faculty members.
Every other week the. organization sponsors a
Coffee Hour for the benefit of the students and faculty
members in the college cafeteria.
Besides the regular school year program, the
Wilkes Women's Group plans many extra social func
tions that provide the highlights of the social year at
Wilkes College.
The club was organized last year with Mrs. Rosen
berg as the first president. Its first project, which is
being continued this year, was a series of Coffee Hours.
The club has regular meetings on the second Friday
of ach month in the evening in the Chase Hall Lounge,
with a business session and a program.
Officers and committee chairmen: President, Mrs.
Harold Thatcher; Vice-president, Miss Mildred E. Hull;
Secretary, Mrs. Hugo V. Malley; Treasurer, Mrs. Robert
W. Partridge; Historian, Mrs. Stanko M. Vujica; Pub
licity, Mrs. Edward M. Williams; Program, Mrs. Samuel
A. Rosenberg; Coffee Hours, Mrs. Alfred W. Bastress;
Hostess, Mrs. Herbert J. Morris.
Program—Mrs. Samuel A. Rosenberg, chairman;
Miss Mary E. Craig, Mrs. Cromwell E. Thomas, Mrs.
Edward J. Manley, Mrs. Eugene S. Farley, Mrs. John
Howell Williams, Miss Catherine E. Bone, Miss Betty
L. Harker.
Coffee Hour—Mrs. Alfred W. Bastress, chairman;
Mrs. John A. Chwalek, Mrs. Edward N. Heltzel, Mrs.
Donald R. Kersteen, Mrs. Arthur N. Kruger, Mrs. James
J. Laggan, Mrs. Edward J. Manley, Mrs. John J. Riley.
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Dr. James M. Hepbron, one of the country's leading criminolo
gists and chairman of the Maryland State Commission on Juvenile
Delinquency, spoke to the student body of Bucknell Junior College
yesterday during the assembly program in the Presbyterian Church
House.
1 YEAR AGO (FALL 1949)
Wilkes College will inaugurate two courses in Slovak—element
ary Slovak language and Slovak culture—during the evening classes
of the fall semester, which begins September 20.
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Wyomingj Valley residents will have their first opportunity to
view the celel
?brated Gimbel Pennsylvania Art Exhibit, sponsored by
lection is opned to the general public this morning at 9 in Ashley
Wilkes College and the local Chamber of Commerce, when the colHall Annex.
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A fighting Wilkes
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College
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eleven last night ran, slipped, slid
end fell to a 26 to 0 victoryr over King's College before 2,200 raindrenched fans at Kingston Hi
figh School Stadium.
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The inauguration of a new tradition, a homecoming celebration
for Bucknell University Junior College and Wilkes College alumni,
will take place on the week-end of November 19.
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Registrations for individual instructions at Wilkes College School
of Music during the fall semester will be taken this week, according
to an announcement by Donald E. Cobleigh, head of the school.
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Wilkes College Student Council will ope..
>en its fall semester social
program with a freshman dance
tonight
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to 12, at 3-..
Sans Souci
Park pavilion, according to John J. Feeney,
Peen
social chairman.
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The flow of students entering Wilkes College for the fall sem
ester on one of the two subsidized programs has dropped Io 23 per
cent of the total number of now students admitted,
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�Alumni Record
Did We Tell You That...
HARRY CAMPBELL, who attended the Junior Col
lege in 1938-39, recently visi.ed the campus while
spending several days in this region with his sister,
Dr. Marion Eckert, resident physician at the Nesbitt
Hospital. Harry is exployed by the Glen L. Martin
Company in Baltimore, Md. . . . RALPH CONNOR,
class of 1949, is employed by the Traveler's Insurance
Company. He is selling life, health, and accident in
surance with offices in the Miners National Bank ....
DR. VINCENT A. McCROSSEN, who was an instructor
in German and World Literature at uBcknell Junior
College in 1935-36, has been appointed professor of
Romance languages at Boston College.
MURIEL RUTH BRANSDORF, class of '48, became
the bridge Jerome Mintzer of Wilkes-Barre on August
27 .... DR. HENRY G. GALLAGHER, M. D„ who at
tended the Junior College and later graduated from the
University of Scranton, has opened offices on Lake
Street in Dallas .... Two fomer Wilkes students, MISS
JUDY BARTLEBAUGH and PAUL K. RICHARDS, class
of '49, were married recently in the Forty Fort Methodist
Church .... FAITH DAVIS, former Wilkes student,
who was the granddaughter of the late Dr. S. P. Mengel,
former owner of what is now known as Timothy Picker
ing Hall, was maried to William Abbott Weaver, Jr.
. . . .MIRIAM GOLIGHTLY, who served as social editor
c: the Sunday Independent before she graduated in
1948 from Wilkes, became the bride of HERMAN
BAUMANN, JR. Mrs. Baumann is teaching in NewJersey.
REESE E. PELTON and DANNY WILLIAMS, mem
bers ol the 1948 class, are teaching in the Dallas Town
ship High School Reese has continued his musical in
terests and now has one of the finest dance orchestras
in the region .... GLORIA F. BOGUSZEWSKI, class of
'45 at the Junior College, is married to Emil J. Suda ....
MARY LOU SEROKA, former Wilkes student, recently
became the wife of John Cintala of Nanticoke
DOUGLAS MacNEAL, president of the 1948 graduating
class, recently marria KATHRYN POTTER, class of '49.
Doug is now attending the University of Pennsylvania
Dental School .... ALBERTA H. NOVICK, member of
the class of '48 and one of the first cheerleaders for the
college, became the bride of Theodore J. Killian.
Wilkes College had the distinction of sending the
first candidate in Eastern Pennsylvania to the new
Regular Army Wac Officer Candidate School in the
person of MISS ELEANOR E. KRUTE, secretary of the
1949 graduating class. Before coming to Wilkes, Miss
Krute served 23 months overseas in Cairo and Vienna
and also in Washington as a civil service employee.
REV. GEORGE DICKINSON is minister of the
Methodist Church in Avoca. Rev. Dickinson finished
at the Junior College in 1940 and received his degree
from Lewisburg in 1942 .... HARRY BLACK, class of
'49, is employed by the Nanticoke Review as business
manager .... JOSEPH KANNER, MARK DAVIDOFF,
and ROBERT RILEY, members of the 1948 class, are
now instructors at Wilkes College .... NATHANIEL
W. TREMBATH, who attended Wilkes in 1946-47, has
been appointed to the faculty of Bucknell University
as an instructor in electrical engineering.
The latest of transfers which pop up in every college
at the beginning of the school includes: ALFRED J.
CYGONOWSKI to Bloomsburg STC, ALBERT GEORGE
DANISHONKO to Temple School of Pharmacy, HAINARD GONCHAR to University of Pennsylvania, BER
NICE LEAGUS io Bucknell University, NAOMI HONS
to Bucknell University, ELVIRA THOMPSON to Blooms
burg STC lor commercial education, NORMA VON
IGNATIUS to Whittier College, WILLIAM POLTROCK
to Fenn State, HOWARD STUBBLEBINE to Temple Uni
versity Law School, JOHN ENDLER to Lehigh Univer-
I”° that we may keep our alumni records up to date and increase our service to you, please fill out this
informa.ion blank and mail back to the Alumni Office, Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., immediately.
All college material, which will be of interest to you will be sent to you, following the arrival and filing
of this information sheet.
1 Name
LAST
MIKE FEZ, class of 1949, is employed by the Boy
Scouts of America in Reading, Pa
JOHN J. EVAN
is a federal bank inspector in Pittsburgh. He is a mem
ber of the 1949 class. . . .Another '49er, JACK BROBYN
is working for Bloomsburg Mills. . . .DONALD WOLFE,
'49, is working with the U. S. Army for one year ....
BOB MIKULEWICZ, class of '48, is teaching Lajuanta
High School, Colorado, after graduating from that
state's university,
MIDDLE
Maiden Name
P RESTON STURDEVANT to University of Pennsyl
vania Dental School, GEORGE MAISEL to George
Washington, ALBERT FREEMAN to University of Penn
sylvania Dental School, FRED CATLIN to Dickinson
College, MARIE. YOZVIAK to Bloomsburg STC, MARI
LYN SICKLER to Misericordia, TOM BRAIN to U. S.
Mili.ary Academy, FRANK MAYEWSKI to New Eng
land Conservatory of Music, FRANCES MARKOWITZ
to Penn State, TOYCE BURCHARD to Nursing School in
Moline, UL, ETHEL SNEE to U. C. L. A., DICK LAUX
to Bloomsburg STC, FRANK RUSINKO to Penn State,
EARL LAWTON to Muhlenberg College, JOAN WALSH
io Misericordia.
JIMMY FARRELL, class of '49, is working for Brooks
and Company, engaged in investments and trusts ....
KENNETH TAYLOR, '49, is employed in the petroleum
department of G. L. F. Corporation, Erie .... ALICE
DEW, '49, is attending Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh,
where she was granted a fellowship to the School of
Library Science, under the sponsorship of the Osterhout
Library .... RUTH D. SMITH, also from the 1949 class,
has been employed at Lackawanna Casualty Com
pany since July, 1949 .... BOB LIPMAN, class of '47,
is employed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health
Sanitation in Harrisburg .... Working for the same
department in Wilkes-Barre is JOE CHILORO, class of
'47 ... . IRA D. HALL, '49, is employed by the General
Motors Acc?pt3nce"Corporation in Wilkes-Barre ....
JOHN WILSON, '49, is handling duties at the Lacka
wanna Motor Corporation in Scranton .... PAUL K.
RICHARDS, '49, is in training for n executive position
with S. S. Kresge Company in Pittston .... Burrough's
Adding Machine Company is employing JOHN B.
MERRITT, class of '49. His wife is the former JANE
KORPER, who attended Wilkes in 1946-47-48
HILLARD KOSLOWSKI is working with the sales de
barment of a trade magazine, with duties centered
throughout Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties . . . •
LESTER JONES, class of '48, is teaching at the Star
School of Business Management in Scranton
R * LPH E. HODGSON, class of '49, is working for the
FqVirtatai'eTnfd ASUHFdrice Society and operating out of
Miners Bank in Wilkes-Barre.
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ALUMNUS
Vol. 6, No. 2
JANUARY, I960
�Board of Trustees
Contents.
Admiral Harold R. Stark Chairman
Arnaud C. Marts, Vice-Chairman
Page
Charles H. Miner, Jr., Secretary
James P. Harris, Treasurer
Mrs. Paul Bedford
3
Admiral Harold R. Stark feted by College as new Chairman of Board.
4
David Vann, ’58, reports on his experiences in South Africa.
5
I960 version of Alumni Officers seated.
6-7
Dean George Ralston speaks to the Freshmen.
8-9
Bertrand Russell speaks of University Education and Modem Condi-
Frank Burnside
Francis O. Case
Mrs. Charles E. Clift
William L. Conyngham
Mrs. Franck G. Dario
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.
tions.
Miss Annette Evans
Eugene S. Farley
Hon. John S. Fine
George W. Guckeiberger
10
Trustees of Wilkes College, administrative officials
and guests are shown at the speakers table at the
Dinner in the College Commons honoring Admiral
Harold R. Stark as he assumed chairmanship of the
Board.
Seated, left to right: Rev. Dr. Jule Ayers, Mrs.
Reuben H. Levy, Reuben H. Levy, Walter S. Carpen
ter, Mrs. William H. Conyngham, Admiral Stark, Dr.
Eugene S. Farley, president; Mrs. Farley, Frank Bum-
Alumni Fund seeks new and ambitious goals.
11-14 First Part of Three-Part Alumni Survey results.
Harry F. Goeringer
Joseph J. Kocyan, M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Joseph F. Lester
Reuben H. Levy
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
On the Cover:
John Wilkes, after whom Wilkes College is named, is one of
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
the great names in English history.
Rev. Charles S. Roush
Wilkes constantly attacked King George III and was interred in
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representative
the Tower of London twice because of his views.
Andrew J. Sordoni
A firebrand in parliament,
Always a de
fender of American freedom in parliament, his battles with the
King aroused much enthusiasm in the Colonies and he was honored
Julius Long Stem
as a hero in defense of freedom by the Colonists. He became Lord
Mrs. Esther Weckesser Walker
Mayor of London and Chamberlain of London and in these posts he
Aaron Weiss
continued to lead the fight for the Colonists in America.
President
Dr. Eugene S. Farley
Published by Wilkes College
Alumni Officers
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Clayton A. Bloomburg, President
Office of Executive Secretary
Chase Hall
Dr. Robert Kerr, Vice-President
Anita Janerich, Secretary
Russ Picton, Editor
William Zdancewicz, Assistant Editor
Stewart Swett, Photographer
Russell H. Williams, Treasurer
Vol. 6, No. 2
January, I960
Publiahed qiiartorly as the Alumnus for tho members of tho Wilkes College Alumni Aocomatron. Second class marl privileges authorized at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Subscription, S2.00
side, Mrs. Frank Bumside, Mrs. James P. Harris.
Standing: Attorney Joseph J. Savitz, William Con
yngham, Mrs. William Conyngham, Mrs. Charles S.
Roush, Rev. Charles S. Roush, Miss Annette Evans,
Mrs. Charles E. Clift, Miss Mary R. Koons, Mrs. Aaron
Weiss, Mrs. Joseph J. Kocyan, Dr. Joseph J. Kocyan,
Dr. Samuel M. Davenport, Mrs. F. E. Parkhurst, Jr.,
F. E. Parkhurst, Jr., George Guckeiberger, Joseph F.
Lester, James P. Harris, Attorney Charles H. Miner.
ADMIRAL HAROLD R. STARK HONORED
BY COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY
Admiral Harold R. Stark, newly
elected chairman of the Board of
Trustees of Wilkes College, was
honored at a Dinner in the College
Commons, attended by more than
250 friends, trustees, and faculty. The
celebrated affair was held on Wed
nesday, January 6, 1960.
Admiral Stark expressed his ap
preciation to friends of the college
who came to pay tribute to him and,
to Wilkes which, he said, he is proud
to be able to serve. He recalled the
friendship of the late Gilbert S.
McClintock, who, he said, found the
college a babe in swaddling clothes
and left it on its feet. "Yet," he
added, "our work is hardly begun."
He spoke of Dr. Farley as providing
devoted leadership, inspiration, and
imagination in serving as president
of Wilkes College and added that
the loyalty of the faculty has been
an important factor in the develop
ment of the college.
"The support of the community,"
he said, "has made possible the sub-
stantial gains of the college. And,
through the years, cooperation be
tween the college, Chamber of Com
merce, the Industrial Fund, and busi
ness and labor, has created a favora
ble climate for the future develop
ment of our community."
In singling out his friends, Admiral
Stark said, "it seems like home," and
spoke of the gathering as a family
reunion. He said that he accepted
the position of leadership at Wilkes
College, "that I might be of more
service to this community which I
love."
Frank Bumside, vice-president of
the Boston Store, in speaking on be
half of the board of trustees, wel
comed Admiral Stark back to Wyo
ming Valley and to Wilkes. He
spoke affectionately of Admiral
Stark as the intimate of statesmen
and sovereigns who came from re
tirement to take command in time
of need. "A proven and experienced
leader answers the unanimous call of
associates, friends and the commu-
nity," Mr. Bumside said, "to lead
Wilkes College in its second quarter
century of service."
He recalled the spirit and charac
ter of Admiral Stark in perpetuating
the ideals and program of Wilkes
College, and who now leaves retire
ment to carry on in the tradition of
the late Gilbert S. McClintock, first
chairman of the board.
"A beloved leader is lost," he
said, "and a gap is created in the
ranks. A man steps in to fill the
gap, humbly and almost shyly,
though he has already earned sev
eral times over the highest honors
his nation and community can con
ceive."
This tribute to Admiral Stark ex
presses to him, the profound respect
of this community and the gratitude
of all those people who are Wilkes
College, he said. Mr. Bumside re
garded the appointment of Admiral
Stark to this position of leadership
as a motivating force "which will
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3
�NEW
OFFICERS
SEATED
South Africa:
Its Peoples and Problems
South Africa is a country, slightly
smaller than the State of Alaska,
located at the very Southern end of
the African continent. It is a country
rich in potential, laying claim to
having within its boundaries the
world's richest supplies of diamonds
and gold, huge deposits of iron, coal
and other basic minerals, and vitally
important uranium deposits. Rough
ly. there are 15 million people living
here, of which 9 million are indige
nous African Natives, called Bantu,
3 million white people called Euro
peans, just under a million Indians,
and the rest a mixture of races called
Coloreds. The white people are
subdivided into two groups called
The Afrikaaners, who are descen
dents from the original Dutch and
French Huguenot settlers, and the
English-speaking South Africans, a
term used to designate either the
descendants of the 1820 settlers, or
other 'foreigners' or 'uitlanders' as
they were originally called.
South Africa is the most developed
country South of the Sahara. It is
probably the only country in Africa
that has any real legal claim to be
called a white nation. When the
first white settlers came here in 1652,
they settled at Capetown, and moved
inland from there. They encountered
a group of people called the Hotten
tots, who have since become extinct
as a group in South Africa, and who
live on only in their embodiment in
the cclorea people. It was not until
the late iath’and early ISth centuries
that they came in contact with the
bantu who were migrating from the
Jorthem peat of Africa, mto the
Southern part and much of South
Africa's history, and problems cen
ters around the conflicts that emerged
when these two groups collided. Un
til diamonds were discovered in the
1860's, and gold in the 1870's, South
Arnica was content to maintain a
subsistence economy, shut off from
the rest of the world. The Afrikaaner
developed as a pastoral person, em
bracing Calvinistic Christianity, and
embodying it in the Dutch Reformed
Church, the largest single Church in
South Africa.
The Afrikaaner resented change,
especially that brought by the 'uit-
4
landers’ who came to develop the
Diamond and Gold industries. The
eventual result of conflict between
’uitlanders' and Boers, as the Afrikaaners are also called, was the
Boer War, fought between England
and the Boers, from 1898 to 1902. In
1910, the various colonies were con
solidated into the Union of South
Africa, and it became an indepen
dent nation within the British Com
monwealth of nations, a position that
it maintains even today, although
there is a large movement in South
Africa, dedicated to making South
Africa a Republic.
David Vann
David Vann, '58. recently returned from
a year's study at Rhodes University in
South Africa under a Rotary Scholarship.
V/e thought his letter to us might interest
you.
South Africa is confronted with
enormous problems, most of vzhich
are embodied, and can be seen
through the principle known as
Apartheid (pronounced apartate).
Apartheid is an indefinable term,
even amongst governmental special
ists. Basically it means total separa
tion of all races, in every sense of
the word, but in actuality, this is en
visioned by everyone, including the
government, as being an impossibili
ty. In present practice, it means
separate busses for Europeans, and
non-Europeans, except in a few
places. It means separate post office
doors and rooms, separate public
facilities, separate educational facili
ties, separate train coaches, and
separate entrances to train stations,
separate movie theaters, etc.
After one stays here for a while,
one is amazed by the lack of contact,
or attempts at contact between
groups. A Master-Servant relation
ship is maintained between white
and non-white, to the extent that any
movies, etc., that attempt to show
that such a relationship is not uni
versal, are promptly either not
shown, or censored to the point that
understanding of them is impossible.
In politics, only the white man is
allowed to vote, all other races are
excluded.
All forms of labor are generally
performed by the non-white, while
the supervisory positions, and ad
ministrative positions are held by
whites. All non-whites are required
to have passes, before they can
either get a job, or they can move
from place to place. These passes
are required to be on his person at
all times, and the abuse of the pass
system, though frowned upon is
widespread. Intermarriage between
white and non-white is prohibited,
and anyone even suspected of con
travening the Immorality Act, which
deals with all types of white and
non-white socialization, are strongly
condemned by their community, and
usually subjected to a prison sen
tence. There have been over 5000
violations of this law since its incep
tion in 1950, and violations are on
the increase.
In South Africa, civilization can be
seen at nearly every level of human
existence. The Raw native, in the
Reserve Areas, certain sections of
the country, comprising about 13%
of the land, that are set aside for
exclusive occupation of the Natives,
and forbidden to white men unless
they have special permission to
(continued on page 15)
On January 8 the new officers of
the Alumni Association were intro
duced at an alumni dinner at the
Host Motel. Taking office were Clay
ton Bloomburg, President; Dr. Robert
Kerr, Vice-President; Russell H. Wil
liams, Treasurer; and Anita Janerich,
Secretary; and Arthur Hoover as
member-at-large.
ng
happy to report that the "high hopes"
not only remain, but have soared.
Two years ago, my hopes included
the strengthening of our association
and making it an effective instrumen
tality in enhancing the stature and
reputation of our college. Fortunate
ly, the sturdy groundwork laid by
my predecesors, and their continued
devotion, gave us a foundation from
which to grow.
Our alumni association has gained
for itself an enviable position as an
organization worthy of its heritage.
It meets regularly with a full comple
ment of officers and executive board,
plans and executes alumni policy
and contributes to the all-important
a crowd!"
This, of course, is indicative of the
growing social popularity of the or
ganization, a long time in coming.
Is this, however, the ultimate goal?
Are we, as Wilkes alumni, content
to sit back, smug in the accomplish
ment of social acceptance alone?
Personally, I know of no graduate
who would admit to that, not even to
himself. It is my impression that
those who attended our alma mater
and worked to acquire an education
were of a hardy breed, toughened by
their personal struggle to elevate
themselves by nourishment from the
school's "tree of knowledge", so that
they would be equiooed with the
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burg, President; Dr. Robert Kerr, Vice-President.
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A bronze plaque was presented to
Attorney Joseph J. Savitz, retiring
President, by Russell Picton, Execu
tive Alumni Secretary. The award
is given to the Past President in ap
preciation for services to Wilkes Col
lege and to the Alumni Association.
In receiving the award Atty. Savitz
expressed his thanks to the officers
who served with him and extended
his remarks to review the past two
years of his term.
Just two years ago this week,
I took office . .. with some trepidation
and high hopes ... as the incoming
president of Wilkes College Alumni
Association. As retiring president,
I have lost my trepidation but I'm
development of the college itself.
In the past several years, your as
sociation has taken part in annual
graduations — presenting an award
to the outstanding graduate during
graduation exercises, followed by an
alumni-sponsored cocktail-dance for
the graduates and friends. The an
nual homecoming affairs in the fall
are best remembered for their warm
conviviality, renewal of old friend
ships, sports events, annual meeting
... all topped by the increasingly
popular dinner-dances; the pleasant
problem now created by the latter
affair is how to handle the overflow
crowds . . . quite a switch from the
past worry of "how can we attract
mental resources to sustain them
selves in a world of indiscriminate
competition. That this breed of man
and woman, by nature of back
ground, environment and achieve
ment, had a strong, unwavering
sense of obligation and loyalty to
that institution which helped each
one to pull himself "by his own boot
straps" ... to elevate himself to some
stature and higher level of achieve
ment.
This loyalty manifests itself in
many ways: it results in a warm spot
in our hearts for the school; in speak
ing well of the school and in recom
mending it to others; in partaking in
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5
�IDEALS
FOR THE
SPACE AGE
by Deem George F. Ralston
What to say to you this morning
as you begin this chaUenging, ofttimes happy, sometimes heartbreakingly confusing episode in your life,
has been a puzzle for me. Very
candidly, my pUght has been Ettle
different from that of a milhon fresh
men on the campuses of our colleges
throughout our country this morning.
But there has been a predominant
compulsion to think with you this
great morning of your life about the
age in which we Eve, about the tradi
tions which have been our heritage,
and about the ways and means
through which we can undergird
ourselves to sustain our great liberal
traditions.
You who sit in this auditorium this
morning, the Class of 1963, whether
consciously or not, enter college at
the most profound time in aU of
human existence. For your genera
tion and your contemporaries, the
face of the world has changed. In
the blinding Eght and the graceful
arc of the rocket, the famihar world
of time and space known to our
fathers has dropped away. You and
I are both exhilarated and terrified
by the "onrushing revolutions in
knowledge" which are overtaking
>_s. What one philosopher has
c riled "The T. .rd Great Revolution
cf Mankind" nas been gradually
Sw. George Ralston's address to the
Ere: :..-rrr. Class so clearly outlines the
ideals '.award which we ore working that
I have wanted ?. made cvailacle to all
students and friends of the college.
As we move ahead our goals may
change hr.: '.ho great ideals that motivate
and grade us will remain constant.
Sincerely yours,
DR. EUGENE S. FARLEY
President
6
taking shape since the Second World
War. It is now upon us with all the
stunning impact of new facts and
new ideas. This "great come-and-getit day" in which you live, this day
of unlimited possibilities which opens
up before your enchanted eyes also
has its counterpart in the terrible
human problems of hate, greed, and
poverty; the struggle for power and
the threat of atomic war are still un
solved. Mankind yearns for brother
hood, yet it is divided by race, na
tion, and ideology. Paradoxically,
our world has become smaller, yet
human beings are farther apart. As
we have conquered the physical
universe, we have failed to conquer
ourselves.
Whether you know it or not, or
whether or not you accept it, your
generation has the responsibility for
deciding whether the human race is
to prosper or decline, whether our
conduct will lead to a beginning or
an end. Someone has said that this
is the "age of the quick and the
dead. You are either quick or you
are dead." The challenge that faces
you is one of danger and opportuni
ty. You can meanly lose or nobly
save mankind. Really, your chal
lenge is that of survival.
To put it very briefly. The Space
Age in which you live is nothing
less than the age of the quest for
knowledge. Physical prowess, if we
could only come to realize it, is no
longer legitimate competition for
international indulgence. Our real
quest is for the greatest possible
knowledge.
And so, as you sit here this morn
ing at a time of greatest moment for
you and mankind, what can you
search for, what should you be doing
in college to insure survival for your
selves and posterity?
In the first place try to recognize
the value of a balanced education.
With all the palaver about Soviet
achievement in science we are apt
to over-emphasize science. Certain
ly we have to do a better job in
science if we are to hold our own in
the world. The world is too much
with us to overlook this fact. The
20th Century is remarkable for its
unprecedented conquest and better
understanding of the physical world,
and the progress is continuing at a
terrific pace. Man need no longer
be a victim of external circum
stances. And with all the progress
of science to date, even science at
this moment is on the verge of all
manner of imponderables. But
science is only one aspect of the
crisis which faces you. It will not
be enough to develop techniques
that can make super-bombs and
super-missiles. It will not be enough
because there is even a more serious
problem in the control of these
weapons. Somehow you must strive
to find new techniques in human
engineering, techniques and knowl
edge to deal effectively with prob
lems created by the Space Age.
Above all we need wisdom more
than inventions. You must find
ways to understand the problems in
volved in human survival. Yes, in
the first place you will need a
balanced philosophy if you are to
sustain yourselves. We are a so
ciety which rests on an enlightened
citizenry, able to make moral, social,
and political judgments. Scientific
and technological training in them
selves cannot develop people to
make such judgments. You must
have a balance of humanities and
social sciences.
In the second place the challenge
you face calls for a respect for ex
cellence. You are called upon as
never before to live life on "Up-toe"—
to live up to the full measure of your
potential. The rate at which things
change in this age requires that you
do your utmost. The adage, "He
who hesitates is lost," was never
more true. Respect for excellence—an idea which we can cordidently
draw from our classical heritage of
freedom, this respect we must re
vive, emulate, and sustain. It is
truly the challenge bom of our free
competitive system. Today we talk
and worry about the uncommitted
people of the world and their great
potential, but what about the un
committed people here this morning
in our midst? Those of us who are
bound by no ideal, having Ettle
vision, warming no ambition,
strengthened by no discipline. You
must have the sensation of commit
ment: commitment to excellence and
devotion to quality. Surely a respect
and a striving for excellence is an
essential ingredient to sustain you
in the Space Age.
Now there is a third factor and it is
the foundation under everything. It
is the element of moral character.
The Space Age will run riot unless
there is integrity. And this boils
down to your individual philosophy
—your reason for being. Strange as
it may seem our conquest of the ex
ternal world has brought with it a
lack of moral fiber and of self-control
in man. We have neglected the
spirit of man and he has become a
mystery and probably a menace to
himself. E there is anything that
holds our experiences together and
gives balance to our lives, it is moral
integrity. Our allegiance must be
to a power that is beyond ourselves,
even when superficial appearances
are to the contrary. In an age of
unlimited power we are called upon
to fight more than a rear guard ac
tion for our present limited insights,
but to give ourselves wholly to the
fight for justice, human decency, and
welfare in the present and future.
This struggle for moral convictions,
for correct attitudes and action,
though seldom taught directly in col
lege, commences during your coUege
years. Concretely, it means that you
must tackle and understand the
responsible use of power. We have
mastered the forces of nature. We
can produce unlimited food supplies
and inexhaustible energy. Power
released from the atom can lift from
the backs of men the burdens they
have borne for centuries. We have
discovered remedies for deadly dis
eases of body and mind. By har
nessing new energies we can raise
human well-being to undreamed of
levels. The old causes of war —
hunger, poverty, and hopelessness
— need no longer apply. But there
is a threat in all of this progress if
there is no conscience. In a very
real and true sense the most im
portant crisis you are called upon to
meet is moral and spiritual The
entire story of man in his history,
the great ideas he has given birth
to, the noble dreams he has died for,
the truth he has discovered about
himself and his world, the progress
he has made in turning truth into
action, the high faith about life's
meaning and about God's activity in
history — all these worthy adven
tures can only be saved and given
meaning for good if they are based
upon conscience — accountabiEty to
a higher power. Yes, Class of '63,
our tradition is spiritual — the age
of science notwithstanding.
Dean George F. Ralston
Benjamin Franklin in a letter to
Joseph Priestly expressed our thought
here very aptly. He wrote: "O that
moral science were in a fair way of
improvement, that men would cease
to be wolves to one another, and that
human beings would at length leam
what they now improperly call
humanity."
And now as you begin college in
the Space Age might not the creed
of Albert Schweitzer in his philosophy of Reverence for Life be yours:
""The
ti,= scholar does not live r™
for ushis
science alone, even if he is useful
in the community in so doing. It
does not pennit the ar tist to exist only
for his art, even if he gives inspira
tion to many by its means. It refuses
to let the business man imagine that
he fidfills all legitimate demands in
the course of his business activities.
It demands of all that they sacrifice
a portion of their own lives for
others."
In the final analysis you must as
sume your responsibilities for solving
the problems of world peace, world
health, world justice, and world citi
zenship if we are going to survive.
This demands truth and love. It
means that no man is a stranger to
his fellowman, that man belongs to
man, that man has claims on man.
As Carl Sandburg puts it: "There is
only one man in the world and his
name is AU Men." This I submit
to you in conscience — a commitment to something bigger than our
selves. In all you are getting here
at Wilkes — get this.
As you begin this vital experience
today try to live every experience as
if a world were at stake. Develop
to the fullest your resources — inteUectual, physical, and emotional
This wiU require that you be an in
dividual — an uncommon individual.
Don't be afraid to alter your Eves
deliberately in order to Eve inteUigently. This is more than a matter
of happiness — seE-respect is in
volved. CulEvate wide-awake Eving.
This is the kind of Eving Seneca had
in mind when he advised, "As long
as you Eve, keep learning how to
Eve."
Now as I leave you to the whirl
of frosh affairs — just one parting
word. Remember, — to achieve re
quires discipline. This is a word we
shy away from today, but in a very
real sense discipline is synonomous
with the individuahty that guaran
tees liberty. In our tradition we must
have a certain kind of discipline,
seE-discipline. It is what Lord Moul
ton caUed "Obedience to the un
enforcable." It is the principle of
personal conduct — obeying the
rules of conduct which no one can
be compelled to obey. This sort of
discipline sets the moral standard
not only of individuals, but of na
tions. This is the law of cooperation
not the competition of acquisitiveness.
ness. It is the practice of each contributor
tributor to
to the
the good
good of
of all.
all. If you
follow this advice you will leam that
our liberal tradition puts the empha
sis on duties — not rights. The rights
will always follow the performance
cf duties. Remember this.
7
�UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION
AND MODERN
CONDITIONS*
by Bertrand Russell
BERTRAND RUSSELL, 3rd Earl Russell, has been described
as a philosopher who is harder to sum up in a short space
than any philosopher since Plato. Certainly he is the most
eminent English philosopher of the twentieth century; cer
tainly he is a writer of rare power and wide range, enough
to have earned him the Nobel Prize for literature in 1950.
Upon presentation of the Nobel Prize, he was characterized
as a "champion of humanity and freedom of thought."
History, social theory, science, mathematics, logic, epis
temology, religion, education: all have been Lord Russell's
concern.
DAVID SEYMOUR, MAGNUM
Education is a vast and complex
subject involving many problems of
great difficulty. I propose, in what
follows, to deal with only one of
these problems, namely, the adap
tion of university education to
modern conditions.
Universities are an institution of
considerable antiquity. They de
veloped during the twelfth and thir
teenth centuries out of cathedral
schools where scholastic theologians
learned the art of dialectic. But, in
fact, the aims which inspired univer
sities go back to ancient times.
One may say that Plato's Academy
was the first university. Plato's Aca
demy had certain well-marked ob
jectives. It aimed at producing the
sort of people who would be suitable
to become Guardians in his ideal
Republic. The education which Plato
designed was not in his day what
would now be called "cultural." A
"cultural" education consists mainly
in the learning of Greek and Latin.
But the Greeks had no need to learn
Greek and no occasion to leam La
tin. What Plato mainly wished his
Academy to teach was, first, mathe
matics and astronomy, and, then,
philosophy. The philosophy was to
have a scientific inspiration with a
tincture of Orphic mysticism.
Something of this sort, in various
modified forms, persisted in the West
until the Fall of Rome. After some
centuries, it was taken up by the
Arabs and, from them, largely
through the Jews, transmitted back
to the West. In the West it still re
tained much of Plato's origial politi
cal purpose, since it aimed at pro
ducing an educated elite with a more
or less complete monopoly of politi
cal power. This aim persisted, virtu
ally unchanged, until the latter half
of the nineteenth century. From that
time onwards, the aim has become
increasingly modified by the intru
sion of two new elements: democracy
and science. The intrusion of demo
cracy into academic practice and
theory is much more profound than
that of science, and much more diffi
cult to combine with anything like
the aims of Plato's Academy.
Until it was seen that political de
mocracy had become inevitable,
universal education, which is now
taken for granted in all civilized
countries, was vehemently opposed,
on grounds which were broadly aris
tocratic. There had been ever since
ancient times a very sharp line be
tween the educated and the unedu-
Copyright 1959, Editorial Projects for Education, Inc., All rights reserved.
8
He has written this article for alumni publications exclusively. We hope you find it thought-provoking.
cated. The educated had had a
severe training and had learnt much,
while the uneducated could not read
or write. The educated, who had
a monopoly of political power,
dreaded the extension of schools to
the "lower classes." The President
of the Royal Society, in the year
1807, considered that it would be
disastrous if working men could read,
since he feared that they would
spend then time reading Tom Paine.
When my grandfather established an
elementary school in his parish, wellto-do neighbours were outraged, say
ing that he had destroyed the hither
to aristocratic character of the neigh
bourhood. It was political democra
cy — at least, in England — that
brought a change of opinion in this
matter. Disraeli, after securing the
vote for urban working men, fa
voured compulsory education with
the phrase, "We must educate our
masters." Education came to seem
the right of all who desired it. But
it was not easy to see how this right
was to be extended to university
education; nor, if it were, how uni
versities could continue to perform
their ancient functions.
The reasons which have induced
civilized countries to adopt universal
1
education are various. There were
enthusiasts for enlightenment who
saw no limits to the good that could
be done by instruction. Many of
these were very influential in the
early advocacy of compulsory edu
cation. Then there were practical
men who realized that a modem
State and modem processes of pro
duction and distribution cannot easi
ly be managed if a large proportion
of the population cannot read. A
third group were those who advo
cated education as a democratic
right. There was a fourth group,
more silent and less open, which saw
the possibilities of education from
the point of view of official propa
ganda. The importance of education
in this regard is very great. In the
eighteenth century, most wars were
unpopular; but, since men have been
able to read the newspapers, almost
all wars have been popular. This
is only one instance of the hold on
public opinion which Authority has
acquired through education.
Although universities were not di
rectly concerned in these educational
processes, they have been profound
ly affected by them in ways which
are, broadly speaking, inevitable,
but which are, in part, very disturb
ing to those who wish to preserve
what was good in older ideals.
It is difficult to speak in advocacy
of older ideals without using lan
guage that has a somewhat oldfashioned flavour. There is a dis
tinction, which formerly received
general recognition, between skill
and wisdom. The growing complexi
ties of technique have tended to blur
this distinction, at any rate in certain
regions.
There are kinds of skill which are
not specially respected although they
are difficult to acquire. A contor
tionist, I am told, has to begin train
ing in early childhood, and, when
proficient, he possesses a very rare
and difficult skill. But it is not felt
that this skill is socially useful, and
it is, therefore, not taught in schools
or universities. A great many skills,
however, indeed a rapidly increas
ingly number, are very vital ele
ments in the wealth and power of a
nation. Most of these skills are new
and do not command the respect of
ancient tradition. Some of them
may be considered to minister to
wisdom, but a great many certainly
do not.
But what, you will ask, do you
mean by "wisdom"? I am not pre
pared with a neat definition. But
I will do my best to convey what I
think the word is capable of mean
ing. It is a word concerned partly
with knowledge and partly with feel
ing. It should denote a certain inti
mate union of knowledge with ap
prehension of human destiny and
the purposes of life. It requires a
certain breadth, of vision, which is
hardly possible without considerable
knowledge. But it demands, also, a
breadth of feeling, a certain kind of
universality of sympathy.
I think that higher education
should do what is possible towards
promoting not only knowledge, but
wisdom. I do not think that this is
easy; and I do not think that the aim
should be too conscious, for, if it is,
it becomes stereotyped and priggish.
It should be something existing al
most unconsciously in the teacher
and conveyed almost unintentionally
to the pupil. I agree with Plato in
thinking this the greatest thing that
education can do. Unfortunately, it
is one of the things most threatened
by the intrusion of crude democratic
shibboleths into our universities.
The fanatic of democracy is apt
to say that all men are equal. There
is a sense in which this is true, but
it is not a sense which much con
cerns the educator. What can be
meant truly by the phrase "All men
are equal" is that in certain respects
they have equal rights and should
have an equal share of basic politi
cal power. Murder is a crime who
ever the victim may be, and every
body should be protected against it
by the law and the police. Any set
of men or women which has no share
in political power is pretty certain
to suffer injustices of an indefensible
sort. All men should be equal be
fore the law. It is such principles
which constitute what is valid in
democracy.
But this should not mean that we
cannot recognize differing degrees of
skill or merit in different individuals.
Every teacher knows that some
pupils are quick to leam and others
are slow. Every teacher knows that
some boys and girls are eager to
acquire knowledge, while others
have to be forced into the minimum
demanded by Authority. When a
group of young people are all taught
together in one class, regardless of
greater or less ability, the pace has
to be too quick for the stupid and too
slow for the clever. The amount of
teaching that a young person needs
depends to an enormous extent upon
his ability and his tastes. A stupid
child will only pay attention to what
has to be learnt while the teacher is
there to insist upon the subject
matter of the lesson. A really clever
young person, on the contrary, needs
opportunity and occasional guidance,
when he finds some difficulty mo
mentarily insuperable. The practice
of teaching clever and stupid pupils
together is extremely unfortunate,
especially as regards the ablest of
them. Infinite boredom settles upon
these outstanding pupils while mat
ters that they have long ago under
stood are being explained to those
who are backward.
This evil is greater the greater the
age of the student. By the time that
an able young man is at a universi
ty, what he needs is occasional ad
vice (not orders) as to what to read,
and an instructor who has time and
sympathy to listen to his difficulties.
The kind of instructor that I have in
mind should be thoroughly compe
tent in the subject in which the stu
dent is specializing, but he should be
still young enough to remember the
difficulties that are apt to be obsta
cles to the learner, and not yet ossi
fied as to be unable to discuss with
out dogmatism. Discussion is a very
essential part in the education of
the best students and requires an
absence of authority if it it to be free
and fruitful. I am thinking only of
discussion with teachers but of dis
cussion among the students them
selves. For such discussion, there
should be leisure. And, indeed,
leisure during student years is of the
highest importance. When I was an
undergraduate, I made a vow that,
when in due course I became a lec
turer. I would not think that lectures
do any good as a method of instruc
tion, but only as an occasional stim
ulus. So far as the abler students
are concerned, I still take this view.
Lectures as a means of instruction
are traditional in universities and
were no doubt useful before the in
vention of printing, but since that
time they have been out of date as
regards the abler kind of students.
It is, I am profoundly convinced,
a mistake to object on democratic
grounds to the separation of abler
from less able pupils in teaching.
In matters that the public considers
important no one dreams of such an
application of supposed democracy.
Everybody is willing to admit that
some athletes are better than others
and that movie stars deserve more
honour than ordinary mortals. That
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Special Campaign Goals 50% Participation and $20,000;
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ALUMNI SURVEY
Alumni Fund
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Total Goal For 1960 - $270,000
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Savitz, '48,
Appointed Chairman
Attorney Joseph J. Savitz
Because of a series of seemingly unrelated events,
Wilkes College is on the threshold of oustanding
developments in 1960. As a result of these new
developments Wilkes is again turning to the com
munity and to the alumni for $270,000. The money
is to be used for campus consolidation, scholarships,
a graduate program and athletic facilities. A
brochure will be mailed to you on February 10 which
will explain the program in detail so, for now, permit
me to explain to you our part in the entire picture.
For the past quarter of a century, Wilkes College
has had the good fortune to have expanded its
campus by acquiring many of the beautiful homes
in the most beautiful part of the city. One phase
of our development, athletic facilities, has been
neglected because of other more timely needs.
This year, the College has been offered and hopes
to accept areas for athletic facilities for both men
and women that will be second to none in the small
college ranks.
Artillery Park — an attractive nuisance since the
withdrawal of the Barons — has become available
to responsible user. We have contacted the proper
authorities in Harrisburg and sought permission to
use the field on a long term lease basis. Although
nothing has been settled, we are extremely optimis
tic. This area would be used for Baseball, Football
and Soccer in intercollegiate competition and intra
mural activities.
While this was being investigated, the Athletic
Committee of the faculty suggested building a field
house on property opposite Artillery Park owned by
Glen Alden. Further inquiry revealed that four
acres of land were available for purchase. An
existing building in addition, then could be used as
the core for a fieldhouse that would contain dressing
rooms for all sports. The four acres also contain
room for playing areas for women's sports, tennis
courts, an archery range and parking facilities.
The estimated cost for these facilities is as follows:
Artillery Park:
Removal of stands, grading,
S 5,000
seeding and planting
15,000
Portable stands
S 20,000
10
Glen Alden Property — four acres
Purchase
Enlarging and conditioning
existing building for team use
Grading, paving, planting and
fencing areas for courts, fields.
30,000
30,000
From February 14 - 16, Wilkes College will be
visited by a group of educators, who will study every
phase of the College to re-approve us for re-accreditment by the Middle States Association of Secondary
Schools and Colleges. This is done every ten years
so that the quality of education given by our colleges
will meet with certain standards.
One phase of the College family that will be re
viewed concerns our alumni. Their advanced educa
tion, occupations, and graduate school records from
other institutions of higher learning which they at
tended will be appraised by this group in order to
see if Wilkes College is doing a sound job both in
preparing the student for his occupation and for
advanced training.
Thanks to your enthusiastic participation in our
Alumni Survey, these facts have been accumulated,
and they present an exceptionally fine picture.
Statistics and surveys can be awfully dull reading.
(First of Three Parts)
but I think you will find this Alumni Survey interest
ing and informative. Time passes by rapidly, and it
has been amazing to our faculty, to whom this report
was submitted, that you have accomplished so much
since you left the College.
This survey, the first compiled by this office, was
in every sense successful. Your unstinting coopera
tion, the information which you gave, and the facul
ty's reception of this compiled survey was far beyond
our highest hopes and expectations. We earnestly
hope that you enjoy it, and that you feel the sense
of satisfaction that we all felt here.
This is the first of three parts. Succeeding issues
of "The Alumnus" (April and July) will carry the
remainder.
Here, in verbatim, is the first part of our "Alumni
Report" as it was presented to the faculty in Novem
ber.
Area Group IV — Subcommittee on Outcomes, Graduate
40,000
100,000
TOTAL $ 120,000
These two properties present the college with the
first opportunity it has had to acquire much needed
outdoor facilities for athletics and physical condi
tioning.
GOALS ADOPTED
As graduates, we are all aware of the need for
these facilities because we know how handicapped
our own athletic program was as students. The
members of the Executive Committee of the Alumni
Association believing that this need will appeal to
all alumni have recommended that our share in this
goal for 1960 be $20,000.
This is an ambitious goal and one that will need
the support of every alumnus. We are counting on
50 per cent participation — nearly double that which
we have had in the past.
Alumni giving serves two purposes. First, it is
an important source of revenue and indirectly pro
vides for faculty salaries, physical plant expansion
and funds for scholarships or grant-in-aids.
Second, and more important, alumni contributions
indicate to Foundations, business, industry, profes
sional people and other potential contributors, the
degree of interest and concern of alumni for their
college.
The community has aided and continues to aid
the college every year. This year we are again
turning to our friends to help us attain our goal of
$270,000. We must indicate our enthusiastic sup
port too. This year, we have a wonderful oppor
tunity to do so and we are counting on you to come
through with flying colors. During the months of
February and March, you will be called upon to do
your share — your share means a contribution —
no matter how small or large. We do not expect
large sums from anyone but we do expect and hope
for a gift from everyone.
Prior to 1955 there was no full-time Executive Alum
ni Secretary. As a result, information concerning
our alumni was not accumulated. No personal dos
sier was kept, and a large percentage of alumni
addresses were outdated. Our survey was an op
portunity to gather much-needed information con
cerning our alumni.
The Middle States Association suggested that two
test classes be chosen for an alumni survey. We
decided to poll them all — graduates and non
graduates from 1935 to February, 1959. As a result
of four years of work, we felt that our graduates’ ad
dresses were approximately 80% correct. Our sur
vey has borne this out. We now feel that our gradu
ate files are approximately 90% correct. However,
our 30-houx or non-graduate files are only 60% cor
rect.
The first period of our college's history was 19331947 as Bucknell University Junior College. We
were concerned, therefore, lest this group would not
take an active part in our survey. This would then,
in effect, make our percentage of participation very
low and our results not valid. There is, without a
doubt, good reason why this group might not answer.
First, many had been away so long that they no
longer identified themselves with the college; and
second, many had received their certificates from
B.U.J.C. and had gone on to other institutions from
which they received their degrees and felt a closer
kinship.
Despite this, we agreed to contact all alumni.
We ultimately decided that along with total con
tact we would poll the classes of 1948 and 1955 as
special test classes. This poll was tied in with Mr.
Gaito's survey concerning the educational goals of
students and the alumni's opinion as to whether
these purposes were served in their particular cases.
The class of 1948 was chosen because it was the
first class graduating as alumni of Wilkes College,
and the class of 1955 was arbitrarily chosen because
they had been "out" three years and should have
become relatively oriented in their chosen fields.
Having selected the classes to be studied, we
examined the reports on other surveys to see what
techniques would yield the highest returns. Our
findings were not very encouraging since responses
to similar questionnaires generally ranged from 25 %
to 50%. We patterned our program by adopting
what we considered the best techniques of each.
Cm general questionnaire was eight pages in length.
The class of 1948 and the class of 1955 received 12page questionnaires incorporating Mr. Gaito's sur
vey. We ran no pre-test on the questionnaire.
Since 1948, the college has graduated 1,945 stu
dents who make up 77% of the entire alumni grad
uates. This is important for it means that the pre
ponderance of young graduates will weigh the
averages. Only 607 of these were graduated in the
period from 1935 - 1947.
So that we could receive the best possible returns,
a carefully-planned timetable was established. It
ran as follows:
1. The Alumnus magazine mailed in October,
1958, contained a feature article by George
Elliot, Chairman of the Accreditation Commit
tee.
2. The January issue of the Alumnus carried an
article by the Executive Alumni Secretary con
cerning the survey.
3. February 20 — a postal card was mailed warn
ing of the impeding mailing of the question
naire.
4. March 6 — Questionnaire mailed.
5. March 30 — Postal card reminder sent.
6. The April issue of the Alumnus again men
tioned the importance of all alumni returning
their questionnaire.
7, April 14 — Letter sent to those whose ques
tionnaire not as yet received urging comple
tion of questionnaire.
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�8. April 22 — Second questionnaire sent to those
who did not return the first.
9. May 1 — Letter from George Ralston urging
completion of questionnaire and again men
tioning the Middle States Association and the
importance of our alumni survey.
10. May 20 — Dual postal cards mailed request
ing information concerning why questionnaire
was not returned. We culled our lists some
what from these replies. A few were not in
terested in Wilkes College.
11. June 1 — Final reminder letter.
12. July issue of Alumnus — last request for com
pletion of questionnaire.
zjs
*
*
We were surprised and pleased as the returns
began to come in. Twenty-two per cent responded
to our first questionnaire mailed March 6. Two re-
Total questionnaires unanswered
Graduates unanswered ______________
30-hour alumni unanswered__________
Percentages-------------- Graduates_____
30-hour alumni
6. Grand total returned (AU Alumni)
Graduates returned_________ __ _____
30-hour alumni returned _____________
Percentages Graduates
30-hour alumni
*'—Base figures
5.
minders, one on March 30 and the other on April
14, 1959, brought the returns to twenty-nine per cent
and then to thirty-two per cent.
A second questionnaire was mailed to those not
answering. Another reminder letter and a dual
postal card reminder, spaced two weeks apart,
brought the total to fifty-nine per cent. A final re
minder letter and additional telephone contact raised
our final total to a substantial sixty-two per cent.
*****
Below are listed the total number of alumni in each
graduating class and the percentage of each class
represented in the final results. The percentages
have been adjusted by eliminating those graduates
who were deceased and those who, according to our
files, have become lost. Non-graduates who are
affiliated with these classes are not included in this
table, but are included in the "Analysis of Data.'
TABLE 1
Year
Graduated
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
* 1959
Totals
Total in
Class
75
38
42
44
49
51
60
47
33
36
37
29
37
130
235
241
163
149
107
155
143
185
177
220
23
2,506
Total Lost
or Deceased
10
10
8
13
12
10
19
6
4
6
6
4
4
10
14
19
4
6
6
7
8
1
1
188
Adjusted
Total
65
28
34
31
37
41
41
41
29
30
31
25
33
120
221
222
159
143
101
148
135
184
177
219
23
2,318
Number
Returned
28
9
15
18
17
15
23
23
17
18
11
14
20
71
105
129
102
74
67
88
87
130
110
154
18
1,363
*—Includes February, 1959 graduates only
ANALYSIS OF DATA
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Total graduates contacted
Total 30-hour alumni contacted----Total Alumni contacted----------------Total alumni contacted ----------------Total questionnaires returned -----Percentage of alumni answering ....
Total graduates contacted
--------Total graduates responding ----------Percentage of graduates responding
Total 30-hour alumni contacted ..
Total 30-hour alumni responding .
Percentage responding -----.....
_
...
...
...
...
.
...
._
.
2,318
835
3,153*
3,153
1,941*
62%
2,318
1,363
59%
835
578
69%
Adjusted
Percentage
43%
32
44
58
46
37
56
56
59
60
35
56
61
59
48
58
64
52
66
59
65
71
62
70
78
1
._ 1,212
__ 955
.... 257
___ 79%
.. 21%
.... 1,941
.... 1,363
... 578 .
_ 71%
._ 29%
EXPLANATION OF ANALYSIS
1. These figures show the total number of graduates (2,318) who were con
tacted for this survey. The total was derived at by adjusting the total
number of graduates, allowing for those who have become lost and for
those who are deceased. The total 30-hour alumni with correct mailing
addresses (835) were also added.
2. Of the total number of alumni who were contacted (3,153), 62% took the
time and effort to sit down and answer the questions and return this in
formation to us.
3-4. It is interesting to note that 59% of the total graduates responded to the
survey as compared to a 69% return by the total 30-hour alumni.
5. Of the 1,212 unanswered questionnaires, 955 or 77% were not returned by
our graduates. 257 or 21% were not returned by our 30-hour alumni.
6. The comparison of the percentages shows that 71% of the 1,941 question
naires returned were sent in by graduates, while 29% were returned by
30-hour alumni.
Analysis two (2) is most important for it indicates
that 1,941 or 62% of all alumni polled returned the
questionnaire. This 62 % will be used as the base
figure (or 100%) for all data compiled in this survey.
At the onset, our total mailing list contained the
Post
names and addresses of 3,323 alumni. The ~
Class
1948
1955
Test Classes
Office, however, returned 170 of our questionnaires,
stating that the addresses were outdated. We there
fore used 3,153 as our base figure.
It is interesting to note that the two test classes
(1948 and 1955) ran very close to the overall poll:
TABLE 2
Graduates
120
135
Returns
71
87
Per Cent
59%
65%
Only seven of the twenty-five classes had less than a 5O$7< return —and two of these were over 45%.
On luly 1, we began the seemingly endless task
of analyzing the results.
Surveys such as this are often considered unrelia
ble when the returns are small. Our exceptionally
high return and the candid comments we received
with many of the questionnaires gives us reason to
believe that this survey is valid.
PART I — THE ALUMNUS AT HOME
We asked our alumni for information concerning
marital and family status. We also asked them to
list their spare time activities in conmmunity, cul-
tural, and recreational activities. We did not ask
for information which might cause some of our alum
ni to resent our requests and fail to return the form.
MARITAL STATUS OF WILKES ALUMNI
The marital status of all the alumni who responded is as follows:
Chart No. I
MARRIED
74.39%
SINGLE
WIDOWED*
SEPARATED*
DIVORCED*
D
24.83%
'—less than ’/z of 1 %
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�FAMILY STATUS
Table No. 3
Married Alumni with —
No childrenOne child
Two children---------Three children------Four children---------Five children---------Six children-----------Seven children-------
Of the 1,941 questionnaires returned, here is the
numerical breakdown concerning marital status:
1,444
Married .. .
482
Single
Divorced
6
Widowed
Separated .
5
4
430
338
408
187
74
14
5
3
Total number
of children--------- 2,132
--------j g41
Note:—The totals above are not the true totals because many of our alumni are
~
married
to other alumni Thus, there is duplication in reporting. Using
these figures, 70.5% of our alumni have children.
SIZE OF FAMILIES
Chart No. 2
Percent of
Married
Grads
29.47%
27.96%
■
23.17%
12.82%
5.07%
J
c
Number
of children
1
0
.96%
2
3
4
5
.34%
.21%
6*
7*
1—less than ’/z of 1%
(Next Issue:
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Community: Cultural and Recreational Activities; Occupations)
admiral stark
SOUTH AFRICA
(continued from page 3)
(continued from page 4)
further the cause of liberal educa
tion, the cause of the community col
lege, the cause of Wilkes College."
He quoted the role of Wilkes, as
of all liberal college, to be "the crea
tion of unity among diversity, the
subordination of special interests to
the general. This has always been
democratic society's most challeng
ing task. It is especially so in a
pure democracy, and the liberal col
lege is perhaps our closest approxi
mation to a pure democracy."
In conclusion, Mr. Bumside said,
"Here is the cause, here is the mo
tivating force to which all of us here
tonight, all of our friends of Wilkes
and liberal education everywhere
are dedicated. On behalf of our as
sociate trustees, the administration,
faculty, and all of the people that
are or will be part of Wilkes College,
it is wonderful to have you aboard,
Sir, and to welcome you to your
latest command."
Dr. Eugene S. Farley, president of
Wilkes College, drawing a verbal
picture from the career of Admiral
Stark, illustrated his quiet sim
plicity, real dedication, and integrity.
"It is these personal qualities," he
said, "that inspire all of us as teach
ers, board members, and students. It
is this man, as Winston Churchill
said, whose dedicated leadership
meant so much to the free world that
now gives this same devotion to his
community and permits us to enjoy
his leadership today."
Dr. Farley referred to the serenity
which comes to all associated with
Admiral Stark, "a serenity which
comes when we do the best we can,
accept the results whatever they
may be with the knowledge that
what we have done was accom
plished to the best of our ability."
"Admiral Stark's presence as
chairman of the board of trustees
brings to the community wisdom that
comes from long experience," he
said. "Every ounce of energy we
can spare will go toward the better
ment of the community, and we turn
confidently to Admiral Stark for his
counsel, advice, and guidance."
The Wilkes "Collegians," under
the direction of William Peters, se
nior music major, entertained at the
Dinner. Invocation was offered by
Rev. Dr. Jule Ayers, First Presbyteri
an Church, Wilkes-Barre.
enter, has not seen a bit of progress
in the last five thousand years. I
visited the hut of one of these people.
It had a floor made of cow dung, its
roofs and sides consisted of matted
grass, its implements were primitive,
except for the iron pot provided by
white civilization, the inhabitants
were heathens, wearing the barest
essentials in clothing, and consisted
of one man, five wives, and numer
ous children. The man purchased
each of his five wives by paying for
them with cows.
Then there are the Location Na
tives, and the coloreds. These people
have achieved a smattering of civili
zation, but on most, it is still a thin
veneer. The Location Natives are
those who live in a special area
usually located a few miles from the
center of the white man's town, and
inhabited entirely by people of his
race. Many of them embrace a
form of Christianity, which we would
not recognize as such. Christianity
is a Sunday religion, while primitiv
ism serves them throughout the
week. They wear tattered old cloth
ing, usually discarded by the white
man, earn a pitiful wage, lower than
15 dollars per month in many cases,
save for years to purchase their
wives with money instead of cows
now, and subsist at the barest mini
mum standards of living. Non-white
unions are not allowed to organize,
and the pass system is so effective,
and governmental observation so
close, that it is virtually impossible
for them to hope for an increase in
their standard of living by engaging
in strikes, etc.
The coloreds, the educated natives,
as well as some of the Indians, are
often on an equal cultural and civil
ized plain with many of the whites.
But theyr are not allowed to benefit
1---- this. Educated people outside
from
of the white class have no oppor
tunity to use their education in many
cases. An Indian in Grahamstown
with an Oxford education runs a
small shop. They can advance in
the teaching profession, but recent
government legislation tends to show
that education in the future will be
more indoctrination than education,
and they are therefore unattracted
to it.
Many former non-whites who were
educated, were moving to Ghana,
but the government has all but
stopped this completely.
Recently the government intro
duced what has been known as the
separate Universities Bill, which
brings nearly all education, from
Primary to University, in the lands
of the government. Under its terms,
all those Universities in South Africa
(Capetown, Witwatersand and Natal)
which formerly allowed both whites
and non-whites to attend in the past,
will not be allowed to register any
new non-white students in the future.
Fort Hare, a non-white affiliate of
Rhodes University, and located about
60 miles from Rhodes, will be taken
over by the government, and only
members of the Xhosa tribe will be
allowed to register next year. With
this move has come a purge of nonsympathetic members of the staff of
Fort Hare, and a great deal of worry
from other Universities as to whether
or not they will be the next to receive
a purge.
Many white men live at an ex
tremely low standard of living, while
most enjoy an extremely high stan
dard of living. To protect the un
educated white man, the government
wishes now to introduce a job reser
vation bill which will exclude the
non-white from certain types of oc
cupations. Most leaders of industry
are against job reservation, because
the white man is not skilled enough
to fill many occupations, and there
is a constant cry throughout South
African history for more skilled labor.
To carry out its policies, the gov
ernment has proposed setting up
black states within South Africa, and
to give the black man control over
local administration. On the surface
it sounds good, but in practice it can
not work. Industries are to be de
veloped on the periphery of these
Bantu areas, as they are called, and
the Bantu are expected to return to
the Bantu areas every night after
finishing work. The fact that they
are to be located on the periphery is
significant, in that it indicates that
the Bantus are not to be allowed to
develop any necessary managerial
skills.
The future can hold tremendous
possibilities, but with present gov
ernmental policies, all of Africa,
much of Asia, and even parts of
Europe are turning against the Union.
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�NEW OFFICERS SEATED
(continued from page 5)
alumni activities; in working on com
mittees for solicitation of funds, and
in actual monetary giving for
scholarship aid and gifts to the
school to meet its expenses and en
courage its spiritual and physical
growth.
The alumni's part in the latter as
pect has been more than noteworthy.
BERTRAND RUSSELL
^continued from page 9)
is because they have a kind of skill
which is much admired even by
these who do not possess it But in
tellectual ability, so far from being,
admired by stupid boys, is positively
and actively despised; and even
among grown-ups, the term "egg
head" is not expressive of respect.
It has been one of the humiliations
of the military authorities of om time
that the man who now a days brings
success in war is no longer a gentle
man of commanding aspect, sitting
upright upon a prancing horse, but
a wretched scientist whom every
military-minded boy would have
bullied through his youth. However,
it is not for special skill in slaughter
that I should wish to see the "egg
head" respected.
The needs of the modem world
have brought a conflict, which I
think could be avoided, between
scientific subjects and those that are
called "cultural." The latter repre
sents tradition and still have, in my
country, a certain snobbish pre-emi
nence. Cultural ignorance, beyond
a point, is despised. Scientific ig
norance, however complete, is not.
I do not think, myself, that the divi
sion between cultural and scientific
education should be nearly as defi
nite as it has tended to become. I
think that every scientific student
should have some knowledge of
history and literature, and that every
cultural student should have some
acquaintance with some of the basic
ideas of science. Some people will
say that there is not time, during the
university curriculum, to achieve
this. But I think that opinion arises
partly from unwillingness to adapt
teaching to those who are not going
to pentrate very far into the subject
in question. More specifically, what
ever cultural education is offered to
scientific students should not involve
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a knowledge of Latin or Greek. And
I think that whatever of science is
offered to those who are not going
to specialize in any scientific subject
should deal partly with scientific
history and partly with general as
pects of scientific method. I think
it is a good thing to invite occasional
lectures from eminent men to be ad
dressed to the general body of stu
dents and not only to those who spe
cialize in the subject concerned.
There are some things which I
think ought to be possible, though at
present it is not, to take for granted
in all who are engaged in university
teaching. Such men or women must,
of course, be proficient in some spe
cial skill. But, in addition to this,
there is a general outlook which it is
their duty to put before those whom
they are instructing. They should
exemplify the value of intellect and
of the search for knowledge. They
should make it clear that what at any
time passes for knowledge may, in
fact, be erroneous. They should in
culcate an undogmatic temper, a
temper of continual search and not
of comfortable certainty. They should
try to create an awareness of the
world as a whole, and not only of
what is near in space and time.
Through the recognition of the likeli
hood of error, they should make clear
the importance of tolerance. They
should remind the student that those
whom posterity honours have very
often been unpopular in their own
day and that, on this ground, social
courage is a virtue of supreme im
portance. Above all, every educa
tor who is engaged in an attempt to
make the best of the students to
whom he speaks must regard him
self as the servant of truth and not
of this or that political or sectarian
interest. Truth is a shining goddess,
always veiled, always distant, never
wholly approachable, but worthy of
all the devotion of which the human
spirit is capable.
Although Wilkes alumni are com
paratively young, and have not yet
reached their peak of production,
their contributions to the college in
recent years have exceeded $27,000.
In the capital gifts campaign in 1958,
alumni pledges approximated over
$18,000.
It is important to note that direct
support from the Wyoming Valley
community in its campaign drives
has exceeded $600,000 in the past 5
years, but that former students are
assuming their share in greater pro
portion in each campaign.
All of this points up the substantial
role of our association has played,
and will continue to play, in the fu
ture growth of Wilkes College. In
a few short years, our association
has grown from a passive one to one
of action.
We, as alumni, have been alerted
to the needs of the college; we are
aware of the important function each
has played in supporting the col
lege's activities and growth.
We are pledged and honor-bound
to build a stronger school so that the
blazing torch of inspired education
will be made available to and bene
fit ourselves and our posterity.
The role of responsibility of alumni
is an ever-increasing one, as are the
problems of the world. Our responsi
bility stems from our right to an edu
cation, and securing one. Our op
portunity implies an obligation and
duty. As alumni with a broader per
spective, we can understand and
stand up to these problems by doing
our bit in good conscience and with
high resolve.
Your newly-elected officers are
sincere and devoted men dedicated
to great accomplishments this year;
they need and are deserving of your
support and interest to achieve their
objectives.
Let's play our role to the hilt!
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WILKES
THE
ALUMN
= j ALUMNUS
VoL 6, No. 3
APRIL,
1 960
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�Board of Trustees
Admiral Harold R. Stark Chairman
Arnaud C. Marts, Vice-Chairman
I
Charles H. Miner, Jr., Secretary
NEW
James P. Harris, Treasurer
Mrs. Paul Bedford
Frank Burnside
Francis O. Case
Mrs. Charles E. Chit
ADMINISTRATIVE
Contents.
Page
William L. Conyngham
Mrs. Franck G. Darte
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.
Miss Annette Evans
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5
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APPOINTMENT
Change in Administrative organization made.
The Alumnus/a — a special report concerning you.
Alumni Survey — second part.
Eugene S. Farley
J. Horace Strunk
Hon. John S. Fine
George W. Guckelberger
Harry F. Geeringer
A progressive move forward has been inaugu
rated by Wilkes College. In an effort to further pro
mote the policies, purposes and goodwill of our Alma
Mater, the College has coordinated the functions of
three present administrative departments, namely,
the development office, the alumni office, and the
public relations office.
Joseph J. Kccyan, I*LD.
Miss Mary R. Koons
On the Cover:
Joseph F. Lester
You, the Alumnus/a, are urged to re-evaluate your position
Reuben H. Levy
as an alumnus of Wilkes College. We hope that this special report
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Rev, Charles S. Roush
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representative
Andrew J. Scrdoni
will stir fond memories for you and will further help to create an
The present change in this phase of the college
administration has occurred in part as a result of
the acceptance of new positions by the present ad
ministrators. Russell R. Picton, Jr., director of de
velopment and executive alumni secretary, recently
resigned to accept a similar position with RandolphMacon Women's College in Lynchburg, Virginia and
William A. Zdcmcewicz, director of public relations,
is leaving Wilkes to accept an executive position in
Industry.
awareness of the challenging role that the alumnus of today must
play in higher education. A new seriousness of purpose is growing
to a greater extent than ever before in alumni activities. You can
help your college — if you will. The special report will tell you how.
Julius Long Stern
Mrs. Esther Weckesser Walker
Aaron Weiss
Published by Wilkes College
President
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
■
Dr. Eugene S. Farley
Office of Executive Secretary
Chase Hall
Alumni Officers
Russ Picton, Editor
Clayton A. Bloomburg, President
William Zdancevzicz, Assistant Editor
Leonard Yoblonski, Photographer
Dr. Robert Kerr, Vice-President
Anita Janerich, Secretary
Eusseli H. Williams, Treasurer
Vol 6, No. 3
April, I960
Published quarterly as the Alumnus lor the members of the Wilkes College Alumni Asso
ciation. Second class mail privileges authorized at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Subscriplion. S2.00
Dr. Eugene S. Farley, president, has named
J. Horace Strunk, former newspaperman, to fill the
newly-created post of Director of Development and
Public Relations. Mr. Strunk will direct the activities
of these offices, and will be charged with coordinating
their related functions.
Mr. Strunk comes to Wilkes from Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania, where he was administrative assistant
in the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Bethle
hem. He was graduated from Blair Academy in
Blairstown, New Jersey in 1931 and he received his
bachelor of science degree in Government and Law
from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania in
1935.
In his senior year at Lafayette College, Mr.
Strunk was the recipient of the Benjamin F. Barge
Medal This Award is given for the best presenta
tion of a political thesis. During his sophomore year
at Lafayette, he was appointed Director of Public
Relations at the institution.
Mr. Strunk is a veteran newspaperman having
served on the editorial staff of several eastern news
papers. These include the Slate Belt Times of
Bangor, Penna.; the Easton Daily Express, Easton,
Penna.; the Harrisburg Telegraph, Harrisburg,
Penna.; and the Lancaster New Era, Lancaster,
Penna.
He is a veteran of World War II, having served
in the infantry in the European Theater. After VDay, he served in the Information and Education
Division of the Army and later was assigned as
public information officer at the American University
in Biarritz, France, where more than 5000 GI's were
given the opportunity to do college-level work.
After the war he became director of the office
of Alumni and Public Relations, at his Alma Mater,
Blair Academy in New Jersey. He also has served
as executive secretary of the Pocono Mountains
Chamber of Commerce and Vacation Bureau in
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Strunk is former editor and publisher of
Homefront a wartime magazine prepared for service
men both home and abroad. He was assisted in
this project by his wife, the former Mona Lloyd of
Bangor, Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. Strunk presently reside at 227
South Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
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�OPERATION
MOONSHOOTER
THE
ALUMNA
I
In 1958, Moonshooter reported on American Higher Educa
tion — 1958; it now presents a report concerning you — “The
Alumnus/a”.
The impact of these reports has great potential when you
consider the character of the audience, every member of which
is an alumnus or an alumna. This is the first time that a circula
tion of such quality and quantity to such a select group has ever
been done in the history of American publishing. Nearly 350
educational institutions, with an audience of over three million,
will take part in presenting the following special report.
“Moonshooter” was conceived several years ago by a group
of alumni magazine editors who felt that only through a coopera
tive pooling of funds and talents could alumni magazines realize
their full potential of service to their readers and their institu
tions. From this beginning, the editors organized a non-profit
organization through which to carry on the Moonshooter project.
The result — Editorial Projects for Education, Inc.
We hope you find this report enlightening and enjoyable
reading. We would appreciate any comment from you concern
ing the Moonshooter series that we have presented to you.
ALAN BEABDEN, JON BBENNEIS
RUSS PICTON
Executive Alumni Secretary
As student, as
alumna or alumnus: at
both stages, one
of the most important persons
in higher education.
a special report
�and a
declaration of
dependence
r ■ inis is a salute, an acknowledgment of a partnerI ship, and a declaration of dependence. It is directed
JI- to you as an alumnus or alumna. As such, you are
one of the most important persons in American education
today.
You are important to American education, and to your
alma mater, for a variety of reasons, not all of which may
be instantly apparent to you.
You are important, first, because you are the principal
product of your alma mater—the principal claim she can
make to fame. To a degree that few suspect, it is by its
alumni that an educational institution is judged. And few
yardsticks could more accurately measure an institution’s
true worth.
You are important to American education, further,
because of the support you give to it. Financial support
comes immediately to mind: the money that alumni are
giving to the schools, colleges, and universities they once
attended has reached an impressive sum, larger than that
received from any other source of gifts. It is indispensable.
But the support you give in other forms is impressive
and indispensable, also. Alumni push and guide the legis
lative programs that strengthen the nation’s publicly
supported educational institutions. They frequently act
as academic talent scouts for their alma maters, meeting
and talking with the college-bound high school students
in their communities. They are among the staunchest de
fenders of high principles in education—e.g., academic
freedom—even when such defense may not be the "popu
lar” posture. The list is long; yet every year alumni are
finding ways to extend it.
o the hundreds of colleges and universities and
secondary schools from which they came, alumni
are important in another way—one that has nothing
to do with what alumni can do for the institutions them-
selves. Unlike most other forms of human enterprise,
educational institutions are not in business for what they
themselves can get out of it. They exist so that free people,
through education, can keep civilization on the forward
move. Those who ultimately do this are their alumni.
Thus only through its alumni can a school or a college
or a university truly fulfill itself.
Chancellor Samuel B. Gould, of the University of Cali
fornia, put it this way:
“The serious truth of the matter is that you are the
distilled essence of the university, for you are its product
and the basis for its reputation. If anything lasting is to
be achieved by us as a community of scholars, it must in
most instances be reflected in you. If we are to win intellec
tual victories or make cultural advances, it must be
through your good offices and your belief in our mission.”
The italics are ours. The mission is yours and ours
together.
Alma Mater . . .
Ai an alumni-alumnae meeting in Washington,
members sing the old school song.
The purpose of this meeting was to introduce
the institution to high school
boys and girls who, with their parents,
were present as the club’s guests.
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Many people cling to the odd notion that in this case
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r || the popular view of you, an alumnus or alumna,
1 is a puzzling thing. That the view is highly illogical
seems only to add to its popularity. That its ele
ments are highly contradictory seems to bother no one.
Here is the paradox:
Individually you, being an alumnus or alumna, are
among the most respected and sought-after of beings.
People expect of you (and usually get) leadership or in
telligent followership. They appoint you to positions of
trust in business and government and stake the nation’s
very survival on your school- and college-developed
abilities.
If you enter politics, your educational pedigree is freely
discussed and frequently boasted about, even in precincts
where candidates once took pains to conceal any educa
tion beyond the sixth grade. In clubs, parent-teacher
associations, churches, labor unions, you are considered
to be the brains, the backbone, the eyes, the ears, and the
neckbone—the latter to be stuck out, for alumni are ex
pected to be intellectually adventurous as well as to ex
ercise other attributes.
But put you in an alumni club, or back on campus fora
reunion or homecoming, and the popular respect—yea,
awe—turns to chuckles and ho-ho-ho. The esteemed in
dividual, when bunched with other esteemed individuals,
becomes in the popular image the subject of quips, a can
didate for the funny papers. He is now imagined to be a
person whose interests stray no farther than the degree of
baldness achieved by his classmates, or the success in
marriage and child-bearing achieved by her classmates, or
the record run up last season by the alma mater’s football
or field-hockey team. He is addicted to funny hats deco
rated with his class numerals, she to daisy chainmaking
and to recapturing the elusive delights of the junior-class
hoop-roll.
If he should encounter his old professor of physics, he is
supposedly careful to confine the conversation to remi
niscences about the time Joe or Jane Wilkins, with spec
tacular results, tried to disprove the validity of Newton’s
third law. To ask the old gentleman about the implica
tions of the latest research concerning anti-matter would
be, it is supposed, a most serious breach of the Alumni
Reunion Code.
Such a view of organized alumni activity might be dis
missed as unworthy of note, but for one disturbing fact:
among its most earnest adherents are a surprising number
of alumni and alumnae themselves.
Permit us to lay the distorted image to rest, with the aid
of the rites conducted by cartoonist Mark Kelley on the
following pages. To do so will not necessitate burying the
class banner or interring the reunion hat, nor is there a
need to disband the homecoming day parade.
The simple truth is that the serious activities of organ
ized alumni far outweigh the frivolities—in about the
same proportion as the average citizen’s, or unorganized
alumnus’s, party-going activities are outweighed by his
less festive pursuits.
Look, for example, at the activities of the organized
alumni of a large and famous state university in the Mid
west. The former students of this university are often
pictured as football-mad. And there is no denying that, to
many of them, there is no more pleasant way of spending
an autumn Saturday than witnessing a victory by the
home team.
But by far the great bulk of alumni energy on behalf of
the old school is invested elsewhere:
t> Every year the alumni association sponsors a recog
nition dinner to honor outstanding students—those with
a scholastic average of 3.5 (B+) or better. This has proved
to be a most effective way of showing students that aca
demic prowess is valued above all else by the institution
and its alumni.
t> Every year the alumni give five “distinguished teach
ing awards”—grants of $1,000 each to professors selected
by their peers for outstanding performance in the class
room.
> An advisory board of alumni prominent in various
fields meets regularly to consider the problems of the
university: the quality of the course offerings, the caliber
of the students, and a variety of other matters. They re
port directly to the university president, in confidence.
Their work has been salutary. When the university’s
school of architecture lost its accreditation, for example,
the efforts of the alumni advisers were invaluable in get
ting to the root of the trouble and recommending meas
ures by which accreditation could be regained.
> The efforts of alumni have resulted in the passage of
urgently needed, but politically endangered, appropria
tions by the state legislature.
Some 3,000 of the university’s alumni act each year as
volunteer alumni-fund solicitors, making contacts with
30,000 of the university’s former students.
Nor is this a particularly unusual list of alumni accom
plishments. The work and thought expended by the alum-
the group somehow differs from the sum of its parts
ELLIOTT ERWITT. MAGS’VM
Behind the fun
of organized alumni activity—in clubs, at reunions—lies new seriousness
nowadays, and a substantial record of service to American education.
ni of hundreds of schools, colleges, and universities in
behalf of their alma maters would make a glowing record,
if ever it could be compiled. The alumni of one institution
took it upon themselves to survey the federal income-tax
laws, as they affected parents’ ability to finance their
children’s education, and then, in a nationwide campaign,
pressed for needed reforms. In a score of cities, the
alumnae of a women’s college annually sell tens of thou
sands of tulip bulbs for their alma mater’s benefit; in
eight years they have raised $80,000, not to mention
hundreds of thousands of tulips. Other institutions’ alum
nae stage house and garden tours, organize used-book
sales, sell flocked Christmas trees, sponsor theatrical
benefits. Name a worthwhile activity and someone is
probably doing it, for faculty salaries or building funds or
student scholarships.
Drop in on a reunion or a local alumni-club meeting,
and you may well find that the superficial programs of
yore have been replaced by seminars, lectures, laboratory
demonstrations, and even week-long short-courses. Visit
the local high school during the season when the senior
students are applying for admission to college—and try
ing to find their way through dozens of college catalogues,
each describing a campus paradise—and you Mill find
alumni on hand to help the student counselors. Nor are
they high-pressure salesmen for their own alma mater and
disparagers of everybody else’s. Often they can, and do,
perform their highest service to prospective students by
advising them to apply somewhere else.
in short, belie the popular image.
And if no one else realizes this, or cares, one group
should: the alumni and alumnae themselves. Too
many of them may be shying away from a good thing be
cause they think that being an “active” alumnus means
wearing a funny hat.
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'VT TT TITHOUT the DOLLARS that their alumni contrib\\/\\/ ute each year, America’s privately supported
’ ’ educational institutions would be in serious
difficulty today. And the same would be true of the na
tion’s publicly supported institutions, without the sup
port of alumni in legislatures and elections ar which
appropriations or bond issues are at stake.
For the private institutions, the financial support re
ceived from individual alumni often means the difference
between an adequate or superior faculty and one that is
underpaid and understaffed; between a thriving scholar
ship program and virtually none at all; between wellequipped laboratories and obsolete, crowded ones. For
tax-supported institutions, which in growing numbers are
turning to their alumni for direct financial support, such
aid makes it possible to give scholarships, grant loans to
needy' students, build such buildings as student unions,
and carry on research for which legislative appropriations
do not provide.
To gain an idea of the scope of the support which
alumni give—and of how much that is worthwhile in
American education depends upon it—consider this sta
tistic, unearthed in a current survey of 1,144 schools,
junior colleges, colleges, and universities in the United
States and Canada: in just twelve months, alumni gave
their alma maters more than S199 million. They were the
largest single source of gifts.
Nor was this the kind of support that is given once, per
haps as the result of a high-pressure fund drive, and never
heard of again. Alumni tend to give funds regularly. In
the pastyear, they contributed $45.5 million, on an annual
gift basis, to the 1,144 institutions surveyed. To realize
that much annual income from investments in blue-chip
stocks, the institutions would have needed over 1.2 billion
more dollars in endowment funds than they actually
possessed.
A nnual alumni GIVING is not a new phenomenon on
l\ the American educational scene (Yale alumni
-4- Ja- founded the first annual college fund in 1890, and
Mount Hermon was the first independent secondary
school to do so, in 1903). But not until fairly recently did
annual giving become the main element in education’s
financial survival kit. The development was logical. Big
endowments had been affected by inflation. Big private
philanthropy, affected by the graduated income and in-
heritance taxes, was no longer able to do the job alone.
Yet, with the growth of science and technology and
democratic concepts of education, educational budgets
had to be increased to keep pace.
Twenty years before Yale’s first alumni drive, a pro
fessor in New Haven foresaw the possibilities and looked
into the minds of alumni everywhere:
“No graduate of the college,” he said, “has ever paid
in full what it cost the college to educate him. A part of the
expense was borne by the funds given by former bene
factors of the institution.
“A great many can never pay the debt. A very few can,
in their turn, become munificent benefactors. There is a
very large number, however, between these two, who can,
and would cheerfully, give according to their ability in
order that the college might hold the same relative posi
tion to future generations which it held to their own.”
The first Yale alumni drive, seventy years ago, brought
in SI 1,015. In 1959 alone, Yale’s alumni gave more than
S2 million. Not only at Yale, but at the hundreds of other
institutions which have established annual alumni funds
in the intervening years, the feeling of indebtedness and
the concern for future generations which the Yale pro
fessor foresaw have spurred alumni to greater and greater
efforts in this enterprise.
a nd money from alumni is a powerful magnet: it
ZA\ draws more. Not only have more than eighty busi44- ness corporations, led in 1954 by General Electric,
established the happy custom of matching, dollar for dol
lar, the gifts that their employees (and sometimes their
employees’ wives) give to their alma maters; alumni
giving is also a measure applied by many business men
and by philanthropic foundations in determining how
productive their organizations’ gifts to an educational in
stitution are likely to be. Thus alumni giving, as Gordon
K. Chalmers, the late president of Kenyon College, de
scribed it, is “the very rock on which all other giving must
rest. Gifts from outside the family depend largely—some
times wholly—on the degree of alumni support.”
The “degree of alumni support” is gauged not by dol
lars alone. The percentage of alumni who are regular
givers is also a key. And here the record is not as dazzling
as the dollar figures imply.
Nationwide, only one in five alumni of colleges, uni
versities, and prep schools gives to his annual alumni
received more of it from their alumni than
now education’s strongest financial rampart
fund. The actual figure last year was 20.9 per cent. Allow
ing for the inevitable few who are disenchanted with their
alma maters’ cause,* and for those who spurn all fund
solicitations, sometimes with heavy scorn,f and for those
whom legitimate reasons prevent from giving financial
aid,§ the participation figure is still low.
vr TT thy? Perhaps because the non-participants imag\/%/ ine their institutions to be adequately financed.
’ ’ (Virtually without exception, in both private and
tax-supported institutions, this is—sadly—not so.) Per
haps because they believe their small gift—a dollar, or
five, or ten—will be insignificant. (Again, most emphati
cally, not so. Multiply the 5,223,240 alumni who gave
nothing to their alma maters last year by as little as one
dollar each, and the figure still comes to thousands of
additional scholarships for deserving students or sub
stantial pay increases for thousands of teachers, who may,
at this moment, be debating whether they can afford to
continue teaching next year.)
By raising the percentage of participation in alumni
fund drives, alumni can materially improve their alma
maters’ standing. That dramatic increases in participation
can be brought about, and quickly, is demonstrated by
the case of Wofford College, a small institution in South
Carolina. Until several years ago, Wofford received
annual gifts from only 12 per cent of its 5,750 alumni.
Then Roger Milliken, a textile manufacturer and a Wof
ford trustee, issued a challenge: for every percentage
point increase over 12 per cent, he’d give SI,000. After the
alumni were finished, Mr. Milliken cheerfully turned over
a check for $62,000. Wofford’s alumni had raised their
participation in the annual fund to 74.4 per cent—a new
national record.
“It was a remarkable performance,” observed the
American Alumni Council. “Its impact on Wofford will
be felt for many years to come.”
And what Wofford’s alumni could do, your institution’s
alumni could probably do, too.
* Wrote one alumnus: “I see that Stanford is making great prog
ress. However, I am opposed to progress in any form. Therefore I
am not sending you any money.”
t A man in Memphis, Tennessee, regularly sent Baylor University
a check signed “U. R. Stuck."
§ In her fund reply envelope, a Kansas alumna once sent, without
comment, her household bills for the month.
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> Women’s colleges, as a group, have had a unique
problem in fund-raising—and they wish they knew how
to solve it.
The loyalty of their alumnae in contributing money
each year—an average of 41.2 per cent took part in 1959
—is nearly double the national average for all universi
ties, colleges, junior colleges, and privately supported
secondary schools. But the size of the typical gift is often
smaller than one might expect.
Why? The alumnae say that while husbands obviously
place a high value on the products of the women’s col
leges, many underestimate the importance of giving wom
en’s colleges the same degree of support they accord their
own alma maters. This, some guess, is a holdover from
the days when higher education for women was regarded
as a luxury, while higher education for men was consid
ered a sine qua non for business and professional careers.
As a result, again considering the average, women’s
colleges must continue to cover much of their operating
expense from tuition fees. Such fees are generally higher
than those charged by men’s or coeducational institutions,
and the women’s colleges are worried about the social and
intellectual implications of this fact. They have no desire
to be the province solely of children of tire well-to-do;
higher education for women is no longer a luxury to be
reserved to those who can pay heavy fees.
Since contributions to education appear to be one area
of family budgets still controlled largely by men, the
alumnae hope that husbands will take serious note of the
women’s colleges’ claim to a larger share of it. They may
be starting to do so: from 1958 to 1959, the average gift
to women’s colleges rose 22.4 per cent. But it still trails
the average gift to men’s colleges, private universities, and
professional schools.
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for the Public educational institutions,
a special kind of service
-tt—slUbliclv supported educational institutions owe a
|special kind of debt to their alumni. Many people
JL imagine that the public institutions have no finan
cial worries, thanks to a steady flow of tax dollars. Yet
they actually lead a perilous fiscal existence, dependent
upon annual or biennial appropriations by legislatures.
More than once, state and municipally supported institu
tions would have found themselves in serious straits if
their alumni had not assumed a role of leadership.
> A state university in New England recently was put in
academic jeopardy because the legislature defeated a bill
to provide increased salaries for faculty members. Then
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the university’s “Associate Alumni” took matters into
their hands. They brought the facts of political and aca
demic life to the attention of alumni throughout the state,
prompting them to write to their representatives in sup
port of higher faculty pay. A compromise bill was passed,
and salary increases were granted. Alumni action thus
helped ease a crisis which threatened to do serious, per
haps irreparable, damage to the university.
► In a neighboring state, the public university receives
only 38.3 per cent of its operating budget from state and
federal appropriations. Ninety-one per cent of the uni
versity s $17 million physical plant was provided by pri-
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The Beneficiaries:
Students on a state-university campus. Alumni support is proving
invaluable in maintaining high-quality education at such institutions.
vate funds. Two years ago, graduates of its college of
medicine gave $226,752 for a new medical center—the
largest amount given by the alumni of any American
medical school that year.
> Several years ago the alumni of six state-supported
institutions in a midwestern state rallied support for a
SI50 million bond issue for higher education, mental
health, and welfare—an issue that required an amend
ment to the state constitution. Of four amendments on
the ballot, it was the only one to pass.
> In another midwestern state, action by an “Alumni
Council for Higher Education,” representing eighteen
publicly supported institutions, has helped produce a S13
million increase in operating funds for 1959-61 the most
for-------the state’s system of
significant increase ever voted
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and lobbying. But the effect is often to prohibit the alumni
from conducting any organized legislative activity in be
half of publicly supported education in their states.
“This is unfair,” said a state-university’ alumni spokes
man recently, “because this kind of activity is neither
shady nor unnecessary.
“But the restrictions—most of which 1 happen to think
are nonsense—exist, nevertheless. Even so, individual
alumni can make personal contacts with legislators in
their home towns, if not at the State Capitol. Above all,
in their contacts with fellow citizens—with people who
influence public opinion—the alumni of state institutions
must support their alma maters to an intense degree. They
must make it their business to get straight information
and spread it through their circles of influence.
“Since the law forbids us to organize such support,
every alumnus has to start this work, and continue it, on
his own. This isn’t something that most people do natu
rally—but the education of their own sons and daughters
rests on their becoming aroused and doing it.”
higher education.
/T't ome alumni organizations are forbidden to engage
\\ in political activity of any kind. The intent is a good
' one: to keep the organizations out of party politics
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A NY worthwhile institution of higher education,
ZX one college president has said, lives “in chronic
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tension with the society that supports it.” Says
The Campus and the State, a 1959 survey of academic free
dom in which that president’s words appear: “New ideas
always run the risk of offending entrenched interests
within the community. If higher education is to be suc
cessful in its creative role it must be guaranteed some pro
tection against reprisal. . .”
The peril most frequently is budgetary: the threat of
appropriations cuts, if the unpopular ideas are not aban
doned; the real or imagined threat of a loss of public—
even alumni—sympathy.
Probably the best protection against the danger of
reprisals against free institutions of learning is their
alumni: alumni who understand the meaning of freedom
and give their strong and informed support to matters of
educational principle. Sometimes such support is avail
able in abundance and offered with intelligence. Some
times—almost always because of misconception or failure
to be vigilant—it is not.
For example:
> An alumnus of one private college was a regular and
heavy donor to the annual alumni fund. He was known to
have provided handsomely for his alma mater in his will.
But when he questioned his grandson, a student at the
old school, he learned that an economics professor not
only did not condemn, but actually discussed the necessity
for, the national debt. Grandfather threatened to withdraw
all support unless the professor ceased uttering such
heresy or was fired. (The professor didn’t and wasn’t. The
college is not yet certain where it stands in the gentleman’s
will.)
C* When no students from a certain county managed to
meet the requirements for admission to a southwestern
university’s medical school, the county’s angry delegate to
the state legislature announced he was “out to get this
guy”—the vice president in charge of the university s
medical affairs, who had staunchly backed the medical
school’s admissions committee. The board of trustees ot
the university, virtually all of whom were alumni, joined
other alumni and the local chapter of the American
Ideas
Principle
Association of University Professors to rally successfully
to the v.p.’s support.
► When the president of a publicly supported institu
tion recently said he would have to limit the number of
students admitted to next fall’s freshman class if high
academic standards were not to be compromised, some
constituent-fearing legislators were wrathful. When the
issue was explained to them, alumni backed the presi
dent’s position—decisively.
> When a number of institutions Coined in December
by President Eisenhower) opposed the “disclaimer affida
vit” required of students seeking loans under the National
Defense Education Act, many citizens—including some
alumni—assailed them for their stand against “swearing
allegiance to the United States.” The fact is, the dis
claimer affidavit is not an oath of allegiance to the United
States (which the Education Act also requires, but which
the colleges have not opposed). Fortunately, alumni who
took the trouble to find out what the affidavit really was
apparently outnumbered, by a substantial majority, those
who leaped before they looked. Coincidentally or not,
most of the institutions opposing the disclaimer affidavit
received more money from their alumni during the con
troversy than ever before in their history.
as in the past, educational institutions
I worth their salt will be in the midst of controversy.
A Such is the nature of higher education: ideas are its
merchandise, and ideas new and old are frequently con
troversial. An educational institution, indeed, may be
doing its job badly if it is not involved in controversy, at
times. If an alumnus never finds himself in disagreement
with his alma mater, he has a right to question whether
his alma mater is intellectually awake or dozing.
To understand this is to understand the meaning of
academic freedom and vitality. And. with such an under
standing, an alumnus is equipped to give his highest serv
ice to higher education; to give his support to the princi
ples which make-higher education free and effectual.
If higher education is to prosper, it will need this kind
of support from its alumni—tomorrow even more than in
its gloriously stormy past.
ttn the future,
■ire the merchandise of education, and every worthwhile educational institution must provide and
guard the conditions for breeding them. To do so. they need the help and vigilance of their alumni.
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a new relationship
ROLAND READ
of the relationship between
alumni and alma mater? At the turn into the
Sixties, it is evident that a new and challenging
relationship—of unprecedented value to both the institu
tion and its alumni—is developing.
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> If alumni wish, their intellectual voyage can be
continued for a lifetime.
There was a time when graduation was the end. You
got your diploma, along with the right to place certain
initials after your name; your hand was clasped for an
instant by the president; and the institution’s business
was done.
If you were to keep yourself intellectually awake, the
No-Doz would have to be self-administered. If you were
to renew your acquaintance with literature or science, the
introductions would have to be self-performed.
Automotion is still the principal driving force. The
years in school and college are designed to provide the
push and then the momentum to keep you going with
your mind. “Madam, we guarantee results,” wrote a col
lege president to an inquiring mother, “—or we return
the boy.” After graduation, the guarantee is yours to
maintain, alone.
Alone, but not quite. It makes little sense, many edu
cators say, for schools and colleges not to do whatever
they can to protect their investment in their students—
which is considerable, in terms of time, talents, and
money—and not to try to make the relationship between
alumni and their alma maters a two-way flow.
As a consequence of such thinking, and of demands
issuing from the former students themselves, alumni
meetings of all types—local clubs, campus reunions—arc
taking on a new character. “There has to be a reason and
a purposefor a meeting,” notes an alumna. “Groups that
meet for purely social reasons don’t last long. Just be
cause Mary went to my college doesn’t mean I enjoy
being with her socially—but I might well enjoy working
with her in a serious intellectual project.” Male alumni
agree; there is a limit to I he con geniality that can be main
tained solely by the thin thread of reminiscences or Small
talk.
But there is no limit, among people with whom (heir
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education “stuck,” to the revitalizing effects of learning.
The chemistry professor who is in town for a chemists’
conference and is invited to address the local chapter of
the alumni association no longer feels he must talk about
nothing more weighty than the beauty of the campus
elms; his audience wants him to talk chemistry, and he is
delighted to oblige. The engineers who return to school
for their annual homecoming welcome the opportunity' to
bring themselves up to date on developments in and out
of their specialty. Housewives back on the campus for
reunions demand—and get—seminars and short-courses.
But the wave of interest in enriching the intellectual
content of alumni meetings may be only a beginning.
With more leisure at their command, alumni will have
the time (as they already have the inclination) to under
take more intensive, regular educational programs.
If alumni demand them, new concepts in adult educa
tion may emerge. Urban colleges and universities may
step up their offerings of programs designed especially for
the alumni in their communities—not only their own
alumni, but those of distant institutions. Unions and
government and industry, already experimenting with
graduate-education programs for their leaders, may find
ways of giving sabbatical leaves on a widespread basis—
and they may profit, in hard dollars-and-cents terms, from
the results of such intellectual re-charging.
Colleges and universities, already overburdened with
teaching as well as other duties, will need help if such
dreams arc to come true. But help will be found if the
demand is insistent enough.
> Alumni partnerships with their alma mater, in
meeting ever-stiffer educational challenges, will grow
even closer than they have been.
Boards of overseers, visiting committees, and other
partnerships between alumni and their institutions are
proving, at many schools, colleges, anil universities, to be
channels through which the educators can keep in touch
with the community al large and vice versa. Alumni trus
tees, elected by their fellow alumni, are found on the gov
erning boards of more and more institutions. Alumni
"without portfolio” are seeking ways to join with their
alma maters in advancing the cause of education. The
representative of a West Coast university has noted the
trend: “In selling memberships in our alumni associa
tion, we have learned that, while it’s wise to list the bene
fits of membership, what interests them most is how they
can be of service to the university.”
► Alumni can have a decisive role in maintaining
high standards of education, even as enrollments
increase at most schools and colleges.
There is a real crisis in American education: the crisis
of quality. For a variety of reasons, many institutions find
themselves unable to keep their faculties staffed with highcaliber men and women. Many lack the equipment
needed for study' and research. Many, even in this age of
high student population, are unable to attract the quality
of student they desire. Many' have been forced to dissipate
their teaching and research energies, in deference to pub
lic demand for more and more extracurricular “sendees.’'
Many, besieged by applicants for admission, have had to
yield to pressure and enroll students who are unqualified.
Each of these problems has a direct bearing upon the
quality of education in America. Each is a problem to
which alumni can constructively address themselves, indi
vidually and in organized groups.
Some can best be handled through community leader
ship: helping present the institutions' case to the public.
Some can be handled by direct participation in such ac
tivities as academic talent-scouting, in which many insti
tutions, both public and private, enlist the aid of their
alumni in meeting with college-bound high school stu
dents in their cities and towns. Some can be handled by
making more money available to the institutions—for
faculty salaries, for scholarships, for buildings and equip
ment. Some can be handled through political action.
The needs vary widely from institution to institution—
and what may help one may actually set back another.
Because of this, it is important to maintain a close liaison
with the campus when undertaking such. work. (Alumni
offices everywhere will welcome inquiries.)
When the opportunity for aid does come—as it has in
the past, and as it inevitably will in the years ahead—
alumni response will be the key to America’s educational
future, ami to all that depends upon it.
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<l>ohn masefield was addressing himself to the subject
of universities. “They give to the young in their impres
sionable years the bond of a lofty purpose shared,” he
said; “of a great corporate life whose links will not be
loosed until they die.”
The links that unite alumni with each other and with
their alma mater are difficult to define. But every alum
nus and alumna knows they exist, as surely as do the
campus’s lofty spires and the ageless dedication of edu
cated men and women to the process of keeping them
selves and their children intellectually alive.
Once one has caught the spirit of learning, of truth, of
probing into the undiscovered and unknown—the spirit
of his alma mater—one does not really lose it, for as
long as one lives. As life proceeds, the daily mechanics
of living—ofjob-holding, of family-rearing, of mortgage
paying, of lawn-cutting, of meal-cooking—sometimes
are tedious. But for them who have known the spirit of
intellectual adventure and conquest, there is the bond of
the lofty purpose shared, of the great corporate life
whose links will not be loosed until they die.
This would be the true meaning of alumni-ship, were
there such a word. It is the reasoning behind the great
service that alumni give to education. It is the reason
alma maters can call upon their alumni for responsible
support of all kinds, with confidence that the responsi
bility will be well met.
Activities and Educational Advancements
ALUMNus/a
This issue is completely devoted to you the
Alumnus. We hope that you will read it thoroughly
and decide how you — the Alumnus — can fit into
the over-all picture. You are, in the words of the
report, "one of the most important persons in Ameri
can education today."
The material on this and the preceding 15
pages was prepared in behalf of more than 350
schools, colleges, and universities in the United
States, Canada, and Mexico by the staff listed
below, who have formed editorial projects
for education, inc., through which to per
form this function, e.p.e., inc., is a non-profit
organization associated with the American
Alumni Council. The circulation of this supple
ment is 2,900,000.
DAVID A. BURR
The University of Oklahoma
GEORGE J. COOKE
Princeton University
DAN ENDSLEY
Stanford University
DAN H. FENN, JR.
Harvard Business School
RANDOLPH L. FORT
Emory University
J. ALFRED GUEST
Amherst College
L. FRANKLIN HEALD
The University of New Hampshire
CHARLES M. HELMKEN
Saint John's University
JEAN D. LINEHAN
American Alumni Council
MARALYN ORBISON
Swarthmore College
ROBERT L. PAYTON
Washington University
FRANCES PROVENCE
Baylor University
ROBERT M. RHODES
Lehigh University
WILLIAM SCHRAMM, JR.
The University of Pennsylvania
VERNE A. STADTMAN
The University of California
FREDERIC A. STOTT
Phillips Academy (Andover')
FRANK J. TATE
The Ohio State University
ERIK WENSBERG
Columbia University
CHARLES E. WIDMAYER
Dartmouth College
REBA WILCOXON
The University of Arkansas
CHESLEY WORTHINGTON
Brown University
This second part of the Alumni Survey should
have added significance to you in view of the spe
cial alumni report which preceded it. This portion
covers the Community, Cultural and Recreational
Activities of our alumni, and in addition reports on
their educational advancements.
Just as a reminder, the following information
was derived from the completed survey of 62% of
our alumni body. This is considered an outstanding
return and should mean that the information pre
sented in the following report is basically sound.
The July issue of the "Alumnus" will carry the
third and final part of the Alumni Survey.
Activities
We thought that it would be interesting to have
our alumni indicate their community, cultural and
recreational activities. As the following report indi
cates, their interests are many and varied.
Many who answered the questionnaire checked
"other" and proceeded to fill in their activities be
neath it. We have, for simplicity in reading the final
report, taken those activities and, when possible,
inserted them where we felt they could properly be
placed. For example, in one case, "other" was
checked and below it was written — "part-time
athletic director — Y.M.C.A." This we placed in
the category allowed for Y.M.C.A. or Y.W.C.A. ac
tivities.
Community Activities — select the ones to which
you give the most time.
No. Reporting
326
P.T.A., School Board
308
* Other_______________________________
293
Professional groups (law, medicine, etc.)
Solicitor for Community Chest,
Red Cross, etc. 266
Civic and service clubs
264
Lodge member (fraternal)
174
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, etc
— 145
Y.M.C.A. or Y.W.C.A 109
Chamber of Commerce
64
Labor Organizations
38
*
Cultural Activities — In what cultural activities do
you participate now? Please check the three (only)
which you regard as most important.
CORBIN GWALTNEY
Executive Editor
HAROLD R. HARDING
Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
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may be reproduced without the express per
mission of the editors. Copyright © 1960 by
Editorial Projects for Education, Inc., Room
411, 1785 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washing
ton 6, D.C. editorial address: P.O. Box 5653,
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No. Reporting
956
Read non-fiction __________________
730
Attend plays or concerts --------------583
Listen to radio,/TV concerts ----------488
Collect and play classical recordings;
_. 403
Attend lectures or forums -------------261
Play a musical instrument
151
Paint or sketch _---- -------------------138
Visit art museums -----------------------95
Write (verse, prose) ....
90
Other . .
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Recreational Activities — What activities in this field
have you engaged in, in the last year? Please
check (only) in which you regularly engage.
No. Reporting
Outdoor sports, (hiking, golf, swimming,
riding, gardening, fishing, hunting, etc.
833
655
Book reading for pleasure
Social Dancing, square dancing, informal
637
contacts with friends
578
Listening to TV and/or radio
Indoor sports (bowling, gym, pool, hand
445
ball, billiards, etc.)
359
Spectator at sports
356
Traveling for pleasure
Bridge, chess or other indoor games
311
270
Attendance at movies
110
* Other
but we suspect that
(*—Other—Did not specify,
x
many are included in activities which are listed
by name.)
The Alumnus and his Community Activities
Many of our alumni, despite busy schedules,
find time for various civic and community services.
As Chart No. 3 reveals, 60.48% belong to civic
organizations, while 17.05% belong to professional
organizations. Only 8.96% belong to social groups.
All totaled, 86.5% of our alumni have membership
in at least one type of organization.
Chart No. 3
The Organizations to Which They Belong
Kind of Organization Per cent who Participate
Civic
t
Professional
Social
O
60.48%
17.05%
8.96%
It would seem that our alumni have settled down
in their communities and are taking an active part
in civic affairs. This figure is surprising in view of
the fact that, for the most part, they are young people,
and recent graduates are inclined to be more mobile.
However, the greatest number indicated in civic
21
�organization membership was P.T.A. and School
Board. This is readily understandable again when
we analyze that 75% of our alumni reporting are
married and 82.8% of that figure have children.
It would also appear that ora alumni are inter
ested in keeping within their professional groups —
but are also taldng an active part in soliciting for
various groups — an excellent indication of their
service to their community.
The Alumnus and his Cultural Activities
Chart No. 4
Cultural Activities in Which They Engage
Kind of Activity
Per cent who participate
I] 49.23%
Read non-fiction
Attend plays or concerts
37.60%
Listen to radio and/or
TV concerts
30.03%
Collect and playclassical recordings
25%
Attend lectures or forums
21%
Play musical instrument
13%
Paint or sketch
8%
Visit art museums
7%
Write (verse, prose)
5%
* Other
4%
*—did not specify
I
Among the list of cultural activities, reading of
non-fiction material rates highest with our alumni.
The theater and the world of classical music, at-
tended in person or via recordings, television or
radio, are next in the line of popularity.
The Alumnus and his Recreational Activities
Chart No. 5
Kind of Activity
Outdoor sports
Per cent who participate
^■^■42.91%
33.75%
Bookreading for pleasure
Social dancing, square
dancing, informal contacts
with friends
Listening to TV
and/or radio
Indoor sports, bowling, gym,
pool, handball, billiards, etc.)
Spectator at sports
Traveling for pleasure
Bridge, chess or other
indoor games
Attendance at movies
* Other
*—did not specify
PART ONE: A Summary of All Alumni Who Con
tinued Their Education.
Of the 1,941 alumni who returned their question
naires, 912 indicated they had continued their edu
cation. The percentage is
The total (912) is divided into the following cate
gories:
I
HS
10%
i
32.82%
Chart No. 6
Students now in Graduate Schools
_|
Engineers
16%
1935-1947 Graduates
30%
23%
18%
18%
19%
30-hour Alumni
25%
Graduates
30%
TEST CLASSES
D
16%
14%
6%
According to this survey, we have a great many
outdoor sportsmen — and women, who participate
in hiking, golf, tennis, swimming, riding, gardening,
fishing, hunting, etc. And again, along the recre
ational line, bookreading for pleasure is a popular
pastime for many alumni. Television has taken its
hold. Watching of TV rates fourth among the recre
ational activities in which they engage.
Educational Advancements
This section of the survey consists of data
showing the number of alumni who pursued theneducation at other institutions. The data will be
presented in five parts.
Per cent Analysis
of
Alumni Who Continued Their Education After
Wilkes or B. U. J. C.
1935-1947 Graduates
Alumni who received certificates from Bucknell University Junior College and who con
tinued their studies for Bachelor degrees and
for advanced degrees.
Total number 174
Of the 71 alumni from the Class of 1948
who returned their questionnaires, 46 were
awarded advanced degrees.
The percentage for this class is 65%
Of the 87 alumni from the Class of 1955
who returned their questionnaires, 28 were
awarded advanced degrees.
The percentage for this class is 32%
By combining the percentages for the two
test classes, we are able to compare their
percentage with the entire group. The com
parison shows a close relationship between
the over-all total of alumni and the test group
alumni who continued their education.
The percentage for the entire group 47%
The percentage for the "Test" group 49%
PART TWO: Analysis of Graduate Educational
Advancement
Number and Per cent of Graduates
1935-1947 and 1948-1959
Who Attended Graduate or Professional
Schools
Graduates (1948-1959)
All graduates who have obtained advanced
degrees.
Total number 266
Chart No. 7
Col. 3
CoL 2
No. of
Per cent
of Grads.
Grads.
T airing*
Continuing
Grad. Work Education
Col. 1
TABLE 5
Students
Alumni who are presently engaged in fulltime studies toward higher degrees.
Total number 92
Engineers
Alumni who received two-year certificates in
engineering and who were awarded their
Bachelor degrees at other institutions.
Total number 150
(Of this total, 25 then obtained advanced
degrees.)
22
30-hour Alumni
Includes all who have attended Wilkes Col
lege and have accumulated thirty (30) or more
credit hours and who were awarded their
Bachelor degrees and/or advanced degrees
from other institutions.
Total number 230
912
(see chart)
No. of
Grads.
B. U. J. C.
'35-'47 grads.
578
Wilkes
'48-'59 grads.
1,928
Totals
2,506
* Unadjusted total
*
226
39%
439
665
23%
27%
Column 1
'
' i Bucknell
Total number of graduates
from
University Junior College and Wilkes Col-
lege from 1935 through February, 1959.
Breakdown shows B.U.J.C. graduates and
Wilkes College graduates.
Column 2
Shows the number of B.U.J.C. graduates who
continued their education after receiving
certificates as well as Wilkes College gradu
ates who continued on for advanced degrees.
Column 3
Of the 578 graduates in the 1935-1947 group,
226 of those who returned their question
naires indicated that they had continued
their education.
The percentage is 39%
Of the 1,928 graduates in the 1948-1959 group,
439 of those who returned their question
naires indicated that they had continued
their education.
The percentage is 23%
Of the 2,506 graduates over the twenty-five
year period, 665 who returned their question
naires indicated that they had continued
their education.
The percentage is 27%
In analyzing our total number of graduates, it
is interesting to note that 23% or 578 graduated
from 1935-1947, and 77% or 1,928 have graduated
since 1948.
PART THREE: Degrees Held by Wilkes College
Graduates and B.U.J.C. Graduates
TABLE 6
Degrees held by B.U.J.C. and Wilkes College
graduates are distributed as follows:
a. B.A.-B.S. (1935-1947)
157
24%
b. B.S. (Engineers)
163
25%
c. M.A.-M.S.
217
33%
Ph.D.-D.E.D.
44
7%
M.D. - D.D.S. - D.O.
60
9%
L. L.B. - L.L.M.
40
6%
B.D. - S.T.B. - S.T.M.
20
3%
M.B.A.
12
2%
665
Degrees are not limited to one per graduate.
There are 119 graduates who hold two or more
degrees, or a total of 18% of all graduates hold
several degrees.
Group A. From 1935 to 1947 we gave two-year
certificates as B.U.J.C. — the group above
continued on to receive Bachelor degrees.
Group B. We have only a two-year engineering
program . . . this group has gone on to
attain their Bachelor degrees elsewhere.
Group C. This group includes those from above
who have gone on for other work and also
those who graduated from Wilkes College.
PART FOUR: Scholarship and Fellowship Aid
Of the 912 alumni who continued their
education, 138 received scholarship or fellow
ship aid.
The percentage is 15%
These grants are not limited to one per student.
There were 178 different awards distributed among
the 138 scholars in the following manner:
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�TABLE 7
Assistantships
20
Fellowships
23
Government Aid
33
Foundations, Industries,
& Personal
41
Scholarships
61
Assistantships include only those granted by
the educational institutions that the individual at
tended.
Fellowships include only those given by the
educational institutions.
Government aid consists of Senatorial Scholar
ships, Departmental Scholarships from State govern
ments, Federal Grants, Military Grants, Depart
mental Aid from the Federal Government, and City
Government Grants.
Foundations, industry and personal include
grants by the Ford Foundation, the Kosciuszko
Foundation, the National Science Foundation, Na
tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis; fellowships
awarded by major industries in the United States;
and aid received from educational-minded philantropists.
Scholarships consist of only those awarded to
the scholar by the educational institution.
PART FIVE: Number of Graduates attending other
Colleges and Universities after Gradu
ation (1948-1958)
This section of the survey includes data showing
the number of graduates answering this question
naire who did advanced studies at other schools
from 1948-1958.
It is interesting to note that 720 graduates at
1 _ J
ixo
_____ 1_
___ 4.T_______ tended
146
schools
alter
they left Wilkes College.
The schools and the number of scholars who at
tended them are:
TABLE 8
98
Bucknell University
91
Pennsylvania State Univ.
University of Pennsylvania 44
Temple University
42
39
Columbia University
27
Rutgers University
19
Nev/ York University
14
Lehigh University
14
University of Scranton
12
Jefferson Medical College
12
University of Delaware
Syracuse University
11
University of Maryland
11
10
Geo. Washington Univ.
24
io
Hahnemann Medical Coll.
io
University of Pittsburgh
Seton Hall University
9
Dickinson School of Law
7
Boston University
6
Montclair St. Teach. College 6
Paterson St. Teach. College 5
American University
5
New School for Soc. Research 5
Trenton St. Teach. College
5
5
University of Buffalo
5
University of Illinois
Bloomsburg St. Teach. Coll.
City College of Now York
4
Elmira College
4
Cornell University
1
4
Fairleigh Dickinson Univ.
Glassboro St. Teach. Coll.
1
Geisinger
Mem.
Hospital
4
Johns Hopkins University
1
Gettysburg Lutheran Sem.
4
Marywood College
1
4
Georgian Court College
Misericordia College
1
Harpur College
4
Newark St. Teach. College
1
’Imperial College
4
University of Connecticut
4
(Univ,
of
London)
1
Western Reserve University
3
Indiana St. Teach. College
1
Adelphia College
3
Juilliard School of Music
1
Catholic University
Kansas State College
3
1
Drew University
3
Kent State University
Duquesne University
3
King's
College
Georgetown University
1
La Salle College
Mass. Institute of Technology 3
1
3
Lawrence College
1
Miami University of Ohio
3
Long Beach STC
1
Middlebury College
Lutheran Theological Sem.
Polytechnic Inst, of Brooklyn 3
1
3
Mansfield St. Teach. College 1
University of Miami (Fla.)
3
Michigan College of Mining
University of Michigan
3
& Technology
1
University of Rochester
2
Moravian College
1
Canisius College
2
Muhlenberg STC
1
Carnegie Institute of Tech.
2
McGill College
1
Drexel Institute of Tech.
2
New Jersey St. Teach. Coll.
1
Duke University
2
Oregon State College
1
East Stroudsburg STC
2
Phoenix Junior College
1
Florida State University
Franklin & Marshall College 2
’Rhodes Univ. (So. Africa)
1
2
Richmond
Professional
Inst.
1
Lafayette College
2
Rider College
Loyola College
2
Northwestern University
Rochester Inst, of Technology 1
2
Ohio State University
1
Sacramento STC
Philadelphia Divinity School 2
Saint Joseph's College
1
2
Princeton University
Southeastern University
1
2
Robert Packer Hospital
State Univ. Teach. College
2
Towson St. Teach. College
(Genesee.New York)
1
2
Tulane University
Stevens Inst, of Technology 1
Union Theological Seminary 2
Stroudsburg St. Teach. Coll.
2
University of Colorado
1
Swarthmore College
2
University of Houston
1
Tri-State College
University of Kentucky
2
1
University of Bridgeport
University of Oregon
2
University of Chicago
1
Villanova College
2
University of Cincinnati
1
Wayne State University
2
1
University of Florida
Albany St. Teach. College
1
University of Iowa
Alfred University
1
1
University of Louisville
Arizona State College
1
1
’University of Madrid
Arizona State University
1
1
University of Nebraska
Bexley Hall Theological Sem. 1
’University of Paris
1
(Kenyon College)
1
University of Richmond
Bowling Green University
1
1
’University of Rome
Butler University
1
’University of Strasbourg
1
Clarkson College of Tech.
1
1
University of Tennessee
Cleveland Marshall Law Sch. 1
1
University of Virginia
Colgate-Rochester Div. School 1
1
Upsala College
Colorado A & M
1
Womens Medical Coll, of Pa. 1
Columbia College
1
Wagner College
1
Cortland St. Teach. College 1
Washington College
1
Crozer Theological Seminary 1
Wesleyan University
1
Denver University
1
West Chester St. Teach. Coll. 1
Eastman School of Music
1
1
Virginia Theological Sem.
Episcopal Theological Sem.
1
1
Yale University
of Virginia
1
*—Six graduates had the opportunity of studying in foreign
countries.
Note: The total of 720 is not an individual total.
Many alumni attended more than one school in the
process of obtaining an advanced degree or degrees.
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WILKES
ALUMNUS
Vol. 6, No. 4
JULY,
1960
�Board of Trustees
Admiral Harold R. Stark Chairman
Graduates Hear Brilliant Addresses
Contents:
Arnaud C. Marts, Vice-Chairman
Charles H. Miner, Jr., Secretary
James P. Harris, Treasurer
Mrs. Paul Bedford
Of Vujica, Engstrom
Page
3
Graduates Hear Brilliant Addresses of Vujica, Engstrom.
4
Three-Phase Development Program Successful;
William Weir Boyd
Alumni Representative
New Highs Reached in Alumni Fund.
Frank Burnside
5
New Administrative Appointments.
6
Class of 1960 Presents Gift.
Mrs. Charles E. Clift
William L. Conyngham
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.
Miss Annette Evans
13
Permanent Class Officers and Trustees — Class of 1960.
14
Alumni Survey — Part III.
Eugene S. Farley
John Farr
Hon. John S. Fine
George W. Guckelberger
On the Cover:
Harry F. Goeringer
Joseph J. Kocyan, M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Joseph F. Lester
Reuben H. Levy
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Rev. Charles S. Roush
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representative
TRUSTEES WAITING FOR ACADEMIC PROCESSION AT WILKES;
Wilkes College trustees who joined the academic procession to the
thirteenth annual commencement in the college's gymnasium
auditorium are shown above (seated, left to right): Dr. Eugene S.
Farley, Wilkes president; Mrs. Charles E. Clift, city; Andrew J.
Sordoni, city, newly elected second vice-chairman of the board;
Dr. Elmer W. Engstrom, senior executive vice-president. Radio
Corporation of America, and principal commencement speaker;
Admiral Harold R. Stark, retired Chief of Naval Operations, and
chairman of the board. (Standing): Harry F. Goeringer, city;
Joseph F. Lester, Kingston; former Governor John S. Fine, city;
Dr. Joseph J. Kocyan, city; and Dr. Samuel M. Davenport, city.
Louis Shaffer
Andrew J. Sordoni
Mrs. Esther Weckesser Walker
Published by Wilkes College
Charles B. Waller
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Aaron Weiss
Office of Executive Secretary
President
Chase Hall
Dr. Eugene S. Farley
Russ Picton, Editor
Alumni Officers
William Zdancewicz, Assistant Editor
Leonard Yoblonski, Photographer
Clayton A. Bloomburg, President
Dr. Robert Kerr. Vice-President
Anita Janerich, Secretary
Russell H. Williams, Treasurer
Vol. 6, No. 4
by Dr. Elmer W. Engstrom
President Farley,
Members of the Faculty,
Members of the Class of 1960,
Parents and Friends . . .
by Dr. Stanko Vujica
Boyd Elected to Board of Trustees.
Mrs. Franck G. Darte
New Horizons
Can Man Change -Or Should He?
July, 1960
Published quarterly as the Alumnus for the members of the Wilkes College Alumni Asso
ciation, Second class mail privileges authorized at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Subscription, S2.00
Dear graduates, ladies and gentle
men!
I am genuinely proud and pleased
to be invited to speak at this year's
Baccalaureate service—all the more
since this graduating class happens
to be particularly close to me. I know
most of them through many pleasant
associations in the classroom, at
various social affairs, and sports
events. And I was their class ad
visor in the senior year. In all sin
cerity, I find them one of the finest
groups of young men and women
ever to graduate from Wilkes.
Since I have been given such
splendid opportunity, may I use it
to extend my own and my col
leagues' on the faculty — for I am
sure they want to join me in this —
heartfelt congratulations and good
wishes to you class 1960 on this oc
casion which marks such an impor
tant turning point in your young life.
Wilkes is proud of you, and we hope
that you will always keep in mind
and gentle remembrance the brave
little school on the Susquehanna
which has done its best to help you
enlarge your intellectual, aesthetic
and moral horizons, and thus make
your life more interesting, more sig
nificant and more rewarding.
I wish I had some cheerful and in
spiring message for you. I wish I
could tell you what the poet Words
worth said about the more idyllic
and optimistic days of his youth:
"Bliss was it in that dawn to be
alive . . . But to be young was very
heaven." To be young, I suppose,
is always heaven. But, the melan
choly fact is that these are difficult
times. Man is profoundly troubled
today; he is not at peace with him
self, and he is not at peace with his
fellowmen. The prevailing mood is
one of anxiety and uncertainty.
It is a cruel paradox of our age
that at the time when man has
(continued on page 7)
Dr. Stanko Vujica
Dr. Elmer W. Engstrom
It is a high honor to speak to a
group of young people who are being
graduated from college. In this
particular case, the honor is supple
mented by my awareness of your
hospitality, extended to my company,
as a new neighbor in the community.
For this, too, I am grateful.
My remarks will be specifically
directed to you — the members of
this graduating class. All others
here are cordially invited to listen-in.
I have elected to talk with you
about the complex and peculiar en
vironment in which you and many
of your contemporaries are now to
take your place as educated citizens.
This environment is characterized by
a fundamental cleavage. On the
one hand are age-old conflicts which
spring from the nature of man him
self. On the other is the astonishing
power bestowed upon us in recent
years by our science and technology.
Perhaps never before in history have
we been challenged so directly by
the need for learning how to live
with what we have created.
In such an environment, a first
essential is an understanding of the
forces that guide our affairs. To an
unprecedented degree, these affairs
are dominated today in the material
sense by science and technology.
Many statistics can be cited to
demonstrate the speed with which
we have advanced materially in the
present century — and especially in
the few years since World War II.
To an economist, the advance ap
pears as a drastic rise in living stan
dards and a sharp growth in capital
investment. To the statesman, it is
reflected in terms of national strength
and shifts in the world balance of
power. To the businessman, it ap
pears as a broad expansion of his
(continued cn page 9)
3
�ALUMNI FUND — 1960
Three-Phase Development Program Successful;
New Highs Reached In Alumni Fund
Five hundred and fifty-seven alum
ni have contributed S9.561.03 as their
share to the 1960 Three-Phase De
velopment Campaign to raise the
total given to the program to
S264.193.18.
The funds raised are to be used
for assisting in establishing the grad
uate program in physics and chemis
try, scholarships, and to expand om
athletic facilities.
Although the total raised is below
the established goal of S270.000, there
is no doubt that the goal will be
reached in the near future.
New Administrative
Appointments
Dear Fellow Alumnus:
You must be proud of the eminent position Wilkes College has
attained, not only in the community of Wyoming Valley, but in the
field of liberal education. Om school has matmed to the enviable
rank of one of the outstanding "little colleges in the East.
Institutions, like plants, grow in stature and strength when properly
cultivated and nurtured.
As alumni you have been part of that somce from which the college
is nurtured. In the recent S270.000 three-phase development campaign
that started in February, the campaign goal was achieved. While
former students did not produce the bulk of the funds, their participation
was manifested by the constant flow of contributions . . . and in many
instances, new names were among the donors.
This example of spontaneous giving by alumni has a salutary
effect on others; the community and other prospects always look to see
whether or not Wilkes alumni are playing their part. For others who
were captains and workers, and who traveled at all horns to alumni
branch meetings, we more than thank you.
Yom contributions have helped resolve, substantially, the objec
tives of Wilkes. As alumni, we grow as the college grows . . . and the
school will continue to grow, as we grow.. ..
Om sincere thanks for not forgetting.
Gordon E. Roberts
Gordon E. Roberts, a 1960 graduate of Wilkes, was appointed to the college
administration as Assistant to the Director of Development and Public Relations.
Roberts began his duties at Wilkes on June 13.
Roberts received his bachelor of arts degree in English from the College
at graduation exercises last month, at which time he also received the L. J.
Van Laeys Award in recognition of outstanding work in journalism comses.
At the final meeting of his Class, Roberts was elected one of five permanent
Trustees.
Throughout his fom years at Wilkes, Roberts has been an active member
of various campus organizations and Class activities. He served as president
of the Student Government during his senior year and vice-president and
parliamentarian of that organization during his junior year. He was a member
of his class council for 3 years, acting as parliamentarian during his junior
and senior years.
He was a member of the International Relations Club; the Intercollegiate
Conference on Government and Politics, permanent chairman, 1958-59; the
History Club, and a member of the Manuscript Literary Society and the College
newspaper. The Beacon.
This year, Roberts was selected as a "Campus Personality" in the College
yearbook. The Anmicola, and he was named to the publication list of "Who s
Who In American Colleges and Universities."
Roberts is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Roberts of 80 Rose Avenue,
Plains. He was graduated from Plains Memorial High School, Plains, where
he was president of his graduating class and also Salutatorian. While in high
school, he was a member of the varsity baseball team, a student council mem
ber, and a member of the Oratorical and Debating Society. Jri 1951, he repre
sented Wyoming Valley in the Pennsylvania semi-finals in Forensic competi
tion.
An active member in youth activities of his church, Roberts was president
of the Wyoming Conference Methodist Youth Fellowship, 1953-54, which en
compassed some ten thousand young people in Pennsylvania and New York.
In addition to this administrative position at the College, Roberts also serves
as Proctor of Ashley Hall, of which he now is a resident.
Sincerely yoms,
JOSEPH J. SAVITZ
Alumni Gifts Chairman
Atty. Joseph J. Scrvitz
annual campaigns by 87.00.
We are grateful for your interest
and for your endorsement of the pro
gram of Wilkes as indicated by your
generous gifts. Below, listed by
classes, are the alumni who have
contributed to this year's goals. (This
list was compiled from gifts received
up to,-and including, July 6, 1960).
1935
The total amount contributed bythe alumni is higher than any
amount given before in an annual
drive, but the number of participants
has been dissappointing. In 1958,
the alumni contributed SI8,000 to be
paid over a three-year period, and
this undoubtedly caused some of the
decline in participation because of
the number still paying on their 1958
pledges. However, there are still far
too many who have not assisted
Wilkes who could . . . and should.
This year, the average gift of S17.16
exceeded our average gift for other
No. cn Honor Boll
% oi Participation
S Contributed
Dr. Charles N. Burns
Christopher M. Edwards
Mrs. Harold J. Harris
Mrs. William Henderson
George M. Jacobs
Robert H. Melson
Harland G. Skuse
1936
No. cn Honor Roll
% of Participation
S Contributed
Dr. Charles T. Connors
Mrs. Edward M. Dwyer
Mrs. George Fenner
7 out of 71
10%
S328.60
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Dilys M. Jones
Dr. Robert L. Mayock
Mrs. Lois D. Pearse
Michael G. Solomon
Mirko J. Tuhy
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Dr. Marvin Judd
Rev. Thomas F. Kline
James T. Mayock
Henry N. Peters
Donald Reese
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Melson
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Alfonso S. Zawadsky, also a 1960 graduate of Wilkes, recently was appointed to the position of Assistant to the Registrar and Director of Admissions.
1939
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Francis A. Baldauski
(continued on page 11)
Zawadsky received his bachelor of science degree in Secondary Education
from Wilkes at graduation exercises last month and was elected a permanent
trustee of his Class. While a student at the College, he was an active member
of the Education Club and the International Relations Club, in addition to being
a Dean's List student.
Before entering Wilkes, Zawadsky had enmassed a brilliant military
career. His 21 years of service took him to eight other states in this country —
Maryland, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, New York, California, Tennessee and
Texas — and into the European Theatre during World War II, including
England, France, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Germany and Czechoslovakia.
Now a retired lieutenant colonel of the United States Army, Zawadsky be
gan his army career as an enlisted private with the 66th Infantry at Fort Meade,
Md. After 4 years, he became a first sergeant and later went to Officer Candi
date School, becoming a second lieutenant in May of 1942. Two years later
he was promoted to first lieutenant.
In January of 1944, he was commissioned a captain and the unit he com
manded was among the first to enter Bastogne, the Battle of the Bulge. Follow
ing a tom of duty with the occupation army in Germany and duty in the United
States, Zawadsky returned to Germany in 1948 where he participated in the
Berlin Air Life . . . and again an advance in rank, this time to major.
In his last two years of service he was senior unit advisor of the Army
Reserve Center at Hazleton, during which time he was promoted to the rank of
lieutenant colonel. Since his retirement, he has remained active in the Fourth
Armored Division Association, an organization of men who served with that
division during World War II.
Zawadsky is married to the former Clara Stravinski of Plymouth, and re
sides at 160 Oak St., Mountaintop, with his wife and two children. Sandrat 12:
�CAN MAN CHANGE
Class of 1960
Presents Gift
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A check toward the purchase of an electric athletic
scoreboard was presented to Wilkes College by the
graduating Class of 1960 at the senior dinner-dance
held in the Crystal Ballroom of Hotel Sterling.
The class gift was made in memoriam to Neil C.
Dadurka, former graduate of Wilkes College, who
earlier this year met his death in an untimely jet air
craft disaster in California.
Shown above at the presentations, left to right, are:
Miss Christine Winslow, Pittston, gift chairman; John
G. Reese, director of athletics; Dr.-Eugene S. Farley,
president of Wilkes College; George F. Ralston, dean
of men at the college; John Mulhall, West Pittston,
Senior Class president; and John Mattey. Ashley, Class
vice-president and master of ceremonies.
a
Principal speaker at the senior affair was Dr. Far
ley. In addressing the students he said, "As you leave
the college, I hope you find yourself possessed of a
greater awareness of the multiple forces that exert their
influence upon our lives and our times. It is also my
hope that you have developed the ability to study
these forces objectively and impassionately. It is my
further hope that you have developed ideas and conviciion which will form your lives and shape your
actions in the years ahead."
Remarks also were made by John Reese, class
adviser; Beryl Cole, dean of women; and Dean Ralston.
Frank Steck, class treasurer, gave invocation. Dancing
followed the dinner.
Boyd Elected to Board of Trustees
William Weir Boyd, a member of the first gradu
ating class of Wilkes, was elected the second alumni
member of the college's Board of Trustees at the annual
reorganization meeting of the board during Commence
ment Weekend.
Acting upon the recommendation of the Alumni
Nominating Committee, Mr. Boyd was placed in nomi
nation for a three-year term by the board chairman,
Admiral Harold R. Stark.
The other alumni representative on the board is
Attorney Joseph J. Savitz, who was .elected during his
term as president of the Alumni Association in 1958.
A native Wilkes-Barrean, Mr. Boyd now resides in
Vestal, New York, and is Assistant Treasurer of ClarkCleveland, Incorporated, Binghamton. Active in civic
affairs, Mr. Boyd has been recognized by his company
for outstanding service with the United Fund in Bing
hamton and was a Keyman for years and a team
captain this past year.
Mr. Boyd demonstrated a keen interest in the pro
motion of youth activities within the Vestal area, es
pecially in Little League Baseball Clubs. During the
past year, he has been instrumental in the formation
of an independent league to help accomodate the
many children interested in playing baseball in that
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area.
Since 1956, Mr. Boyd has been a member of the
Binghamton Chamber of Commerce and has actively
participated on numerous projects of the group. He
is a member of the National Association of Accountants
and an associate member of the Institute of Internal
Auditors.
Mr. Boyd was a member of the first graduating
class of Wilkes, 1949, when the College was still affili
ated with Bucknell University as a junior college. He
is a graduate of Kingston High School and a veteran
of 48 months' service with the United States Armed
Forces during World War II.
Following his graduation from Wilkes, Mr. Boyd
joined the accounting staff of the Sordoni Construction
Company in Forty Fort. In 1951 he became an auditor
with the Arlington Hotel in Binghamton and later an
auditor with the firm of Greene and McLean, Certified
Public Accountants, also in Binghamton. It was during
this time that he had taken advanced studies in the field
of accounting at Harpus College in Endicott, New York.
Mr. Boyd is married to the former Martha Thomas
of Wilkes-Barre. The Boyds have two children, William
Jr., 12, and Thomas, nine. They presently reside at
529 Torrance Avenue in Vestal, New York.
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ascended the pinnacle of material progress
and has, both figuratively and literally,
reached for the moon, the apocalyptic litera
ture and the talk about the end of the world
have again become fashionable.
I cannot refrain from commenting on an in
teresting and perhaps highly symbolic differ
ence between the ancient religious eschatologists and doomsday experts and their
modern secular counterparts. The former be
lieved that the end of the world would come
by the will of the angry God, who they be
lieved to be the sole master of nature. The
moderns fear that it may occur by the will of
man who has truly tasted the fruit of knowl
edge and has become godlike in his mastery
of this same nature. The ancients looked for
omens by gazing at the movements of stars or
the flights of birds. We are also gazing at
the sky and find omens in the mushroom
clouds, ballistic missiles and sputniks. Again,
it is not god-made but man-made phenomena
that frighten us. To quote a poet again: "The
fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in
ourselves. . .
But I do have something to say that will
cheer you a little. I will not talk to you this
afternoon about the hydrogen bomb, the sput
niks, U-2 incident, the failure at the Summit—
and all the dreadful things that may happen
to us because of these developments.
I decided to talk about a different kind of
danger. I thought it more becoming a teacher
of philosophy to speak about ideas. Indeed,
the explosive power of ideas may be greater
than that of the nuclear weapons, and may
play a more decisive role in the great ide
ological confrontation of our day.
During the past war, Mortimer Adler, the
editor of the Great Books series, shocked the
academic world by declaring that the greatest
danger to democracy and the cause of human
freedom in the long run comes not from Hitler
and Stalin but from the kind of philosophy
which is being taught in our Colleges and
Universities.
It would probably be hard to defend this
sweeping indictment, and I have no intention
of trying. But I think I know what he had in
mind. Adler was not referring to any sys
tematic and organized school of philosophy
which is taught in departments of philosophy.
He was referring to certain science inspired
intellectual currents, trends and attitudes,
which are today gaining wider and wider
currency chiefly among the intellectuals and
academicians, and but are slowly spilling out
of the "ivory towers" of the academies and
are reaching the man in the street.
For a lack of a better term, we may call it
scientism: which I define as the increasing
tendency to think of man in merely scientific
terms and to apply exclusively scientific solu
tions to man's problems. The result of such
thinking is the adoption by man of a low
estimate of himself, of man the increasing de
humanization of man. The rationale of this
mode of thinking, in an oversimplified form,
runs something like this: Since astronomy tells
us that our earth is not the stationary center
of the universe, but rather a mediocre planet
revolving around a second-rate star, one among the billions and billions of stars, it ap
pears that there is no uniqueness and special
fiction called WALDEN TWO. Walden Two
significance to human earthly existence.
is a utopian community created by an experi
The whole human venture on this planet
mental
psychologist named Frazier, who has
may be nothing but "a tale told by an idiot
learned the techniques for controlling thought
full of sound and fury signifying nothing."
with precision, and who has conditioned his
Since the law of cause and effect prevails
subjects to be happy, obedient and incapable
throughout the enormous expanse of the uni
of antisocial behavior. Universal benevolence
verse, man cannot be an exception to that
and great tolerance of individual differences
law: his decisions and actions are wholly de
prevail — not because it is assumed, as the
termined. There is no such thing as free
founders of such utopias generally do assume,
choice. Truly, man is not captain of his own
that they are natural to all men uncorrupted
soul, but a victim of circumstance.
by society, but because an experimental
Since anthropology testifies to almost un
scientist has conditioned them to think bene
limited variations of customs and moral codes
volently and tolerantly.
—it is concluded that there are no universal
At Walden Two men behave in a fashion
standards of right and wrong. Morals are
we are accustomed to call "reasonable" not
but mores; ethics is a glorified etiquette.
because they reason but because they do not;
Since biology has shown that man has evolved
because "right responses" are automatic; be
the same way as the rest of the animal king
cause men have become like well trained
dom — man is nothing but another animal,
dogs. The important thing to note is that the
an "extremely clever, adaptable, and mis
conditioning is achieved by methods which
chievous little animal, whose capacity to
by-pass those very reasoning faculties, which
reason and make tools sets him apart from
were traditionally considered distinguishing
other animals.
marks of man and which education is sup
Since Freudian psychology indicates that
posed to cultivate and exercise.
man's actions are not so much dictated by
Now, it may be asked: What is wrong with
conscious reasoning or moral insight as by
Walden Two? Too bad it is only a fiction.
the subconscious primordial animal instincts,
If
people can be made to be happy, obedient
man is not a rational animal, but at best a
and incapable of anti-social behavior, who
rationalizing animal; he uses his reason chief
cares
how it has been accomplished. The
ly for the purpose of embellishing his basically
goal is so noble and necessary that we cannot
instinctive behavior.
Since Behavioristic
afford being too sensitive about the means.
Psychology suggests that man is a complex
For centuries men repeated, "you cannot
physiological machine governed by the rigid
change human nature", and religion and edu
mechanism of Stimulus-Response, almost limitcation have certainly not been able to do that.
lessly malleable and plastic, it follows that
If now science can do that, let us be thankful
there is hardly such a thing as an unchanging
for it. My reply to this is as follows: Parahuman nature.
-doxically the saying, "You cannot change
A newly born baby is just a bundle of
human nature, "is the best hope for mankind.
potentialities; it is up to the environment to
It implies that there is such a thing as human
mold it to be a saint or a villain, a law-abiding
nature, and that nature can be improved to a
citizen or a thief, a free man or a slave. And
point and corrupted to a point, but cannot be
the molding is done not by reasoning, by ap
drastically altered; it cannot be fundamentally
pealing to his better self, i.e., by what is
improved, but it cannot be fundamentally cor
traditionally called education, but by the
rupted either. It means, for example, that
Pavlovian method of conditioning.
Man’s desire for freedom and his spiritual
One could go on and on pointing out how
aspirations cannot be extirpated no matter
certain scientific ideas — some of which are
what techniques of propaganda and brain
true, others doubtful — have by implication
washing the dictators may use. It means that
tended to put man in his place, to cut him
tyranny and dictatorship are unnatural and
down to size, as it were. Now none can have
cannot last forever.
anything against science — it is the greatest
There is a tremendous difference between
and proudest achievement of the human mind.
the belief in the "perfectibility of man", and
But "scientism" is something entirely different.
the belief in the "conditioning of man". Man
One must express a grave concern about the
can be perfected only by an appeal to what
lowering of man's stature. What man thinks
is highest in him, by the cultivation of his
of himself is an important part of his environhumanity. One can hardly improve man by
ment. What man thinks he is determines to
first reducing him to the animal and then
a large degree what he thinks he ought to
using the techniques devised for the training
do — especially what he thinks he ought to
of animals to improve man. One cannot de
do in relation to his fellowmen.
grade and elevate man at the same time.
I am afraid that man has been cut down to
There is a world of difference between educa
a size which makes him tailor-made for vari
tion and indoctrination. It is a mere mystifica
ous totalitarianisms of our time. It is an aw
tion to claim that the reduction of human be
ful thought, but it was expressed by a sober
ings to the status of automata can ever insure
analyst of the temper of our age. Professor
human happiness. The inhabitants of Walden
Joseph Krutch. "May it not be" — he specu
Two are not happy; they are not happy be
lates — "that we have educated ourselves
cause they are not human, they are robots.
out of certain ideas necessary to our survival,
Few people realize that ignoble means vitiate
and that modem thought, like modem tech
and destroy even the noblest ends.
nology, has been busy chiefly with the pre
paration of instruments for an efficient as
As to the fictional character of Walden Two,
well as spectacular spiritual suicide calcu
wo must remember that we are living at a
lated to occur at about the same time that the
time, when a scientific fiction of today becomes
physical world is destroyed".
a scientific reality of tomorrow. Alas, Walden
A few years ago, a Harvard Professor of
Two. is not altogether fiction; it is already an
Psychology (B. F. Skinner), wrote a scientific
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�ugly reality in almost half of this planet.
Soviet Russia and its satellites, and Commu
nistic China are engaged in the ambitious
project of changing human nature. They are
experimenting in social engineering on an
enormous scale with the ultimate goal of
making people "happy, obedient and incapa
ble of anti-social behavior". The Communists
lake great pride in saying that their system is
"scientific" — all other systems being "prescientific". And in a certain perverse sense
of the word they are scientific. Just as New
ton has discovered the laws which govern the
movements of physical bodies, Marx believed
that he had discovered the laws which govern
history. By using these laws as a key and a
guide, the Marxists predict and plan the fu
ture.
There is no inherent dignity to a human be
lOnrrViln TnrrHfc**
ing. no "inalienable
rights", freedom is an
empty bourgeois luxury. Man is an animal —
an economic animal: a producer and a con
sumer. AU other aspects of human personali
ty are abstracted and disregarded, Man is
completely dehumanized.
The Communists,
characteristically, do not speak of man —
they speak of the masses. When man is thus
stripped of his humanity and reduced to an
economic abstraction, the rest follows with
inescapable logic, The good society then is
one with the best system of production and
consumption.
The Communists are convinced that a col
lectively owned and operated economy fills
the bill, and after joining power character
istically by force not by persuasion they pro
ceed with a laboratory testing of its validity
with an impersonal, scientific cold-bloodedness,
with all value judgements, such as right or
wrong, all sentiments and sentimentalities left
out. If a few million human beings must be
liquidated because they oppose the experi
ment, it is just too bad. This experiment
happens to involve men — not just rats and
rabbits. "One cannot make omelets without
. 'eaking eggs," was a favorite proverb of
S'.alin- Those who survive, the human guinea
;::cs in this experiment in human engineering,
must be kept under complete control, which,
after all, is another scientific requirement for
a successful experiment. The secret police
a.-.d the government propagandists, versed in
ihe techniques ci conditioning and brainwash
ing, are assigned the task of seeing to it that
the conditions of a controlled experiment are
maintained — till men become automatically
"hoppy, obedient and incapable of anti-social
behavior". When this beatific utopian vision
cc-mes to pass, the state itself will become
unnecessary and will wither away.
Now, I would like to ask two questions.
How do we in the scientifically oriented West
differ from Communism? What are our ob
jections to it?
In answer to the first question, let me quote
Aldous Huxley, one of the most acute ob
servers and critics of our Western world, the
author of a utopia of his own, the well-known
book The Brave New World.
"We are supposed to be waging a crusade
against the godless materialism of the Com
munists. In actual fact our prevailing vzorld
differs from theirs in degree and consistency,
not in kind ... a philosophy of physicalism
and cultural relativism, seasoned this side of
the Iron Curtain with a dash of Freud. In
Russia, to be sure, this philosophy has been
worked out more systematically and applied
with a stricter logic than in the West. We
have been saved insofar as we have been
saved by our — inconsistency. Our philoso
phy has no place for free will or for anything
which might be described as the soul. And
yet with a blessed absence of logic, we go
on behaving as though we believed in the
uniqueness, the paramount value of human
personality.
Habit and the fact that our fundamental
institutions were framed by men who were
firmly convinced of the existence of all things
that no scientist has ever observed, make it
quite easy for us to think one way while
acting in another, incompatible way. How
much longer can we continue to perform thj°
curious feat. One day some dangerously
logical demagogue may ask us why, if men
and women are merely the by-products of
physical and social processes, they should
not be treated as such. After which we may
expect the fiction of George Orwell's Nineteen
Eighty-Four turn into appaling fact".
Arnold Toynbee considers Communism a
heresy within what he calls the "post-Christian” or "ex-Christjan" Western civilization.
The Western thought had prepared the ground
and provided the underlying logic for Com
munism. It was the Western thought that has
deprived man of the power to choose, robbed
him of the ability to reason, and reduced his
profoundest convictions concerning the right
and wrong to the status of mere cultural
prejudices. The West has given the East both
its philosophy and its technology, and it is
now getting them back with vengeance and
large dividends.
Nov/ my second question. What is our
fundamental objection to Communism? From
the purely scientific point of view, devoid as
it is of value aspect, the only objection we
we may raise is a pragmatic one: Communism
will not work. A collectively owned and
operated economy will not produce abun
dance, at least not as well as the free-enter
prise system will. I hasten to point out that
this argument, though not decisive, cannot be
dismissed lightly either. It is a matter of
record that free-enterprise has in America
achieved the standard of living which is both
the highest and more widely distributed than
any other system in history. Among the
critics of our much maligned "affluent so
ciety", it has become something of a fashion
to deplore and condemn the mere convenience
of living; to talk condescendingly and disap
provingly about large houses, washing ma
chines, television sets, two-car garages and
cars too wide to be put into two-car garages.
The criticism is v/ell taken if it is directed
against the growing tendency of treating these
conveniences as if they were an end in them
selves. But "affluent society" is no mean
achievement in a vzorld half of whose people
still live on the borderline between hunger
and starvation. These material comforts are
not ends, but they are the means for almost
all other human ends. "One must live and
then philosophize", as the ancient Romans
said. It is therefore gratifying to know that
freedom, supremely valuable for its ov/n sake,
also works. Our not so hospitable recent
and entitled to shaping his life and pursuing
happiness in his own way; that the govern
ment and all other institutions are for the
sake of the individual.
Americanism is
humanism and individualism.
guest Nikita Khrushchev is saying in the
same breath two things, which I have some
difficulty in reconciling. He said: "We will
bury you," and "We will catch up with you."
It must be a strange sort of a patient, when
the undertaker tries to catch up with his
health even as he prepares his funeral.
Our way of life and the political institu
tions which express it, represent a philosophy
founded on the supreme value of the human
person. The American experiment has been
so eminently successful because of a creative
spirit emanating from the faith in a free man
and the conviction and faith that such a man
dedicated and disciplined can be trusted with
his own destiny. More than anything else it
was this philosophy and this spirit that out of
a vast teritory and wilderness created the
nation which is one of the wonders of the
world and still "the best hope of earth".
And yet we could make no more fatal
blunder than to rest our case on our material
achievements alone. Communism would be
evil even if it were economically successful.
Yes, even if it should surpass us in the per
quota production of steel, coal, electricity or
milk. These may do for a society of termites,
or a herd of sheep, but not for a society of
human personalities.
The good society is one which provides for
the well-being of the total man, which provides
the opportunity for the satisfaction of the needs
of the body and for the needs of the spirit.
In terms of real human values. Communism
signifies a reversion to barbarism. Its ma
terial and technological achievements need
not be denied or minimized.
But these
achievements cannot compensate for the deep
wounds inflicted upon man's spirit. To rob
men of their dignity, to stifle freedom of
thought, to brainwash, to regiment the minds
of men — is to deprive men of their humanity,
to turn them into robots. Communism denies
and disregards man's spiritual dimension.
This is why its equation cannot work. Even
if it fills the stomachs of its subjects, it would
still be a tragic failure, for it will starve their
souls,
The greatness of America, on the other hand,
has consisted in the fact that it has provided
its people with the high standard of material
living without sacrificing those spiritual things
which give life meaning and worth. America
is the country that produces more wheat than
it can -use without having lost sight of the
divine truth that man does not live by bread
alone.
The Founding Fathers of this "nation under
God" have built their noble experiment on a
high, exalted view of man. They were the
inheritors of a Judeo-Christian spiritual reli
gious tradition and the American dream of a
society of free men was largely a projection
of that spiritual dimension. "We hold these
truths to be self-evident, that all men are
created equal; that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienable rights;
that among these are life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. That, to secure these
rights, governments are instituted among men,
deriving their just powers from the consent of
the governed." These immortal words are
still the best definition of democracy. For
democracy, in the widest sense, means much
more than a special political form, a method
of carrying on governmental administration
by means of elected rather than self-appointed
officers; it means more than the economic
system of free enterprise. Democracy, in the
more basic sense, is a theory of man — the
view that man is not a mere animal, or a
mere economic unit, or one more cog in the
machinery of history, but a free human person,
a creature of flesh and bone, but also pos
sessing a spirit — a creature, therefore, of
infinite worth and dignity. From this high
estimate of man stems the further democratic
principle that each individual is capable of
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If our supremacy in technology has for the
moment been opened to question, our supre
macy in the realm of the human spirit is be
yond doubt. We have a clear advantage in
human values, in spiritual insight, in political
liberty, and creative freedom. It is a formida
ble advantage, an advantage that weighs
heavily on the scales of destiny. Let us not
underrate or dissipate its force. Let us, rather,
find the moral courage to use it boldly to
rally behind it the humanity on both sides of
the Iron Curtain.
J. Robert Oppenheimer wrote recently:
"Nuclear weapons . . . now haunt our imagi
nations with an apocalyptic vision that could
well become a terrible reality; the disappear
ance of man as a species from the surface of
the earth. It is quite possible. But what is
more probable, more immediate and in my
opinion equally terrifying is the prospect that
man will survive while losing his precious
heritage, his civilization and his very humani
ty.”
The greatest problem of our age, beyond
the immediate business of biological survival,
is the problem of how to preserve man's hu
manity and to prevent the erosion of spiritual
and moral values in an age dominated by
science and technology which by their very
nature are incapable of promoting these larger
human goals, and may even be destructive of
them. As the magazine "The Nation" put it
recently: The future of the human race resides
in its humanity, not in its ability to construct
honeymoon motels on Venus. The age of
push-button living needs desperately a philo
sophy that makes living worthwhile — a life
warming philosophy, a tremendous vision, a
robust faith, a call to an heroic mission, a
challenge of a truly human message. We are
now in a paradoxical situation of being in
need of more science and better science to
protect us from what science can do to us.
And yet we know that a purely scientific
civilization, destitute of ideals and values,
would be as cruel for the soul as the prescientific civilization was for the body; it
would be a civilization in which, as Bertrand
Russell said, "though there may be pleasure,
there will be no joy." "There stands the in
exorable law that apart from some transcen
dent aim the civilized life either wallows in
pleasure or relapses slowly into a barren
repetition with waning intensity of feeling." —
(Alfred Whitehead)
A few years ago the late Secretary of State
Dulles spoke of the need for an "agonizing
re-appraisal" of our foreign policy. What we
need more urgently is an "agonizing re-appraisal" of our entire philosophy of life, and
philosophy of man. On this there is unani
mous agreement among the thoughtful men
of our generation. The famous French writer
Andre Malraux defines the task of the 20th
century as filling the vacuum left by the 19th
century's loss of faith.
Dr. Harold Urey, the leading nuclear physi
cist, in a recent article, after pointing out that
science gives man no purpose in living, no
objective that offers him a feeling of dignity,
wrote: "One of the greatest needs of this age
is a great prophet who can accept the facts
of science and at the same time give the in
spiration to fill the great spiritual void."
The well-known theologian Reinold Niebuhr
said in a recent article, "Christian humanism
must make common ground with the different
kind of secular humanism to protect the digni
ty of the person in an increasing technical
age."
One thing is certain.
Modern man must fight his way out of the
darkness and moral nihilism of the contempo
rary world — or else he will tend to drown
his spiritual terror in either the mad rush for
pleasure or the current ideological drugs, only
to find out to his sorrow and perhaps too late,
that he has been offered stone for bread.
I have detained you too long. It is time to
conclude and to pray. The only prayer I
can think of that sums up in a somewhat
weird way what I have been trying to say,
is the old Scotchman's prayer: "O Lord, give
us a good conceit of ourselves."
Thank you.
NEW HORIZONS
(continued from page 3)
market and an increased complexity in his
products.
The source of the advance is the same in
all cases, however. It can be expressed
dramatically in one unadorned statistic: 90
per cent of the scientists and engineers pro
duced by the human race in its long history
on earth are alive and at work today. This
means simply that the discoveries of scientific
research and the fruits of engineering develop
ment have suddenly started to pour forth in
a vast flood within your lifetime and mine.
Consequently, we have achieved literally with
in this generation the physical means for re
making the world as we choose, It is now
within the power of mankind to create a
golden age — or to extinguish virtually all
life on earth.
Our situation today is this: science and
technology have revolutionized our products
and our methods of production. They have
wiped away barriers of time and distance by
radio and television, and jet air transport.
They have opened to us the almost limitless
energy stored within the atom. They have
given us the means to launch artificial satel
lites which circle the globe in minutes, and
space vehicles with which man will attempt
to probe the solar system.
The world which appeared to expand
through centuries of exploration has been re
duced almost overnight to a small island. Its
farthest corners are as accessible to us as
were the adjoining states to our grandparents.
Today, we cover in less than an hour, a
distance greater than men traveled in a week
but a short time ago. We see and hear in
stantly events occurring thousands of miles
away. Technology has mastered time and
distance.
The shrinking of our planet has tended to
raise both the living standards and the as
pirations of all men. But with these positive
effects, it also has released new tides and
tensions which profoundly affect the world
environment. National, economic, and racial
inequalities, blurred in former years by
distance, have sprung into sharper focus. The
result is widespread ferment among millions
who seek self-determination and a greater
share of political and economic opportunity.
At the same time, the physical conquest of
time and distance has encouraged the re
grouping of mankind into ever larger com
munities bound together by common traditions
and values. Today, these communities are
dominated largely by two major opposing
spheres of influence whose mutual distrust
has been re-emphasized by the events of re
cent weeks. Because of science and tech
nology, each has the physical capability of
launching weapons, the general use of which,
would virtually guarantee the destruction of
civilization as we know it.
Mankind seems at the moment to be relying
for salvation upon the universal revulsion to
the prospect of atomic war — in essence, a
balance of terror. This is hardly a satisfac
tory environment in which to exist and pro
gress through the years ahead. It is. how
ever, a consequence of our having failed to
mature in wisdom and spirit so as to adjust
to the swift changes brought upon us by
science and technology. I shall return to this
thought in a few moments in considering the
attitudes with which we approach the chal
lenges of our new environment.
Let me turn now to yet another aspect of
this environment — one which offers chal
lenge in its ov/n way. The scientific prog
ress which has so altered the world around
us, also has brought accelerating change to
the conditions under which we live and work
within our own national community. A new
movement is unfolding in industry and com
merce, with potential results extending into all
phases of our society. Again, this stems from
our scientific advance, principally in the field
of electronics. I refer to the swift extension
of electronic data processing techniques,
coupled with automation. It relates in a parti
cular way to the processes of management.
It is probably inaccurate to describe this
movement as new. In a strict sense, we see
today a continuing stage in a process which
began many years ago — the Industrial
Revolution itself.
The Industrial Revolution saw burdens of
labor removed from the muscular effort of
man. The curent movement will see man re
lieved of many mental and decision, making
functions. Through the use of these instru
mentalities, the timeliness of information and
the accuracy of this information will improve,
leading to more precise control over all pro
ductive processes. The ability of persons in
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�charge to have a fuller understanding and to
make better and more effective decisions will
likewise improve. It will thus be possible to
deal fundamentally with the increasingly
complex problems and situations which con
front us. Apart from industry and commerce
these same instrumentalities will be effective
in understanding human behavior, in diag
nosis, and treatment of disease and in the
processes of research and technology.
All of this means an upgrading of the skills
needed to cope with today's and tomorrow's
situations. While more is required of him in
this sense, man will be more productive and
be better served in nearly all phases of life.
The impact of science and its results on all
walks of life point up the need for emphasis
on education and on the numbers of persons
educated. You, in fact, are moving into an
increasingly educated society. I need not
cite statistics for the increasing numbers of
persons completing secondary schools, col
leges, and universities.
These are well
known . The white collar man is outstripping
the blue collar man. Rather, it might be more
correct to say that numbers who would at an
earlier time have been scheduled for the blue
collar ranks, are moving to white collar status
by the processes of education. This is a
necessary condition of our age.
Having considered characteristics of our
time and something of how these have come
about, let me novz make brief observations
regarding certain attitudes.
A half century ago vze were in the midst of
programs of self-reliance in everyday affairs
and of growth oi materialism in religion. Man
was self-satisfied. He vzas in control of his
actions and could regulate his destiny — so
he believed. Tvzo world vzars and the current
continuing cold war have shaken these con
victions. Man has become unsure as to his
self-reliance; unsure that he can plan and
regulate his destiny. Today the threatened
use cf nuclear force shocks men to the uncertainties ahead.
With certainties less tangible, with convic•idns less sure as io what were considered as
stable values, one sets out to seek new ap
proaches, new anchor points — in short,
refuge, It is an in-built characteristic of man
•hat he requires certainty. Lacking certainty,
he becomes restless — he seeks and gropes
for another certainty, a new security. In some
it results in a constructive search for solutions.
In some results in an attitude of just wishing
that the problems would go away. In yet
others it results in despair, in giving up as
to a purposeful, constructive approach.
With all this goes a tendency to compromise
with the higher values in life. In individual
and group actions one sees a tendency to
accept compromise in behavior and morals —
to accept less than the good or the truthful
in society and entertainment. In business, in
politics and in actions of nation-to-nation,
these same compromises appear. The cost
and danger in high resolve grow from day to
day. Yet these high purposes are just as
important, just as right as when man lived
in a simpler world.
We still do draw a line, and I am sure that
vze will continue to do this. Yet vze are in
the portion of a cycle vzhere vze continually
push the line — that line vzhere we take our
stand — farther and farther avzay. Today
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we accept behavior in private and public life
which a short time ago would have disturbed
us. Today we accept acts on the part of
nations which yesterday would have brought
men to arms. There is a need today for more
tolerance. Yet we are seemingly losing our
ability to arise in righteous indignation.
I have made these observations to sound
warnings — so that you may recognize these
expressions of our times and their related ac’□p your own
tions — so that you may develoj
These cunent
fundamentals and convictions. Tl
attitudes, if continued, are certainly ones
which will sap our strength. There is great
need for statesmanship in individual and
corporate life.
Let me follow up what I have covered by
stating five propositions and at the same time
stating my convictions regarding these propo'
sitions.
I emphasize that we are living in a scien
tific age. My first proposition is that — it is
imperative that we understand our scientific
age. Now as to my position on this — I be
lieve that for the man of government, for the
man of commerce, for the man of industry,
for people everywhere, there must be a grow
ing awareness of science and what science
is producing. There must be an understanding
of our environment, our nation, our world, in
terms of what science provides.
There must be undestanding that geography
in terms of time and distance is forever gone.
We are exploding into the "space age".
For the leaders of tomorrow there must be
appreciation, knowledge and training in
science. For how can a man lead unless he
understands with some depth just what forces
motivate and move in our world of today and
tomorrow?
Not all educated persons can or should be
trained in the sciences. Yet in the future,
all must develop an appreciation and an
understanding oi science and what the re
sults of science will determine for our world.
I should like to impress this thought upon each
of you, for the truth of this will grow clearer
as time moves on.
I outlined evolving conditions of our times
which bring in turn attitudes on fundamental
behavior which tend toward softening and
compromise. My second proposition is that —
it is necessary that we check and reverse the
current trend — that we stand firm for the
fundamentals of the right — that we honor
justice and freedom for al! people and that
we be willing to pay the price for these re
solves and convictions. Now, again, as to
my position — I believe that we have a basic
need to re-appraise basic values, to establish
appropriate standards and to then stand firm.
To be lasting, I believe that one must set lofty
ideals. I believe that one must move ahead
and for that which is right. I believe that to
stand still, to compromise can end only in
retrogression and decay. I believe that goals
must be set high, for less than the best will
not stir men to action. Here you need to
take your stand, you must prepare to carry
your share of the responsibility.
I have said that our evolving situation is
complex and that this complexity increases
day-by-day. My third proposition is that we
must think deeply, profoundly and completely
about our individual and world conditions,
and from this we must schedule courses of
action. My position — I believe that more
than ever before we need clear, trained
minds; we need forward planning of the
highest order. Your best and your utmost are
needed for the future.
With the basic need for understanding our
scientific age under a rapidly evolving tech
nology, with the increasing complexity which
underlies our local and world situations, with
the need for thoughtful long range planning,
it is self-evident that there is a natural re
quirement for continual refreshing. My fourth
proposition is — that this your graduation is
truly the commencement of your life-long
continuation of the educational process. My
belief is that, more than ever before, each
educated person in our society must continue
to learn- in order that he or she may be truly
creative and constructive in the calling in
which he or she is active. There is in reality
no end — no finish line to the need for and
the purpose of learning.
I stated that man has lost the assured selfreliance of several decades ago. My fifth
proposition is that — God rules in the affairs
of men. We need to understand this and to
base our acts accordingly. Now as to my
convictions—I would put it as Joshua did over
three thousand years ago when question arose
among the people. He is recorded as saying,
”,.. but as for me and my house,
we will serve the Lord".
May I make this pointed observation to you.
One is for or one is against. There is no
position of being "on-the-fence" or being
neutral as to one's beliefs concerning God and
His requirements of us.
These are some of the characteristics of the
world into which you will move after today.
Maybe you do not think well of the inheri
tance which we, the older generation, have
provided. Problems — yes, complexity —
yes, uncertainty — yes, danger — yes. But
ihen history shows that man has always
traveled an uncomfortable pathway, buffeted
between extremes of good and evil. What is
different now, however, is that the tools which
man produces are becoming more and more
powerful and concentrated. These are be
coming all-powerful when put to destructive
purposes. The increasingly powerful weapons
of destruction, the division of our world into
two camps of basically opposing concepts and
the possibility of control and action by so
few persons — these are the essential and
fundamental elements in which we move and
live.
Yet never before has the challenge been
clearer. Never before has the opportunity
for service and leadership been greater. We
are at the beginning of a golden age if we
direct all our means to the benefit of mankind.
At the same time we may be thought of as
on the verge of destruction if these same
means are directed to selfish, greedy and de
praved ends. Such are the choices. Surely
we need to develop faith, wisdom and toler
ance more nearly the equivalent of our techni
cal prowess.
This novz becomes your world — yours in
which to build based upon your training of
the past years — yours to take on new re
sponsibilities — yours to share in the suc
cesses and heartaches. In all that you do,
in all that you achieve — may you seek and
receive the Lord's blessing.
THREE-PHASE DEVELOPMENT
(continued from page 4)
Mrs. William C. Davis
John E. Guiney
William J. Johnstone
Jack P. Kam
Dr. Robert M. Kerr
1946
No. on Honor Roll ......... ...................... 4 out of 36
% of Participation............................................. 11%
S47.50
S Contributed __________ ___ .....................
_
Mrs. J. Ronald Carey
Mrs. Harry Fierverker
Mrs. Emrys P. Lewis
Doris M. Raub
1940
No. on Honor Roll ................
% of Participation ..............
S Contributed .........................
James B. Aikman
Mrs. Robert Berman
Mrs. Arthur Davies
James D. Hunt
Mrs. James D. Hunt
Donald R. Kersteen
Grace F. Matthews
Robert J. Patton
John W. VanLoon
9 out of 65
........... 14%
..... S103.00
1948
1941
No. on Honor Roll ................ „.
% of Participation _________
S Contributed ................ ...........
Dr. John A. Anthony
Benjamin Badman, Jr.
Thomas Brislin
William C. Davis
David L. Friedman
Alfred S. Groh
Raymond H. Young
1942
No. on Honor Roll __ ______
% of Participation ................
S Contributed .........................
Mary Rose Brislin
Warren A. Kistler
Dr. Peter Mayock
John M. Pisano
Mrs. Harold Rosenn
1943
No. on Honor Roll ......................
% of Participation .............. .......
S Contributed ....... .......................
Harry S. Baut, Jr.
Paul L. Davis
Mrs. Thomas Flanagan
Theodore Glowacki
Nelson F. Jones
Ruth L. Keats
Dr. William S. Myers
7 out of 51
........... 14%
...... S268.50
5 out of 64
............. 8%
...... S110.00
7 out of 46
........... 15%
..... S130.59
1944
No. on Honor Roll ......................... .. 10 out of 52
% of Participation .......................... ................. 19%
S Contributed ..... ...... ...... ............... ........... S142.50
Robert E. Barnum
Mrs. Walter L. Douglass
Loretta Farris
Mrs. Nelson F. Jones
Dr. Alex Kotch
Mrs. Creighton Lytle
Mrs. William S. Myers
William C. Robinson
Mrs. George A. Tredick, Jr.
Mrs. Robert H. Voelker
1945
No. on Honor Roll ........................
% of Participation ........................
S Contributed ................................
Atty. Gifford Cappellini
*Mrs. Jean S. Iba
Jerry J. Kryger
Emrys P. Lewis
1947
No. on Honor Roll................
6 out of 67
% of Participation................
—.............. 9%
S Contributed .......
-........... -■ S130.00
M. Lloyd Davies
Dr. Edward M. Dwyer
George J. Kuzmak
Kenneth F. Maloney
Dr. Walter E. Margie
Victor J. Swinski
4 out of 49
............. 8%
........ S85.00
27 out of 207
No. on Honor Roll ....................
................ 13%
% of Participation................ —
..........
S549.59
S Contributed .............. ..............
Frank J. Bujnowski
net Coats
Mrs. Margai
Richard H. IConklin
ey
John A. Cooney
jberstein
William S. Dot
Paul R. Doris
Mrs. Carl Dudeck
Mrs. Frank J. Evan
George F. Fry, Jr.
Joseph S. Goldberg
John G. Gooch
Michael Harris
Mrs. Florence D. Kempinski
John P. Kotis
Mrs. Jerome Mintzer
Clemens A. Pell
Reese E. Pelton
John M. Porter
Marino Ruggere
Atty. Joseph J. Savitz
Eugene L. Shaver
Joseph B. Slamon, Jr.
Sheldon G. Turley
Joseph J. Tyburski
Frederick D. Varker
Charles W. Williams
Daniel E. Williams
1949
... 42 out of 288
No. on Honor Roll
................... 15%
% of Participation
.......... S808.50
Contributed
___________
___
S
Robert Anthony
Philip Baron
Melvin Barry
Dr. Doris S. Bartuska
Clayton A. Bloomburg
Jack W. Brobyn
Gerald P. Bush, Jr.
Ralph B. Connor
Malcolm W. Dale
Dr. Carl Dudeck
Captain Samuel Elias
"Trank J. Evan
Harry Fierverker
Mrs. Walter R. Fleet, Jr.
Thomas M. Gill
Louis T. Groshel
Mrs. Robert G. Haag
Joseph Kanner
Clayton Karembelas
Dr. David Katz
Margaret R. Lawlor
Thomas R. Lewis
John W. Martin
Chester H. Miller, Sr.
Jerome Mintzer
Mrs. Sheldon L. Morrison
Dr. Sheldon L. Morrison
John A. Moss
A. J. Perkson
Mrs. John M. Porter
Allen P. Prodgers
Mrs. A. K. Rasmussen
Jay F. Rauscher
Arthur J. Rice
Edmund A. Sajeski
Clemence A. Scott
Joseph Sooby
Dr. Albert J. Stratton. Jr.
Robert G. Sweigert
Joseph Teno
Donald O. Vernall
Donald Wolfe
1950
....... . 54 out of 351
No. on Honor Roll ..
___________ _ 15%
% of Participation ..
.................. S828.50
S
Contributed ......
William H. Bergstrasser
William W. Boyd
George Brody
William J. Brown
Augustine C. Buzby
Robert S. Capin
Robert M. Chopick
Michael F. Connors
Leonard J. Czajkowski
James W. Davis
^Benjamin A. Dragon
Michael Elchak
Mrs. James Erickson
George F. Ermel
Mrs. Carl T. Evans
Mrs. Edward Eyerman, III
Dr. Don C. Follmer
Mrs. Daniel V. Gawlas
*Leon M. Gilbert
Albert E. Herbert
Dr. George E. Hudock
Mrs. Homer Huffman
Earl G. Jobes
Francis S. Koch
Francis B. Krzywicki
Edward Lidz
Mario E. Lizzi
Carl J. Malisheski
Joseph M. Marino
Dr. Walter E. Mokychic
Daniel A. Norman
C. P. Omichinski
John L. Owens
Frank Paduck
Edgar C. Plummer
Dr. William A. Plummer
Maurice Z. Price
Herbert M. Quick
A. K. Rasmussen
Clyde H. Ritter
Charles A. Salinis
Mostyn Saye
Steven Senka
Daniel Sherman
Mrs. Doris Spence
John D. Stark
John J. Surash
Joseph Swartwood
John Turchin
Mrs. Sheldon G. Turley
Anthony Urban
Robert L. Williams
Russell H. Williams
A. Ted Wolfe
1951
No. on Honor Roll
% of Participation
46 out of 299
........ ........ 15%
11
�S Contributed
................
Mrs. Martin W. Altman
Frank Anderson
Mrs. Frank Anderson
Dcnald E. Blankenbush
Sanford Cohen
Delbert J. Cragle
Norman E. Cromack
Norman W. Cress
James B. Davenport
William G. Dyke
Mrs. Samuel Elias
Tudor M. Ellis
Mrs. Ralph M. Goodman
John A. Good
John Gresh, Jr.
Robert W. Hall
George Heffernan, Jr.
Nicholas A. Heineman
Harry Hiscox
William Holtzman
Mrs. Leonard J. Hopkins
Walter W. Hom
Harold J. Hymen
Charles F. Jackson
Merten E. Jones
Stanley J. Kieszek
James A. Morse
Dr. Herbert N. Oliver, Jr.
Mrs. C. P. Omichinski
Joseph C. Pawlak
Mrs. Adrian M. Pearsall
"D. Joseph Pelmoter
M. Thomas Robbins
Rev. Fred B. Schultz
Andrew Skumanich
-Robert J. Smith
Mrs. John D. Stark
Robert P. Starr
Dr. Robert S. Tether
E. Olin Thomas
Mrs. E. Ol'n Thomas
James D. Trumbower
Vester V. Vercoe
Mrs. Kenneth P. Wenz
John W. Williams
Stanley T. Yunkunis
S745.50
1952
No. cn Honor Roll
32 out of 211
15%
% of Participation......... ...............
.......... S814.53
S Contributed
—
.
A. Francis Casper
Albert T. Cole
Mrs. Robert T. Croucher
Fred R. Davis
Lecn J. Decker
Mrs. Pricilla S. Drake
Daniel S. Dzury
Frank Eastman
William E. Evans, III
Carl A. Fosko
Mrs. Robert W. Hall
William G. Hart
David H. Hopkins
Albert B. Jacobs
Mrs. Anita Janerich
John Kircbman
Leonard F. Lane
Chester N. Molley
Alexander Molosh
-Robert D. Morris
John Murtha
Joseph Obeid
John Palsha
Mrs. Helen Ralston
James G. Richardson
Richad L. Soripp
Mrs. Richard L. Soripp
John E. Strojny
Mrs. C. R. Thompson
12
William J. Umphred
Dolores R. Wachowski
Carl Wallison
1953
No. on Honor Roll
— 24 out of 179
13%
% of Participation................... ......
S248.59
-........... ......
S Contributed
Paul B. Beers
Mrs. Hal Berg
Mrs. Marvin Berg
E. Ronald Brennan
Edwin Cobleigh
Robert V. Croker, Jr.
Geraldine A. Fell
Denah Fleisher
Charles A. Giunta
Homer Huffman
Mrs. Albert B. Jacobs
Mrs. Carl Karassik
Joseph Kropiewnicki
Dr. David W. Kunkle
Alan G. Levin
Mrs. George J. McMahon
Dr. George J. McMahon
Robert J. Onufer
Frank M. Radaszewski
Mrs. J. George Siles
Leo E. Solomon
David B. Whitneyjy
Mrs. Edward E. Yarasheski
Sander Yelen
1954
No. on Honor Roll
.......... -.... 41 out of 197
. ......... 21%
% of Participation ....... ........ ......
....................... S591.22
S Contributed
T. R. Adams
Mrs. Anita Allen
Mrs. Leonard Connolly
Robert T. Croucher
Edward R. Davis
George Elias
Mrs. Charles E. Hagen
Mrs. William Holtzman
Barry Iscovitz
Phillip D. Jones
Marvin Kanner
Carl Karassik
Thomas Kelly
Hillard A. Kemp
Thomas A. Kislan
William Lendener
Michael J. Lewis, Jr.
Lucy J. Liggett
Dr. John A. Lupas
Chaplain Wayne S. Madden
-Van Clifton Martin
George Mcdrak
Rev. James Moss
William. E. Paparoski
Mrs. Katherine Peckham
Harry A. Pittman
Theresa Sapp
Mrs. Abe Savitz
Mrs. Thomas Semanek
Joseph J. Sikora
Andrew Sofranko, Jr.
Raymond Tait
Arthur Taylor
George A. Thomas
Albert J. Wallace
Mrs. Carl Wallison
Mrs. Robert J. Wilson
-John J. Wojnar
Peter Wurm
Mrs. Stanley K. Young
1955
No. on Honor Roll
% of Participation
40 out of 182
22%
.. SB38.40
S Contributed
Insurance
—Insurance and Gift
Dean A. Arvan
*'•’Walter Chapko
-’Casimer Ciesla
**William Crowder
Mrs. Leon J. Decker
* '' James Dull
"-Robert Dymond
Mrs. Robert Elias
’'"Howard Ennis
-Melvin W. Farkas
Ronald J. Fitzgerald
Dorothy E. Hessler
David L. Hoats
***Arthur J. Hoover
Judith Hopkins
Melvin S. Karp
*’:’John Kearney
*-John Lancio
"'"Margaret Luty
--Mrs. Richard McGuire
''"Mrs. Paul W. Merrill
’■"'Robert Metzger
--James Neveras
---Russell R. Picton
Rev. John S. Prater
'■"Michael Riley
* "David Rosser
**Austin Sherman
Carl Smith
’•’’’’Eugene Snee
""Kingsley N. Snyder
--Albert Spanich
’•"•’Lou Steck
-"Mrs. Murray Strassman
Donald J. Tosh
---Joseph J. Trcsko
-’’Howard Updyke
Captain Joseph O. Yanovitch
" * ’’Edward Y crash eski
---Ralph M. Zezza
1956
No. an Hcnor Roll
I35 out of 243
................ 15%
% vl
of Twxllcipaticn
Participation .......... —
.......... S419.00
S Contributed
Michael J. Barone
William G. Beck
Mrs. Paul B. Beers
Mis. Madge K. Benovitz
Fred J. Boate
Forrest Bromfield
Robert W. Darrow
Kern C. Dibble
Robert Elias
Sylvester J. Evan
Robert T. L. Evans
James F. Ferris
Mrs. Walter S. Fisher
Mrs. Rcnald J. Fitzgerald
Henry K. Gcetzman
Hugh B. Hughes
Sheldon D. Isaac
Reese D. Jones
Jean M. Kravitz
John P. Kushnerick
Mrs. Gerald Lind
Mrs. William P. Lloyd, III
Chester Miller, Jr.
James B. Mitchell
Mrs. Irma Molitoris
Mrs. Barbara G. Neuwirth
Jan A. Olenginski
Raymond Radaszewski
Mrs. James G. Richardson
David T. Shearer
Samuel R. Shugar
Mrs. Karl M. Thomas
Lawrence A, Turpin
Carl Van Dyke
Thomas T. Williams
1957
No. on Honor Roll
% of Participation
S Contributed
Larry D. Amdur
Jesse Choper
John L. Coates
Lawrence E. Cohen
Andrew H. Evans
Raymond Falchek
Natalie Gripp
William J. Jacobson
George A. Kolesar
Roland Leonard
Gerald Lind
Mrs. Robert B. Morris
John J. Musto
Mrs. Richard J. Myers
Martin J. Novak
Mrs. Charles J. Puios
Shirley Jean Ray
Mrs. Max Rosenn
Eugene Roth
J. George Siles
Margaret E. Smith
Terry L. Smith
Nelson Stauffer
James R. Stocker
Joseph J. Szcstak
Norman Tabor
Karl M. Thomas
Matilda M. Trzcinski
Mrs. William R. Tubbs
Dr. Carl R. Urbanski
Joseph J. Valunas
J. Elaine Williams
32 out of 230
14%
.......... S465.50
1958
43 out of 277
No. cn Honor Roll
16%
% of Participation .................. ......
.......... S624.09
S Contributed
Anthony M. Bianco
Mrs. Anthony M. Bianco
John D. Blannett
Samuel T. Buckman, Jr.
William A. Cubit
Thomas O. Dreisbach
Walter S. Fisher
Stephen J. Gaydas
Carolyn J. Goeringer
Max Berk Greenwald
"John P. Heim
Mrs. Harry Hiscox
William L. James
Nancy J. Jones
Ahmad M. Kazimi
Frank J. Kogut
Edmund J. Kotula
Marian J. Laines
Merle Levey
William P. Lloyd. Ill
Samuel J. Lowe
Mrs. Edwin L. Lyons
Charles McGlynn, Jr.
Michael Margo
Mrs. Edward Moss
Leonard J. Mulcahy
Mrs. Martin J. Novak
Mary L. Onufer
Mrs. Robert Pitel
Charles J. Puios
Samuel C. Puma
Mis. Arthur R. Richards
Joseph S. Rizzo
Robert Scally
Jerome Stone
Dorothy L. Thomas
John J. Toraitis
Paul J. Tracy
James P, Ward
Mrs. James P. Ward
Mary E. West
Stanley P. Yurkowski
William A. Zdancewicz
7 Leading Classes
in Amount Pledged
1959
No. cn Honor Roll
....
41 out of 308
% of Participation........... ........
13%
S Contributed
..............
S738.31
William E. Acomley
Mary E. Anchel
Jacob B. Annillei
Helen Beizup
George H. Black
Edward J. Boltz, Jr.
Mrs. Marvin Brand
Class of 1959
James M. Cornelius
Samuel M. Davenport
Barbara M. Drasher
James L. Eidam
Gwen W. Evans
Barr Gartley
Mrs. Stephen Gaye
rdos
Arline Jennie Hill
Margaret D. Jones
Marion J. Klawonn
Albert P. Kuchinskas
Thomas J. Lally
Mrs. Thomas J. Lally
John Rodger Lewis
Mrs. Michael J. Lewis, Jr.
Edward McCafferty
Mark S. cKeown
Reginald T. Matiolli
Robert C. Morgan
Mrs. Margaret Morris
Robert B. Morris
Chester J. Nocek
Nancy J. Payne
-Robert Pitel
Arthur J. Podesta
Arthur R. Richards
Mrs. Joseph S. Rizzo
Thomas Ruggerio
Elizabeth Schwartz
Mary Lou Spinelli
R. Wayne Walters
Ann Yevich
Patricia A. Yost
Evelyn Zurenda
I960
No. of Gifts
..
S Contributed
Charles S. Butler
John M. Evans
Robert A. Florio
Ira Himmel
Allyn C. Jones
Arnold J. Popky
George T. Reynolds
Ralph E. Rittenhouse
Gordon E. Roberts
George Russett
Richard Salus
Michael Samberg
Anthony Sankus
Joanne Yurchak
14
S286.03
Anonymous Gift — S3.00
Gave their Alma Mater a double assist:
their gifts resulted in Corporate Matching
Gifts.
These alumni have adopted insurance
plans beneficial to the College.
These alumni carrying insurance have
also given an additional gift.
$828.50
814.50
808.50
745.50
738.31
638.40
624.00
1950
1952
1949
1951
1959
1955
1958
7 Leading Classes
in Participation
........
27%
1955 .............
1954
....
1944
.......
1958
....... 22%
21%
19%
......16%
1943
1949
1950
1951
1952
1956
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
15%
1940
14%
1941
14%
19^1
14%
1936
TOTAL PARTICIPATION
15.2%
Permanent Class
Officers and Trustees
CLASS of 1960
PRESIDENT
John T. Mulhall, West Pittston
VICE-PRESIDENT
John P. Mattey, Ashley
SECRETARY
Moncey Miller, Wilkes-Barre
TREASURER
Richard Salus, Wyoming
TRUSTEES
Alfonso S. Zawadsky, Mountaintop
Robert D. Washburn, New York
Frank Steck, Kingston
Paul A. Klein, Wilkes-Barre
Gordon E. Roberts, Plains
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�ALUMNI SURVEY - Part III
The final portion of the Alumni Survey is now before you. As you read perhaps it will complete a picture
of you as it has done for us here at the College.
Because of the nature of the survey, the final report was rather bulky and so we thought that breaking it
into three parts would enable you to read it and not take too much of your time at one sitting. We hope that
our reasoning was sound and that you have enjoyed reading the results of the survey piecemeal.
There is no doubt in our minds that the survey has been completely successnil for not only did we have a
large number of you participate in answering the questionnaire but also we have, for the first time, a compre
hensive analysis of our alumni and their achievements. In addition, we have received comments from you that
justify completely the Raison. D'Etre of Wilkes College. Your comments have highlighted the weaknesses as well
as the strengths of Wilkes for which we are most grateful. Corrective measures are even now being planned to
improve upon and eliminate many of our weaknesses.
But what about you — how do you appear to us? Compositely, you are relatively young as alumni of a
college go. You are industrious and vitally interested in your careers and in sound individual development and
are undoubtedly serious and working hard to make your mark. Of particular interest and inspiration to all here
at the college has been your continued development since leaving Wilkes. The large number of you who have
gone on to graduate school is particularly gratifying to us and more gratifying perhaps is the number of you
who have taken an avid interest in community affairs — culturally and socially.
Your comments indicate that you feel that you have been well trained and that Wilkes College has served
you well. From this we can only assume that you will continue to be staunch supporters of your college and will
do all that is in your power to help make it better.
As you read on, we hope you will find the survey as interesting to you as we found it interesting to all of us
here at the college.
OCCUPATIONS OF OUR ALUMNI
Below are the occupations of all alumni who re
turned their questionnaires. They have been divided
into various categories and grouped according to the
nature of the firm or business. We have placed the
alumnus in the category described by the type of in
dustry and the work involved. Thus a chemist can
be listed under any number of categories depending
upon the nature of the firm's business. For example,
if a chemist is working for a pharmaceutical house he
is placed in that category. If working for a heavy in
dustry, he is placed there. Accountants, engineers,
writers, etc., etc., are all handled the same way.
Leading the list is the Personal, Education and
Religious occupations category. The alumni grouped
into this category are teachers or anyone connected
with educational institutions plus doctors, lawyers,
dentists, ministers and alumni who have privatelyowned businesses. The majority of this category is
composed of educators.
Next on the list is the Heavy Industry category.
Included in this are engineers, draftsmen, analysts,
chemists, accountants, management and many other
positions which have been grouped according to the
nature of the firm.
Ranking third on the list is the Housewife category,
many of whom have held jobs at one time or another
but are now raising families and running households.
This in itself is a full-time job.
Many of our alumni are presently engaged in
Government work which is the next category in suc
cession. Servicemen of all ranks and branches of the
14
service are included, in addition to the U. S. Treasury
Agents, lawyers, chaplains, physicians, policemen and
women or any other person associated with the govern
ment in any capacity.
The following is_ a complete account of all ocupations showing the percentage and number of alumni
working in each group:
Table 9
Personal, Education & Religious ...
Personal —
..
Small Business
-.......
Doctors
.......
Lawyers
-........
CPA's & Accountants —
Education
Elementary & Secondary
Higher -------------------------Religious
-......................
Heavy Industry .................... —
Engineers
..................
Accountants —
Chemists
........ ..........
Management Positions —
Machinists
..
Lab & Research Tech
Analysts
s
Designers
Draftsmen
-
No.
512
Per
centage
26.38%
114
33
48
14
19
373
316
57
25
283
14.58%
98
23
17
117
6
7
6
3
6
Housewife
271
13.96%
Government
Armed Forces
Vet. & State Hospital Employees
Other Branches of Govt.
City or State Employees
221
11.39%
94
27
79
21
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Finance
-...........
Insurance ......................... —~.
Real Estate
Business Services
Business Positions
48
Clerical Employees -----10
Proprietors
...............
5
Engineers
..........
16
Directors (of various
projects & activities)
8
Accountants
-..................
8
Attending School Presently (Advanced Degrees)
Food. Furniture & Textiles
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
.
Chemicals
Small Business
_.
Accountants
................
Chemists
.............
Lab Technician & Analyst
Engineers
.....
—
Asst. Scientist ----------------Pharmaceuticals
........
Small Business
...............
Research
....................
Microbe Biologist
Pharmacologist
Pharmacist
Medical Technologists
Chief Technicians
Nursing Instructors
Director of Nurses
Lab Employees
Nurses
..
Medical Secretaries
Other Hospital Employees
Construction, Agriculture & Mining
Construction
Salesmen. Mgrs. & Rep
Accountants
95
4.89%
4.74%
4.64%
33
27
3
1
1
1
17
14
3
40
32
4
1
3
6
Engineers
Architect
~
1
Inspector
1
Bridge Designer ..............
1
Contractor
Agriculture
—
Mining
.
....... ........
5
Salesmen, Supt., etc
2
Engineers
Attorney
................... —
1
Accountant
Secretary of Corp
ng & Publishing
Printinc
Pi
’rinting —
5
Mgrs., Directors & Rep.
7
Reporters
2
Editors
2
Clerks ........................1
Copy Reader.....................
Publishing ................................
Reporters, Office Mgrs.
5
& Area Mgrs
Directors (of various
4
departments)
.
1
Writer
1
Sales Instructor
—
Unemployed
Trade
76
0
10
28
11
13
...... .
......... —
1.44%
17
.67%
.10% 2
3.92%
OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS AND PROFESSIONS
(Per Cent of Grads)
67
38
4
16
2
6
1
Chart 8
9
4
2
1
Personal, Education & Religious
~26%~]
Heavy Industry
"issTI
Housewife
1
Government
Transportation, Communication & Public Utilities
Transportation
.....................................—
Mgrs., Representatives,
Supervisors
Claims & Transportation, Agents
Clerical Help
—
Dispatcher
Engineers
Communication
Engineers
Accountants ............... Business (includes Mgrs., Super
visors & experts in this field) ..
Technical Aides
Radio & TV Station Mgrs.,
Broacasters, etc
Public Utilities
Telephone
Power & Light
Gas
.........
Director of Public Utilities
Railroad
Water
Hospital Services
-........................
5.56%
92
90
.
Food
............................ .
Small Business
Lab Technician & Analyst
Engineer
.
Food Chemist
Clerical Help ----------- ----Furniture
.................. .
Small Business
Clerical Help
Textiles ..................... —..................
Small Business
Engineers
....
.............
Chemist
.
Clerical Help
................
108
34
68
6
68
II To )
3.50%
12
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
5
2
2
1
2
Attending School Presently (Advanced Degrees)
~5%~]
24
6
2
Food, Furniture & Textiles
7
2
Chemicals Sc Pharmaceuticals
Transportation, Communication Sc Public Utilftiei
~45~l
7
32
Hospital Services
12
7
4
1
3
5
Construction, Agriculture Sc Mining
Printing Sc Publishing
52
4
9
S3
2.68%
Unemployed
||
Less than 1%
�Table 10
Reasons
3.390
283
101
68
Positive
Doubtful
Negative ...
No Answer
3.812
This total is far over and above the number of
questionnaires returned (1,941), because, in many in
stances, the alumnus gave one or more answers to
this question, thereby increasing the number of an
swers in the above total. In addition, two answers
were often given for the same question — positive and
doubtful or positive and negative; i.e., qualified an
swers, which made it necessary for us to split one an
swer into two categories. As indicated above, a certain
number gave no answer at all to this question.
Chart 9
~:
Positive
88%
|
Doubtful
7% I
Negative
3% I
No Answer
2%
|
Why Do You Feel This Way?
Our replies concerning the general appraisal of
Wilkes College were by far favorable. It should be
noted that in the next three questions of this survey,
the reasons were taken directly from the answers re
ceived on the questionnaires. The alumni were not
given these reasons to check off from a list. These
are the thoughts that came into the minds of our alumni
as they freely answered the questions. We must also
remember that these replies cover the era of the gradu
ate as he remembers it. Many changes have taken
place.
Of those answering question no. 1, 88% of the
reasons given were positive, 7% were doubtful, 3%
were negative, and 2% gave no answer at all.
The following is a complete breakdown of positive
answers, listing all of the reasons given for our alum
ni's willingness to recommend a student to attend
Wilkes College:
POSITIVE REASONS
Table 11
650
385
355
286
232
147
142
107
105
96
93
91
85
77
57
53
16
—
—
—
—
—
-—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Good Education (General)
Small College
Attitude Toward Faculty
High Scholastic Standards
Student-Faculty Relationship
emparative General
Education
Preparation
Cci
*
' *
idividual Development
Ina
Curriculum
Social Adjustment
Graduate Preparation
No Reason Given
Financial Reasons
High Scholastic Standing
Pleasant Surroundings
Geographic Location
Facilities
48
42
38
33
32
31
29
28
28
27
21
14
11
10
8
5
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Relations with Faculty
— Small Classes
— Intellectual Stimulation
— Vocational Preparation
— Dr. Farley
— Non-Educational (Not Specified)
— Extra-Curricular Activities
— Efficient Administration
— Community Oriented
— Cultural Growth
— Friendly Student Body
— Friendly College
— Commuter College
— Professional Growth
— Co-Educational College
— Guidance
— Selectivity of Students
— Non-Sectarian College
— Good Teacher Training (Education)
— Good Math Department
— Absence of Fraternities & Sororities
— Dormitory Living
— Good Training (Engineering)
— Athletic Policy
— Good Teacher Training (Biology)
— Good Physics Department
— Personal Pride
Attitude Toward Faculty
Student-Faculty Relationship
I
355
232
587
Size of College and Classes
Small College
.. 385
Small Classes ............................................................. .. 48
433
Question No. 1
DOUBTFUL ANSWERS
For the sake of simplicity, we have combined a
number of categories in the positive answers to more
clearly define the over-all alumni answer. These are
the major reasons why our alumni would recommend
Wilkes.
We have grouped under Quality of Education Re
ceived, a number of the positive reasons given by our
alumni for recommending a senior to Wilkes. This is
cur largest number of answers — and perhaps the best
answer we could have possibly received in this survey.
The second largest group of answers illustrates
the friendly relations the alumni had with the faculty
as students. They gave attitude toward faculty and
student-faculty relationships as a primary motive for
recommending a student to Wilkes. Our alumni ap
preciated the fact that they were able to experience
this close relationship and felt that their college life
was greatly enhanced and enriched by this relation
ship.
Small college and small classes are grouped in the
same manner as our third largest number of answers.
It is gratifying to note that these answers support the
policies and ideals which Wilkes College has main
tained since its inception.
For the record, the Quality of Education Received,
Relations with Faculty and Size of College and Classes
are the reasons most referred to by the alumni as to
why they would recommend a senior to Wilkes.
Quality of Education Received
Good Education (General)
.................................
High Scholastic Standards
Comparative Educational Preparation
Graduate Preparation
High Scholastic Standing
Intellectual Stimulation ..
Vocational Prej
jparation .......... Good Teacher Training
Good Math Def
apartment
Good Engineering
jring Training
Trainii
Good Teacher Trainingj (Biology)
Good Physics Departme
lent
................
650
286
147
96
85
42
38
4
3
2
1
1
1.3SS
Only 7% of the answers received were doubtful.
Many felt that they had insufficient information to
recommend a student. Some of this group undoubtedly
would give positive answers if they were made aware
of the changes and improvements that have taken
place in the last few years.
"Dependent on Course of Study" is an answer that
is not truly doubtful but rather shows thought. It is a
qualifying statement that implies that our alumni would
make the recommendation if they felt a student would
be suited to a certain program here. On the other
hand, it also may mean that they feel a certain course
of study at the college is weak.
A number of our alumni specified geographical
reasons for not recommending Wilkes. This too is
understandable for our alumni are scattered far and
wide with many institutions giving a sound education
near to them. One group of people has suggested that
we are academically too demanding and have given
that reason as their doubtful answer.
One problem which has come to the fore is the
question of transferring. (This involves engineers for
the most part). Engineers state that they must make up
work when they transfer to other institutions and feel
that the curriculum should be adjusted accordingly.
Many other doubtful reasons are listed below.
Some of the reasons we feel again could be eliminated
if the alumnus would make an effort to be better in
formed.
Table 12
45 — Insufficient Information
29 — Dependent cn Course of Study
27 — Geographical
26 — Transfer
20 — Commuter College
20 — Personal Circumstances
13 — Faculty Expression
12 — Not Well Known
10 — Curriculum
9 — Facilities
6 — No Reason Given
6 — Recommends other Institution
6 — Social Life Lacking
5 — Dormitory Life
5 — High Tuition
5 — Academically 1Too Demanding
4 — General Dislike
ce
3 — Student-Faculty Relationship
3 — Administration
3 — Maturation Impeded
3 — Counseling
3 — Lack of College Atmosphere
2 — Inadequate Teacher Training
2 — Nursing Curriculum
2 — Teaching at Other College
2
1
1
1
1
1
I
1
1
1
1
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Prefer Larger College
Campus Life
Lack of Guidance
Too Many ''Snap'' - Courses
Low Standards
Culturally Low
Athletic Policy
Not Pre-Med
No Fraternities
Lack of Intellectual Activities
Lack of Religious Training
Engineering Curriculum
Faculty Turnover
Question No. 1
NEGATIVE ANSWERS
Wilkes alumni are scattered all over the country.
Some also live in foreign countries. The main reason
we found for not recommending a student to Wilkes
College was geographical. The distances and the
costs involved are sound reasons for not recommending
some students to Wilkes. Undoubtedly, there are many
fine institutions nearer to them.
The majority of the negative geographical answers
were received from alumni of BUJC (1935-47). Once
again we feel that because they have been away for
a number of years and are not aware of the changes
that have taken place, some have given negative an
swers.
The second largest group is listed under "Recom
mends Other Institutions". Many gave no reason why
they expressed this answer. Those reasons specified
are listed below.
Table 13
12 — Geographical
11 — Recommends other Institution
8 — Inadequate Faculty
8 — Commuter College
6 — Transferred
5 — Lack of Campus Life
5 — Facilities
4 — Insufficient Information
4 — Personal Reasons
4 — Aacademically Too Demanding
4 — High Tuition
3 — Prefers Larger College
3 — Curriculum
2 — Working at Other Institution
2 — Prefers Sectarian College
2 — Lack of Social Development
2 — Faculty Turnover
2 — Depends On Course of Study
2 — General Dislike
1 -— Prefers Technical Training
1 — Lack of Guidance
1 — No Reason Given
1 — Not Well Known
1 — Not For Engineering
1 — Faculty Expression
1 — Lack of Extra-Curricular Activities
1 — Not Pre-Med
1 — Lack of Fraternities
1 — Lack of College Atmosphere
1 — Inadequate Lab Facilities
1 — Administration
QUESTION No. 2
We should like to have your frank comments re
garding the effectiveness of your Wilkes experiences
in preparing you for "your present occupation".
17
�2 — Bacteriology
2 — Dorm Life
Table 14
Positive
Doubtful
Negative —
No Answer
—
................
1,760
314
178
313
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2,565
This total is over and above the number of ques
tionnaires returned because in many instances, the
alumnus included two or more answers to this ques
tion, thereby increasing the number of answers to the
above total.
Chart 10
Positive
69%
Doubtful
12%
Negative
7%
— Drafting
— French
— History
— Insurance
— Internship
— Literature
— Maintenance of Credits
— Public Speaking
— Social Sciences
— Spanish
— Athletics
— Cultural
— Extra-Curricular
— Graduate Prep
— High Standards
■— Zoology
Below we have combined the positive answers
where it would simplify. These are the major reasons.
EDUCATION (NON-SPECIFIC)
No Answer
12%
High Standard
QUESTION No. 2
Graduate Preparation
POSITIVE
It is obvious from scanning the positive answers
that the alumni feel they are well trained educationally
for their occupations. Of course, as you might suspect,
the faculty are given as one of the major reasons for
this satisfaction.
Many have also indicated that in social develop
ment and personal adjustment, they owe a great deal
to Wilkes. A quick look at the list shows that almost
every phase of college life has been given as a favora
ble reason by our alumni. Here is a complete list of
their answers.
Table 15
1,655 —
145 —
62 —■
55 —
48 —
46 —
46 —
29 —
23 —
21 —
20 —
18 —
18 —
17 —
15 —
13 —
12 —
11 —
10 —
8 —
8 —
8 —
7 —
6 —
5 —
5 —
4 —
3.—
3 —
3 —
3 —
3 —
Education (General)
Education (Comparative) ....
Academically Demanding ....
Foundation
Curriculum
General Preparation
Education (General)
Faculty
Education (Comparative)
Accounting
Social Development
Math
Personal Adjustment
Liberal Arts
Chemistry
Business Courses
Psychology
Academically Demanding
Business (General)
Economics
Foundation
English
Curriculum
Biology
Pre-Dental
General Prep
Pre-Med
Sociology
Physics
Music
Spoils
Tolerance
Science
The Arts
Business Law
Counseling
Education Course
Small Classes
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL GROWTH
Social Development
Personal Adjustment
_......
BUSINESS PREPARATION
Business Courses
Business (General)
Business Law
.
1,055
62
18
15
12
8
1
1
48
46
21
18
3
Question No. 2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3 — Teaching Methods
3 — Technique Courses
2 — Accounting
2 — Counseling
2 — Extra-Curricular Activities
2 — Liberal Arts Work
2 — No Training Required
1 — Accounting Curriculum
1 — Chemistry
1 — Curriculum (Same Courses)
1 — Drafting Courses
1 — Dynamics Weak
1 — Education Course
1 — Failure
1 — General Discontent
1 — Inadequate
1 — Inadequate Music Program
1 — Inadequate Preparation
1 — Inadequate Program
1 — Insurance Curriculum
I — Lack of Religion Courses
1 — Lack of Technical Writing
1 — Math
1 — Physics
1 — Placement Service
1 — Ministry Curriculum
1 — Science
jgram
1 — Sports Proc
1 — Technical Training
1 — Transferred
1 — Too Late
1 — Too Soon
1 — Weak
Question No. 2
NO ANSWERS
269 (Doubtful)*
44 (Negative)*
313
Question No. 2
DOUBTFUL
Many of the doubtful answers suggest that a num
ber of our alumni are doing work for which they had
no training at Wilkes. Others mention that they at
tended only a short time and as a result received little
training.
The three answers that can be pinned down as
doubtful because of something lacking at the college
are curriculum, the teaching technique of the faculty,
and lack of technique courses.
Below is a complete resume' of doubtful answers.
Table 16
29
28
26
26
25
13
12
11
9
9
9
8
8
8
6
6
6
4
4
3
3
3
Pre-Med
Social
Social Development
Art Courses
English & American Literature Courses
General Education
Inadequate Labs
Language
Loss of Credit (Transfer)
Mechanical Drawing
Student
Surveying
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Too New
Advanced Courses
Art Courses
Certification for Other States
Curriculum (General)
Curriculum (Real Estate)
Different Field
Emphasis
Faculty Advisors
Faculty-Student Relationship
Group Leadership Classes
Inadequate Library
Journalism
iguages
Lack of Lane
lutallon & Tradition
Lack of Rept
Literature
Math
No Need
Observations
Other Position
Philosophy
Physics
Practical Business Courses
Sociology
Still Attending School
Too Late
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Attended Short Time
Unrelated
Curriculum
Technique (Faculty)
Lack of Technique Courses
Does Not Apply
Unevaluated
Accounting
Counseling
Faculty
No Comment
Early Attendance
Guidance
Transferred
English
No Assistance
No Reason
Need for Guidance
Too Soon
Campus Life
More Liberal Arts
Practical Experience
NEGATIVE
The largest number of negative answers again in
dicates that our alumni are working in positions differ
ent from that for which they were trained.
Again repetitiously, the largest combined group of
negative answers, different occupations, no relation
ship, and no assistance are not truly negative answers
regarding Wilkes training.
The negative answers that are specific are inade
quate labs, curriculum and inadequate library.
The first has been eliminated through the con
struction of Stark Hall, the latter two need some adjust
ments.
The following table lists all of the negative answers.
Table 17
46
16
15
8
8
6
6
5
4
4
3
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Different Occupations
No Relationship
No Assistance
Attended Short Time
Inadequate Labs
Curriculum
Student
Inadequate Librar
iry
riculum
Engineering Currie
Did Not Apply
Faculty
3gram
Guidance Prc<
Inadequate Ec
education
No Comment
No Training Needed
Social
*
If the alumnus had checked doubtful for question
no. 1 and gave no answer for question no. 2, we placed
that answer under doubtful. If the alumnus had
checked negative for question no. 1, and gave no an
swer for question no. 2, we placed that answer under
doubtful. However, for simplification we combined our
total no answers. We are not certain what their real
answers would be but we do feel that they may not be
positive. They may not be all negative either.
Only 12% did not answer the question at all.
QUESTION No. 3
We would like to have your frank comments re
garding the effectiveness of your Wilkes experiences
in preparing you for a life that is richer culturally and
happier in terms of personal adjustment.
Table 18
Positive
Doubtful
Negative
No Answers .
2.401
406
137
913
3,857
This total is over and above the number of ques
tionnaires returned because in many instances, the
alumnus included two or more answers to this ques
tion, thereby increasing the number of answers in the
above total.
19
�Question No. 3
Chart 11
Positive
627»
Doubtful
lO7o
Negative
CE
No Answers
NEGATIVE
A number felt that Wilkes did not aid them cultural
ly nor did they feel that they had received enough
liberal arts. All of the Negative answers are indicated
below:
47o
247o
1
We divided the question into two parts — cultural
and personal adjustment. We then placed the answer
of the alumnus in one or both columns depending upon
what was written. The answers were broken down
into positive, negative and doubtful answers. If the
answer was positive, negative or doubtful for Cultural,
we then listed the reason for the answer — under the
cultural column. The same was done with the personal
adjustment column.
POSITIVE
Once again, the positive answers far outnumbered
the doubtful or negative answers. Our alumni felt that
they had benefited from their cultural experiences at
Wilkes. A general cultural air pervaded their college
careers, with music and the faculty indicated as play
ing an important role. Literature seemed to have had
a lasting effect. This is indicated by the amount of
reading our alumni reported in their activities. The
fist of Positive reasons are varied and encompass every
facet of the college.
A LIFE THAT IS RICHER CULTURALLY
512—Cultural (General)
11—History
141—Music
10—Economics
101—Faculty
10—Athletics
99—Literature
9—Public Speaking
84—Stimulated intellectual
9—Politics
ity
9—To Seek Truth
curiosity
il Arts
3—Education
55—Liberal
7—Languages
51—Theater
6—Business
43—Art
5—Math
36—Extra-Curricular Activities
5—Administration
26—Sociology
2—French
26—Philosophy
2—Biology
19—Entire Curriculum
1—Architecture
17—Psychology
1—Principles
16—Religion
15—Science
HAPPIER IN TERMS OF PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT
15—Dorm Life
475—Personal Adjustment
216—Social
93—Faculty
83—Increased Tolerance
62—Developed Independence
38-—Values
34—Small Classes
15—Intellectual Honesty
20
12—Dr. Farley
9—Counseling
6—Deans
3—Discipline
3—Administration
1—Psychology
A LIFE THAT IS RICHER CULTURALLY
6—Science Curriculum
2—Lack of Fraternities
1—Business Curriculum
1—Music
44—No Contribution
15—Liberal Arts
(Note: Nine of these fifteen
are engineering grads.)
7—Cultural (General)
HAPPIER IN TERMS OF PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT
2—Personal Adjustment
1—Lack of required
"thought" courses
1—Placement Department
42—No Contribution
4—Faculty
4—Counseling
4—Social
3—Transfer
Question No. 3
DOUBTFUL
Among the doubtful answers are those again that
are not really doubtful. For example, "unable to evalu
ate", "no comment", "do not understand question".
A LIFE THAT IS RICHER CULTURALLY
61—Little effect
14—Attended Short Time
49—Unable to Evaluate
3—Do Not Understand
40—No Comment
Question
35—No Reason
HAPPIER IN TERMS OF PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT
50—Unable to Evaluate
IS—Commuter College
46—Little Elfeat
14—Attended Short Time
41—No Comment
2—Do Not Understand
35—No Reason
Question
Question No. 3
NO ANSWER
Many gave no answer to the question. At first, we
placed them under doubtful but decided later to place
them in a category all their own. We are unable to
guess what the alumnus would have said had he had
to make a decision. As a result, we feel that they are
not truly doubtful nor negative.
Below is the breakdown:
A LIFE THAT IS RICHER CULTURALLY
458 — No Answers
HAPPIER IN TERMS OF PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT
455 — No Answers
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WILKES
VOL. 7, No. 1
ALUMNUS
OCTOBER, 1960
�Board of Trustees
TTIH1E WDLKES COLLEGE
Admiral Harold B. Stark, Chairman
Arnaud C. Marts, First Vic^Chainnan
AF*
Andrew J. Sordoni. Second Vice-Chairman
MS
Charles H. Miner, Jr.. Secretary
A Message
James P. Harris. Treasurer
Mrs. Paul Bedford
William Weir Boyd
Frank Bumside
Mrs. Charles E. Clift
From Your
1Tlh)@ Covers
Alumni Representative
The front cover is a view of Kirby Hall from the River Common
It is the former residence of Fred Morgan Kirby and was given to
the college by Allan Kirby. It is the 54,000-volume college library
William L. Conyngham
Mrs. Franck G. Darte
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.
Miss Annette Evans
Eugene S. Farley
John FanHen. John S. Fine
The back cover is the interior of McClintock Hall, former
residence of the late Gilbert S. McClintock, once chairman of the
Board of Trustees. It is now a women's dormitory and is typical
of the gracious home atmosphere of dormitory life at Wilkes.
Both covers, quite suitable for decorative wall purposes, are
available as original four-color prints without the overprinting.
They can be obtained at the college bookstore or by writing the
Office of Public Relations with payment enclosed:
George W. Guckelberger
Each _____ __ _______________ 65 cents
Harry F. Geeringer
.. One dollar
Both
Joseph J. Kccyan, M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Was Dsstu)@
Joseph F. Lester
Reuben H. Levy
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Hon. Frank L. Pinole
Rev. Charles S. Roush
Joseph J. Savitz
The pages of this issue try to visualize the highlights of The
Year Ahead. They would invite the reader's interest in the events
of both campus and classroom and assure him that his participa
tion would be most welcome. Acknowledgements are due the
Misses Betty Kraft and Cynthia Hagley, PRO assistants, and Len
Yoblonski, PRO photographer, who did the difficult and extensive
photo montage work of this issue.
Mrs. Esther Weckesser Walker
Published by
Charles B. Waller
WILKES COLLEGE
Aaron Weiss
Clayton A. Bloomburg
October, 1960
Dear Alumnus:
You recently received a brochure which "spelled out" our Homecoming
weekend in October.
It would be in perfect order for you to ask yourself — why another notice
in reference to Homecoming? This letter has been prompted by the fact that
MUCH PLANNING has gone into this — just for you. Much time and effort
have been expended to assure you of a weekend that will bring back
memories for months to come.
Those who have been in attendance during recent years are high in their
praises of the well-planned weekend. I personally have had many comments
from both alumni and faculty members who were very emphatic when they
spoke of the enjoyable weekend with old friends and acquaintances.
This year should surpass anything that we have experienced before.
A number of surprises are in store for you — one of them is a first in Wyoming
Valley. The committees have thoroughly reveiwed previous Homecomings
and have exerted every effort to improve this year's. I feel I can give you
my verbal assurance that this October Homecoming will be all that you
expect it to be.
Alumni Representative
Louis Shaffer
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
President
Since all of our plans have been made with YOU in mind, won't you
please reserve October 14th and 15th. We are looking forward to spending
this weekend with you.
Office of Public Relations
J. Horace Strunk
Editor
Dr. Eugene S. Farley
Sincerely yours,
Alumni Officers
Gordon Roberts, Ezeculive Secretary
Clayton A. Bloomburg. President
Alumni President
October, I960
Vol. 7, No. 1
Dr. Robert Kerr. Vice-President
CLAYTON A. BLOOMBURG
President
Wilkes College Alumni Association
Anita Janerich, Secretary
Published quarterly as The Alumnus for the members of
BusseU. H. Williams. Treasurer
Association.
Second class mail privileges authorized at
Subscription — S2.00
the Wilkes College Alumni
Wilkes-Bane, Pennsylvania-
P.S.—Why not contact a friend and ask him or her to accompany you?
�. . THE YEAR AHEAD
THE YEAR AHEAD . . .
Uth ANNUAL HOMECOMING
Oetobeir 14 = 15, 196®
*****
A Message
GENERAL INFORMATION
REGISTRATION
Please register at either the Carousel Motel on Friday evening or at the
Commons on Saturday at noon so that friends may know that you are in town.
PARKING
ACCOMODATIONS
The college has four parking lots for your use—one on the corner of South
Franklin and South Streets—another at the rear of Gore Hall across from the
Gymnasium, the third on Wright Street which runs parallel to South Franklin,
between South and Ross Streets, and the fourth adjacent to Parrish Hall (Glen
Alden Building), South River Street.
ticecbits
From
The President
RESERVATIONS
The Warm-up Party desk will be manned by Millie Gittins, so while she is
smilingly taking your money, please register in our book and indicate whether
cr not you plan to be at the family picnic on Chase lawn, Saturday.
Prices:
Friday Night
Saturday Noon
Saturday
Saturday Night
Frogjirom
FRIDAY — OCTOBER 14
7:30 P. M.
9:00 P.M,
10:00 P.M.
SI.50 per person (Warm-up )
SI.00 per person (Alumni picnic)
Football Game — $1.00 per person
$3.00 per couple (Homecoming Dance)
Chairman — Atty. Thomas Brislin
HOMECOMING
CAMPUS
Under the direction of the Student Government, the students do an outstanding
job, so be sure to walk around the growing campus and to enjoy the many
displays. Each building is decorated with drawings, with crepe paper, and
with multicolored lights.
CAROUSEL MOTEL
OPEN HOUSE
You can't beat our Open-House Party for good fellowship and nostaligc
reminiscing.
"Friendship is to be purchased only by friendship."
BRIEF THEATRE ALUMNI MEETING
CAROUSEL MOTEL
SATURDAY — OCTOBER 15
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
COLLEGE COMMONS
10:00 A. M.
The Executive Council of the Alumni Association will have its annual meeting
to discuss and to plan the next year's activities.
11:30 A.M.
FAMILY PICNIC
CHASE LAWN
2:00 P. M.
6:30 P.M.
9:00 P.M.
FOOTBALL
KINGSTON STADIUM
r ootball game between Wilkes College and Ursinus College . . .. *Parade
— of
-the Homecoming Queen and of her court before game-time. Mass band
interesting
performance at half time. The Student Government has planned an int"C-‘,r,fT
program for you—Wilkes Alumni.
CLASS REUNION DINNERS
_____ All
Class reunion Dinners—sites and costs to be determined by classes.,
concerned will receive additional information when final plans are ccompleted.
x
HOMECOMING DANCE
IREM TEMPLE COUNTRY CLUB
Jack Melton and his orchestra—Entertainment—Informal. This dance is t e
highlight of the entire weekend. We'll be looking for you there!
'55
CLASS REUNIONS
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The first twenty-five years of your College have been formative years
during which the character of the college and its influence have taken shape.
Our purpose in the decade ahead is to consider ways and means of
increasing the creative and constructive influences of the College. This means
a constant evaluation of all that we are doing, and a determination of the
relative values of things that we are doing and of other things that we might
be doing.
I feel that western civilization is facing a threat which it must assess
correctly, or to which it must succumb. This crisis annot be resolved in
Washington, in the U.N. or in any other center of activity. In must be resolved
in the minds and hearts of individuals before either Washington or the U.N.
can act firmly and effectively.
The crisis is, in reality, a crisis in values and in judgment. In these
disturbing and challenging times the only thing that seems certain is change.
It, therefore, becomes the obligation of education to cultivate creative thinking,
independence of judgment and constructive action, so that man may direct
his destiny in some measure.
I would suggest that our responsibility at Wilkes is to encourage intelligent
inquiry, genuine values, and sound judgment. With these qualities Wilkes
graduates may hope to participate in the effort to guide the forces of change
into constructive channels and to check the drift which results from the loss of
intellectual, moral and social standards.
College cannot do these things for its students, but it can cultivate an
atmosphere and influence that will encourage students to assume ever greater
responsibility for their thoughts and acts.
It is my hope that the faculty and administration will challenge our
students to ever greater attainments and strengthen them for the time of crisis
in which they live.
This is the task that challenges us in the year ahead.
II
�THE YEAR AHEAD . . .
. . . THE YEAR AHEAD
OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF MEN
OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF WOMEN
George F. Ralston
Our concern this year, probably our greatest con
cern, will be with student values. Studies of students
indicate that students are not the same as yesterday's.
The values they hold set them off as different from
previous generations.
What are the values of today's students? System
atic social science research, which has been supported
by thoughtful observations by students themselves,
indicate four dominant and controlling behavioral atti
tudes among students:
1. Self-interestedness directed mainly toward satis
fying the desires for material well being and a
relief from boredom.
2. Group dependence which causes students to
bring personal conduct and stability into drive
with the expectations of groups to whom they
turn for a feeling of "belongingness" or look
upon as vehicles to self-advancement.
3. Social and political indifference and irresponsi
bility.
4. A self-gratifying approach to reason and morality
which renders both reason and the moral code
to an individual usefulness in the quest for
personal goals.
Are these the values which our students hold? Are
they a part of the broad cultural revolution in our whole
society? If they are, we need to be concerned!
This year, especially, we want to investigate this
area, for students are our whole concern. We must
not be indicted for abandonment of our role in the
formation of values which will undergird our students
for useful and responsible lives in the world.
Beryl Cole
■
If I were to announce a slogan or create a theme for
the coming year it would state in essence my ambition
for greater unity among the women of Wilkes College.
I would like to look toward the establishment of women's
organizations which could eventually be affiliated with
national groups. The most meaningful organization at
this time would be a chapter of Associated Women
Students. This would encompass the entire women
student population and all women's organizations
which might exist. It seeks to foster a dignity of original
thought, strengthen the personal goals of young women,
and integrate the goals of their intellectual activities
and interests with their desires to succeed as wives
and mothers. Such an organization is eligible for
membership in the Intercollegiate Association of Wo
men Students.
As an exploratory procedure there will be two as
semblies for women this year, one on November 15,
and the second on March 21, 1961.
Last year I was able to hold a half-hour interview
with every freshman girl during the fall semester, and
during the spring semester I had more leisurely visits
with most of the Senior women. I found these inter
views extremely helpful and I hope the freshmen and
seniors found them equally so. I shall continue that
program this year.
I look forward, too, to meeting more of you who
were students here before I came, and I trust you will
come in for a visit whenever it is possible for you to
do so.
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
Harold W. Thatcher, Chairman
The History Department, strengthened last year by
the addition of Paul Neil Hehn, a specialist in Balkan
history who will shortly receive his Ph.D. from New
York University, will propose this fall the creation at
Wilkes College of an Institute of International Studies.
This was originally the idea of Dr. Bronis Kaslas and
-was developed in its final form by him in collaboration
with all of us who are his colleagues in the department.
The Institute will be originally and primarily a new
major consisting, in addition to the usual general edu
cation courses, of all courses currently offered at the
college dealing with international affairs, foreign poli
cy, alien cultures, etc., plus new courses dealing with
Central and Eastern Europe, the Near East, Africa and
Latin America.
If adopted, it is expected that the new program will
not only prepare students for positions with the State
Department and other agencies and private companies
dealing with foreign lands but will also go far to meet
the criticism so often voiced that American college
graduates are ignorant of foreign affairs, history, ge
ography, and economics.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Eugene L. Hammer, Chairman
The Education Department continues this year with
four fulltime staff members. Most recent to join us is
Miss Frances Smith of Tuckahoe, New York, who be
gins her second year as Director of Student Teaching.
Miss Smith came to Wilkes after several years of
teaching in the public schools of New York and New
Jersey. We have been able to free her of teaching
responsibilities on campus so that she can devote her
time to placing and supervising student teachers in all
fields.
Plans are going forward for the development of
"professional semesters" which will require students
in teacher education curricula to devote an entire term
to professional study, including student teaching. This
program is in effect now for secondary school teachers
of some subjects. When completely operative the re
vised teacher education curricula will include a screen
ing of those who apply for student teaching.
�. . THE YEAR AHEAD
THE YEAR AHEAD . . .
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
John G. Detroy, Chairman
Charles B. Reif, Chairman
The Department of Music looks forward to its
greatest year of activity. With plans completed for the
Town and Gown series, the various choruses, instru
mental and vocal ensembles, and student recitals, the
calendar appears rather full. The Philharmonic
Orchestra celebrates its tenth anniversary, bringing top
soloists, and affording our outstanding students the
opportunity to perform in an orchestra of high profes
sional standing. With Gies Hall renovated, classroom
and practice facilities will certainly be much more
efficient and pleasant. We are continually adding new
equipment: This year two new pianos will be found
in Gies Hall as well as several record players for
student use. There promises to be a continuing series
of student recitals throughout the year, with all combi
nations of solo and ensemble performances scheduled.
We hope to bring several outstanding people in the
music education field to Wilkes for clinic and discussion
purposes as a service to our students and the com
munity. Several faculty recitals are on the assembly
program schedule, and I am sure that, as in the past,
they will be well received. I am happy to say that
all of the music faculty members who were with us last
year, are returning, and I am sure that each one brings
back new ideas and experiences that will benefit the
students in the department of music and the college
generally.
Judging from the success of biology majors in gen
eral, the faculty of the department feel that we should
continue to expose our majors in biology to all the
fields of knowledge as far as the curriculum in biology
permits. During the academic year just past, the new
curriculum in biology was in operation for its trial run.
Genetics was back in the curriculum after an absence
of nine years and is now given in the spring semester
of the junior year. A course in ecology was presented
for the first time last year and it now appears in the
spring semester of the senior year. A credit course in
research may be undertaken in the junior year and
completed in the senior year. A number of students
have research problems under way. During the sum
mer of 1960 nine of our biology majors worked with
members of the staff on various problems supported
by funds from eight grants. I shall try to interest the
members of the Biological Society of Wilkes College in
a project through the ice at Lake Silkworth in which I
shall need one hundred and ten people taking samples
simultaneously. In 1960-61 we shall have the largest
departmental force ever of student help serving primari
ly in conjunction with the didactic work given to the
student nurses of three local hospitals.
Several pieces of equipment have been installed
in the last few months which will be used both in
teaching and in research. Those of our all-too-busy
graduates in biology who take a few minutes to visit
us in Stark Hall are surprised at our present quarters.
We hope more of you will come.
department of chemistry
Alfred W. Bastress, Chairman
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
a-; icimary effort of the chemistry department this
:: in the past will be to cffer students interesting
ur.d mtcllecuclly stimulating-courses in this field. No
major curriculum changes have been made but we are
constantly adjusting course content as chemical knowl
edge Increases. The question always before us is:
"Hew might chemistry be taught better?"
Our senior research program continues. With a
faculty of five we hope to eliminate all overtime teach
ing and thus enable us to initiate and enlarge faculty
research projects. Mr. Bohning who joined us last year
will work on nitrosyl compounds. Mr. Swain, our new
assistant professor of physical chemistry, will continue
work with peroxides. Mr. Salley hopes to complete an
analyucal problem. Miss Bone with one lecture sec
tion in General Chemistry has to introduce 110 student
nurses from General, Nesbitt, and Wyoming Valley
Hospitals to chemistry. Mr. Bastress will be working
wiih some thienyl ketone derivatives.
Last year we installed a Beckman U.V. spectrophoto
meter in the physical chemistry laboratory. We need
a Bechman I-R, a good Recorder and an N.M.R. spectro
photometer (S35.000) if we are to improve our course in
physical chemistry. We have no facilities for research
m radiation chemistry.
John G. Reese, Chairman
The Department of Physical Education is this year
looking forward to what should be the finest program
it has ever offered. A second instructor in physical
education has been appointed, and the additional
facilities of the YMCA have been acquired.
The plan for the new program will work in this
manner:—the classes will be divided into two groups.
For classes in the first eight weeks, one group
will report to the YMCA, where they will be given a
variety of individual activities such as swimming,
bowling, handball, paddleball, squash, gymnastics,
tennis, weight training, wrestling, etc. The other group
will report to the gymnasium for classes where
they will be given a variety of group games such as
basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball, touch football,
etc. After eight weeks the two groups will rotate.
This year the women's program under the super
vision of a new instructor. Miss Doris Berdy, will use
the Jewish Community Center for the specialized activi
ties such as swimming, bowling, and dancing. The
women will use the College gymnasium for the other
physical education curricula.
�. . THE YEAR AHEAD
THE YEAR AHEAD . . .
THE COLLEGE LIBRARY
DEPARTMENT OF NURSING EDUCATION
George F. Ermel, Acting Librarian
Ruth W. Jessee, Chairman
Reading for pleasure will be one of our themes for
the Library this year. As a result of the recent evalua
tion report, it was felt that we should incorporate a
program of this nature into our present facilities. In
the hope, therefore, that it will be used for leisure
reading, a sort of quasi-reading room, replete with
comfortable chairs, has been established in what was
formerly the typing room. Our open stacks policy en
courages browsing. Our collection is ever expanding
and we are endeavoring to add select best-sellers and
Pulitzer Prize winners as fast as they are determined.
While students in the past have been reticent about
suggesting new books, this year we hope to make an
effort to have students recommend books which they
feel should be in our library. An educated man is one
who reads when he doesn't have to.
Seme of the newer additions to the Library holdings
for this school year are such award winners as: Hawaii,
by James Mitchener; Advise and Consent, by Allen
Drury; 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, by Walter Johnson;
Mr. Citizen, by Harry S. Truman; Most Dangerous Sea,
by Arnold Lott; Sean O'Casey, by David Krause; To
ward the Understanding of Karl Marx, by Sidney Hook;
American Communism and Soviet Russia, by Theodore
Draper; Modem Debate, by our own Arthur Kruger:
The Reluctant Satellites, by Leslie Bain;Finite Difference
Equations, by Hyman Levy; Basic Principles of Nuclear
Science and Reactors, by Alan Jacobs; The Overseas
Americans, by Harlan Cleveland; The Soviet Design
for a World Order, by Elliot Goodman; Are We Good
Neighbors?, by Donals Dozer; The Year the World
Went Mad, by Allen Churchill,-Communism in India,
by Gene Overstreet; Race Relations and American Law,
by Jack Greenberg; Fallout, by John Fowler; The Rise of
American Economic Thought, by Henry Spiegel.
Last fall the freshmen students of the Nesbitt Memo
rial Hospital joined with those of the Wyoming Valley
Hospital in taking courses in anatomy and physiology,
microbiology, chemistry, psychology, and sociology at
Wilkes College. Starting this Fall (I960) the incoming
students of the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital will
participate in this program. In all, we anticipate there
will be approximately one hundred students horn the
three schools of nursing on our campus this year.
In 1959 a cooperative program, similar to that with
Lebanon Valley College, was arranged with Albright
College so that graduate nurses in the Reading area
could receive a degree from Wilkes by taking half of
our campus requirements at Albright. Extension
courses in Nursing Education were given at the Reading
Hospital last year and will be continued during the
coming year. We will also be teaching Nursing Edu
cation courses in Allentown.
Here, at home, we are happy to see more young
graduates entering on a full-time basis. There are
usually four or five dormitory students; in all, we have
more than twenty students taking a full schedule. Dur
ing the Summer of 1960 several of our graduate nurses
completed their field experience in team nursing at
Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia; in addition,
others were practice teaching in local schools of
nursing.
FMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY-RELIGION
Robert C. Riley, Chairman
Psychology this year will continue with its small
core of eleven basic ccourses,
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about 30 departmental majors a broad perspective of
the field as well as to prepare them for advanced work
at ths graduate level. 'We of the department shall also
be keeping watchful eyes on former students doing
graauate work, principally at Temple and Pennsylva
nia State Universities. One of these students was a
mathematics major while at Wilkes while retaining a
strong interest in psychology. She has found a profita
ble combination of the two disciplines in graduate
school. So while no revamping of the small core of
courses is contemplated, increasing emphasis is being
placed (in the advisement of students) on the necessity
of planning course work outside the department, espe
cially in mathematics, statistics and biology. One in
novation this year will bring together all students en
rolled in the introductory course into one large lecture
section which will then be broken down into smaller
quiz and discussion sections at other times of the
course week.
James R. Parmenter, Chairman
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This year finds Dr. Stanko Vujica doing research
abroad. Recipient of a Fulbright Research Scholarship,
Dr. Vujica plans to spend the academic year in Paki
stan and India, studying some of the many interesting
points of contact between Hinduism and Islam. He
and Mrs. Vujica will also travel and observe other
aspects of Near and Middle Eastern cultures, returning
to Wilkes in the Fall of 1961. Upon his return, the fruits
of this research and experience will be brought to bear
on revision of the courses in Religion. Rapidly moving
events of the post-war years have caused much of our
information on this part of the world to become rather
badly dated. Dr. Vujica's first-hand experiences will
do much to correct these outmoded conceptions.
During Dr. Vujica's absence, we are fortunate in
having the scholarly services of Rabbi Albert Fried
lander, who will teach courses in "The Great Hebrew
Prophets" and "Philosophies of History".
�. . THE YEAR AHEAD
THE YEAR AHEAD . . .
DEPARTMENT OF ART
Chester E. Colson, Chairman
The Department of Fine Arts and Fine Arts Educa
tion plans a complete revision of its curriculum. New
course offerings will be added to strengthen the major
in art education. Additional courses will be offered
as electives for the non-art majors. These courses will
be specifically designed to meet the cultural and
creative needs of the liberal arts student at the college.
In order to realize the aims of the proposed curriculum
revision new equipment has been added. A large
floor-model electric ceramic kiln with an automatic
cutoff was purchased last year. The department has
ordered a jewelry kiln and an electric potter's wheel.
At this time, with America and Russia struggling
for world leadership, we must produce men capable
of creative thinking. It is hoped that the art department
can contribute its share to this necessary goal.
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
Thomas R. Richards, Chairman
The Mathematics Department will embark this Fall
cn a considerable change in the presentation of first
and second year mathematics.
To quote the Committee on the Undergraduate Pro
gram, "—a student who enters college meaning to take
mathematics must be ready without further preparation
to take a course in calculus and analytic geometry."
Quoting again, "Using college instructors to teach 're
medial' mathematics is indefensible,—This Fall, for
the third year, we are requiring students to start mathe
matics with analytic geometry, after having passed the
placement test, or to attend a summer session to correct
deficiency in preparation. Also this Fall, for the first
time, we shall use a single, two-volume text for the
freshman-sophomore sequence of analytic geometry,
calculus, differential equations, and infinite series. A
feature of this text is that geometric figures are not
depended on for proofs of "geometric" theorems; vector
algebra is used instead. Another feature is the out
right definition of functions as sets of ordered pairs.
Cur department subscribes to these excerpts from the
preface of the new text: "—mere acquisition of mani
pulative skills, while necessary, does not prepare any
one to make effective use of mathematics, certainly no
one at the professional level of the scientist and the
engineer. Abstract ideas and abstract thinking canno': be avoided."
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THE EVENING SCHOOL
Stanley Wasilewski, Director
The campus and classrooms of Wilkes during the
night-time hours this year—as in the past—will be as
bristling with activity as during the daytime. For the
Wilkes Evening School has become an integral part
of the whole college. As in other years, it has opened
its doors to more than 500 day-time employed matricu
lants, not to mention some 125 day students taking
courses that could not be integrated with their day
schedules.
What new cultural interests, what productive and
executive skills have been so added to the life and
economy of the community is truly something to ponder.
Also to be considered is the graduate level work being
offered through Masters programs in education by
Temple and Bucknell Universities, not to mention the
off-campus programs in nursing education afforded by
the Nursing Education Department for nurses in Scran
ton, Danville, Lebanon and Hazleton. Now also there
are contemplated Evening School programs in the
sciences.
A great and productive year is forecase for the
Evening School, which has long since come of age.
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
Hugo V. Medley, Chairman
Wilkes College students in my course, "Politics and
Political Parties", won’t just read about elections this
Fall—they're going to get into the fray. The students
who enrolled in this course will lery aside their texts,
as they have done every even-numbered year since
1950, and work for the parties.
This is part of a continuing program inaugurated by
the Citizenship Clearing House. Adopting the theory
that filling of the mind with mere facts, however perti
nent, is not enough for an understanding of the Ameri
can political scene and its problems, the class, freed
of regular sessions until after the election, will be en
gaged in the business of local politics. While no
regular classes are scheduled for the group, members
do meet weekly with me and will make reports on
their activities which reports will be the bases for their
grades while they are "farmed out" to the political
parties.
The Department will again sponsor a contest to see
who can come the closest to predicting the outcome of
the November election. Prizes for the three winners of
the contest couldn't be more appropriate—books on
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
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THE CURRICULUM EVALUATION COMMITTEE
GEORGE F. ELLIOT. Chairman
The Curriculum Evaluation Committee, representing
■- new and potentially productive concept in the Wilkes
- ’.zae story, was formed three years ago with
'■ .-ors Hmnmer, Michelini, Riley and myself as
vere - -are at that time, and still are aware,
me mission of education there are no
castvers. So the -work of the Curriculum
Evalaazrn Committee-will be self-perpetuating, going
beyond the mere planning of a liberal arts curriculum
to the cultivation of a climate implicit in intellectual
inquiry, disciplined study and high personal standards;
to the creation of an atmosphere inspiring self-analysis
'character, ideas and beliefs, and a corollary respect
for
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sibility v/.-iich have been granted to this committee by
the faculty and administration are symptomatic of a
mutual desire to strengthen further the impact of the
College upon its students and to provide an educa
tional experience comparable to the highest standards
available anywhere. These goals are, of course, not
unique, but it is our confident hope that they can and
will be made a reality here at Wilkes College.
The establishment of this committee and these
long term goals do not in any sense reflect lack of pride
in the accomplishments of Wilkes College nor any
feeling of inferiority about the quality of its program.
In fact, we received during the past school year very
affirmative confirmation of our academic status and
reputation from the Middle States Association.
The Curriculum Evaluation Committee is not autono
mous; it issues no orders; it sets no deadlines. It is
and will continue to be a service agency for the faculty
and friends of the College. It solicits, studies, co
ordinates, and presents for general faculty discussion
and consideration the suggestions of everyone con
cerning any phase of the Wilkes program. It serves
as a small working organization to do basic research,
to uncover new areas of potentiality, and to ensure
that the College is kept abreast of developments in
collegiate education. The committee is, therefore, both
a leader and a follower; its success will depend upon
how well it can help the faculty and administration to
accomplish the productive improvements necessary to
the more complete fruition of Wilkes College.
Although it is impossible at this stage to know the
precise areas that will attract the attention of the com
mittee, and although no priorities have as yet been
esablished, the present interest of the faculty seems to
lie in the general field of curricular improvement.
There has been much emphasis given to the benefits
associated with an expanded program of general edu
cation so that our students will be better prepared to
meet the many challenges and responsibilities of
modem-day living. Attention will undoubtedly be
given this year to such concepts as honors programs,
comprehensive examinations, advanced placement,
and all of the other instruments essential to motivating
individual students to perform to their highest capaci
ties. Very early in the school year the committee plans
to present to the faculty examples of what is being done
in these areas at such places as Harvard, Swarthmore,
Wesleyan, and similar institutions. With these begin
nings, it is hoped that 1960-61 will be the first of many
productive years at Wilkes College.
With the enlargement of the department staff by
one member, we in the Physics Department now find
it possible to expand our offerings in a variety of
courses. We hope to add courses in electronics, in
atomic and nuclear physics, and in electricity and
magnetism, as well as in the solid state.
Drs. Ripley and Detwiler ome to us with a back
ground of teaching experience which will add strength
to the department, and make possible the offering of
new (to Wilkes) and necessary courses.
As our ability to offer new courses has expanded,
it is hoped an increased awareness of the courses
available will result in increased enrollment and
eventual expansion of the present two years of work
at Wilkes into a full four-year major in the field of
Physics.
Engineering Department
The Engineering Department will continue to pre
pare accepted students in the elements of engineering
education. By the end of their sophomore year those
students meeting the transfer requirements of the vari
ous degree granting Engineering colleges, will there be
able to continue as juniors, and without loss of credit
hours.
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
Konstantyn Symmons, Chairman
Our program, for the coming year, represents both
continuity and change. This phrase, applied recently
to the contemporary sociology itself, emphasizes two
characteristics of our discipline: its cumulative nature
and its proliferation of new interests and especially
new applications of our knowledge.
These interest, such as that in sociology of medicine,
sociology of occupations and professions, political so
ciology or sociology of small groups, are, for the most
part, too specialized to be included in an undergraduate
curriculum, but their influence on our introductory
course or such of our courses as Sociology of Urban
Life, Sociology of Industry or Social Psychology, can
readily be seen.
New research findings and new appraches led also
to considerable changes in the content and organiza
tion of our courses in Marriage and the Family, Social
Problems and Criminology.
Of the new courses two must be mentioned: a
Regional Survey of the World's Major Cultures and
Societies, and a more general theoretical analysis of
race and culture contacts and antagonisms, labelled:
Group Relations in the Modern World.
�THE YEAR AHEAD . .
. . . THE YEAR AHEAD
DEPARTMENT
of modern foreign languages
Elwood Disque, Chairman
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Frank J. J. Davies, Chairman
The Department of English this year will continue
to devote its energies to what must always be its main
objectives: to assist the students to increase their ability
to express themselves in English clearly and pleasing
ly, and, through the study of literature, to lead them to
understanding so that what they read will have mean
ing and what they say will be worth saying.
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The demand for modem languages has increased
to the extent that it is now necessary to add a new
member to the department. We consider ourselves
most fortunate in having Dr. Carla Perione, a specialist
in Spanish Language and Literature, join us this year.
Miss Perione, a native of Italy, brings a vast wealth of
the beauty and culture of a civilization which is begin
ning to acquire increasing importance in the relation
ship of the United States with the Spanish-speaking
countries.
While Miss Perione spent the summer in Italy, Miss
Dworski continued her revitalizing program in France
for this year's French courses. In the last few years
Dr. Dworski has become interested in visiting "les
caves" in Southern France and tracing the develop
ment of prehistoric man. Having traveled extensively
throughout France and having acquired much needed
regalia, she is now eager to develop a new approach
in the civilization courses. Of course we all like the
new Peugeot. A decided improvement!
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in the near future to do the same thing for the German
students.
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With all apologies to Mr. Webster, I have been brazen
enough to take parts of two acceptable words, prognosti
cation and logic, and combined them to coin my own
expression that will describe concisely the nature of the
article I have penned for your information and amuse
ment.
According to Webster, "prognostication means a pre
diction—a forecast—a prophecy." Also, according to
Webster, "logic means connection, as of facts or events,
in a rational way." And so, dear alumnus, combining
the prog" from prognostication with the "log" from logic,
the word "proglog" has been evolved. How, then, can
it be used in connection with sports—and more specifiically sports at Wilkos College?
Simply, this article will reveal some facts pertaining
to our athletic schedule for the current school year. Be
yond tho revoahnont of facts, the college "sports tub
numpor" will go way out on tho limb to offer some pre1 icliotm. After all, I have nothing to lose but my typowiiloi. 1 urthonnoro, even tho exports wore wrong in 48
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'J1' ?’ Io bo truthful, however, out dear Executive Alumni
‘’''crotary wanted thin article. So. what's in store tor the
•oloiml athlotle loanut during tho 1960-61 .-school year?
Uy way of (actual knowledge, the Colonels will
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By ARTHUR HOOVER, Spcris F-rmirity
legiate Athletic Assodatfom Specmomly these spcris
include: football and soccer in the
hcskethtm simming and wrestling in the winter- ar.i hnsehdh grh
and tennis in the spring.
John Reese, in his capacity as Director m Amlerirs
will again supervise the entire interrrilegime program
His coaching staff will he comprised, cr rmnk
and Mike Dydo in foo&ril: ?m rertis m soccer- name
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and Welton Fanarir. grit. Wtesmnc? Ch ws. 'm'.n
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�THE YEAR AHEAD . .
In addition to the regularly scheduled events, there
are numerous highlights and special events worth re
membering. Before that, however, it might well for all
alumni to pause and reflect momentarily on the enormous
sacrifice of time and energy expended by all Wilkes
coaches and athletes. When one considers the time in
volved not only in the contests themselves, but in prac
tice and travel as well, shouldn't it behoove every alum
nus to make a special effort to be on hand at some of
these athletic events to offer some moral support to the
teams as a means of acknowledging appreciation and
PRIDE in our Alma Mater.
Returning now to some of the scheduled athletic high
lights for the current school year, we must quite naturally
list as the foremost the spectacular soccer-football double
header scheduled for Saturday, October 15, of Homecoming Weekend. That morning at 10:30 a.m., the
soccermen tangle with the Lycoming Warriors at Kirby
Park and at 2 p.m. that afternoon in Kingston Stadium,
the gridmen host and rate a three touchdown favorite over
the Ursinus Bears from Collegeville, Pennsylvania.
On December 28 and 29, Wilkes will sponsor the an
nual Open Wrestling Tournament at the college gym.
Nov/ known as the "Rose Bowl of Wrestling,” this annual
event attracts hundreds of the top college wrestlers in
the country—and in recent years has taken on an inter
national flavor with grapplers from Japan and Canada.
John Reese's Middle Atlantic Wrestling Champs will
bring additional honors to the school by virtue of their
invitation to wrestle Ivy League Dartmouth during their
annual Winter Carnival in New Hampshire on February
10 and 11.
And then, on March 3 and 4, Wilkes will defend its
MAC wrestling crown (vzhich it has held now for four
consecutive years) at the annual Middle Atlantic Tourney
to be hosted by Moravian College at Bethlehem, Penn
sylvania.
In the spring, Wilkes and the Irem Temple Country
Club will host the annual Middle Atlantic Golf Tourney.
This event is scheduled for May 8.
Seems like quite an eventful year, doesn't it? But
then you might ask, "Just how will the Colonels fare in
this overall schedule?" Quite frankly, it's very difficult
to assume the role of a "yogi," but here goes. As men
tioned previously, all I stand to lose is my typewriter.
"Pinky" Finkowski's lean football years have passed.
With the return of a dozen experienced lettermen, and
despite the fact that sufficient manpovzer still plagues our
peppy coach, the team should undoubtedly turn in a
winning season. My prediction: a 6-3 record.
In soccer, I must share Jim Ferris' concern over a lack
of experienced hooters. As Jim so aptly puts it. We'll be
re-building this year." Even so, I look for an even wonloss record this season.
Moving to the winter sports program and basketball,
I can't help but voice a highly optimistic view for Eddie
Davis' charges. Despite the loss, via the graduation
route, of the team's two leading scorers, George Gacha
and Bemie Radecki who averged 18.5 and 16.2 points
per game respectively, Eddie has some hard-working and
determined eagers moving up. My prediction: a winning
season and a playoff berth in the Northern Division of
the Middle Atlantic Conference.
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When we look at wrestling the obvious question is,
"Will Reese and his grapplers do it again?" Or "Can the
vacated 130-lb., 137-lb., 147-lb., 167-lb., and heavyweight
classes be filled effectively?" Or "Can team captain and
national champ Marv Antinnes turn in another undefeated
season?" As usual. Coach Reese will take a pessimistic
view and retort that it seems as if we're at the end of our
successful string. There can be much justification at
tached to his view because MAC wrestling is definitely
at a high-caliber peak. This view is supported by the
tremendous efforts and competition offered by such
schools as Bucknell, Lycoming, Hofstra, and Moravian—
just to name a few. However, if producing another
championship team should cause John Reese to lose his
curly hair. I'll stick with the Colonels to come through
with another undefeated season and the MAC champion
ship.
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With swimming in the winter program and baseball
and tennis in the spring program, I request the right to
withhold any prediction because in all three sports new
coaches (Havira, swimming; Dydo, baseball; Hoover,
tennis) will be working with these teams and it's just not
fair to pre-determine team performance under a new
mentor. But, I think it's safe to predict an overall com
bined winning record for the three sports.
Finally, our thoughts are turned to one of our newest
intercollegiate sports and coaches—golf and Welton
"supply and demand" Farrar. Here again, lack of ex
perience and depth, will prove key factors in voicing a
dim view of the season's prospects. But, Coach Farrar's
persistence coupled with some "die-hard" linksmen should
give the Colonels a much desired winning golf season.
And so, dear alums, that's the sports picture and
activity that we can look forward to during the current
academic year—can vze also look forward to greeting
you at some of these events?
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The board of trustees of Wilkes Col
lege has been enhanced by the addition
of Judge Frank Pinola of Kingston, At
torneys Charles B. Waller and Louis
Shaffer of Wilkes-Barre, Attorney John
B. Farr of Tunkhannock and William
Weir Boyd of Vestal, N. Y.
The board, headed by Admiral Har
old R. Stark, USN, retired, a native of
Wilkes-Barre, now residing in Washing
ton, is unusually well balanced. Unques
tionably, the calibre of the trustees has
been a major factor in the progress the
institution has made since it was con
verted into an independent college.
Four of the members are individuals
who are widely known in the region
for their professional and civic activities.
Mr. Boyd is an alumnus, the second to
receive recognition.
With the continued expansion of
Wilkes, it is essential for the board of
trustees to keep pace, so the college will
have the benefit of a variety of seasoned
counsel.
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WJMNUS
Vol. VII, No. 2
JANUARY,
19 6 1
�Research Center, Institute and LMC
Functioning Under Ford Foundation Grant
Board of Trustees
Admiral Harold R. Stark. Chairman
Arnaud C. Marts, First Vice-Chairman
Contents:
Andrew J. Sordoni, Second Vice-Chairman
Charles H. Miner, Jr.. Secretary
James P. Harris, Treasurer
Page
Research Center, Institute and LMC Functioning
Under Ford Foundation Grant---------------------------------
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Mrs. Paul Bedford
William Weir Boyd
Alumni Representative
Frank Bumside
Wilkes took a giant stride forward
recently when the Ford Foundation
granted $150,000 to the college for
the support of three projects — the
Area Research Center, Labor-Man
agement-Citizens Committee, and the
Institute of Municipal Government.
All three maintain offices in Parrish
Hall.
Michelini, Cohen Present Papers on Allergy Problems
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Reflections of a Fulbrighter--------------------
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Six New Names Appear on Faculty Roster
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Mrs. Charles E. Clift
Both the Institute of Municipal
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Government and the Labor-Manage
ment-Citizens Committee appeared
upon the campus and community
scene several years ago, but the
Center began to function only since
December 1, 1960, when Herman L.
Otto, former Research Director of the
Central Division, Pennsylvania Econ
omy League, officially took over as
Executive Director. These three or
ganizations have become an integral
part of a three-pronged research and
redevelopment drive to bolster the
economy of the Greater Wilkes-Barre
area.
New Institute Proposed by Dr. Thatcher
William L. Conyngham
Sports Shorts
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Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.
Radio and Television Playing Important Part in PR Program
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Miss Annette Evans
Alumni Association Seats New Officers
Eugene S. Farley
With Clayton A. Bloomburg, President
John Farr
Alumni Notes, New Arrivals, Deaths, Down the Aisle
Mrs. Franck G. Daite
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Hen. John S. Fine
Harry F. Geeringer
Joseph J. Kocyan, M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Joseph F. Lester
Reuben H. Levy
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
On The Cover:
In one of the most severe winters of an half century—
with temperatures dropping slightly below zero in the immedi
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
ate college vicinity and nose-diving to thirty below in the more
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
remote outskirts—the buildings of the college stand out in
Rev. Charles S. Roush
snowy bas relief. Len Yoblonski, college photographer, brings
Joseph J. Savitz
into focus Chase Hall in winter attire.
Alumni Representative
Area Research Center
For many years, social agencies,
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of
Commerce, Wyoming Valley United
Fund, the Industrial Fund and other
civic organizations have recognized
the need for a research center keep
ing abreast of the times with up-tothe-minute statistical reports and sur
veys which can be made available
to such organizations requiring this
information.
Louis Shaffer
Mrs. Esther Weakesser Walker
Charles B. Waller
Published by
Aaron Weiss
WILKES COLLEGE
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
President
Alumni and Public Relations Office
Dr. Eugene S. Farley
Chase Hall
Gordon E. Roberts, Alumni Secretary
Livingston Clewell, Public Relations Director
Alumni Officers
Gordon Roberts, Executive Secretary
Clayton A. Bloomburg, President
Vol. 7, No. 2
January, 1961
Russell H. Williams, Vice-President
Anita Janerich, Secretary
Published quarterly as The Alumnus for the members of the Wilkes College Alumni
Association.
Second class mail privileges authorized at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Leonard Mulcahy, Treasurer
Subscription — S2.00
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The purposes of the Center are:
(1) to coordinate the many studies of
community problems and trends so
that the results will always be avail
able to interested parties; (2) to as
sure continuity of studies so that
long-time trends may be known and
their significance on the local and
national scene may be understood;
(3) to make special studies for public
and private groups, including muni
cipalities, Greater Wilkes-Barre In
dustrial Fund, corporations, labor or
ganizations, the Economy League,
school boards, and so forth; (4) to
cooperate with the Luzerne County
Planning Commission and that of the
City of Wilkes-Barre, and many other
groups too numerous to mention.
The paid staff will provide profes
sional direction, and secretarial and
Three oilices in Parrish Hall are partially maintained from a recent grant oi
S150.000 by the Ford Foundation. They are the Area Research Center, LaborManagement-Citizens Committee, and Institute of Municipal Government. Above, in
the office of the President, directors and administrators of the three offices meet with
Dr. Farley. Left to right: Rr. Hugo V. Mailey, Director, Institute oi Municipal Govemlanagement-Citizens Committee; Dr. Farment: Dr. Samuel Rosenberg, Director, Labor-Mc
ley, Herman L. Otto, administrative head of the Center; Philip R. Tuhy, Instructional
Assistant, Institute of Municipal Government.
research assistance, and its studies
will be conducted in cooperation with
the County and City development
agencies.
Although funds for the Ford
Foundation will support the Center
for five years, because of its impor
tance and impact upon the communi
ty, it is hoped that the Center will
eventually attract sufficient public
and industrial support to make the
office self-supporting within six years
at the most.
Herman Otto, Director
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Her
man L. Otto, Director of the Center,
was educated in Pennsylvania State
University where he was graduated
in 1942 with a B.A. degree in Com
merce and Finance. In the Philadel
phia and Pittsburgh areas, from 1947
to 1955, he administered single coun
ty programs for the Pennsylvania
Economy League. Since 1955, he
has been directing the development
and administration of appliedI research programs aimed at im]iproved
—
governmental management in the
metropolitan areas of Central Pennsylvania.
Mr. Otto, a veteran of World War
II, served in the European Theater of
Operations from 1943 to 1946. He
was recalled to active duty for two
years during the Korean War as a
member of Pennsylvania's 28th Divi
sion. He was released from active
duty in 1952 with the rank of Major.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto with their four
children reside in Dallas Township.
Institute of Municipal Government
Founded in 1951, the Institute of
Municipal Government also derives
support from the Ford Foundation for
three years. The Institute was estab
lished to serve in an advisory capa
city to local government officials so
that they may be fully acquainted
with the practices in government that
have been tried and proven in other
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�communities. Over the years, some
three hundred officials from seventyfive per cent of the municipalities of
Luzerne County have come to recog
nize that sound economical govern
ment is an essential element in the
economic rebirth of the area and
have continued their participation in
the work of the Institute.
Recent experience, however, sug
gested that the effectiveness of the
work could be increased were it pos
sible to give greater assistance to
public officials in adopting the poli
cies and techniques with which they
have become acquainted through
the monthly meetings of the Institute.
Today, thanks to the Ford Founda
tion, the Institute (1) maintains a
service center that will cooperate
with local officials including super
visors, township commissioners, bor
ough councilmen, township and bor
ough secretaries, school directors,
zoning and planning officials, town
ship and borough auditors, police,
health, magistrates and other offi
cials; (2) publish the Luzerne County
Newsletter for circulation to all pub
lic officials within Luzerne County;
(3) maintain a center for conferences,
lectures and discussions relating to
major questions in the improvement
of city, borough and township gov
ernment; (4) maintain an advisory
and consulting service for local unit’of government and for associations
and officials actively concerned with
the work of such units; (5) maintain
a carefully selected collection of
contemporary printed materials re
lating modem local administrative
techniques and general information
in the field of local government ad
ministration; (6) complete studies and
preliminary phases of research in
the field of local government in North
eastern Pennsylvania; (7) expand the
activities into new phases of citizen
ship and adult training which will
alert the individual to governmental
problems.
Philip R. Tuhy
To expand the work of the Insti
tute, Philip R. Tuhy, former Senior
Planner of the Luzerne Planning Com
mission, was appointed Instructional
Assistant
A native of Wilkes-Barre — the
son of Reverend and the late Mrs.
Stephen Tuhy, the new appointee
v/as graduated from Coughlin High
School, received his B.A. Degree in
Political Science from Valparaiso
University and Master Degree in
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Governmental Administration at the
University of Pennsylvania.
Before joining the Luzerne County
Planning Commission, Mr. Tuhy was
Assistant Borough Manager at Down
ingtown, Pennsylvania, where he
conducted a research program for
that community.
From July, 1954 to June, 1956 he
served in the U. S. Army. A member
of St. Matthew's Slovak Evangelical
Lutheran Church, he is recording
secretary of the Church Council.
L.-M.-C. Committee
Like the Institute of Municipal
Government, the Labor-ManagementCitizens Committee had already been
established and was functioning be
fore the College received the Ford
Foundation Grant. Too, it had been
accepted by the community. With
Ford Foundation participation, it is
now possible for further improvement
and effectiveness. This will be ac
complished by adding to the LMC
staff a trained consultant who will
seek the full cooperation of both labor
and management in the area.
Dr. Samuel Rosenberg
Since its inception, the Labor-Man
agement-Citizens Committee under
executive directorship of Dr. Samuel
Rosenberg has become one of the
most effective tools in the communi
ty's industrial development program.
Prior to the Ford Foundation grant,
it was supported by funds furnished
by the Greater Wilkes-Barre Cham
ber of Commerce through the latter's
industrial divisions. It was and still
is, however, completely autonomous
in its operation.
Not only has the Committee been
responsible for establishing a rapport
between management and labor and
has resolved disputes before they led
to bitterness and unnecessary loss to
both sides, it has also received many
inquiries from state governments and
industrialists of the nation requesting
information relative to its structure
and operation. This augurs well for
both community and college.
When the Committee v/as organ
ized, it v/as the original intention that
each labor group and each industry
be invited to consider its services
whenever a strike threatened or a
misunderstanding developed. Un
fortunately, heretofore, time and per
sonnel have not been adequate and
there are still groups v/ho are un
aware of the services available to
them, The obvious result is that
strikes which might have been
avoided have taken place before the
Committee has been invited to parti
cipate. With an additional, full-time"
consultant, this situation can and will
be corrected.
Advisory Council
Future plans call for special pro
grams and institutes for the mutual
benefit of labor, management and
the community.
To further integrate the work of the
college with that of the community,
late in December Dr. Farley an
nounced at a luncheon meeting in
Hotel Sterling an Advisory Council
for Office of Community Services.
The council, comprising public offi
cials, business and professional men
active on the community front, will
develop and coordinate plans for the
Office of Area Research, the Institute
of Municipal Government, and the
Labor-Management-Citizens Commit
tee.
Those named to the Wilkes College
Advisory Council are; Judge Bernard
Brominski, Frank Bumside, Guthrie
Conyngham, Alfred Darte, Frank
Earnest, Dr. Eugene S. Farley, Con
gressman Daniel Flood, Ray Hodg
son, Attorney Andrew Hourigan,
James Kenny, Attorney Jarrett Jen
nings, Horace Kramer, Allen Larsen,
Dr. Hugo Mailey, Senator Martin
Murray, Herman Otto, Dr. Samuel
Rosenberg, Attorney Louise Shaffer,
Patrick Shovlin, Attorney Arthur Silverblatt. Rev. Edgar Singer, Mayor
Frank Slattery, Harold Tippett, Philip
Tuhy, and Samuel Wolfe.
Michelini, Cohen Present
Papers On Allergy
Problems
Dr. Francis J. Michelini and Dr.
Sheldon G. Cohen, both associate
professors of the Department of Bi
ology, recently presented papers be
fore the American Academy of Al
lergy meeting in Washington, D.C.
The meeting was held in the Statler
Hilton Hotel February 6, 7, 8.
Dr. Michelini reported on "Histo
chemical Studies on the Ragweed
Pollen Grain in Evaluation of Ex
tracting Procedures".
Dr. Cohen's paper discussed "re
actions of tissue sensitization".
Both professors are authors of a
number of articles published by sev
eral medical journals. Dr. Michelini
joined the faculty in 1955; Dr. Cohen,
in 1957.
Reflections of a Fulbrighter
Editor's Note: As our readers already know. Dr. Stanko M. Vujica,
Head of the Philosophy and Religion Department, is spending a
year as a Fulbright research scholar in Pakistan and India where
he is studying the various oriental religions. We asked Dr.
Vujica for a brief message on his impressions.
From childhood on I have asso
ciated the Orient with things bizarre,
colorful, picturesque and exotic — a
world of queer fascination. Now that
I have seen it and lived in it, this
image of my imagination has given
way to a more sober vision. Asia,
at least the part of it I have visited
thus far, lacks sensual beauty; her
austere and dark charms lie deep
below what meets the eye. More
over, a lover of the picturesque finds
his pleasure disturbed by the dis
cordent note of the ever-present evi
dence of human misery.
One of the most famous excava
tion sites in the world is Mojenjodaro, the "city of the Dead", deep in
the desert of Sindh in West Pakistan.
It was probably the oldest city in
the world, pre-dating by several
centuries the arrival of the Aryan
hordes in the Indus Valey. The Mo
jenjodaro civilization has a good
bath and drainage system in citi
zens' homes. The use of cotton for
textile existed two or three thousand
years before Europe learned of it.
The two human statuettes from Harappa, the sister city of Mojenjodaro
in the Punjab, were not matched till
the classic age of Greece.
During the last tour months in
Pakistan, I have often wondered why
it is that at this very spot man had
a better drainage five to six thousand
years ago than he has now? Why
is the standard of living on the PakIndian subcontinent so low? Why
so much squalor and poverty? Many
factors have contributed. The climate
of the subcontinent is enervating; for
a larger portion of the year, in order
to survive, man must avoid any
strenuous activity. Negativistic and
world denying outlook incalculated
by such religions as Buddhism and
Hinduism may have accentuated the
tendency towards withdrawal and
passivity. Mr. Nehru in his book
"The Discovery of India" places the
greatest blame on the British rule.
He points out that the British policy
of closing its market to Indian
products eliminated the need for
Indian craftsmen and artisans and
they drifted to the already overpopulated land. India became pro-
gressively ruralized. In every pro
gressive country there has been,
during the past century, a shift of
population from agriculture to indus
try. In India this process was re
versed. This, Nehru feels, is the
fundamental cause of the appalling
poverty of India. Whatever the
reasons, two developments occured"
in the West but failed to materialize
in Asia — the industrial revolution
and the growth of modem science.
This accounts for the backwardness
of Asia. Asia was not without
wealth, but it was chiefly in land
and jewelry — this could not be
taken away by invaders and plun
derers. Asia needs a long period of
political security if its wealth in gold
and minerals is to come out of hiding
and move into the factories.
But there is one more aspect of
this whole program. In almost every
conversation I have had on this mat
ter with my oriental friends the argu
ment is put forward the essence of
which runs something like this. Asia
is a home of the two oldest living
civilizations — the Chinese and the
Indian. Although they are centuries
older than the so-called Western
Civilization, they are still strong and
thriving while it is the Western
scholars themselves who are now
predicting the approaching end of
their society. How then can the
young, inexperienced and untried
West lecture Asia on the art of good
living? Surely the people of Asia
lack gadgets and conveniences and
now that modem technology has
made them available on a large
scale, they will soon get them. But
Asia has not succumbed to the ma
terialistic fallacy which equates hap
piness with physical comfort. As
one Pakistani put it to me, "The say
ing of Jesus, an Asiatic Himself, that
one must seek first the kingdom of
God and its righteousness, was
understood and followed in Asia
while the West failed even to under
stand its meaning." When it comes
to spiritual treasures, inner resources
and peace of mind, the East is richer
than the West. Communism, the
greatest curse of our age, is but a
logical extension of the materialistic
orientation of the West, and is one
of the many doubtful gifts that the
East has received from the West.
Thus runs their reasoning.
It would, of course, require a whole
book to even begin to deal with this
whole complex problem of the "spiri
tual East" versus the "materialistic
West". The search for the right
balance between the demands of
the body and those of the spirit has
been the perennial goal of all philo
sophies and religions; this search will
go on. In my own judgment the
spiritual or any other greatness can
not be founded on lack of freedom
and opportunity, or on starvation and
misery. In their preoccupation with
the things of the mind the sages of
Asia lost themselves in a sea of
speculation unconnected with the
day to day problems of life and the
needs of men and women. Be it as
it may, however, such criticisms are
largely beside the point. The im
portant thing is the awareness that
East and West represent two different
attitudes to life, two different ap
proaches to the ultimate value —
truly two mental universes.
The problem is not how to elimi
nate these differences, but how to
live with them. In a culturally
pluralistic world cultural coexistence
is a necessity. There are many hope
ful signs in both the East and the
West that we are moving towards
ever greater understanding of this
fact.
A Pakistan judge, who had spent
a few months in Swarthmore, Penn
sylvania, as guest of the Friends,
likes to quote an old Quaker lady,
who, he felt, told him the wisest thing
he heard in the States. "We used to
expect you," she told him, "to be
come converts to our religion and
cur way of life. Now we expect
something even more difficult; we
want you to understand and perhaps
even like our way of life although
you have not been converted to it.
You see, we are all seekers after
truth now."
An increased awareness of how
profoundly one man can differ from
another, and a renewed determina
tion to respect the opinions of those
who most differ from me is probably
the greatest personal insight I have
gained during my stay in the Orient.
Stanko M. Vujica
Lahore, January 1, 1961
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�pjew Jersey. Pete, a seasoned performer and
stage manager, lives at 240 West Lindsley
Road, Cedar Grove, New Jersey, and is a
member of the faculty of Peterson, New Jersey
schools.
SIX NEW NAMES APPEAR
ON FACULTY ROSTER
Dr. Daniel Detweiler
Dr. Dcniel Detweiler has been
named professor of Physics at Wilkes
and will be in charge of the planning
of the graduate program and the ex
tension of the Stark Hall facilities.
Dr. De'weiler is a native of Wood
bury, Pennsylvania. A graduate of
Mercer: burg Academy, he matricu
lated at Swarthmore College from
which hs received the Bachelor of
Aris in Physics in 1949, followed by
a Master of Science in Physics at
hale in 1959. He received from Yale
also the Doctorate of Philosophy in
195?. During his studies at Yale, he
was a pre-doctorate fellow in Physics
under .he sponsorship of the Atomic
energy Ucmmission.
Frcm 1953 to 1954, Dr. Detweiler
served as project leader in the SemiConduc'o: research project of the
Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. In
1954 he was named Associate Pro
fessor c. Physics in the College of
Ceramics al the State University of
New York ar Alfred. At present. Dr.
Detweiler carried a S15.000 annual
research grant as principal scientist
the basic research program span
s'red by the Office of Scientific Re
search ci :he Air Research and Developmenl command. United States
orcs. he expects to continue
;rk at Wilkes.
married to the former Anne
of Marlboro, New York. They
c. e three children: Lynn, 8, Paul, 6,
Susan. 4.
Dr. Julien A. Ripley, Jr.
Dz. Juliin A. Ripley, Jr. was named
Azsccia.e Professor of Physics. Dr.
Ripley comes io Wilkes from Abadan
Insiilute ol Technology, Abadan,
Iran., where he was professor and
chairman of the department of
Physics and Mathematics. Dr. Rip
ley is a native of Nev/ York state, a
graduate of St. Paul's School and
Yale University where he was elected
to Phi Beta Kappa and as associate
in Sigma XL He received his Master
of Arts degree frem Harvard Univer
sity and the Doctor of Philosophy
degree from the University of Penn
sylvania, He also did graduate work
at George Washington University as
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well as Columbia University and the
Oakland Institute of Nuclear Re
search. Before going to Abadan In
stitute where, in addition to being
chairman of the department of Phys
ics and Mathematics, he was chair
man of the curriculum committee.
Dr. Ripley served as associate pro
fessor of Physics at Dickinson Col
lege where he was also a member of
the curriculum and policy committee.
He is a grandson of Alexander
Graham Bell and a nephew of the
Gilburt Grosvenors of die National
Geographic Magazine.
Dr. William L. Edgerton
Dr. William L. Edgerton was re
cently named Professor in the English
Department. Dr. Edgerton received
his A.B., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees
from the University of Pennsylvania.
Before coming to Wilkes, Dr. Edger
ton was associate professor of En
glish at Norwich University, North
field, Vermont. The new professor
of English has held a Research-grantin-aid at Norwich University in 1954,
and at Duke University in 1956. Dr.
Edgerton is a member of the Modem
Language Association, Renaissance
Society of America and the American
Association of University Professors.
Published articles:
“The Apostasy of Nicholas Udall"
"Shakespeare and the Needle's
Eye"
"Nicholas Udall in the Indexes of
Prohibited Books"
“The Calendar Year in SixteenthCentury Printing"
Howard A. Swain
Howard A. Swain, Jr. has been
named Assistant Professor of Physi
cal Chemistry at Wilkes. He is a
graduate of Grove City College and
is presently working toward a doc
torate in Physical Chemistry which
will be conferred this year by the
University of Pennsylvania.
Mr.
Swain, for the last three years, has
served as an instructor in Physical
Chemistry and general chemistry at
the University of Pennsylvania.
He is married and has two children.
Mrs. Daniel Tapper (Nancy Lee Hannye) has
been appointed assistant professor of mathe
matics in the College of Arts and Sciences,
Ithaca College.
A dean's list student at
Wilkes, Mrs. Tapper is the holder of the
Mathematics Achievement Award and the
Mrs. James McKane Scholastic Award, given
in recognition of her high academic achieve
ments. She and her husband reside at 1406
Hanshaw Road, Ithaca, New York.
Dr. Carla Pierone
Dr. Carla Pierone, who joined the
foreign language department as a
French and Spanish instructor, has
had a varied background in Euro
pean education. Dr. Pierone studied
at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the Uni
versity of Madrid, and received the
Doctor of Philosophy degree in Ro
mance Languages from the Univer
sity of Turin, in Northern Italy.
Leonard J. Mather is employed as a psych
ologist at the Child Guidance Clinic at Miami,
Florida. In the evenings he is in private
practice at the Granada Psychiatric Clinic as
a psychological consultant and play therapist.
Younsu Koo
Younsu Koo has been named an
instructor in the Engineering depart
ment. Younsu Koo received his en
gineering certificate from Wilkes in
1956. B.S. in Civil Engineering from
Swarthmore College in 1958; and
M.S. in Civil Engineering from the
University of Illinois in 1960.
Before coming to Wilkes, Younsu
Koo served as a research assistant
at the University of Illinois, College
of Engineering.
jointed group
Charles A. Zezza has bee appoii
manager in Albany, New York, L>r
foi Connect!will
cut General Life Insurance Company. He
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.^ministration
direct the planning, sale, and admini;
___ r insurance and retirement
/Ianspicfor
of group
all types of business and industrial firms.
Dr. Sandy A. Furey has been granted a
license to practice medicine and surgery after
passing the State Board Examinations ad
ministered in July. He has opened offices at
600 Main Street, Moosic. At Wilkes, Sandy
was editor of the Manuscript for two years,
and was named to "Who's Who in American
Colleges and Universities." He is married
to the former Elaine Witiak. and has a son,
Sandy, III.
Dr. Harold W. Thatcher, Chairman
of the Department of History, has pro
posed to the President the creation
at the College of an Institute of Inter
national Studies. The idea has al
ready received the approval of other
members of the History Department.
When final action is taken on the
proposal, The Alumnus will bring
you the detailed story.
The Institute as conceived will be
a new major, consisting of all courses
offered by the College dealing with
international affairs, foreign policy,
alien cultures — to mention a few —
plus new courses dealing with Latin
America, Central and Eastern Europe,
the Near East and Africa. All these,
of course, in addition to the usual
general-education courses.
Amazing as it may seem, the pro
posed Institute may be put into ef
fect at no additional expense.
Allen Feld is pursuing courses which will
lead to a Master of Social Work degree from
the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work.
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company of Milwaukee has promoted Alex
ander Y. Cathro to the position of head of the
District Agency in the Philadelphia area. Mrs.
Cathro is the former Carolyn Ruth Walling.
Neil J. McHugh of 126 Ridge Avenue, Plainfield, New Jersey, a mathematics teacher at
Scotch Plains - Fanwood High School, has ac
cepted a National Science Foundation Scholar
ship to Montclair State College for a Summer
Institute for secondary school mathematics
teachers.
1956
The speaker
;
for the Anthracite Conference
of The> Association for Bank Audit, Control
and Operation was Reese D. Jones. Reese is
affiliated as an account administrator for
Studley, Shopert and Company, Inc., a firm of
investment counsellors located in Boston and
Philadelphia.
1955
Arthur J. Hoover recentbj
recently received his
jgn from Pennsylvania
Master of Education degree
State University. Art is presently a member
:ulty.
of the Wilkes fact
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New Institute Proposed
By Dr. Thatcher
This much may be told, however.
Originally, the idea was conceived
by Dr. Bronis Kaslas and discussed
in detail with Dr. Thatcher. Its final
form will represent the collaboration
of these two faculty members.
the Oak Lane Country Day School and faculty
representative to the Parent Association.
Russell R. Pic’on, former Executive Alumni
Secretary and Director of Development at
Wilkes, is now Director of Development at
J in LynchRandolph-Macon Women's College
burg, Virginia. Russ is residing at 2461 Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg, with his wife and
two sons.
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Dr. John Blaker has been appointed to the
President's Advisory Committee for 1959-1960
at Fairleigh-Dickinson University. The Com
mittee serves to advise the President on any
matters concerning faculty and university wel
fare. Dr. Blaker is an Assistant Professor of
Physics at the University.
Patricia A. Fox is teaching Guidance in the
Dallas School District, Dallas, Pennsylvania.
Pat will receive her Master's degree
>e in elementary school guidance from Colui
imbia.
Morris Hollander has received word that he
has passed the Pennsylvania CPA examina
tion. Morris is associated with Laventhol,
Krekstein and Company, certified public ac
countants, Wilkes-Barre.
MARVIN C. REES has been selected from
more than 25 applicants as tho Adult Delegate
to accompany tho Philadelphia delegation to
a European CISV camp> this comint
coming summer.
Mr. Roes is Director of Physical Education at
Mrs. Paul Beers, the former Joan Shoemaker,
has been appointed guidance counsellor at
the Lower Dauphin Joint High School, Hum
melstown, Pennsylvania. Her husband, Paul
Beers, is a reporter for the Harrisburg Evening
News.
in Gilbert, Arizona. He had begun work on
his Master's degree in New York State and
hopes to continue his studies at Arizona State
University. He and his wife, Carol Ann Gard
ner, have three children.
1957
John J. Bucholtz will enter the political
science department at Mount Holyoke College.
He has been an assistant in instruction in the
department of politics at Princeton University.
Johanna Broske, director of nursing service
and education at Pottstown hospital, has been
awarded a masters degree in education from
the University of Scranton.
Marilyn Williams is a biology teacher at
New Brunswick Senior High School, New Jer
sey. She had been selected to attend and
participate in a national biology curriculum
conference at Boulder, Colorado, sponsored by
the National Science Foundation, and will be
part of a group planning a new biology pro
gram for high school students.
Marvin Z. Kurlancheek has been elected to
the James A. Gibson Anatomical Society for
outstanding work at the Medical School of
the University of Buffalo, New York. Mem
bership in the society is limited to twelve outstanding medical students selected annually
from the student body by members of the
school faculty.
A new faculty member at Belleville, New
Jersey, schools is Mrs. Bess Efstathion (Bess
Proferes).
George H. Batterson, Jr. has been promoted
to promotion and advertising manager by
UARCO, Inc., manufacturer of business forms.
He is married to Laurelle-Ann Sorenson.
Richard Manganella has been appointed by
the New Brunswick. New Jersey, Board of
Education to teach sixth grade at Bayard
School.
Robert Darrow, Delhaas High School lan
guage teacher, recently addressed the weekly
luncheon session of the Levittown-Fairless Hills
Rotary Club. He spoke of post-war changes
in West Germany. He teaches German and
English at Delhaas.
Jack P. Tippett has been notified that he
successfully passed the 1959 CT.A. examina
tions. He is employed with the firm of Price
Waterhouse Company, at its Pittsburgh office.
jgree of Doctor
Robert J. Doon received the degree
of Medicine from the University of' Pennsylva~
iladelphia this
nia School of Medicine in Phil
‘•"—''hip at the
summer. He is serving his internshi
Dr. W. H. Groves Latter Day Saints; Hospital
in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Richard Jones is a member of the faculty
of North Hunterdon Regional High School,
New Jersey. Mrs. Jones (Naomi Kivler) is on
the faculty at Franklin Township Schools.
Lawrence Turpin has come up with a gadget
he claims will banish forever not the drip,
drip, drip of the leaky faucet, but the noise
it makes. His invention was patented in 1950.
Larry is now an assembly foreman at the
Jersey Dye 6 Casting Corp., in Irvington. New
Jersey.
ofessional service
Charles B. Neely is a pro!
joratories, a divirepresentative of Pfizer Labo
ly, Inc. He and
sion of Charles Pfizer & Company
my, have
e a auuyiuei,
daughter, num
Nina Anne
his wife, Gem
Norwood, PennsylI
and live at 214‘ Love Lane,
vania.
Paul L. Shiffer has accepted a posi
sition as
Band Director with the Gilbert Public Schools
John J. Federovich, Jr. has received a bache
lor of science degree in chemical engineering
at the mid-year commencement of Pennsylva
nia State University. He is employed by Air
Products, Inc., Allentown.
ictice law
Eugene Roth was admitted to prac
before Luzerne County courts recently
ly on motion of Atty. Joseph J. Savitz, Class5 of 1948,
the young attorney's preceptor. He is associated with the law firm of Roseau, Jenkins
and Greenwald, Wilkes-Barre.
Chief Justice Earl Warren of the United
State Supreme
?me Court has chosen Jesse Choper
Che
to be his law
iw clerk. Prior to his appointment by
Chief Justice Warren, Jesse had accepted a
teaching position at University of Minnesota
Law School, which granted him a leave of
absence so that he may fulfill his new duties
in Washington.
Joseph J. Szostak is music director of the
Ocean Township School, Oakhurst, New Jer
sey. and is the director of the chorus and band
at that school.
Lewis Rinehimer has assumed the position
of Controller for the Levinson Brothers stores
in Pennsylvania. Before establishing offices
in Warren, he was employed as an auditor
11
�for Price Waterhouse & Company, of Pitts
burgh, for four years.
1958
Donald Domxalski has been app
tpointed to
snsolidated
the faculty of the Andover Coi
School, Andover, New Jersey. Don will teach
seventh and eighth grades (Social Studies).
He assumed his duties on December 1st. He
is presently doing graduate work at Seton
Hall University, East Orange, New Jersey.
Ronald A. Olson has been accepted for the
study of medicine at Hahnemann Medical Col
lege and Hospital of Philadelphia. Ron under
took graduate studies in microbiology at Syra
cuse University where he was awarded a
teaching assistantship and was a member of
Pi Sigma Bacteriology and Botany Honorary
Society.
Albert F. Kaiser received his Bachelor of
Science degree in Chemical Engineering from
Michigan College of Mining and Technology.
John W. Pieplow received his Bachelor of
Science degree in Automotive Engineering
from Tri-State College, Angola, Indiana.
1959
Michael Goobic, associated with Johnson and
Johnson Company, is a part-time faculty mem
ber at Rutgers University, New Brunswick,
New Jersey.
George Black is teachingf fourth and fifth
grades in the Haycock Schc
tool, Quakertown,
Pennsylvania.
David Williams is teaching mathematics and
general science at Neptune High School, New
Jersey.
Tames S. Hennighan is teaching eighth grade
English and social studies at Carl Sandburg
High School, Neshaminy, Pennsylvania. He
previously taught in Greene Centre, New York.
W. Evans has been awarded a WoodWilscn Fellowship for one year's study
any university of her■ choice in the United
G z
She had been in France on a Fulbright Fellowship grant, teaching school,
i.'j./e at Wilkes, Gwen attained a 4.00 aver
age, the highest possible.
r
j.
Mrs. Vincent Drapiewski (Barbara Ann Cuis studying medicine at The Womens
Medical College of Pennsylvania.
Pursuing courses which will lead to a
Master of Social Work degree at the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania School of Social Work
is Leonard Majikas.
John F. Schade is a second year student at
Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia.
Patricia Ann Yost has been awarded a
Graduate Fellowship by the National Science
Foundation for the academic year 1960-1961.
She is a student at Pennsylvania State Uni
versity under an assistantship grant and is
studying experimental psychology, minoring
in mathematics.
James L. Eidam is serving as instructor
librarian at Wilkes. He is presently taking
courses toward his master's degree in Library
Science at Columbia University.
rass received his bachelor
Stanley J. Wintergrc
of science degree in engineering-physics from
Pennsylvania State University,
University. He is present
Fcimsylvania
ly attenc"
fading ~
Rensselaer "
Polytechnic Institute,
New York, where he is working toward
Troy, Is
his doc
octorate in atomic and nuclear physics.
He is employed by General —
Electric Corporation, Schenectady, New York as a nuclear
physicist.
Georglanna Scbolka has been appointed to
the music faculty of Mountain View Joint
School in Montrose, Pennsylvania.
Beside
teaching music, Georgianna will teach a sec
tion of junior high school English.
Arthur W. Evans, Robert J. Petroski. Kenneth
A* Thomas, Jr., and Stefan J. Hellersperk are
attending Bucknell University where they are
pursuing courses in engineering.
Thomas Hurley has accepted a teaching
position at Neptune City, New Jersey schools.
Ensign Robert V. Stevens was graduated
from Officer Candidate School, U. S. Naval
Base, Newport, Rhode Island.
Roger A. Cease was appointed to teach
mathematics and science by the Bordentown
High School, New Jersey, School Board.
The 1960 Phillip Salsburg Memorial Scholar
ship has been awarded to Jerome R. Gardner.
Under the terms of the grant he is to work
in an area Lackawanna United Fund agency
for two years after completing his training.
training
He will begin graduate study at the Un
Uni
versity of Pennsylvania School of social Work.
Richard J. Myers has been appointed as
assistant manager of the Wyoming Valley
Motor Club. Dick is married to Lois Tremayne,
Class of 1957, and lives in Kingston.
Ray
tymond Yanchus has been appointed assistant
nt football coach at Jonathan Dayton Re-
Alfonso Zawadski
at Wilkes College.
is
assistant
Registrar
Robert Kuchinski will teach social business
studies in the New Brunswick High School,
New Jersey.
Janet L. Cornell is teaching vocal music in
the Chazy, New York, High School.
Doris Gademan has accepted a position
with the United States Public Health Service
and is currently located at Anchorage, Alaska.
Mary Ellen Zweibel and Patricia Fushek are
teaching at The Pennsbury Schools, Pennsyl
vania.
Richard J. Salus is employed by Peat, Maurick, and Mitchell, accounting erm in Philadel
phia.
Frank I. Edwards is Band Director at West
Pittston High School, Pennsylvania. He is
married to the former Barbara Bachman. Barb
is teaching at The Pennsbury Schools.
John F. Marriott is on the faculty of Lyman
Hall High School in Wallingford, Conn. He is
teaching general science and social studies.
a sen born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Slamon of Wilkes-Barre on Actober 24, 1959.
a daughter, Cynthia Leigh, to Dr. and
Mrs. Shadrach H. Jones, III, of Montoursville,
on September 28.
New Jersey on November 4, 1960.
1951 —
a son, bom to Mr. and Mrs. Merton
Jones, on October 10, 1959.
12
1957 —
a son, George Francis, to Mr. and Mrs.
1939 —
29, 1959.
Dr. Alphonse S. Warakomski of Wades
boro, North Carolina, formerly of Nanticoke,
Pennsylvania died in June. 1960.
Rita T. Zekas was recently married to Peter
J. Sielicki of Wilkes-Bane in St. Mary's Lithuanian Church, Kingston.
1951
John M. Fink of Wilkes-Barre was married
on October 24, 1959 to Louise Williams. John
is an auditor with Charles S. Rockey and
Company, Wilkes-Barre.
rerville was marBernard R. Swetts of Swoye
ried recently to Joan Marie Bochnik of Ply—. ...
mouth. Bernard served in the„ U.
S. ...my
Army iand
is presently engaged
[ed in microbiological in
L,r the Colgate-Palmolive
vestigative work for
Company, Jersey City, New Jersey.
1952
Michael Vincent DeNoia of Hazleton was
married on June 25 to Theresa LaBraico. They
are residing at 129 East Diamond Avenue,
Hazleton.
Anno Marie Tamulis of Edwardsville was
married recently to Frank J. Schuler of WilkesBarre in St. Mary’s Church, Kingston. Anne
Marie is employed in the Nanticoke State
Hospital.
1953
William A. Bonn of Wilkes-Barre was mar
ried recently to Dorothy
Dorothy Jean Steever. Bill is
i
, by
taj, p
ro^ucts Company, Wilkesemployed
by g
Star
Proc*
Barre.
Elwood Wintie, Jr. was married on March 5
to Eleanor D. Marley in Forty Fort. The couple
is residing in. West Pittston.
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. George
Gacha on June 11, 1960.
1954
Dr* William G. Saba was married oh June 12
to Carol Ann Hazeme. Dr. Saba completed
his doctoral studies in physical chemistry at
the University of Pittsburgh on June 11.
a son, William, to Mr. and Mrs. William
Schlingman of Wyoming, Pennsylvania on
October 11, 1959.
1955
Roland Featherman was married on Septem
ber 10 to Eileen Hoban. Roland is employed
at Danville State Hospital.
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
C. Evans, July 27, 1960.
Rose
----- Brown was
was married on
__ June 25 to
Edward Goldner. The couple is residing at
906 Lockhead Avenue, Flint, Michigan.
1960 —
Stanley P. Henning of Orchard Park,
New York died in October, 1959.
1954 —
Vincent A. Slavitsko, on February 17,
1960, died at his home in Ashley, Pennsyl
vania.
1957 —
Neil Dadurka. former Forty Forst, Penn
sylvania resident, died on May 5, 1960 in
California.
Donald F. Straub, formerly of Kingston, died
in York, Pennsylvania on October 21, 1959.
DOWN THE AISLE
Dr. Ralph Barry Jordan was married on
October 8 to Marcia Ann Truscott. Barry
maintains an office at 685 North Washington
Street, Wilkes-Barre.
Frank Ankner (Mary Mory) of Pennsauken,
a son, Daniel Amnon, to Dr, and Mrs,
Samuel M. Meline of Allston, Massachusetts
on April 9, 1960,
William E. Stryjak died on December
13, 1960 in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania.
1950
Dr. Rudolph S. Bottei of South Bend, Indiana
was married on August 13 to Rita Uznanski
of Chicago. The couple is residing in South
Bend.
1952 —
a daughter, Lauri, to Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Perlick of Rockville, Maryland in June.
Thorwald E. Lewis of Huntington Mills,
Pennsylvania died at his home on October
Frank L. Sabach is a member of the faculty
and assistant football coach at Dwight Morrow
High School, Englewood, New Jersey.
1949 —
1954 —
1936 —
Emmanuel J. Ziobro has been selected by
year
the State Banking Department for a two-y<
training program to qualify him as a bo
tank
examiner.
NEW ARRIVALS
1950 —
1935 —
1949
'erville was married
Jerome Markoch of Swoyt
recently to Elizabeth Bojarcik. Jerome is emof Babcock
ployed by the engineering firm
f:
ssissippi.
and
Wilcox, West Point, Miss
CH
1960
Stephen Poleski was appointed to the facul
ty of The Eisenhower School, Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, as a high school art teacher.
DEATHS
gional High School in New Jersey. Besides
his coaching duties, Ray will teach social
studies at the high school.
Neal J. McHugh was married on August 27
to Ann Marie Fallon. Neal is a member of
the faculty of Scotch Plains - Fanwood High
School, Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
Michael J. Weiss was recently married to
Ann Shirley Dotter in Wilkes-Barre. Michael
is a faculty member at Maxson Junior High
School, Plainfield, New Jersey.
Joseph Trosko, Jr. was married on September
10 to Janet Davies. The couple is residing
Glenn P. Williams of Wilkes-Barre was mar
ried on July 2 to Janet Knox. Glenn is on the
teaching stab at Pennsbury Schools, Fallsing
ton.
1956
George H. Batterson, Jr. was married to
Laurelle-Ann Sorenson on February 27, 1960.
He is employed as a promotion and adver
tising manager by UARCO, Inc., manufacturer
of business forms.
Merlyn J. Dixon was married on October 24,
1959 to Mary Anne Linton of Kingston in St.
Nicholas Church, Wilkes-Barre.
Sarah L. Harvey of Kingston and Peter R.
Maslosla, Class of 1957, were married on
.. 1959 in Dzccklyn,
N.Y. Pete is
October 17,
Brookl]
red as a food chemist in the Quaker
employed
vision of A & P, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Maid Divi
Joan Perash was married on November 26,
1959 to Gerald Fitzgerald, III. Joan is em
ployed as a medical writer at the SterlingWinthrop Research Institute, Rensselaer, N.Y.
Carol A. Spector was married recently to
Joseph Steuer. The couple is residing at 20
Woodcliff Avenue, Apartment Five H, North
Bergen, N. J.
Wilbur J. Smiles was married to Jayne L.
Alexander on July 16. The couple is residing
at 295 Oak Street, Beaver, Pennsylvania.
R. WARREN WILLIAMS was married on
July 9 to Sue Ann Greenland in Pittston. The
couple is residing at 203 Delaware Avenue,
West Pittston.
Paul Zavada was married recently to
Catherine Cunningham. Paul is employed as
an accountant by Joseph H. Williams, certi
fied public accountant, Wilkes-Barre.
1957
Norma Jean Davis of Wilkes-Barre was mar
ried on May 27 to William Ball. Norma has
been teaching at Hubbard High School in
Plainfield, New Jersey.
Jacob M. Dvomicky was married within the
last year to Veronica Silinski. The couple is
residing at 148 Ocean Drive, Salisbury. Mary
land.
Lois J. Tremayne and Richard J. Myers,
Class of 1960, were married on January 1, 1959
in Wilkes-Barre. Lois is presently on the
faculty of Nesbitt Memorial Hospital School of
Nursing and Dick is employed by American
Automobile Association in Wilkes-Barre.
Joseph E. Podlesny was married to Dolores A.
Tenshaw on August 20. Joseph is chief cost
accountant for Highway Trailer Company.
Valmont Industrial Park, Hazleton.
Vincent P. Herron, Jr. of Wilkes-Barre was
married on November 19 to Sally Gribbon.
The couple is residing in Youngstown, Ohio.
1958
John Wanko was married to Carole C. Just
iy, 1959 in Kingston. John
on Thanksgiving Da]
is attending Supply SSchool in Athens, Georgia.
Ickert was married on August 20
Lee W. Ec*
to Nancy Wilkens in Shavertown. Lee is
associated •with the Bell Telephone Company,
Harrisburg.
ray was married on February
Anthony J. Core
Tony is employed
27 to Mary Ann DeAntona.
L
by Western Electric, Laureldale, Pa.
Maryann Powell was married to J. David
Valaik on August 13 in St. Therese's Church,
Wilkes-Barre. The couple is residing at 587
Allenhurst Road, Buffalo, N.Y.
David Earl Vann was married on September
10 to Margaret Ruth Rupell of Trenton. Dave
studied at Rhodes University in the Union of
South Africa on a Rotarian Scholarship. He
is presently affiliated with the Radio Corpora
tion of America in Somerville, New Jersey.
The couple is residing at 31 North Seven
teenth Street, Allentown.
[ary Lou Chickson was married on DecemMe
ber 126, 1959 to Michael J. Buglio. The couple
is residing in Maryland.
Marilyn Frances Carl was married within
the past year to John F. O'Connell of Kings
ton. The couple is residing in Kingston.
Judith Ann Tabasco was married recently
in Camden, Delaware to Jack R. Maurer of
Harrisburg. He is a student at the University
of Pennsylvania. Judy also graduated from
the Harrisburg Hospital School of Medical
Technology.
George R. Kucik was married to Lorraine
j
M. Sincavage on June 25. At present,
George
is a senior at the Villanova University
Ui
School
of Law.
Janet Jones of Kingston was married on July
16 to Alastair Crawford. Janet is a music
teacher in Bergenfield, N.J., schools.
Daniel Falkowitc was married on July 10
to Sharon Freed of Wilkes-Barre. Dan is an
accountant for Laventhol Krekstein & Com
pany. Wilkes-Barre.
Victor R. Martuza was married on July 16
to Jean Davalli. Victor is on the teaching
staff at Sevema Park High School, Maryland.
13
�at 18 West Carey Street, Plains, Pa.
Beatrice Hoyle Young was married _on
The
November 13. 1959 to James Dean,
couple is residing in Akron, Ohio.
'r was married on
Carolyn Joan Goeringer
Raymond of Medina,
July 16 to Robert Harlow Rc
iding at 528 David
N.Y. The couple is reside
Avenue, Medina, N.Y.
William J. Powell was married recently to
Leona Super. Bill is an accountant for Ly
brand, Ross Brothers and Montgomery, certi
fied public accountants. New York City.
Joseph Pipan was married to Marie Theresa
Zonka on August 6. Joe is employed at the
Naval Aviation Supply Office, Philadelphia.
Sylvia Maura and David B. Lucchino, Class
of 1956, were married recently in Hazleton.
Sylvia is employed as a medical secretary in
Philadelphia and David is serving an intern
ship al Misericordia Hospital, Philadelphia.
William B. Duffy was married to Jeanne
Ellen Aheam on April 23 in St. Boniface R.C.
Church. Sea Cliff. New York. Bill recently
graduated from Officer Candidate School.
Kathleen Modica was married recently to
Sammy Buchanan in Chesterfield, S.C. on
September 20.
Kathleen is employed by
American Cyanamid Company.
Hillard R. Hoffman was married cn Septem
ber 3 to Ruth Ann Carlson. The couple re
sides at Graduate Circle, University Park.
Tribn Coursen was married to Yvonne Nadwodney cn October 8. John is employed by
the American Car and Foundry, Berwick.
1959
Lynne M. Herskovitz and Bruce WarshaL
Class of 1958, were married on June 19. Lynne
is teaching in New Haven, Connecticut and
Bruce is attending Yale University Law School
and Yale University Graduate School of Eco
nomics.
Marguerite Ann Salvatore was married
within the past year to John A. Lenk. The
couple resides in South Plainfield. New Jersey.
Grace ViPond was married on June 17 to
Robert Reisser. Grace is a member of the
of South Plainfield High School, South
Plainfield, N.J.
Arthur Rogovin was married to Sandra
Ser after cn September 19 in New York City.
Arthur is employed by West, Heimer, Fine,
Berger and Company, New York City.
Thr.mar. J, Lally and Joan P. Rishkofski were
married September 5 in St. Boniface Church,
Wilkes-Barre. Joan is a mathematics teacher
in Meridan City schools and Tom is employed
by the Aetna Life Insurance Company in Hart
ford, Connecticut
Richard E. Edwards was married cn October
17, 1959 to Barbara Cullis Evans. Dick is
employed in the Philadelphia office of the
Household Finance Corporation.
George J. Sura was married to Agnes Boyan
Jordan on June 4 in Garden City, Long Island.
George is on the faculty of the Central Islip
Schools.
"Walter Horchheimer was married to Claire
E. Sims on February
lary 27. Walter is employed
by the Robbins Door <and Sash Company,
"Wilkes-Barre.
Beverly Gates and Morgan P. Thomas v/ere
married April 30. Beverly is an assistant
buyer at Strawbridge and Clothier, Philadel-
14
in is a controller trainee for
phia and Morgai
Sears, Roebuck tand Company. Philadelphia.
Audrey Bartlett was married to Donald C.
Robbins on November 14, 1959. The couple
is residing at 1479 Wyoming Avenue, Forty
Fort, Pennsylvania.
Myron J. Suseck was married during the
past year to Sandra A. Kostak. Myron is
employed as an industrial engineer with the
Okonite Cable Company. New Brunswick,
New Jersey.
Sylvia Ann Cusick was recently married to
Andrew P. Yesul in Dallas. Sylvia is a mem
ber of the faculty of Binghamton Central High
School.
alumni association seats
at 1732 Market Street, Harrisburg.
(continued from page 9)
Andrew Rushin was married on July 22 to
Arlene Mungetski.
Andy is stationedi at
Quantico, Virginia.
Paul A. Klein was married on June 25 to
Annette Zeto of Wilkes-Barre. Paul is on the
faculty of Kingston High School.
Janice Krumsky was married recently to
John T. Boettger. The couple is residing in
Montclair, New Jersey.
Peter McLaughlL*
McLaughlin was married on June 11
to Love Ann Alexanderwicz. The couple is
residing in Wilkes-Barre.
Jean Kaswinkel was married on April 30 to
Robert W. Thomas. The couple is residing
at 100 Stafford Avenue, Scranton.
Joan Taylor Llewellyn and Samuel T. Buck
man, Class of 1958, were recently married in
Wilkes-Barre. The couple is residing in the
Wilkes-Barre area.
Edward Mikolaitis was married recently to
Maryann Fedorchak. Ed is a member of the
tinching staff at Schwenkeville High School,
Pennsylvania.
Adeline C. Chopak and Gerald A. Dohl were
recently married. Adeline is a member of
the faculty of Edison Township, New Jersey,
High School.
Thomas
to Carol
couple is
Elizabeth,
Muratt was married on October 8
Warakomski of Nanticoke.
The
residing at 410 West End Avenue,
New Jersey.
John T. Mulhall was married on August 27
to Eugenia Felice. The couple is residing in
the Tanglewood Lane Apartments, King of
Prussia, Pennsylvania.
Michael Lozman was married on June 26
to Sharon Parnett. Michael is now studying
ree at New York University
for a master's degret
jy the Metropolitan Life In
and is employed by
in New York.
surance Company iu
Jean E. Shofranko -was recently nmarried to
Joseph P. Olexy. Jr. of Plymouth,u Jean is
ilty of Meyers
presently a member of the faculty
High School. The couple is residing at 70
South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre.
Leon C. Voshefski was married recently to
Barbara Anne Ostroski. Leon is affiliated
with the Benjamin Foster Company, Philadel
phia.
Ronald W. Simms was married recently to
Rhea Politis of Kingston. The couple
couple is re
siding in Wilkes-Barre.
Robert J. Thomas v/as recently married to
Nancy J. Atherholt. Bob is now a ministerial
student at Fuller Theological Seminary. Pasa
dena, California.
John Harvey v/as recently married to Marie
Negosh. The couple is residing at Belle Haven,
Virginia.
Morgan R. Davis v/as recently married to
Marlene M. Baron. Morgan is employed by
the United States Post Office in Bryn Mawr,
Pennsylvania.
Alvin H. Funke was married on October 22
to Janice Upton. Alvin is associated with
Herman Funke & Sons.
1960
Jerome A. Roth was recently
recenth married to
Valerie I. Carter. The couple is
i residing at
vxzii1
430 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre.
Carol Ann Pelczar v/as married recently to
Thomas G. Herstek of Wilkes-Barre Township.
The couple is residing in Wilkes-Barre.
Ralph Dale Wagner v/as married on June 11
to Vema Lee Wagner in Dallas. The couple
is residing at R.D. 1, Harveys Lake.
Judith R. Ruggere and George R. Schall,
Class of 1959, v/ere married October 17, 1959.
George is presently employed by the Boston
Store, Inc.
Judith Weiss v/as married on June 12 to
Irving Moskow.
Moncey Jeanne Miller and Glenn Dale
Carey, Class of 1956, were married recently.
Glenn is an engineer with Western Electric on
special assignment at Moses Lake, Washing
ton.
Emmanuel Ziobro v/as married to Dorothy
Milewski on June 18, The couple is residing
i
Carol Jean Emanski and John Sapiego were
married recently in Kingston.
Carol is a
research assistant at the Colgate-Palmolive
Laboratories in New Brunswick, New Jersey,
and John is a chemist at the Hercules Powder
Company, Parlin, New Jersey.
Raye L. Thomas and Richard D. Wileman
v/ere married recently in Wyoming. Dick is
presently associated with Pennsylvania Millers
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Barbara Ellen Bachman and Frank Edwards
were married on December 31. Barbara is
teaching in the Pennsbury School System,
Fallsington, and Frank is teaching in West
Pittston High School.
John G. Gavazzi and Bemadine C. Zapotowski were recently married in Wilkes-Barre.
Bemardine is employed at Center County
Hospital, Bellefonte, and John is studying for
his Master of Arts degree in psychology on an
assistantship at Pennsylvania State University.
Beverly Ann Dodson was recently married
to Matthew F. Racioppa. The couple resides
' ‘ Highway, Baltimore.
at 4607 Ritchie
Darwin A. Ball was married recently to
Mary Elaine Reynar in Carbondale, Darwin
is employed as a junior executive trainee at
Capitol Records, Scranton.
Nicholas Chirico was married on August 27
to Shirley Baldwin. The couple resides at 857
Alter Street, Hazleton.
Helen E. Schainuck and Bernard Rubin#
Class of 1957, were married on August 21.
Helen is teaching at Highland School, Whea
ton, Maryland, and Bernard is an internal
revenue agent with the U.S. Treasury Depart
ment, Washington, D.C.
Dav/n Katherine Ben
rgsman was married
October 15 to Jay L. ;Smith. The couple
sides in Berwick.
on
re
two semesters of science, under the
expanded program, courses will be
included to graduate the professional
physicist. Under this new program,
Wilkes has accepted the responsibili
ty of offering a Master's Degree in
both chemistry and physics.
1935
John Henry Bone
Cyril Freed
Jean Osbourne Mackeeby
Emmet Milton Molley
Victor Anthony Navikas
Isaac Ripple Schumaker, Jr.
Edson Joseph Shannon
Clarence John Sweeney
Albert Duncan Thomas
1936
William Francis Boyle
John Solon Galson
Mrs. John T. Lavin
(Catherine Marie Kilgallon)
James Aloysius Ramsey
Edwin William Smith
Lazarus Heller Weiss
1937
Dr. Joseph Robert Boyle
Donald Peter McHugh
Andrew Peter O'Malley
Philip M. Seymour
i
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i
1938
John Daniel Gambold
Rev. Robert Elliott Grover
Vera Faith Grushetsky
Margaret Louise Hartman
Jack Leather
Charles Fredrick Millard
Lilly Morgan
1939
Mrs. George F. Bertech
(Julia Marcia Place)
Harry L. Campbell
William Francis Dowdell
John Joseph Emanski
Marvin William Fischer
Jerome Bernard Greenwald
Mrs. Peter J. Haggerty, Jr.
(Mary Rita Donnelly)
Katherine Ann Lewis
Abraham Mandlovitz
Weat Carl Mattis
Philip J. McCabe, Jr.
John Reese Thomas
Mrs. Vernon H. Wyatt
(Lillian G. Celmer)
Robert E. Zuber
1940
Mrs. William J. Jones
(Irene Dorothy Betz)
Mrs. Herbert Lott
(Anneliese Clara Greenstein)
Paul Paddock
Eugene L. Rogei
>rs
James Benjamin1 Roski
Charles F. E. Templeton
Paul Hooper Trebilcox
1941
Mrs. Clive 1. Dill
(Muriel Emily Rees)
Under the 10-year plan, soon to be
made public, an expanded building
program has already reached the
blueprint stage. Indicative of the
rate of growth of the College, is the
fact that practically-new Stark
Science Hall can no longer accomo
date the press of students.
Other reports at the meeting in
cluded those from Dr. Eugene S. Far
ley, Wilkes President; Attorney Jo
seph J. Savitz, alumni representative
on the board of trustees of the Col
lege; Mrs. Anita Janerich, secretary;
Russell Williams, vice-president; and
Leonard Mulcahy, treasurer.
WANTED
We believe the following "Missing persons" are in
habitants of the United States and that they must have
at least one friend or relative who might have an
inkling of their whereabouts.
CAUTION
These Wilkes College <graduates are ROBBING themselves of becoming active members> of the Wilkes College Alumni Association.
Like KIDNAP victims the]
-y have disappeared
>eared without a trace.
trace, It's
MURDER to try to locate• them, so won't iyou please help — come
forward and help us to bring our Ahum
ini mailing list up-to-date.
INFORMATION NEEDED —
Correct name — or married name — if not listed correctly.
Present address — or last known address — or name
and address of person who might supply this information.
If you know the whereabouts of any of these alumni,
PLEASE notify your Alumni Office NOW!
Dr. Paul James Dowdell
John Peter Finn
Fred Warren Girton
Mrs. Richard H. Hope
(Ruth Elizabeth Lynn)
Stanley Raymond Kresses
Mrs. R. D. Lowum
(Carolyn Jane Nagro)
Carl F. O. Miller
James Christopher O'Malley
Murray Benjamin Pincus
Dean Elston Robinson
Vincent Albert Segar
John Paul Shannon
Mrs. Ann Walsh
((Ann Longf Kolb)
Harvey Martii
in Wruble
Albert ZcJakiewicz
1942
William Dapkus
Gerald Joseph Green
Stephen Jackson Whiteman
1943
Grayce Samuel Bailey
Dr. Harry Katz
Victor Albert Patoski
1944
Jean M. Donohue
Jerome P. Facher
Clem Myron Kashmar
Helen Morris
Annette E. Pincus
1945
Mrs. John Adams
(Mary Lavada Stubbs)
Alphonse Dervinis
Elva Lorraine Rogers
1946
Peter Paul Halecki
Edward Albert Myers
Mrs. Lewis Tomlinson
(Caryl Lois Galow)
1947
Robert Edgar Benning
Alex Lomascolo
1948
Attorney Norman Baum
Charles Edward Hailstone
Leonard Edward Kovalski
Mrs. Alphonso Passeri
(Shirley Louise Phillips)
Jack Wambold
Frank Erwin Wheeler
James Joseph Whiteley
1949
Henry
ry Warren Anderson
Paulu J<
John Bamoskie
Teresa Mar™ary Bianco
Pascal Josepl
seph Danilowicz
Mrs. Richard1 M. Davis
(Ruth D. Smith)
Edward Goldsmith
Philip G. Hoffman
Seymour George Maisel
Michael Martinoff
Thomas John Rebarchak
Irene Marie Smith
James Alexander Spanos
John George Verbyla
Dr. Stephen H. Wolf
1950
Robert Paul Beck
Joseph Michael Bendock
John Michael Cain
Samuel M. Chambliss
Joseph John Chaponis
Frederick Murray Fisher
Henry Gerhart Frank
Carl Morgan Gibson
Robert M. Gorgas
Theodore Gribb
Julius Edward Kuhn
William John Miller
Cameron Moffat
George Petrilak
Leon Stanley Pollard
Harold Arthur Schmidt
Thomas T. Smith
Henry Francis Strozeski
Russell Albert Wolff
1951
Sally Ruth Mittleman
Daniel David Phillips
John Michael Russell
James Ray Tinsley
1952
John Daniel Bma
Jean Louise Bush
Edward George Donner
Joseph Fattorini, Jr.
Eleanor Theresa Gorney
Edward MacKeverican
Henry A. Merolli
James R. McKillen
Robert Howard Nash
Thaddeus C. Putkowski
Mrs. Eugene Zak
(Elizabeth Ann Jarolim)
1953
Edward William Casey
Harry Branch Davis
Fran cis Anthony Kapes
Arthur Z. Smulyan
Thaddeus R. Stopkoski
John Theloudis
1954
Spiros Harry Columbus
Robert Cross
Bart Joseph Davison
Edward James Finn
Margaret Mary Hopko
John Malamas
Rodian Russia
1955
Mrs. Beatrice Dean
(Beatrice Louise Hoyle Young)
Annie Phyllis Findley
Anne Mel Harton
Margaret Ann Luty
John Morris
Angelo R. Pappa
Marilyn Ann Peters
Robert Richard Reynolds
1956
Eli A. Kopcho.
Leonard J. Lesko
Victoria Justine Zavatski
Bernard Robert Zoboski
1957
Leslie Philip Weiner
1958
Miriam Weinberg
1960
Andrew S. Benoska
Earle V. Charles, Jr.
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SPRING
APRIL, 1961
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�Board of Trustee:
IN THIS ISSUE
Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chain
CAMPUS PERISCOPE — Cynthia Hagley ’62
A recap of many of the activities on the campus during the winter months.
Arnaud C. Marts, First Vice-Cha
2
Andrew J. Sordoni, Second Vice
Charles H. Miner, Jr., Secretary
1961 APPEAL STRIVES FOR $100,000
3
The commitment of the College to the Radio Corporation of America, together
with our annual scholarship fund, presents a challenge to all of us.
James P. Harris, Treasurer
4
YOUR EMPLOYER MAY MATCH YOUR GIFT
Many corporations are matching the gifts of their emjiployees to their respective
colleges. Scan this list carefully; maybe you are eligible
Mrs. Paul Bedford
William Weir Boyd
Alumni Representative
GRADUATE PROGRAM IN CHEMISTRY
AND PHYSICS ANNOUNCED
5
This giant stride forward makes ever more pressing the College’s need for funds.
Frank Bumside
Mrs. Charles E. Clift
NEW ATHLETIC FACILITIES
6
Artillery Park, the former home of the Wilkes-Barre Barons Ball Club, takes on a
new look as the College makes it ready for sports.
William L. Conyngham
THE COLLEGE STUDENT
A special rotogravure section complete in this issue.
about the “new college student”.
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.
Mrs. Franck G. Darte
7
Crammed with information
Miss Annette Evans
Eugene S. Farley
23
PICTURE PLAY
Activities around the campus caught by the camera eye.
John Fan-
WITH THE CLASSES
24
A resume of what your classmates are doing . . . births, marriages and deaths.
Hon. John S. Fine
FORMER CUE ’N’ CURTAIN MEMBERS
FORM NEW ORGANIZATION
A production is now in the works for May 13 . . . The Kum Bak Show.
26
Joseph J. Kocyan, MD.
THE SPORTS SCHEDULES
29
Harry F. Goerlnger
Miss Mary R. Koons
Joseph F. Lester
Reuben H. Levy
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
WILKES
c
F
L E
ALUMNUS
w
On The Cover..
A photographic reproduction of the mural recently
hung in the gymnasium •— a mural created by
Cathal O’Toole, former head of the art department.
It is a memorial gift of the class of 1958 and depicts
the transition of the College from 1933 to the
present. Members of the faculty and the admini
stration may be identified through a magnifying
glass. Len Yoblonski took the photograph.
JR—J
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THE STAFF
EDITOR
Gordon E. Roberts ’60
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Kathleen O’Donnell
SPORTS
Arthur J. Hoover ’55
ALUMNI NOTES
Felicia Perlick ’63
PHOTOGRAPHER
Leonard Yoblonski ’63
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
Elizabeth Kraft ’62
Cynthia Hagely ’62
Wilkes College ALUMNUS is published quarterly by the Public
Relations Department, Livingston Clcwell. Director.
1
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Rev. Charles S. Roush
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representativi
Louis Shaffer
Mrs. Esther Weckesser Wi
Charles B. Waller
Aaron Weiss
President
Eugene S. Parle;
Alumni Office
Gordon Roberts, Executive S
Clayton A. Bloomburg, Presi
Russell H. Williams, Vice-I
Anita Janerich, Secretary
Leonard Mulcahy, Treasure:
�Board o£ Trustees
IN THIS ISSUE
Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chairman
CAMPUS PERISCOPE — Cynthia Hagley ’62
A recap of many of the activities on the campus during the winter months.
2
Arnaud C. Marts, First Vice-Chairman
Andrew J. Sordoni, Second Vice-Chairman
1961 APPEAL STRIVES FOR $100,000
3
The commitment of the College to the Radio Corporation of America, together
with our annual scholarship fund, presents a challenge to all of us.
YOUR EMPLOYER MAY MATCH YOUR GIFT
4
Many corporations are matching the gifts of their
2ir employees to their respective
colleges. Scan this list carefully; maybe you are tL
eligible.
GRADUATE PROGRAM IN CHEMISTRY
AND PHYSICS ANNOUNCED
5
This giant stride forward makes ever more pressing the College’s need for funds.
Charles H. Miner, Jr., Secretary
James P. Harris, Treasurer
Mrs. Paul Bedford
William Weir Boyd
Alumni Representative
Frank Burnside
Mrs. Charles E. Clift
NEW ATHLETIC FACILITIES
6
Artillery Park, the former home of the Wilkes-Barre Barons Ball Club, takes on a
new look as the College makes it ready for sports.
William L. Conyngham
THE COLLEGE STUDENT
A special rotogravure section complete in this issue.
about the “new college student”.
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.
7
Crammed with information
PICTURE PLAY
Activities around the campus caught by the camera eye.
23
Mrs. Franck G. Darte
Miss Annette Evans
Eugene S. Farley
John Farr
WITH THE CLASSES
24
A resume of what your classmates are doing . . . births, marriages and deaths.
Hon. John S. Fine
FORMER CUE ’N’ CURTAIN MEMBERS
FORM NEW ORGANIZATION
A production is now in the works for May 13 . . . The Kum Bak Show.
26
Joseph J. Kocyan, MID.
THE SPORTS SCHEDULES
29
Harry F. Goerlnger
Miss Mary R. Koons
Joseph F. Lester
Reuben H. Levy
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Rev. Charles S. Roush
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representative
Louis Shaffer
Mrs. Esther Weckesser Walker
Charles B. Waller
,1'
Aaron Weiss
On The Cover..
President
Eugene S. Farley
A photographic reproduction of the mural recently
hung in the gymnasium — a mural created by
Cathal O'Toole, former head of the art department.
It is a memorial gift of the class of 1958 and depicts
the transition of the College from 1933 to the
present. Members of the faculty and the admini
stration may be identified through a magnifying
glass. Len Yoblonski took the photograph.
THE STAFF
EDITOR
Gordon E. Roberts ’60
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Kathleen O’Donnell
SPORTS
Arthur J. Hoover ’55
ALUMNI NOTES
Felicia Perlick ’63
PHOTOGRAPHER
Leonard Yoblonski ’63
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
Elizabeth Kraft ’62
Cynthia Hagely ’62
Wilkes College ALUMNUS is published quarterly by the Public
Relations Department, Livingston Glewell, Director.
Alumni Officers
Gordon Roberts, Executive Secretary
Clayton A. Bloomburg, President
Russell H. Williams, Vice-President
Anita Janerich, Secretary
Leonard Mulcahy, Treasurer
�CAMPUS PERISCOPE
by Cynthia Hayley ’62
During the past several months, the College has been
bustling with a wide variety of activities. The nature
of these happenings run the gauntlet from projects in
volving community response to projects which concern
only the people of Wilkes and their friends. It is the
purpose of this column to try to inform you of as many
of these activities as we can which would be of special
interest to you. the alumni.
The music department of the College has been in active
form presenting to both the College and community a
number of varied musical programs. During February
they presented the Temple University Band, the Oberlin
College Wind Ensemble, and played host to the All
State Region II Orchestra Festival. This last event was
composed of approximately 125 high school students
from eastern Pennsylvania. They climaxed a busy week
end of practicing and social events with a concert in
Item Temple.
Another musical event recently held on campus was the
appearance of Dave Brubeck and his concert jazz quartet.
This concert, held in the early part of April, was received
by a capacity audience at the gymnasium. The sophomore
class sponsored this performance in a continuation of a
program to bring nationally-known entertainers to the
valley.
The Northeastern Regional Intercollegiate Conference
on Government Model State Legislature convened on
campus March 12. They were the guests of the College
chapter of the I.C.G. whose permanent chairman is Miss
Elizabeth Hoeschele. senior. The Northeast Regional
Director of the I.C.G. is a Wilkes junior, Michael Bianco.
This conference was held in preparation for the State
Convention of the I.C.G. in Harrisburg this month. More
than fifteen colleges and universities sent representatives
to Wilkes for this meeting.
Several faculty members have been attending conferences
and conventions in their major field of interest. Dr.
Daniel P. Detweiler and Dr. Julien A. Ripley, who joined
the physics department faculty at the beginning of this
school year, attended the annual meeting of the American
Physical Society in New York City. Mr. Richard B.
Chapline, member of the college music faculty, lent his
vocal talent to the Modern Language Conference held in
Philadelphia. He sang solo and participated in several
duets and trios in a program of obscure dramatic music
from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
The old question of sports participation between King’s
and Wilkes has come up again with its annual regularity.
1
This time the interest has been heightened by the fact
that Scranton University has dropped football, with the
result of both schools losing a primary foe on the grid
iron field. Since King's has stopped the policy of giving
scholarships based on athletic prowess alone, the main
reason for not meeting them on the gridiron field seems
to be the possibility of near-riot behavior on the part of
students from both colleges. A sports editorial in the
Beacon threw a great deal of light on the subject and
stated in closing: "It is highly unlikely that King’s and
Wilkes will compete against each other . . . until there
is very strong evidence that the spectators will behave
in a manner typical of educated people who appreciate
the skills involved and who are not interested in using
the occasion to release their hostilities.”
Another new facet of College life was added recently
by the formation of Associated Women Students. This
organization will provide self-government for all the
women of Wflkes, along with offering them many ex
periences in leadership and organization so essential to
community living. A.W.S. is part of an intercollegiate
body that represents most of the colleges and universi
ties in the nation where women are educated.
The "Best-Dressed Coed on Campus" was chosen again
this year with a new inovation. She, Miss Eleanore
Nielson, sophomore, competed with nine other coeds in
a fasion show sponsored by the Beacon. The public was
invited to see the girls modeling three outfits from their
own personal wardrobe while a panel of judges, consist
ing of local department store buyers and two professional
models, picked the girl to be entered in Glamour maga
zine’s' national contest.
This new year found the Economics Club participating
in a community-wide drive to "save your vision” through
its annual "Eyeglasses for the Needy" campaign. Baskets
all over campus and on Public Square were overflowing
with contributions of spectacles before the campaign
was over.
An unusual side to this year's activities was a trip made
to Dartmouth College. A bus load of students journeyed
to New Hampshire to support our wrestling team in this
Ivy-League competition match. The match was held
during Dartmouth's Winter Carnival weekend, anc^
Wilkes won by shutting out the Dartmouth team. The
students enjoyed that match and the other winter sports
and fun offered at this nationally known festival. They
were back in time for classes on Monday despite the
winter’s worst snow storm.
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S PERISCOPE
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•veral months, the College has been
de variety of activities. The nature
s run the gauntlet from projects in
response to projects which concern
Wilkes and their friends. It is the
imn to try to inform you of as many
is we can which would be of special
result of both schools losing a primary foe on'the
“on fie!d. Since King's has stopped the policy J? g£
scholarships based on athletic prowess alone the mareason for not meeting them on the gridiron field sterns
to be the possibility of near-riot behavior on the part of
students from both colleges. A sports editorial in the
Beacon threw a great deal of light on the subject and
stated in closing; "It is highly unlikely that King's and
Wilkes w'ill compete against each other . . . until there
is very strong evidence that the spectators will behave
in a manner typical of educated people who appreciate
the skills involved and W'ho are not interested in using
the occasion to release their hostilities."
i alumni.
ent of the College has been in active
both the College and community a
musical programs. During February
Temple University Band, the Oberlin
emble, and played host to the AI1rhestra Festival. This last event was
iximately 125 high school students
dvania. They climaxed a busy week
end social events with a concert in
Another new facet of College life was added recently
by the formation of Associated Women Students. This
organization will provide self-government for all the
women of Wilkes, along with offering them manyt experiences in leadership and organization so essential to
community living. A.W\S. is part of an intercollegiate
body that represents most of the colleges and universi
ties in the nation where women are educated.
ent recently held on campus was the
Brubeck and his concert jazz quartet.
i the early part of April, was received
ice at the gymnasium. The sophomore
s performance in a continuation of a
nationally-known entertainers to the
The "Best-Dressed Coed on Campus- ' was chosen again
She, Miss Eleanore
this year with a new inovation. — -...........nine
other coeds in
Nielson, sophomore, competed with
a fasion show sponsored by the Beacon.
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, '
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invited to see the girls modeling three
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own personal wardrobe whilebuyers and two professional
ing of local department store 1
be entered in Glamour magamodels, picked the girl to
zine’s’ national contest.
Club participating
the Economics
to "save your vision" through
This new year found live
in a community-wide drive
for the Needy" campaign. Baskets
its annual "Eyeglasses A.
~ e were overflowing
all over campus and on Public Square
before the campaign
with contributions of spectacles L—:
Regional Intercollegiate Conference
odel State Legislature convened on
They were the guests of the College
j. whose permanent chairman is Miss
e. senior. The Northeast Regional
3. is a Wilkes junior. Michael Bianco,
as held in preparation for the State
■C.G. in Harrisburg this month. More
> and universities sent representatives
neeting.
tbers have been attending conferences
i their major field of interest. Dr.
■ and Dr. Julien A. Ripley, who joined
nent faculty at the beginning of this
;d the annual meeting of the American
a New’ York City. Mr. Richard B.
of the college music faculty, lent his
Modern Language Conference held in
was over.
p made
this year's activities was a trip
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to Dartmouth College. A bus load' of
wrestling team iin this
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me up again with its annual regularity.
winter’s worst snow storm.
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1961 APPEAL STRIVES FOR
$100,000 TO MEET COMMITMENTS
, t we have undertaken tasks that were too great for us. We have
"In
the past these tasks because resources were always offered when our
accomplished
needs were pressing. We have again accepted commitments for the years
ahead that appear too great for us. We have faith that our resources will
grow in the future, as in the past, so that we may contrive to meet our
commitments.''
In conclusion, the editorial suggests, "This is not to
imply that the college will be in a position to rest on its
laurels; far from that, it will have to press forward with
all the vigor and skill at its command to harvest the crop
These words from President Farley's annual report of
1960, coming as they do on the eve of the annual appeal
for funds for the College, highlight the importance of
meeting our goal ■— a goal which must be met each and
every year until the College reaches what industry pre
fers to call the "break-even point". And indeed one
wonders if a college ever reaches this Utopian plateau!
Certainly, it appears questionable when one considers
those colleges 100 or more years old which even now'
have launched capital gifts campaigns with goals set in
the millions of dollars. For unlike man, W'ho attains full
stature during his lifetime, the college ever strives to
reach goals that stretch higher and higher with the
sown in the 1950’s".
In essence, the editorial tosses out two gauntlets — the
first before the community; the other before the College.
It suggests the community hitch its wagon to the star of
the College, then with the same breath, adjures the
College to lengthen its stride. Complimentary as is the
editorial, it is equally challenging, and insofar as the
community is concerned, the area has already met this
challenge by subscribing $1,500,000 to the Greater
Wilkes-Barre Industrial Fund appeal in the most success
ful campaign the Fund has conducted since its inception.
Thus the die is cast.
passage of time.
When Wilkes College was founded in 1933 as a branch
of Bucknell University, no one could foresee its develop
ment nor predict its relations developing between the
College and the community. These prospects then lay
hidden in the future and awaited the unfolding of plans
It is cast too for the Wilkes Alumni. The goal set for
the annual Campaign which is being launched in May
is $100,000. $70,000 of this amount is earmarked for
scholarships; $30,000 for the Chemistry and Physics
Graduate Program to which the College is committed.
May 3 is the date set for the kick-off dinner in Hotel
and events.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
No one in 1933 could pull aside the curtain of Time and
predict in 1961 an editorial from the Times LeaderEvening News that would read as follows: "................
The community could have no better example than the
institution is furnishing by its foresight and courage.
What Wilkes College is able to achieve, so can WilkesBarre with comparable effort and optimism”.
Sterling.
Alumni and friends of the College will be invited to
respond to the campaign so that Wilkes may continue
to serve many of the ablest and most promising students
(Continued on Page 27)
3
�your employer MAY
match your gift
GRADUATE PROGRAM IN CHEMISI
AND PHYSICS ANNOUNCED
Across the face of the nation, more than one hundred companies this year
are participating in a matching gift program whereby the company
contributes a sum to a college or university matching the amount
contributed by the alumnus. Perhaps the company with whom you are
now affiliated is in this category. Why not find out.
plTIrmaJy known as tScORPO^TE ALUMNUS
PROGRAM - has provided valuable incentive for alumni
wanting to help their alma mater. Other major firms
quickly picked up the idea, helping alumni support to
reach a new high.
As originally conceived by General Electric, the program
has four objectives:
- - - To provide an incentive for regular contributions
by the employee who benefited from his education (AT
WILKES COLLEGE.)
- - - To recognize the joint benefits of that education
to employer and employee;
- - - To stimulate more active alumni support and
participation, and
- - - To set a pattern of corporate support of higher
education that could be followed by other companies.
All of these objectives have proved to be realistic, accord
ing to a study conducted by the American Alumni Council.
Each company with a MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM
has worked out its own restrictions and special pro
visions. All, however, have the same basic objective:
to help the cause of education.
Ask about the matching gift program at your company.
You may be able to give your alma mater a double assist
in this year's Annual Campaign which is scheduled
for the month of May. Herewith is a list of those comronrom'? have established MATCHING GIFT
MATCHING GIFT PROGRAMS
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation
American and Foreign Power Company
American Brake Shoe Company
American Home Products
Atlas Powder Company
Atlas Rigging and Supply Company
Bank of New York
7
Whitney Blake Company
Bonwit Teller
Burlington Industries
Godfrey L. Cabot Inc.
Campbell Soup Company
Canadi; General Electric Co, Ltd.
Canadian
Carter Products, Inc.
Cerro DePasco Corporation
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chemical Bank New York Trust Co.
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
Columbian Carbon Company
Connecticut General Life Insurance Co.
Connecticut Light and Power Company
Continental Oil Company
Corning Glassworks
Deering, Milliken & Company
Diamond Alkali Company
Dow Chemical Company
Dow Corning Corporation
Draper Corporation
Wilbur E. Driver Company
Eastern Car and Construction Co.
Ebasco Services, Inc.
Electric Bond & Share Co.
Fafnir Bearing Company
Ford Motor Company
General Atronics Corporation
E. & J. Gallo Winery
General Electric Company
General Foods Corporation
General Public Utilities
Gibbs 8 Hill, Inc.
Ginn and Company
Glidden Company
B. F. Goodrich Company
W. T. Grant Company
Gulf Oil Corporation
Harris-Intertype Corporation
Hercules Powder Company
Hewlett-Packard Company
Hill Acme Company
Hooker Chemical Corporation
J. M. Huber Corporation
Hughes Aircraft Company
International Business Machines Corp.
Jefferson Mills Inc.
S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Kaiser Steel Corporation
Walter D. Kidde 8 Company
Walter Kidde Constructors
Kidder, Peabody & Company
(Continued
on Page 27)
In past issues the "Alumnus" has brought the alumni information con
the development of graduate facilities at Wilkes leading to the IV
of Science degree in Chemistry and Physics. Because this graduate d
was then in the planning stage, it was impossible to elaborate up<
the details of the program.
However, such details have now been worked out, and it is our pie
to bring you up-to-date concerning this important development at Wil
College.
Because of increasing need for advanced education in
the sciences, Wilkes College is offering a program of
graduate study leading to the Master of Science degree.
The program is designed so that engineers and scientists
employed in the area may continue their studies without
interrupting their employment. To permit this combina
tion of work and study, classes ordinarily will meet for
two 1
hour evening sessions each week.
It is expected that the average part-time student will
pursue one course per semester. It will be possible, how
ever, for students with more time to take a heavier
schedule.
It is not planned to offer the full program in any one
year, as most of the students will be unable to give full
time to their studies. The offerings will be so arranged,
however, that the student may plan for continuous
progress in his course.
The College reserves the right to cancel at the time of
registration any course with a registration of less than
ten students.
ADMISSIONS
Persons holding the bachelor's degree in chemistry,
physics, mathematics, or engineering are eligible to apply.
Application must be made on forms that can be obtained
from the Office of Admissions. They must be supported
by letters of evaluation from the applicant's under
graduate college, either as a departmental evaluation or
from two individual members. In addition, a letter of
evaluation from the applicant's supervisor must be sub
mitted in the case of employed applicants. Official tran
scripts of all undergraduate and graduate studies
previously completed should be submitted to the Director
of Admissions directly by the registrar of the institution
which granted the baccalaureate degree. This will only
be done upon request of the applicant.
An Admissions Committee will consider each application
and their decision will be based upon the information
submitted. As a general rule, it is expected that students
will have achieved a B average or better in their major
fields during their undergraduate years, and will show
evidence of intellectual and tenipermental fitness for
graduate study.
It is recommended that applican
Record Examination so that theii
mitted to the College in support c
an applicant fails to satisfy the r<
erage in his major field, the Grad
tion is mandatory.
Since the major field of graduate
same as the student's undergradua
that certain students may be defit
their fields of interest. In such i
may be granted provisional admiss
either by satisfactorily completing
without credit or by passing ex
department concerned, that his
adequate.
Persons who do not possess a bat
who wish to undertake graduati
coming candidates for a degree mt
by demonstrating that they are qu;
Seniors at Wilkes College may be
certain graduate courses with the
man of their undergraduate depart
mittee on Graduate Studies. Ci
will ordinarily be at the undergr
students requiring not more than
graduate credits to complete the
may be allowed up to six hours of
to registration they have been
studies.
ACADEMIC REQUH
Before the end of his second seme
each student shall select a major
direction he wishes to pursue his
After acceptance by the advisor,
point two other members of the Gi
with him as the student’s adviso
Before beginning his third semest
the student, in consultation with 1
shall submit to the Committee 01
outline of his graduate program. t<
dissertation title.
(Coi
�.mployer may
graduate program in chemistry
and physics announced
your gift
ie face of the nation, more than one hundred companies this year
participating in a matching gift program whereby the company
tributes a sum to a college or university matching the amount
ontributed by the alumnus. Perhaps the company with whom you are
listed is in this category. Why not find out.
■
Carter Products, Inc.
Cerro DePasco Corporation
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chemical Bank New York Trust Co.
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
Columbian Carbon Company
Connecticut General Life Insurance Co.
Connecticut Light and Power Company
Continental Oil Company
Corning Glassworks
Deering, Milliken & Company
Diamond Alkali Company
Dow Chemical Company
Dow Corning Corporation
Draper Corporation
Wilbur E. Driver Company
Eastern Car and Construction Co.
Ebasco Services, Inc.
Electric Bond & Share Co.
Fafnir Bearing Company
Ford Motor Company
General Atronics Corporation
E. & J. Gallo Winery
General Electric Company
General Foods Corporation
General Public Utilities
Gibbs S Hill, Inc.
Ginn and Company
Glidden Company
B. F. Goodrich Company
W. T. Grant Company
Gulf Oil Corporation
Harris-Intertype Corporation
Hercules Powder Company
Hewlett-Packard Company
Hill Acme Company
Hooker Chemical Corporation
J. M. Huber Corporation
Hughes Aircraft Company
International Business Machines Corp.
Jefferson Mills Inc.
S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Kaiser Steel Corporation
Walter D. Kidde & Company
Walter Kidde Constructors
Kidder, Peabody & Company
(Continued on Page 27)
al Electric Company in 1954, the
as the CORPORATE ALUMNUS
vided valuable incentive for alumni
alma mater. Other major firms
> idea, helping alumni support to
d by General Electric, the program
incentive for regular contributions
benefited from his education (AT
•)
e joint benefits of that education
loyee:
acre active alumni support and
n of corporate support of higher
be followed by other companies.
have proved to be realistic, accordid by the American Alumni Council.
MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM
awn restrictions and special pror, have the same basic objective:
ducation.
n9 Qrft program at your company,
ive your alma mater a double assist
j1 Campaign which is scheduled
Herewith is a list of those comestablished MATCHING GIFT
JG GIFT PROGRAMS
■teel Corporation
gn Power Company
5e Company
iducts
any
Supply Company
pany
s
pany
lectric Co.. Ltd.
4
In past issues the ‘'Alumnus" has brought the alumni information concerning
the development of graduate facilities at Wilkes leading to the Master
of Science degree in Chemistry and Physics. Because this graduate division
was then in the planning stage, it was impossible to elaborate upon
the details of the program.
However, such details have now b een worked out, and it is our pleasure
to bring you up-to-date concerning this important development at Wilkes
College.
It is recommended that applicants take the Graduate
Record Examination so that their scores may be sub
mitted to the College in support of their application. If
an applicant fails to satisfy the requirement of a B av
erage in his major field, the Graduate Record Examina
tion is mandatory.
Because of increasing need for advanced education in
the sciences, Wilkes College is offering a program of
graduate study leading to the Master of Science degree.
The program is designed so that engineers and scientists
employed in the area may continue their studies without
interrupting their employment. To permit this combina
tion of work and study, classes ordinarily will meet for
two 1 x/z hour evening sessions each week.
Since the major field of graduate study may not be the
same as the student’s undergraduate major, it is possible
that certain students may be deficient in preparation in
their fields of interest. In such an event, an applicant
may be granted provisional admission until he has shown,
either by satisfactorily completing undergraduate courses
without credit or by passing examinations set by the
department concerned, that his basic preparation is
adequate.
It is expected that the average part-time student will
pursue one course per semester. It will be possible, how
ever, for students with more time to take a heavier
schedule.
It is not planned to offer the full program in any one
year, as most of the students will be unable to give full
time to their studies. The offerings will be so arranged,
however, that the student may plan for continuous
progress in his course.
Persons who do not possess a baccalaureate degree, but
who wish to undertake graduate courses without be
coming candidates for a degree may be admitted to study
by demonstrating that they are qualified for such studies.
The College reserves the right to cancel at the time of
registration any course with a registration of less than
ten students.
Seniors at Wilkes College may be permitted to enroll in
certain graduate courses with the approval of the chair
man of their undergraduate departments and of the Com
mittee on Graduate Studies. Credit for such courses
will ordinarily be at the undergraduate level, although
students requiring not more than six additional under
graduate credits to complete the baccalaureate degree
may be allowed up to six hours of graduate credit if prior
to registration they have been accepted for graduate
studies.
ADMISSIONS
Persons holding the bachelor’s degree in chemistry,
physics, mathematics, or engineering are eligible to apply.
Application must be made on forms that can be obtained
from the Office of Admissions. They must be supported
by letters of evaluation from the applicant’s under
graduate college, either as a departmental evaluation or
from two individual members. In addition, a letter of
evaluation from the applicant's supervisor must be sub
mitted in the case of employed applicants. Official tran
scripts of all undergraduate and graduate studies
previously completed should be submitted to the Director
of Admissions directly by the registrar of the institution
which granted the baccalaureate degree. This will only
be done upon request of the applicant.
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
Before the end of his second semester of graduate study,
each student shall select a major advisor under whose
direction he wishes to pursue his dissertation research.
After acceptance by the advisor, the advisor shall ap
point two other members of the Graduate faculty to serve
with him as the student's advisory committee.
An Admissions Committee will consider each application
and their decision will be based upon the information
submitted. As a general rule, it is expected that students
will have achieved a B average or better in their major
fields during their undergraduate years, and will show
evidence of intellectual and tempermental fitness for
graduate study.
Before beginning his third semester of graduate studies,
the student, in consultation with his advisory committee,
shall submit to the Committee on Graduate Studies an
outline of his graduate program, together with a tentative
dissertation title.
(Continued on Page 27)
5
�NEW ATHLETIC FACILITIES TAKE SHAPE
Artillery Park, Kingston, once the home
of the Wilkes-Barre Barons Baseball
Club, is undergoing a face-lifting in
preparation for baseball, soccer and
football games of the Colonels. The old
grandstand and bleachers have already
been removed and students of the
College are getting the grounds ready
for summer and fall sports.
ARTILLERY PARK TAKES ON NEW LOOK
This spring Wilkes College will have come a long way
in that the new athletic facilities, almost ready for use,
will be opened for the students of the College. Un
doubtedly many alumni can perhaps remember enjoying
a cup of coffee in the Commons and wondering just when
Wilkes would have its own football field. Well ■— time
has passed and because of the loyal support of aumni
and friends, Wilkes not only has a football field, but six
new ‘‘all weather” tennis courts, a girls' hockey field, an
archery range, new field houses and room for parking
quite a few automobiles.
The question may come to your mind ■— how did the
College acquire these facilities, where are they located
and of what help were her alumni?
Artillery Park has been an unused and ‘‘attractive nuis
ance" since the withdrawal of the Barons. To provide
“caretaker service" and to increase the attractiveness of
the area without cost to the 109th Field Artillery Bat
talion, some responsible user was needed. The College
offered a long-time lease in order to provide “caretaker
service" and to acquire an area large enough for both
inter-collegiate and intra-mural football, soccer, and
baseball. Under the terms of this agreement the College
will maintain the property and will have the privilege of
using it except in a period of national emergency. It will
also make the field available to the 109th for special oc
casions and for physical conditioning of its men. In the
summers the College plans to make the area available,
SUSAN GREENBURG
Times have
Have America's college
insofar as is practicable, to the Community through the
Recreation Association. Thus, the agreement will be
advantageous to the College, to the 109th, and to the
Community.
Last year’s Three-Phase Campaign provided funds for
the development of these facilities and also for the pur
chase of four acres of former Glen Alden property op
posite Artillery Park on Northampton Street. The land
acquired from Glen Alden will provide space for the 6
“all weather" tennis courts, the archery range, the girls
hockey field, and ample room for utility and parking
areas.
Wilkes graduates can be proud of these new facilities.
knowing that they have helped, through the Three-Phase
Campaign, to acquire them.
Of further interest to our alumni is the fact that Attorney
Joseph J. Savitz, a Wilkes alumnus, handled negotiations
with the State Attorney General’s Department along with
Dr. Eugene S. Farley, President; and Admiral Harold RStark, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
Thus, Wilkes College moves forward on all fronts
assisted by the continued loyalty of its graduates and its
many friends. We have every reason to be proud, don t
you think so?
Why not drop us a line and give us your impression of
these new developments. We would like to hear from
YOU!
THE
COLLEGE
STUDENT,
they say, is a young person who wil
�IC FACILITIES TAKE shape
A'lilfoy Park, Kingston, once ehe home
of the Wilkes-Barre Barons 1
s Baseball
Club, is undergoing a fface-lifting in
preparation for baseball,• so?
soccer and
football games of the Colonels, The old
grandstand and bleachers have already
been removed and students of the
College are getting
<
'
the grounds ready
for summer and fall sports.
r
T
PARK TAKES ON NEW LOOK
e come a long way
most ready for use,
the College. Un
remember enjoying
.'ondering just when
field. Well — time
il support of aumni
ootball field, but six
rls’ hockey field, an
1 room for parking
insofar as is practicable, to the Community through the
Recreation Association. Thus, the agreement will be
advantageous to the College, to the 109th, and to the
Community.
Last year’s Three-Phase Campaign provided funds for
the development of these facilities and also for the pur
chase of four acres of former Glen Alden property op
posite Artillery Park on Northampton Street. The land
acquired from Glen Alden will provide space for the 6
“all weather” tennis courts, the archery range, the girls
hockey field, and ample room for utility and parking
areas.
lind — how did the
re are they located
Wilkes graduates can be proud of these new facilities,
knowing that they have helped, through the Three-Phase
Campaign, to acquire them.
md “attractive nuis3arons. To provide
the attractiveness of
Field Artillery Batieded. The College
5 provide "caretaker
:ge enough for both
>otball, soccer, and
greement the College
have the privilege of
il emergency. It will
109th for special ocig of its men. In the
;e the area available.
Of further interest to our alumni is the fact that Attorney
Joseph J. Savitz, a Wilkes alumnus, handled negotiations
with the State Attorney General’s Department along ^it
Dr. Eugene S. Farley, President; and Admiral Haro
Stark. Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
Thus, Wilkes College moves forward on all ^r°n.
assisted by the continued loyalty of its graduates an
many friends. We have every reason to be prou , on
you think so?
impression of
Why not drop us a line and give us your
these new developments. We would like to hear from
YOU!
6
THE
COLLEGE
STUDENT,
they say, is a young person who will . . .
�PHOTOS: HERB WEITMAN
... use a car to get to a library two blocks away,
knowing full well that the parking lot is three blocks
on the other side.
. . . move heaven, earth, and the dean’s office to
enroll in a class already filled; then drop the course.
. . . complain bitterly about the quality of food
i”*
served in the college dining halls—while putting down
a third portion.
. . . declaim for four solid years that the girls at
his institution or at the nearby college for women are
unquestionably the least attractive females on the face
of the earth; then marry one of them.
'TT'v.UT there is a serious side. Today’s students, many
professors say, are more accomplished than the
average of their predecessors. Perhaps this is
because there is greater competition for college en
trance, nowadays, and fewer doubtful candidates get
in. Whatever the reason, the trend is important.
For civilization depends upon the transmission of
knowledge to wave upon wave of young people—and
on the way in which they receive it, master it, employ
it. add to it. If the transmission process fails, we go
back to the beginning and start over again. We are
never more than a generation away from total ignor
ance.
Because for a time it provides the world’s leaders,
each generation has the power to change the course of
history. The current wave is thus exactly as important
as the one before it and the one that will come after
it. Each is crucial in its own time.
will the present student generation do?
What are its hopes, its dreams, its principles?
Will it build on our past, or reject it? Is it,
as is so often claimed, a generation of timid organiza
tion people, born to be commanded? A patient band of
revolutionaries, waiting for a breach? Or something
in between?
hat
No one—not even the students themselves—can
be sure, of course. One can only search for clues, as
we do in the fourteen pages that follow. Here we look
at, and listen to, college students of 1961—the people
whom higher education is all about.
Scott Thompson
Barbara Nolan
i
Robert Thompson
Roy Muir
Ruth Tars
ir
Galen Unger
Parker Palmer
Martha Freeman
Dean Windgassen
*
Robert Schloredt
Arthur Wortman
What are
today’s students
like I
To help
find out, we
invite you to join
Patricia Burgamy
0LZ
Kenneth Weaver
David Gilmour
fourteen young men and women pictured
above come from fourteen colleges and universi
ties, big and little, located in all parts of the
United States. Some of their alma maters are private,
some are state or city-supported, some are related to a
church. The students’ studies range widely—from science
and social studies to agriculture and engineering. Outside
the classroom, their interests are similarly varied. Some
are athletes (one is All-American quarterback), some are
active in student government, others stick to their books.
To help prepare this report, we invited all fourteen,
as articulate representatives of virtually every type of
campus in America, to meet for a weekend of searching
discussion. The topic: themselves. The objective: to ob
he
tain some clues as to how the college student of the
Sixties ticks.
The resulting talk—recorded by a stenographer and
presented in essence on the following pages—is a reveal
ing portrait of young people. Most revealing—and in a
way most heartening—is the lack of unanimity which the
students displayed on virtually every topic they discussed.
As the seminar neared its close, someone asked the
group what conclusions they would reach about them
selves. There was silence. Then one student spoke:
"We’re all different,” he said.
He was right. That was the only proper conclusion.
Labelers, and perhaps libelers, of this generation
might take note.
A senitnnr \ofstudentsfr°m const to const
�student is a wonderful thing.
Z ^tudent years are exciting years. They are exciting for the participants, many of whom are on
their own for the first time in their lives—and
exciting for the onlooking adult.
But for both generations, these are frequently
painful years, as well. The students’ competence,
which is considerable, gets them in dutch with their
elders as often as do their youthful blunders. That
young people ignore the adults’ soundest, most heart
felt warnings is bad enough; that they so often get
away with it sometimes seems unforgivable.
Being both intelligent and well schooled, as well
as unfettered by the inhibitions instilled by experience,
they readily identify the errors of their elders—and
they are not inclined to be lenient, of course. (The
one unforgivable sin is the one you yourself have
never committed.) But, lacking experience, they are
apt to commit many of the same mistakes. The wise
adult understands this: that only in this way will they
gain experience and learn tolerance—neither of which
can be conferred.
“They say the student is an animal in transition. You have to
wait until you get your degree, they say; then you
turn the big corner and there you are. But being a student
is a vocation, just like being a lawyer or an editor
or a business man. This is what we are and where we are.”
“The college campus is an open market of ideas. I can walk
around the campus, say what I please, and be a truly free person.
This is our world for now. Let's face it
we'll never live in a more stimulating environment. Being a
student is a wonderful and magnificent and fiee thing.
�66
You goto college to learn, of course. $ut learning comes in many ways.
55
"I'd like to bring up something I think is a fault in
our colleges: the great emphasis on grades."
"I think grades interfere with the real learning process.
I've talked with people who made an A on an exam
—but next day they couldn't remember half the material.
They just memorized to get a good grade."
"You go to college to learn, of course. But learning
comes in many ways—not just from classrooms
and books, but from personal relations with people: holding
office in student government, and that sort of thing."
"It's a favorite academic cliche, that not all learning
comes from books. I think it's dangerous. I believe
the greatest part of learning does come
from books—just plain books."
ERICH HARTMANN, MAGNUM
SUsAN GREKNBLRC
r\ student’s LIFE, contrary to the memories that alumni
and alumnae may have of "carefree” days, is often described by its partakers as "the mill.” "You just get
in the old mill,” said one student panelist, "and your head
spins, and you’re trying to get ready for this test and that
test, and you are going along so fast that you don’t have time
to find yourself.”
The mill, for the student, grinds night and day—in class
rooms, in libraries, in dining halls, in dormitories, and in
scores of enterprises, organized and unorganized, classed
vaguely as "extracurricular activities.” Which of the activities
—or what combination of activities—contributes most to a
student’s education? Each student must concoct the recipe for
himself. "You have to get used to living in the mill and finding
yourself,” said another panelist. "You’ll always be in the mill
—all through your life.”
�“It’s important to know you
can do a good job at something.
" ~rr t’s hard to conceive of this unless you’ve been
I through it . . . but the one thing that’s done the
"The more you do, the more
you seem to get done.
You organize your time better.”
most for me in college is baseball. I’d always been
the guy with potential who never came through. The
I
-T'1”
coach worked on me; I got my control and really
started going places. The confidence I gained carried
over into my studies. I say extracurricular activities
are worthwhile. It’s important to know you can do a
good job at something, tvhatever it is.”
> "No! Maybe I’m too idealistic. But I think college
is a place for the pursuit of knowledge. If we’re here
for knowledge, that’s what we should concentrate on.”
t> "In your studies you can goof off for a while and
still catch up. But in athletics, the results come right
on the spot. There’s no catching up, after the play is
over. This carries over into your school work. I think
almost everyone on our football team improved his
grades last fall.”
t> "This is true for girls, too. The more you have to
do, the more you seem to get done, You organize your
time better.”
> "I can’t see learning for any other purpose than to
better yourself and the world. Learning for itself is of
no value, except as a hobby—and I don’t think we’re
in school to join book clubs.”
SUSAN GREENBUHG
> "For some people, learning is an end in itself. It can
be more than a hobby. I don’t think we can afford to
be too snobbish about what should and what shouldn’t
be an end in itself, and what can or what can’t be a
creative channel for different people.”
"In athletics, the results come
right on the spot. There’s
no catching up, after the play.”
I
II Il ■
�“It seems to me you’re saying that
ollege
honor works only when it’s easy.
Tin from a school with an honor system that works.
But is the reason it works maybe because of the tremendous
penalty that's connected with cheating, stealing,
or lying? It's expulsion—and what goes along with that
is that you can't get into another good school or
even get a good job. It's about as bad a punishm ent
as this country can give out, in my opinion.
Does the honor system instill honor—or justfear?”
is where many students meet the first great
test of their personal integrity. There, where one’s
progress is measured at least partly by examinations
"At our school the honor system works even though the
penalties aren't that stiff. It's part of
the tradition. Most of the girls feel they're given
the responsibility to be honorable, and they accept it.”
and grades, the stress put upon one’s sense of honor is
heavy. For some, honor gains strength in the process. For
others, the temptation to cheat is irresistible, and honor
breaks under the strain.
Some institutions proctor all tests and examinations.
An instructor, eagle-eyed, sits in the room. Others have
honor systems, placing upon the students themselves the
-My-
k‘&^y
responsibility to maintain integrity in the student com
munity and to report all violators.
"On our campus you can leave your books anywhere
and they’ll be there tvhen you come back. You can even
leave a tall, cold milkshake—Tve done it—and when you
come back two hours later, it will still be there.
It wont be cold, but it will be there.
You learn a respectfor honor, a respect that will carry
over into otherfields for the rest ofyour life.”
How well either system works varies greatly. "When
you come right down to it,” said one member of our student
panel, "honor must be inculcated in the years before college
—in the home.”
*** j V
"I’d say the minority who are top students don't cheat,
because they're after knowledge. And the great
majority in the middle don’t cheat, because
they're afraid to. But the poor students, who cheat to
get by . . . The funny thing is, they're not afraid at all.
I guess theyfigure they've nothing to lose.”
"Nobody is just honest or dishonest. T m sure
everyone here has been guilty of some sort of dishonest
act in his lifetime. But everyone here would
also say he's primarily honest. I know if I were
really in the dutch I'd cheat. I admit it
and I don't necessarily consider myself
dishonest because I would.”
"It seems to me you're saying that honor works
only when it's easy.”
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
’’Maybe you need a B in a test,
or you don’t get into
medical school. And the guy ahead
ofyou raises the average by
cheating. That makes a real problem.”
©
"Absolute honor is 150,000 miles out, at least.
And we're down here, walking this earth with all our
faults. You can look up at those clouds ofhonor
up there and say, 'They’re pretty, but
I can't reach them.’ Or you can shoot for the clouds.
I think that's the approach I want to take.
1 don't think I can attain absolute honor,
but I can try—and Td like
to leave this world with that on my batting record.”
�6€Ifs not how we feel about issues— but whether we feel at all.
E are being criticized by other people all
the time, and they’re stamping down on us.
'You’re not doing anything,’ they say. I’ve
noticed an attitude among students: Okay, just keep
criticizing. But we’re going to come back and react.
In some ways we’re going to be a little rebellious.
We’re going to show you what we can really do.”
Today’s college students are perhaps the most
thoroughly analyzed generation in our history. And
they are acutely aware of what is being written about
them. The word that rasps their nerves most sorely is
"apathy.” This is a generation, say many critics, that
play's it cool. It may be casually interested in many
things, but it is excited by none.
Is the criticism deserved? Some college students
and their professors think it is. Others blame the times
—times without deprivation, times w’hose burning
issues are too colossal, too impersonal, too remote—
and say that the apparent student lassitude is simply
society’s lassitude in microcosm.
The quotation that heads this column is from one
of the members of our student panel. At the right is
"Our student legislature fought most of the year
about taking stands. The majority
rationalized, saying it wasn't our place; what good
would it do? They were afraid people would
check the college in future years and if they took
an unpopular stand they wouldn't get security
clearance or wouldn’t get a job.
I thought this was awful. But I see indications of
awakening of interest. It isn’t how we feel
about issues, but whether we feel at all.”
"Tm sure it’s practically the same everywhere.
We have 5,500full-time students, but onlyfifteen
or twenty of us went on the sit-downs.”
"I think there is a great deal of student opinion
about public issues. It isn’t always rational,
and maybe we don’t talk about it, but I think most of
us have definite feelings about most things.”
"Toe felt the apathy at my school. The university
is a sort of isolated little world. Students
don’t feel the big issues really concern them. The
civil rights issue is close to home,
but you’d have to chase a student down to get him
to give his honest opinion.”
" We’re quick to criticize, slow to act.”
what some of the others think.
"Do you think that just because students in America
don’t cause revolutions and riots and take
active stands, this means . .
"I’m not callingfor revolution. I’m calling
for interest, and I don't care what side the student
takes, as long as he takes a side.”
"But even when we went down to Woolworth’s
carrying a picket sign, what were some of the motives
behind it? Was it just to get a day away from classes?”
"Z attended a discussion where Negro students
presented their views. I have never seen a group of
more dynamic or dedicated or informed students.”
"But they had a personal reason.”
'That's just it. The only thing I can think of,
where students took a stand on our campus,
was when it was decided that it wasn’t proper
to have a brewery sponsor the basketball team on
television. This caused a lot of student discussion,
but it’s the only instance I can remember.”
"Why is there this unwillingness to take stands?”
"I think one big reason is that it’s easier not to.
It’s much easierfor a person just to go along.”
"Tve sensed the feeling that unless it really bums
within you, unless there is something where you
can see just what you have done, you might as well just
let the world roll on as it is rolling along.
After all, people are going to act in the same old way,
no matter what we try to do. Society is going to
eventually come out in the same way, no matter
what I, as an individual, try to do.”
"A lot of us hang back, saying, 'Well, why have an idea
now? It’ll probably be different when Tm45.’ ”
"And you ask yourself, Can I take time awayfrom
my studies? You ask yourself, Which
is more important? Which is more urgent to me?”
"Another reason is fear of repercussions—fear
of offending people. I went on some sit-downs and I
didn’t sit uneasy just because the manager of
the store gave me a dirty scowl—but because my friends,
my grandparents, were looking at me
with an uneasy scowl.”
�"Perhaps 'waiting' is the attitude of our
age—in every generation."
"Then there comes the obvious question,
With all this waiting, what are we waitingfor?
Are we waitingfor some disaster that will
malce us do something? Or are we tvaitingfor some
'national purpose’ to come along,
so we can jump on its bandwagon? So we are at
a train station; what’s coming?"
HERB WEITMAN
6 We need a purpose other than
security and an $18,000 job.”
' T GuESS one
t^le things that bother us is that
'
there is no great issue we feel we can personally
-th come to grips with.”
the Thirties—let’s say they had a purpose. Perhaps
we'll get one, someday.”
"They had to have a purpose. They were starving,
The panel was discussing student purposes. "We
need a purpose,” one member said. "I mean a purpose
other than a search for security, or getting that §18,000-
almost.”
"They were dying of starvation and we are dying
of overweight. And yet we still should have a purpose
— a real purpose, with some point to it other than self
ish mediocrity. We do have a burning issue—just plain
survival. You’d think that would be enough to make
us react. We’re not helpless. Let’s do something.”
a-year job and being content for the rest of your life.”
"Isn’t that the typical college student’s idea of
his purpose?”
"Yes, but that’s not a purpose. The generation of
�PICTURE PLAY
Have students changed?
—Some professors’ opinions
runs. They don’t understand the complexity of things;
everything looks black or white to them. They say,
'This is what ought to be done. Let’s do it!’ ”
"If their parents could listen in on their chil
dren’s bull sessions, I think they’d make an interest
ing discovery,” said another faculty member. "The
kids are talking and worrying about the same things
their fathers and mothers used to talk and worry about
when they were in college. The times have certainly
changed, but the basic agony—the bittersweet agony
of discovering its own truths, which every generation
has to go through—is the same as it’s always been.
"Don’t worry about it. Don’t try to spare the
kids these pains, or tell them they’ll see things differ
ently when they’re older. Let them work it out. This
is the way we become educated—and maybe even
civilized.”
'Td add only one thing,” said a professor emeri
tus who estimates he has known 12,000 students over
the years. "It never occurred to me to worry about
students as a group or a class or a generation. I have
worried about them as individuals. They’re all differ
ent. By the way: when you learn that, you’ve made a
pretty profound discovery.”
' rtXH, yes, indeed,” a professor said recently, "I’d
(I
I say students have changed greatly in the last
ten years and—academically, at least—for
the better. In fact, there’s been such a change lately
that we may have to revise our sophomore language
course. What was new to students at that level three
years ago is now old hat to most of them.
"But I have to say something negative, too,” the
professor went on. "I find students more neurotic,
more insecure, than ever before. Most of them seem
to have no goal. They’re intellectually stimulated, but
they don’t know where they’re going. I blame the
world situation—the insecurity of everything today.”
"I can’t agree with people who see big changes
in students,” said another professor, at another school.
"It seems to me they run about the same, year after
year. We have the bright, hard-working ones, as we
have always had, and we have the ones who are just
coasting along, who don’t know why they’re in school
—just as we’ve always had.”
"They’re certainly an odd mixture at that age—a
combination of conservative and romantic,” a third
professor said. "They want the world to run in their
way, without having any idea how the world actually
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in which scores of schools, colleges, and universities arc taking part. It was prepared
under the direction of the group listed below, who form EDITORIAL PROJECTS ron EnuCA■nON, a non-profit organisation associated with the American Alumni Council. All rights reserved; no part of this supplement may be reproduced without
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Carnegie Institute of Technology
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DAVID A. BURR
The University of Oldahoi
J. ALFRED GUEST
L. FRANKLIN HEALD
Amherst College
The University of New Hampshire
DAN ENDSLEY
Stanford
University
Stanford University
CHARLES M. HELHKEN
St. John's University
MARALYN ORBISON
ROBERT L. PAYTON
Swarthmore College
Washington University
VERNE A. STADTMAN
FREDERIC A. STOTT
The University of California
Phillips Academy {Andover)
DAN II. FENN, JR.
Harvard Business School
W
aldo C.
c. m
joiinston
WALDO
M.. JOHNSTON
Yale University
University
Yale
RANDOLPH L. FORT
Emory University
JEAN D. LINEHAN
American Alumni Council
FRANCES PROVENCE
ROBERT M. RHODES
Baylor University
The University of Pennsylvania
FRANK J. TATE
ERIK; WENSBERG
The Ohio State University
Columbia University
CHARLES E. WIDMAYER
REBA WILCOXON
ELIZABETH B. WOOD
Dartmouth College
The University of Arkansas
Sweet Briar College
CHESLEY WORTHINGTON
CORBIN GWALTNEY
Brown University
Executive Editor
The Eye of the camera captures
Students and Alumni.
Above - The Dave Brubeck Quar
take an intermission. Below - Februc
brought a trip to the Dartmouth Win
Carnival to thirty undergraduates.
Allentown Chapter of the Alumni mi
for dinner. 2. Wilkes-Barre Chap;
of the Alumni step up activity. 3. Ele
nor Nielson may very well become o
of the ten best-dressed co-eds of t
nation. 4. Early spring rains don't :
terfere with classes.
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tudents changed?
-Someprofessors' opinions
runs. They don’t understand the complexity of things;
everything looks black or white to them. They say,
'This is what ought to be done. Let’s do it!’ ”
"If their parents could listen in on their chil
dren’s bull sessions, I think they’d make an interest
ing discovery,” said another faculty member. "The
kids are talking and worrying about the same things
their fathers and mothers used to talk and worry about
when they' were in college. The times have certainly
changed, but the basic agony—the bittersweet agony
of discovering its own truths, which every generation
has to go through—is the same as it’s always been.
"Don’t worry about it. Don’t try to spare the
kids these pains, or tell them they’ll see things differ
ently when they’re older. Let them work it out. This
is the way we become educated—and maybe even
civilized.”
"I’d add only one thing,” said a professor emeri
tus who estimates he has known 12,000 students over
the years. "It never occurred to me to worry about
students as a group or a class or a generation. I have
worried about them as individuals. They’re all differ
ent. By the way: when you learn that, you’ve made a
pretty profound discovery.”
. professor said recently, "I’d
re changed greatly in the last
-academically, at least—for
’s been such a change lately
rise our sophomore language
> students at that level three
: to most of them.
iomething negative, too,” the
ind students more neurotic,
r before. Most of them seem
intellectually stimulated, but
they’re going. I blame the
ecurity of everything today.”
people who see big changes
r professor, at another school,
in about the same, year after
it, hard-working ones, as we
s have the ones who are just
t know why they’re in school
id.”
in odd mixture at that age—a
itive and romantic,” a third
int the world to run in their
' idea how the world actually
The mater*al on
and
preceding 15 pages is the product of a cooperative endeavor
in which scores of schools, colleges, and universities are taking part. It was prepared
under the direction of the group listed below, who form editorial projects for educaassociated with the American Alumni Council. All rights reserved; no part of this supplement may be reproduced without
ors. Copyright © 1961 by Editorial Projects for Education, Inc., 1785 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington 6, D.C.
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Student
DAVID A. BURR
DAN ENDSLEY
DAN H. FENN, JR.
The University of Oklahoma
Stanford University
Harvard Business School
L. FRANKLIN HEALD
diversity of New Hampshire
i
imia
RANDOLPH L. FORT
Emory’ University
CHARLES M. HELMKEN
WALDO C. M. JOHNSTON
JEAN D. LINEHAN
St. John s University
Yale University
American Alumni Council
ROBERT L. PAYTON
FRANCES PROVENCE
Washington University
Baylor University
ROBERT M. RHODES
The University of Pennsylvania
FREDERIC A. STOTT
FRANK J. TATE
ERIK WENSBERG
Phillips Academy {Andover}
The Ohio State University
Columbia University
REBA WILCOXON
ELIZABETH B. WOOD
CHESLEY
CHESLEY WORTHINGTON
WORTHINGTON
CORBIN GWALTNEY
The University of Arkansas
Stveet Briar College
Brown University
Executive Editor
The Eye of the camera captures
Students and Alumni.
Above - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
take an intermission. Below - February
brought a trip to the Dartmouth Winter
Carnival to thirty undergraduates.
1.
Allentown Chapter of the Alumni meet
for dinner. 2. Wilkes-Barre Chapter
of the Alumni step up activity. 3. Elea
nor Nielson may very well become one
of the ten best-dressed co-eds of the
nation. 4. Early spring rains don’t in
terfere with classes.
�WITH THE CLASSES
’37
WALTER E. THOMAS has been
appointed the new ”Y” secre
tary at the Boonton, New Jersey
Y.M.C.A. He was formerly general
secretary of the Franklin, Pennsyl
vania Y.M.C.A. The Thomas family
includes his wife and four children:
three daughters, Melba Louise, a
graduate of Franklin High School,
Dorothy, a high school senior, and
Lois Ann, in the seventh grade; and
one son, a student at Springfield
College, Massachusetts.
’42
FORREST W. PRICE was ap
pointed vice president and general
manager of the Seth Thomas Divi
sion of General Time Corporation.
Forrest will make his headquarters
in the Seth Thomas office at New
York.
’43
WILLIAM D. DAVIS is presently
chief accountant for the Cameraon
Machine Company in Dover, New
Jersey. Bill lives in Stanhope, New
Jersey with his wife and three
children.
’44
At the February District meeting of
District 1 Wyoming Valley Coun
cil, Boy Scouts of America, DR.
FRANK P. SPEICHER was elected
chairman of the District Committee.
Dr. Speicher has also been serving
as Council Training chairman.
DR. ALEX KOTCH is Associate
Program Director for chemistry
with the National Science Founda
tion in Washington, D. C. The
Foundation administers grants to
universities and colleges for basic
research in chemistry.
’48
HAROLD D. SMITH is teaching
sixth grade at Columbus School,
Trenton. New Jersey, and is editor
of the Tea Leaves, a Trenton Ed
ucation Association publication. Hal
and his wife, PRISCILLA ALDEN,
Class of 1950, live in Trenton with
their two daughters.
’53
JOSEPH W. CHILORO of Chicago
has received notification from the
Department of Registration and Ed
ucation that he has passed his ex
amination and is authorized to
practice as a registered professional
engineer in Illinois.
’49
JACK D. HORTMAN is an elec
tronic scientist in the Research and
Development Office of the Naval
Research Laboratory in Washing
ton, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. Hortman
are residing in Clinton, Maryland
with their two children.
DONALD W. PERKINS was
named chairman for the Somerville,
New Jersey Area Chapter of the
American Red Cross. Don is assistant sales manager for John A. Roeb
ling Sons of Trenton.
EDWARD E. GORSKI of WilkesBarre has been appointed Supply
Commodity Management Assistant
at the Naval Supply Depot in
Philadelphia.
’50
AUGUSTUS C. BUZBY is Sales
Engineer for the Blaw Knox Com
pany, makers of steel castings, in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. and
Mrs. Buzby and daughter are resi
dents of Pittsburgh.
RICHARD F. MIEDRICH recently
received his CPA certificate from
the State Board of Examiners,
following the successful passing of
the examinations. Richard is em
ployed by the Administrative Audits
Division of the Bureau of Employ
ment Security, Harrisburg, and also
does tax and accounting work in
Hershey, Pennsylvania.
’51
Now engaged in the general prac
tice of law is JOHN B. GUERRA.
John’s new office is at 405 Leader
Building, Cleveland 15, Ohio.
ROBERT R. WEEKS is employed
by The New Jersey Zinc Company
in their New York offices as Insur-
24
ance Administrator. JJohn
' is residing in Somerville, New Jei
his wife and three children.
DR. JOSEPH D. LUBIN has
succussfully passed the medical
examinations qualifying him to
practice
medicine in Pennsylvania,
He is
presently resident physician iat the
University of Pennsylvania
Hospital in Philadelphia where
v’___ he is
specializing in anesthesiology.
EDWARD C. SWISLOSKI was
appointed plant supervisor of Pro
duction Planning at the Wellsboro
plant of Corning Glass Works.
52
C. FRANK EASTMAN was honor
ed recently by Connecticut Mutual
Life Insurance Company for being
the second highest agent in produc
tion in the United States for 1960
with a record surpassed by only one
other agent in the 115th year Com
pany history.
CARL A. FOSKO recently passed
the written examination and quali
fied to practice before the Internal
Revenue Service. He is presently
a tax consultant and maintains an
office at 215 Kingston Corners
Building, Kingston.
Robert c. McFadden has
been promoted to development
engineer in Tape Device Engineer
ing at the IBM Poughkeepsie Pro
duct Development Laboratory. Bob
lives at 18 Liss Road. Wappingers
Falls, New York with his wife and
three children.
JOSEPH J. STUCCIO is
DR.
specializing in urol>logy at the Temple
University Hospital in Philadelphia.
-O E WILLIAMS is an
RICHARD
- with the Scranton division
engineer
V
Pennsylvania
Gas and Water
of the F
P— Mr. and Mrs. Williams
Company,’ Clark Summit, Pennsylreside in
with their two sons.
vania
HELLER (Denah
SerH^a first-grade teacher
at
_f in Glen Burnie,
the Glendale School
and Mrs. Heller
Maryland. Mr. aare presently residing in Baltimore.
’54
THOMAS A. NEMCHICK is man
ager of the Household Finance
Corporation in Athens, Georgia
where he also resides.
DR. SAMUEL M. MELINE is now
pursuing his Master's Degree in
Orthodontic’s at Tufts DentaljGradDr. and Mrs. Meline
uate School. L
and son are residing in Allston,
Massachusetts.
’55
ROLAND FEATHERMAN is the
Psychiatric Casework Supervisor at
the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Unit at
Danville State Hospital. Since re
ceiving his Master's Degree from
Pittsburgh University, Roland has
been a caseworker for the Pitts
burgh State TB Hospital and the
Alcoholic Unit at Danville State.
He married recently and is a resi
dent of Danville, Pennsylvania.
ROBERT H. BURGER is a junior
electrical engineer at the Saginaw
Steering Gear Division of General
Motors, Saginaw, Michigan.
RICHARD B. KENT is Senior
Medical Officer and head of the
Medical Department aboard the
U.S.S. Yosemite, a United States
Navy Destroyer. Dr. and Mrs.
Kent, the former LORRAINE D.
IACOMETTI, Class of 1956, re
side in Newport, Rhode Island with
their two children.
dr.
’56
khchael j.
Symphony and a member of the
Scranton Symphony. Jan® ls ,
rently a member of the music fa ulty
of the Kingston School District.
weinberger
is
2° Paitner of the Armand Metal
Pecialties, a metal spinning and
manufacturing concern in New York
City. Michael lives in Forest Hills,
New York with his wife and
daughter.
districts i
is a canc
Pennsylv;
JAMES W. COLEMAN is a business teacher at Morris Hills Re
gional High School, Rockaway,
New Jersey. Jim and his family
reside at 468 Route 26, Kenvil,
New Jersey.
SAMUE1
with the
Agassia i
Sam and
T. LLE\
are resid
STANLEY ABRAMS received his
master’s degree in psychology from
Temple University in 1958 and his
Doctorate in Psychology from
Temple University in February,
1961.
He is presently teaching
psychology at Temple and is re
ceiving a National Institute of
Mental Health grant for research on
juvenile delinquency.
JOSEPH P. POPPLE is a member
of the Defense Department estab
lishment at the Pentagon, Washing
ton, D. C., participating as a mem
ber of the Army Management Intern
Program.
While at Wilkes, Joe
was president of the Junior Class
and vice-president of the Senior
Class.
’57
WILLIAM M. PARISH is pres
ently management trainee for Deer
ing, Millegan, Inc. in Spartanburg,
South Carolina. Bill recently re
ceived his Master of Business Ad
ministration degree from the Uni
versity of South Carolina.
MRS. WALTER E. ELSTON
(Gloria Dran), who graduated from
Wilkes with an A. B. in Biology,
is residing in Kenvil, New Jersey
with her husband Walter (Class of
1953) and their son Thomas F. Els
ton, born in May, 1960.
’58
A report on financial aspects of a
union or merged district for Sunburx
Area schools has been prepared by
a team of two graduate students at
Pennsylvania State University, one
of whom is HILLARD R- HO
MAN. He and his associate pre
pared a survey covering the finan
cial aspects of merging four school
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ree
JOSEPH W. CHILORO of Chicago
has received notification from the
Department of Registration and Ed
ucation that he has passed his ex
amination and is authorized to
practice as a registered professional
engineer in Illinois.
’49
JACK D. HORTMAN is an elec
tronic scientist in the Research and
Development Office of the Naval
Research Laboratory in Washing
ton, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. Hortman
are residing in Clinton, Maryland
with their two children,
DONALD W. PERKINS was
named chairman for the Somerville,
New Jersey Area Chapter of the
American Red Cross. Don is assist
ant sales manager for John A. Roeb
ling Sons of Trenton.
EDWARD E. GORSKI of WilkesBarre has been appointed Supply
Commodity Management Assistant
at the Naval Supply Depot in
Philadelphia.
’50
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AUGUSTUS C. BUZBY is Sales
Engineer for the Blaw Knox Com
pany, makers of steel castings, in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. and
Mrs. Buzby and daughter are resi
dents of Pittsburgh.
RICHARD F. MIEDRICH recently
received his CPA certificate from
the State Board of Examiners,
following the successful passing of
the examinations. Richard is em
ployed by the Administrative Audits
Division of the Bureau of Employ
ment Security, Harrisburg, and also
does tax and accounting work in
Hershey, Pennsylvania.
’51
Now engaged in the general prac
tice of law is JOHN B. GUERRA.
John’s new office is at 405 Leader
Building, Cleveland 15, Ohio.
ROBERT R. WEEKS is employed
by The New Jersey Zinc Company
in their New York offices as Insur-
24
ance Administrator. John is resid.
mg m Somerville, New Jersey with
his wife and three children.
DR. JOSEPH D. LUBIN
has suc~
cussfully passed the medical
J examinations qualifying him to
practice
medicine in Pennsylvania.
ls
He is
presently resident physician at the
University of Pennsylvania Hos
pital in Philadelphia where he is
specializing in anesthesiology.
EDWARD C. SWISLOSKI was
appointed plant supervisor of Pro
duction Planning at the Wellsboro
plant of Corning Glass Works.
’52
C. FRANK EASTMAN was honor
ed recently by Connecticut Mutual
Life Insurance Company for being
the second highest agent in produc
tion in the United States for 1960
with a record surpassed by only one
other agent in the 115th year Com
pany history.
CARL A. FOSKO recently passed
the written examination and quali
fied to practice before the Internal
Revenue Service. He is presently
a tax consultant and maintains an
office at 215 Kingston Corners
Building, Kingston.
Robert c. McFadden has
been promoted to development
engineer in Tape Device Engineer
ing at the IBM Poughkeepsie Pro
duct Development Laboratory. Bob
lives at 18 Liss Road, Wappingers
Falls, New York with his wife and
three children.
DR. JOSEPH J. STUCCIO is
specializing in urology at the Temple
University Hospital in Philadelphia.
JANE A. PIEKARSKI is presently
first flutist with the Wilkes-Barre
Symphony and a member of the
Scranton Symphony. Jane is cur
rently a member of the music faculty
of the Kingston School District.
;D E. WILLIAMS is an
RICHARD
the Scranton division
engineer with
vnF "the Pennsylvania Gas and Water
Company. Mr. and Mrs. Williams
reside in Clark Summit, Pennsyl
vania with their two sons.
MRS. DENAH HELLER (Denah
Fleisher) is a first grade teacher at
the Glendale School in Glen Burnie,
Maryland. Mr. and Mrs. Heller
are presently residing in Baltimore.
’54
THOMAS A. NEMCHICK is man
ager of the Household Finance
Corporation in Athens, Georgia
where he also resides.
DR. SAMUEL M. MELINE is now
pursuing his Master’s Degree in
Orthodontic’s at Tufts Dental Grad
uate School. Dr. and Mrs. Meline
and son are residing in Allston.
Massachusetts.
’55
ROLAND FEATHERMAN is the
Psychiatric Casework Supervisor at
the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Unit at
Danville State Hospital. Since re
ceiving his Master’s Degree from
Pittsburgh University, Roland has
been a caseworker for the Pitts
burgh State TB Hospital and the
Alcoholic Unit at Danville State.
He married recently and is a resi
dent of Danville, Pennsylvania.
ROBERT H. BURGER is a junior
electrical engineer at the Saginaw
Steering Gear Division of General
Motors, Saginaw, Michigan.
DR. RICHARD B. KENT is Senior
Medical Officer and head of the
Medical Department aboard the
U.S.S. Yosemite, a United States
Navy Destroyer. Dr. and „Mrs.
Kent, the former LORRAINE D.
GIACOMETTI, Class of 1956, _
reside in Newport, Rhode Island with
their two children.
’56
MICHAEL J. WEINBERGER is
"‘Partner of the Armand Metal
fPec.alties, a metal spinning and
manufacturing concern in New York
City. Michael lives in Forest Hills,
New York with his wife and
daughter.
JAMES W. COLEMAN is a busi
ness teacher at Morris Hills Re
gional High School, Rockaway,
New Jersey. Jim and his family
reside at 468 Route 26, Kenvil,
New Jersey.
STANLEY ABRAMS received his
master's degree in psychology from
Temple University in 1958 and his
Doctorate in Psychology from
Temple University in February,
1961.
He is presently teaching
psychology at Temple and is re
ceiving a National Institute of
Mental Health grant for research on
juvenile delinquency.
JOSEPH P. POPPLE is a member
of the Defense Department estab
lishment at the Pentagon, Washing
ton, D. C., participating as a mem
ber of the Army Management Intern
Program.
While at Wilkes, Joe
was president of the Junior Class
and vice-president of the Senior
Class.
’57
WILLIAM M. FARISH is pres
ently management trainee for Deer
ing, Millegan, Inc. in Spartanburg,
South Carolina. Bill recently re
ceived his Master of Business Ad
ministration degree from the Uni
versity of South Carolina.
MRS. WALTER E. ELSTON
(Gloria Dran), who graduated from
Wilkes with an A. B. in Biology,
is residing in Kenvil, New Jersey
with her husband Walter (Class of
1953) and their son Thomas F. Els
ton, born in May, 1960.
’58
A reportt on financial aspects of a
union or merged district for Sunbury
Area schools has been prepared by
a team of two graduate students at
Pennsylvania State University, one
of whom is HILLARD R. HOFF
MAN. He and his associate pre
pared a survey covering the finan
cial aspects of merging four school
25
districts in the Sunbury area. He
is a candidate for his doctorate at
Pennsylvania State University.
SAMUEL T. BUCKMAN, JR. is
with the U. S. Coast Guard Carrier
Agassia in Cape May, New Jersey.
Sam and his wife, the former JOAN
T. LLEWELLYN, Class of 1960,
are residents of Cape May.
WILLIAM A. LITTLETON of
Kingston is Production Manager for
the General Electric Missile and
Space Vehicle Department in Phila
delphia.
RICHARD W. BROWN has joined
the National Bank of Ocean City,
New Jersey as a bank auditor. He
had previously been an examiner
with the Pennsylvania Department
of Banking.
HARRIETTS RUTH DAVIS is
head nurse at the Veterans Ad
ministration Hospital in Philadel
phia.
STANLEY J. NOVAK is an analytical engineer at the Pratt and
Whitney Aircraft Corporation in
Middletown, Connecticut, Stanley
makes his home in Windsor, Conn.
’59
R. WAYNE WALTERS is en
gaged as music instructor in the
elementary schools at Mantua, New
Jersey. While at Wilkes, Wayne
appeared in lead roles of the Cue n
Curtain productions.
MRS. MARGARET MORRIS has
completed the requirements for the
" •
> in
degree of blaster of' Science
i>. ed.—
ucation and was aawarded her diploma in January from Bucknell
University.
edward
McCafferty is a
research engineer for the Bethlehem
Steel Company in Bethlehem. Ed
is also a part-time student at the
Lehigh University Graduate School.
(Continued on Page 28)
�John Nuveen <5 Company
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corpora
Pennsalt Chemicals Corporation
Petro-Tex Chemical Corporation
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Pitney Bowes. Inc.
Ralston Purina Company
Reliable Electric Company
Riegel Textile Corporation
Schering Corporation
Scott Paper Company
Seton Leather Company
Sharon Steel Corporation
Simmons Company
Simonds Saw & Steel Company
Singer Manufacturing Company
Smith, Kline & French Laboratories
Sperry & Hutchinson Corporation
Stevens Candy Kitchens, Inc.
W. H. Sweney S Company
Tektronix Inc.
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co.
Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby
United Clay Mines Corporation
Wallingford Steel Company
Warner Brothers Company
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Williams & Company
Worcester Pressed Steel Company
Young & Rubicam, Inc.
— 5)
FORMER CUE ‘N’ CURTAIN MEMBERS FORM THEATER
ALUMNI WITH PRODUCTION SLATED FOR MAY 13
(Continued from Page
graduate
will be
program
two options in respect to
allowed
be an original research program
The student v...
the dissertation.
may survey and evaluation of the
dissertation, Itcritical
or it may H
be a’ -cialized subject. In the first instance,
; is allowed for the research. No credit
literature- of
o- a sped
credit of six hou;irs i~
second option.
is allowed, for
I— the i
in laboratories on a full-time basis
employed
lifted to conduct their dissertation research
Students
y be permitted to
employment___
if mutually satisfactory
maytheir place of
of employment
be made between the student, the
at t- jements can
can be
and the College. In such cases, a qualified
arrang'
laboratory.
of the staff of the employer shall be named by
the Committee on
rhrCommittee
on'’Graduate studies to serve as an ex--student’s advisory committee. He
officio member of the
be appointed an adj'unct professor of the
shall also
and shall supervise the day-to-day progress of
college, —
the student's research.
'.Ils are honors, pass and fail. An
Grades for graduate credits
outstanding performance. Any
honor grade represents
than one failing grade shall be
student receiving more
ineligible to receive a degree or to continue as a regular
graduate student.
A total of 30 credits with a grade of passing or honors
is required for the Master's Degree. These required
credits must be obtained within six calendar years pre
ceding the granting of the degree.
Theater Alumni will present its first Kum Bak show
Saturday evening. May 13, in Chase Theater. Former
members of the College Theatre will enact roles they
performed as undergraduates. William Crowder super
vises the production.
For some time many former Cue 'N' Curtain members
and faculty at Wilkes College have discussed the possi
bility of a Theater Alumni. In May 1960. under the
guidance of Mr. Alfred Groh, a member of the English
Department at Wilkes, the Wilkes College Theater
Alumni was born. The first slate of officers included
Bert Stein. President; Peter Margo, Vice President;
Marion Laines, Secretary; and Ed Bolinski, Treasurer.
The duties of Theater Alumni Secretary are presently
being handled by Mary Frances Swigert and the
Treasurer is Steve Cooney.
The program, “Recollections in Three Acts", follows:
Act I: Drama. “Treachery" from The Changeling by
Thomas Middleton; Stephen Cooney and Sue Vaughn.
"Address to the Archbishop" from Shaw's Saint Joan;
Mary Frances Swigert. “Renunciation Scene” from Dr.
Faustus by Christopher Marlowe: Peter Margo. "To be
Desired” from The Astonished Heart by Noel Coward;
Ann Azat Hayes and Carroll V. Stein.
On Friday, October 14 a large group of Wilkes College
Theater Alumni met to discuss the aims and future activi
ties of the organization. The purpose of the Theater
Alumni, through their interest and activities, is to
strengthen the resolve of Wilkes College to build a Fine
Arts building with complete theater facilities; and eventu
ally. to include dramatics in the college curriculum. The
group will stimulate undergraduate interest in the theater
by presenting the "Margo Addie Award” to the actor or
actress giving the best performance at the annual spring
Theater Alumni Reunion.
Act II: Comedy. “If Men Played Cards as Women
Do” by George S. Kaufman; Jerry Lind, Paul Thomas,
John Williams and Edward Wallison.
Act. Ill: Music. “But Not for Me" from Girl Crazy
by George Gershwin; Howard Ennis. "Lullaby" from
Bloomer Girl by Harold Arlen; Helen Ralston and Linda
Stein. “Wand'rin' Star" from Paint Your Wagon by
Lerner and Loewe; Stanley Yurkowski. "There's no
Business Like Show Business” from Annie Get Your
Gun by Irving Berlin; the entire cast. "I Got Rhythm
from Girl Crazy, Basia Mieszkowski Jaworski.
That's the “Wilkes College Theater Alumni Story” brief
ly to date. Bert Stein stated that the Theater Alumni
“intends to add more successful chapters to the life of
Wilkes College because we realize the great promise an
organized alumni gives to the future of the campus
theater: and we remember how important the Wilkes
Theater was to us as students.”
This first attempt by Theater Alumni, it is hoped, will
encourage more enthusiastic campus support for the pro
posed Arts Building. Proceeds will go towards this end.
Tickets priced at $2.20 have been sent Theatre Alumni
members; they may also be obtained by writing Cue N'
Curtain, but no tickets will be sold at the door.
KUM BAK SHOW
Alfred Groh. Director of Dramatics, has announced the
26
As a general rule, not more than six graduate credits
may be accepted for transfer from another institution.
Special exceptions to this rule may occasionally be made
by the Committee on Graduate Studies.
(Continued from Page 3)
1961 APPEAL STRIVES I
$100,000 TO MEET CON
ADMISSION TO CANDIDACY
In each major field, certain courses are prescribed. A
student shall automatically be considered as a candidate
for the degree when he has successfully completed the
required courses and has submitted the outline of his
graduate program and dissertation title.
and provide financial assistance to
who might otherwise be deprived
offered by the College.
RCA COMMITM1
To meet the commitments made by
Corporation of America, it will be
Stark Hall within the next three yea
facilities for graduate work in ch
the program of which is announc
issue of The Alumnus. Whether i
ments are met successfully depends i
the response by the Alumni. Obr
grows greater with the years, depi
growth in numbers of the Alumni, a
individual success quotient.
(Continued from Page 4)
YOUR EMPLOYER MAY
MATCH YOUR GIFT
Koiled Kords, Inc.
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
McCormick & Company
McGraw Hill Publishing Company
Manufacturers Trust Company
Marine Midland Trust Company
Maytag Company
Medusa Portland Cement Company
Merck S Company, Inc.
Metal and Thermit Corporation
Morgan Engineering Company
National Distillers Products Corp.
National Lead Company
National Supply Company
New York Trap Rock Company
Northrop Corporation
Norton Company
In other words, the College cannol
sponse from the graduate of 1960
Alumnus of 1940. But the College
consideration from each and every
Wrapping it up in celophane. let s
The most si
100 percent returns.
Alumni pledges is not HOW MUC
but HOW MANY are participati
making a pledge because you feel
pledge!
Let's make
27
100 percent participati
�' CURTAIN MEMBERS FORM THEATER
PRODUCTION SLATED FOR MAY 13
Xadua^program
Url'-ty
wj]] be allowed two options in respect to
The stu en
jt may be an original research program
the disser a
critical survey and evaluation of the
or it ma^ a Specia]ized subject. In the first instance,
'"^Tt oTsix hours is allowed for the research. No credit
fallowed for the second option.
, ts employed in laboratories on a full-time basis
a be permitted to conduct their dissertation research
™a^heir place of employment if mutually satisfactory
arrangements can be made between the student, the
laboratory, and the College. In such cases, a qualified
member of the staff of the employer shall be named by
the Committee on Graduate studies to serve as an exofficio member of the student’s advisory committee. He
shall also be appointed an adjunct professor of the
college, and shall supervise the day-to-day progress of
the student's research.
Grades for graduate credits are honors, pass and fail. An
honor grade represents outstanding performance. Any
student receiving more than one failing grade shall be
ineligible to receive a degree or to continue as a regular
graduate student.
s N Curtain members
sve discussed the possiMay 1960. under the
member of the English
filkes College Theater
ate of officers included
largo. Vice President:
Ed Bolinski. Treasurer.
Secretary are presently
nces Swigert and the
jroup of Wilkes College
e aims and future activipurpose of the Theater
t and activities, is to
; College to build a Fine
ter facilities; and eventucollege curriculum. The
ate interest in the theater
: Award to the actor or
nee at the annual spring
ater Alumni Story" brief
hat the Theater Alumni
I chapters to the life of
lize
_
—~ the great
promise an
i future of the campus
v important the Wilkes
SHOW
atics. has announced the
I
Theater Alumni will present its first Kum Bak show
Saturday evening. May 13. in Chase Theater. Former
members of the College Theatre will enact roles they
performed as undergraduates. William Crowder super
vises the production.
. ne program.. "Recollections in Three Acts”, follows:
Act L Drama.
Treachery” from The Changeling by
dlettm: Stephen Cooney and Sue Vaughn,
Addie» iothe
__ _____
Archbishop” from Shaw's Saint Joan;
-J3"' Frances Svigert. "Renunciation Scene” from Dr.
Facrms by Christopher Marlowe: Peter Margo. "To be
Des.rec from The Astonished Heart by Noel Coward;
Ann Azat Hayes and Carroll V. Stein.
Act II: Comedy. "If Men Played Cards
Do” by George S. Kaufman: Jerry L. ’. ~ as Women
Lind, Paul Thomas,
John Williams and Edward Wallison.
Act. Ill: Music. "But Not for Me" from Girl Crazy
by George Gershwin: Howard Ennis. “Lullaby" from
Bloomer Girl by Harold Arlen; Helen Ralston and Linda
Stein. "Wandrin' Star" from Paint Your Wagon by
Lerner and Loewe; Stanley Yurkowski. "There's no
Business Like Show Business" from Annie Get Your
Gun by Irving Berlin; the entire cast. "I Got Rhythm”
from Girl Crazy. Basia Mieszkowski Jaworski.
This first attempt by Theater Alumni, it is hoped, will
encourage more enthusiastic campus support for the pro
posed Arts Building. Proceeds will go towards this end.
Tickets priced at $2.20 have been sent Theatre Alumni
members; they may also be obtained by writing Cue 'N'
Curtain, but no tickets will be sold at the door.
A total of 30 credits with a grade of passing or honors
is required for the Master’s Degree. TL
— required
These
credits must be obtained within six calendarr years preceding the granting of the degree.
As a general rule, not more than six graduate credits
may be accepted for transfer from another institution.
Special exceptions to this rule may occasionally be made
by the Committee on Graduate Studies.
ADMISSION TO CANDIDACY
In each major field, certain courses are prescribed. A
student shall automatically be considered as a candidate
for the degree when he has successfully completed the
required courses and has submitted the outline of his
graduate program and dissertation title.
(Continued from Page 4)
your employer may
match your gift
Koiled Kords, Inc.
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
cC°riT1ick & Company
cGraw Hill Publishing Company
Manufacturers Trust Company
Marine Midland Trust Company
Maytag Company
Medusa Portland Cement Co:
>mpany
Merck & Company. Inc.
Metal and Thermit Corporation
N2an,E"9ineerin9 Company
N^-.hrOLCorPorati°n
John Nuveen & Company
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
Pennsalt Chemicals Corporation
Petro-Tex Chemical Corporation
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Pitney Bowes. Inc.
Ralston Purina Company
Reliable Electric Company
Riegel Textile Corporation
Schering Corporation
Scott Paper Company
Seton Leather Company
Sharon Steel Corporation
Simmons Company
Simonds Saw & Steel Company
Singer Manufacturing Company
Smith, Kline & French Laboratories
Sperry & Hutchinson Corporation
Stevens Candy Kitchens, Inc.
W. H. Sweney & Company
Tektronix Inc.
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co.
Towers, Perrin, Forster G Crosby, Inc.
United Clay Mines Corporation
Wallingford Steel Company
Warner Brothers Company
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Williams 6 Company
Worcester Pressed Steel Co;>mpany
Young & Rubicam, Inc.
(Continued from Page 3)
1961 APPEAL STRIVES FOR
$100,000 TO MEET COMMITMENTS
and provide financial assistance to many able students
who might otherwise be deprived of the opportunities
offered by the College.
RCA COMMITMENT
To meet the commitments made by the College to Radio
Corporation of America, it will be necessary to extend
Stark Hall within the next three years. This will provide
facilities for graduate work in chemistry and physics,
the program of which is announced elsewhere in this
issue of The Alumnus. Whether or not these commit
ments are met successfully depends in great measure upon
the response by the Alumni. Obviously, this response
grows greater with the years, depending first upon the
growth in numbers of the Alumni, and secondly upon the
individual success quotient.
In other words, the College cannot expect the same re
sponse from the graduate of 1960 as she can from her
Alumnus of 1940. But the College does feel worthy of
consideration from each and every one of her Alumni.
Wrapping it up in celophane, let's hope for and receive
100 percent returns. The most significant thing about
Alumni pledges is not HOW MUCH money is pledged,
but HOW MANY are participating. Do not hesitate
making a pledge because you feel it is not enough. Just
pledge!
�(Continued trona Page 28)
(Continued trom Page 25)
JOHN THOMAS is office manager
and accountant with the Scranton
Casket Company, Scranton.
Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas and son reside in
Moscow, Pennsylvania.
Art Supervisor and teacher at the
Nescopeck Area Jointure in Nes
copeck,
Pennsylvania, is MRS.
JAMES J. NAGLE, the former
Janice Reynolds.
ALBERT J, VALENIA is an Eng
lish teacher at A. L. Johnson Re
gional High School, Clark, New
Jersey. He is also doing graduate
work at Montclair State College.
GERMAINE ASTOLFI is an in
structor of biology at Phillipsburg
High School, Phillipsburg, New
Jersey.
MRS. SYLVIA A. YESUL (Sylvia
Ann Cusick) is a teacher in the
Business Education Department of
Binghamton Central High School,
Binghamton, New York.
CARROLL R. DAVENPORT is
Director of Music at the Guilford
Central School.
School,
Guilford, New
York.
’60
CARL HAVIRA is serving as
athletic director at the WilkesBarre Catholic Youth Center. Carl
is also swimming coach here at
Wilkes.
WILLIAM G. MAXWELL is a
teacher of biology and science at
the Dundee Central School, Dun
dee, New York.
LOUIS D. DAVIS, JR. is Assistant
to the President of the L. D. Davis
Company, Inc., manufacturer of glue
products in Bristol.
ARNOLD J. POPKY is a test engi
neer for Burroughs Corporation at
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
MARTHA HADSEL has
been promoted from a staff
to suburban copy reader on
Desk of the Wilkes-Barre
LOU - ELLA
recently
reporter
the City
Record.
MERINGOLA
of
Elmhurst, New York is a legal sec-
retary for the Stanley Warner
Corporation in New York City.
RONALD W. SIMMS of Kingston
is Sales Manager for Petroleum
Service Company, Wilkes-Barre.
UNG-PYO KOH is a graduate stu
dent at the American University,
Washington, D. C. studying for his
Master of Arts degree in Economics.
Mr. and Mrs. Koh are residing in
Falls Church, Virginia with their
two daughters.
Down The Aisle
’50
MARTIN E. BLAKE was married
on January 14 to Marcia Ruth
Whitworth in St. Louis, Missouri.
The couple is residing at 30 Plaza
Square, St. Louis.
’53
DENAH FLEISHER was married
to Ralph M. Heller on January 7th
in Wilkes-Barre. The couple is re
siding at 3707 West Cold Spring
Lane, Baltimore, Maryland.
’57
BERNARD KEMSEL was married
recently to Rose Marie Shek. Bern
ard is employed as an agent for the
Internal Revenue Service.
LAWRENCE D. AMDUR was
married on February 26th to Sandra
Rose Levin of Berwick. The couple
is residing in Washington, D. C.
’59
PAUL JANOSKI was married to
Kathryn Russin in Pittston, Penn
sylvania. Paul is an accountant at
the Kearfott Company, Little Falls,
Nev/ Jersey.
SHELIA ANN WILLIAMS was
married on December 28 to Walter
B. Kramer, Jr. Shelia is a member
of the faculty of Kingston School
District. The couple is residing at
76 North Welles Ave., Kingston.
28
MICHAEL D. MELCHOIR and
Helene M. Szymaszek were married
recently. Michael is employed by
the General Electric Company, Sales
and Distribution Division, New
York City.
’60
MARY ELLEN ZWEIBEL was
married on February 4 to Melvin
J. Mills. The couple is residing in
Bristol, Pennsylvania.
This Bright New World
’41
a son, Jason, to Mr. and Mrs. Barton
L. Berry (Louise K. Rummer) of
California, on August 31.
’53
a son, Darrell Butler, to Mr. and
Mrs. Richard E. Williams of Clark
Summit, Pennsylvania, on January 8.
This Bright New World
’58a son to Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Birnbaum, 22 Maffet Street, Wilkes-
Barre, on February 19.
a daughter, Carol Marie, to Mr. and
Mrs. Willis Hornick (Irene Goliash)
of Auburn, New York, on November 15.
a son, David, to Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Zavada of 722 Hazle Avenue,
Wilkes-Barre, in September.
a daughter on January 17 to Mr.
and Mrs. Reese D. Jones, 4227 Re
gent Street. Philadelphia.
two planes collided over New York City.
1
engineer for Sperry-Gyroscope Company, St
Division, Great Neck, Long Island.
a son, James Eric, to Mr. and Mrs.
George Schall of Wilkes-Barre on
March 6. Mrs. Schall is the former
Judith Ruggere, Class of 1960.
Charle
Massapequa, New York, is survived by his
sons, Charles, Jr., Glenn, and Ronald.
a son, Scott Alan, to Mr. and Mrs.
Carroll Davenport of Oxford, New
Class of 1950
York, on January 30.
This office learned of the death of WILLL
a son. Michael, to Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Valenia of Clark, New Jersey,
MAN of West Chester, Pennsylvania in Fi
are no details.
on November 30.
a son to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.
Lally of 149 Poplar Street. WilkesBarre on March 25. Mrs. Lally is
the former Joan P, Rishkofski, also
of the Class of 1959.
1961 SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULE
BASEBALL
DATE
Tuesday,
Saturday,
Thursday,
Monde
Monday,
Wednesday,
Saturday,
Wednesds
Wednesday
Saturday,
April
April
April
April
April
April
April
April
Tuesday,
Thursday,
Saturday,
Monday,
Thursday,
Saturday,
Thursday,
Saturday,
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
TENNIS
4
8
13
17
19
22
26
29
OPPONENT_________
Muhlenberg .
Dickinson (DH)
Moravian
Ursinus
Stevens
Upsala
Susquehanna
Lebanon Valley (DH)
PLACE
Home
Home
Away
Home
Away
Away
Home
Away
TIME
3:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
2
4
6
8
11
13
18
20
Scranton
East Stroudsburg
Susquehanna
Gettysburg
Albright
Alumni
Scranton
Lycoming (DH)
Home
Away
Away
Away
Home
3:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
Away
Away
DATE______________
Wednesday, April 12
Friday,
April 14
Tuesday,
April 18
Saturday,
April 22
Wednesday, April 26
April 29
Saturday,
OPPONENT
Scranton
Rider
Lycoming
Dickinson
Susquehanna
Lebanon Valley
Saturday,
Tuesday,
Saturday,
Monday,
Thursday,
Saturday,
Susquehanna
Ursinus
Albright
Moravian
Lycoming
Scranton
3:30 p.m.
11:00 a.m.
May
Maj7
May
May
May
May
6
9
13
15
18
20
GOLF
’56
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs, John
O'Connell (Marilyn Carle) of Dal
las on February 21.
CHARLES M. CLOTHIER was killed on De
Indiana.
a daughter, Catherine Ann, to Mr.
and Mrs. George J. Elias, 105 Carey
Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, in February.
a daughter, Randee Beth, to Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Allen (Anita Gor
don) of Philadelphia on December
20.
Class of 1949
a daughter on November 24 to En
sign and Mrs. George S. Morris of
Naval Ammunition Depot, Crane
’54
a daughter, Catherine Jane, to Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond D. Tait, 10801
Kelvin Street, Philadelphia, on Feb
ruary 7.
In Memoriam
’59
DATE
Tuesday,
Thursday,
Tuesday,
Friday,
April
April
April
April
18
20
25
28
Tuesday,
Friday,
Monday,
Thursday,
May
May
May
May
2
5
8
11
Saturday,
Thursday,
May 13
May 18
OPPONENT
Susquehanna
Moravian
Lycoming
Scranton
TIME
PLACE
2:00 p.m.
Home
2:00 p.m.
Away
2:00 p.m.
Home
3:00 p.m.
Away
Home
Mansfield
Scranton
Home
MAC Tournament
Lycoming and Susquehanna
at Lycoming
Away
Harpur Tournament
Away
East Stroudsburg
The staff of the Alumna
a conscientious effort tc
an alumni magazine u'C
College. Whether we aci
goal remains pretty mi
hands. The Editorial Sta|
. . . news . . . and mor;
you mail it to The Alu
Hall?
2:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
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ce manager
le Scranton
nton.
Mr.
□n reside in
cher at the
re in Nes
is MRS.
the former
is an Engohnson Re
mark, New
retary for the Stanley Warner
Corporation in New York City.
RONALD W. SIMMS of Kingston
is Sales Manager for Petroleum
Service Company, Wilkes-Barre.
UNG-PYO KOH is a graduate stu
dent at the American University,
Washington, D. C. studying for his
Master of Arts degree in Economics.
Mr. and Mrs. Koh are residing in
Falls Church, Virginia with their
two daughters.
ag graduate
College.
'I is an in
Phillipsburg
burg, New
5UL (Sylvia
clier in the
ipartment of
ligh School,
■NPORT is
the Guilford
I ford.
New
serving as
he Wilkescenter. Carl
ich here at
VELL is a
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is Assistant
L. D. Davis
turer of glue
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has
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recently
reporter
the City
Record.
NGOLA of
a legal sec-
Down The Aisle
’50
MARTIN E. BLAKE was married
on January 14 to Marcia Ruth
Whitworth in St. Louis, Missouri.
The couple is residing at 30 Plaza
Square, St. Louis.
’53
DENAH FLEISHER was married
to Ralph M. Heller on January 7th
in Wilkes-Barre. The couple is re
siding at 3707 West Cold Spring
Lane, Baltimore, Maryland.
MICHAEL D. MELCHOIR and
Helene M. Szymaszek were married
recently. Michael is employed by
the General Electric Company, Sales
and Distribution Division, New
York City.
’60
MARY ELLEN ZWEIBEL was
married on February 4 to Melvin
J. Mills. The couple is residing in
Bristol, Pennsylvania.
This Bright New World
’41
a son, Jason, to Mr. and Mrs. Barton
L. Berry (Louise K. Rummer) of
California, on August 31.
’53
a son, Darrell Butler, to Mr. and
Mrs. Richard E. Williams of Clark
Summit, Pennsylvania, on January 8.
BERNARD KEMSEL was married
recently to Rose Marie Shek. Bern
ard is employed as an agent for the
Internal Revenue Service.
LAWRENCE D. AMDUR was
married on February 26th to Sandra
Rose Levin of Berwick. The couple
is residing in Washington, D. C.
PAUL JANOSKI was married to
Kathryn Russin in Pittston, Penn
sylvania. Paul is an accountant at
the Kearfott Company, Little Falls,
ruary 7.
a daughter, Randee Beth, to Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Allen (Anita Gor
don) of Philadelphia on December
20.
a daughter, Carol Marie, to Mr. and
Mrs. Willis Hornick (Irene Goliash)
of Auburn, New York, on Novem
28
a daughter on November 24 to En
sign and Mrs. George S. Morris of
Naval Ammunition Depot, Crane
Class of 1949
Indiana.
engineer for Sperry-Gyroscope Company, Service Armanent
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John
O’Connell (Marilyn Carle) of Dal
las on February 21.
a son, David, to Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Zavada of 722 Hazle Avenue,
Wilkes-Barre, in September.
a daughter on January 17 to Mr.
and Mrs. Reese D. Jones, 4227 Re
gent Street. Philadelphia.
CHARLES M. CLOTHIER was killed on December 16 when
two planes collided over New York City.
Division, Great Neck, Long Island.
a son, James Eric, to Mr. and Mrs.
George Schall of Wilkes-Barre on
March 6. Mrs. Schall is the former
Judith Ruggere, Class of 1960.
He was a senior
Charles, a resident of
Massapequa, New York, is survived by his wife and three
sons, Charles, Jr., Glenn, and Ronald.
a son, Scott Alan, to Mr. and Mrs.
Carroll Davenport of Oxford, New
York, on January 30.
Class of 1950
This office learned of the death of WILLIAM J. KAUFF
MAN of West Chester, Pennsylvania in February.
a son, Michael, to Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Valenia of Clark, New Jersey,
on November 30.
There
are no details.
a son to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.
Lally of 149 Poplar Street, WilkesBarre on March 25. Mrs. Lally is
the former Joan P. Rishkofski, also
of the Class of 1959.
1961 SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULE
BASEBALL
DATE
Tuesday,
Salurday,
Thursday,
Monday,
Wednesdc
lay,
Saturday,
Wednesday
Saturday,
April
April
April
April
April
April
April
April
Tuesday,
Thursday,
Saturday,
Monday,
Thursday,
Saturday,
Thursday,
Saturday,
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
4
8
13
17
19
22
26
29
2
4
6
8
11
13
18
20
TENNIS
OPPONENT_________
Muhlenberg .
Dickinson (DH)
Moravian
Ursinus
Steven
Stevens
la
Upsala
Susque
lehanna
aon Valley (DH)
Lebam
PLACE
Home
Home
Away
Home
Away
Away
Home
Away
TIME
3:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
Scranton
East Stroudsburg
Susquehanna
Gettysburg
Albright
Alumni
Scranton
Lycoming (PH)
Home
Away
Away
Away
Home
3:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
Away
Away
DATE______________
Wednesday, April 12
April 14
Friday,
April 18
Tuesday,
April 22
Saturday,
Wednesday, April 26
April 29
Saturday,
Saturday,
Tuesday,
Saturday,
Monday,
Thursday,
Saturday,
3:30 p.m.
11:00 a.m.
May
May
May
May
May
May
6
9
13
15
18
20
OPPONENT
Scranton
Rider
Lycoming
Dickinson
Susquehanna
Lebanon Valley
Susquehanna
Ursinus
Albright
Moravian
Lycoming
Scranton
PLACE___ TIME_
Home
2:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
Away
3:00 p.m.
Away
Home
2:00 pun.
3:00 p.m.
Home
Away
1:00 p.m.
Away
Away
Home
Home
Home
Away
GOLF
’56
New Jersey.
SHELIA ANN WILLIAMS was
married on December 28 to Walter
B. Kramer, Jr. Shelia is a member
of the faculty of Kingston School
District. The couple is residing at
76 North Welles Ave., Kingston.
In Memoriam
’59
a daughter, Catherine Ann, to Mr.
and Mrs. George J. Elias, 105 Carey
Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, in February.
ber 15.
’59
a son to Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Birnbaum, 22 Maffet Street, WilkesBarre, on February 19.
’54
a daughter, Catherine Jane, to Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond D. Tait, 10801
Kelvin Street, Philadelphia, on Feb
’57
This Bright New World
’58
DATE
Tuesday,
Thursday,
Tuesday,
Friday,
April
April
April
April
18
20
25
28
Tuesday,
Friday,
Monday,
Thursday,
May
May
May
May
2
5
8
11
Saturday,
Thursday,
May 13
May 18
OPPONENT
Susquehanna
Moravian
Lycoming
Scranton
PLACE
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Mansfield
Scranton
Home
MAC Tournament
Lycoming and Susquehanna
nt Lycoming
Harpur Tournament
Away
East Stroudsburg
Away
TIME
2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
The staff of the Alumnus is making
a conscientious effort to bring you
an alumni magazine worthy of the
College. Whether we accomplish our
goal remains pretty much in your
hands. The Editorial Staff needs news
. . . news . . . and more news. Will
you mail it to The Alumnus, Chase
Hall?
2:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
29
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2:00
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Board of Tr
Admiral Harold R. Stark,
Arnaud C. Marls, First Vi
IN THIS ISSUE
Andrew J. Sordoni, Seconi
Charles H. Miner, Jr, Sec
2
CAMPUS PERISCOPE — Betty Kraft '62
A recap of campus activities
James P. Harris, Treasurer
Mrs. Paul Bedford
COMMENCEMENT 1961 PLAYS TO CAPACITY HOUSE
3
Robert Riley Delivers Baccalaureate; Dr. Haupert, Commencement Address
William Weir Boyd
Alumni Represent
Frank Bumside
WITH THE CLASSES
5
Felicia Perlick '63
ANNUAL APPEAL TO EXCEED GOAL — Gordon Roberts '60
6
Mrs. Charles E. Clift
William L. Conynghc
Mrs. Franck G. Darte
EDGERTON TO ENGLAND
14
DR. STANKO VUJICA REPORTS ON PAKISTAN
16
KANARR GRANT RESEARCH PROJECT
17
And other news and pictures of informative nature
Samuel M. Davenport,
Miss Annette Evans
Eugene S. Farley
John Farr
Hon. John S. Fine
Harry F. Goeringer
Joseph J. Kocyan, M.E
Miss Mary R. Koons
Joseph F. Lester
Reuben H. Levy
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr,
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Rev. Charles S. Roush
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Represent
Louis Shaffer
Mrs. Esther Weckesser
Charles B. Waller
Aaron Weiss
On The Cover
With great success, The Art Club initiated an out
door Art Fair the first part of May. The area to
the rear of Conyngham Hall suddenly came to
life as hundreds of art-lovers visited the one-day
exhibit. Next _year, it is hoped
__r__ the fair ___
will -be
extended for two days. Howard Herring made the
photograph.
THE STAFF
EDITOR
Gordon E. Roberts ’60
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Kathleen O’Donnell
SPORTS
Arthur J. Hoover *55
ALUMNI NOTES
Felicia Perlick *63
PHOTOGRAPHER
Leonard Yoblonski ’63
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
Elizabeth Kraft ’62
Cynthia Hagely *62
Presiden
Eugene S. Fa
Alumni Offi
Gordon Roberts, Executive
Clayton A. Bloomburg, Pn
Wilkes College ALUMNUS is published quarterly for the
Wilkes College Alumni Association by the Public Relations
Department, Livingston Clewell, Director. Second class mailing
privileges have been authorized at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Subscription—$2.00.
1
Russell H. Williams, Vice
Anita Janerich, Secretary7
Leonard Mulcahy, Treasur
�Board o£ Trustees
Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chairman
Arnaud C. Marts, First Vice-Chairman
IN THIS ISSUE
Andrew J. Sordoni, Second Vice-Chairman
Charles H. Miner, Jr., Secretary
CAMPUS PERISCOPE
2
Betty Kraft ’62
James P. Harris, Treasurer
A recap of campus activities
Mrs. Paul Bedford
COMMENCEMENT 1961 PLAYS TO CAPACITY HOUSE
3
Robert Riley Delivers Baccalaureate; Dr. Haupert, Commencement Address
William Weir Boyd
Alumni Representative
Frank Burnside
WITH THE CLASSES — Felicia Perlick '63
5
ANNUAL APPEAL TO EXCEED GOAL - Gordon Roberts ’60
6
Mrs. Charles E. Clift
William L. Conyngham
Mrs. Franck G. Darte
EDGERTON TO ENGLAND
14
DR. STANKO VUJICA REPORTS ON PAKISTAN
16
KANARR GRANT RESEARCH PROJECT
17
And other news and pictures of informative nature
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.
Miss Annette Evans
Eugene S. Farley
John Farr
Hon. John S. Fine
Harry F. Goeringer
Joseph J. Kocyan, M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Joseph F. Lester
Reuben H. Levy
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Rev. Charles S. Roush
Joseph J. Savltz
Alumni Representative
Louis Shaffer
Mrs. Esther Weekesscr Walker
Charles B. Waller
Aaron Weiss
On The Cover
With great success, The Art Club initiated an out
door Art Fair the first part of May. The area to
the rear of Conyngham Hall suddenly came to
life as hundreds of art-lovers visited the one-day
exhibit. Next year, it is hoped the fair will be
extended for two days. Howard Herring made the
photograph.
THE STAFF
EDITOR
Gordon E. Roberts ’60
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Kathleen O’Donnell
SPORTS
Arthur J. Hoover ’55
ALUMNI NOTES
Felicia Perlick ’63
PHOTOGRAPHER
Leonard Yoblonski ’63
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
Elizabeth Kraft ’62
Cynthia Hagely ’62
President
Eugene S. Farley
Alumni Officers
Gordon Roberts, Executive Secretary
Clayton A. Bloomburg, President
Wilkes College ALUMNUS is published quarterly for the
Wilkes College Alumni Association by the Public Relations
Department, Livingston Clewell, Director. Second class mailing
privileges have been authorized at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Subscription—$2.00.
1
Russell H. Williams, Vice-President
Anita Janerich, Secretary
Leonard Mulcahy, Treasurer
�CAMPUS PERISCOPE
by Bstiy Kraft ‘62
harmonic. After a meeting with student leaders and d
partment heads, they were feted at a tea sponsored k
Theta Delta Rho. The weekend was climaxed
on Sunday by a concert featuring the Wilkes Band.
I'
L
The Spring semester found the campus buzzing with
renewed activity.
The Lettermen again sponsored the April Shower s Ball
where Nancy Tinklepaugh, junior art major, was crown
ed "Queen of Spring."
COMMENCEMENT 1961
PLAYS TO 1,300 CAPACITY HOI
HAUPERT AND RILEY SPEAK
Nilo Hovey, nationally known music clinician, conducted
two clinics on campus this Spring. Wilkes Band served
as a demonstration unit as Hovey illustrated "Five Ways
to a Better Band." For his second clinic, he used six
high school clarinetists to show how to improve that
section of a high school band.
Despite weather predictions to the contrary, the fourteenth anr
and Commencement ceremonies climaxed an active and succes
under sunny skies and with temperatures that were easy to tai
750 heard Professor Robert C. Riley, Chairman of the i
Department, deliver the Baccalaureate Sunday, June 4. Dr. Ra-j
President of Moravian College, Bethlehem, followed on Mor
Commencement address to approximately 1,300 graduates,
friends of the College who received both messages in the gymi
enthusiastic acceptance.
f
Played host arth^-A^ ” CUrtai" and the Art Club
morning the f elhme
“
Ba“’" SatUrdaY
Farley and attend 4
WeIcomed on ca®Pus by Dr.
attended a concert by the Wilkes-Barre Phil-
mght U
upP^
Students and valley residents alike were caught
an atmosphere of Washington Square, Greenwic
outdoor art
lage, as Wilkes Art Club presented its Spring
ground’s’ of Conyngham Hall
exhibition on the annex g
’ • s created ny
Paintings, sculpture and other art workings
addition, slides on
club members were on display. In o------■ ■--*3 in
the history of art were
,
were shown and demonstra
•
The club is
were given.
sculpture, pottery and so forth
it
‘annual affair, extending anplanning to make this an
page 18)
other day.
(Continued on
It might be well to note that this is the first time in the
history of the College when a Wilkes graduate ever
occupied the Commencement platform for the Baccalaure
ate. "Self-Actualization" was the theme of the message,
and to those of you who are unacquainted with pscychological jargon, it means "the coming to fruition, or the
realization of one’s potentialities."
EDUCATIO
"It might be that in a;
you expected somethin
incomprehensible than
thing with your talenl
degree you leave here
is complete, to that de
be a failure to the de
or to vote; to a degrs
television set and spt
outgun Wyatt Earp;
attitude that the affair
are in a sorry state. B
it-?"
Bob Riley told the graduates that Commencement was
not the end of education, but the beginning. "You have
been given a framework upon which to begin your ed
ucation. I hope no one here considers himself an
educated person. This is an ideal you can approach,
but never quite reach. But it is a major responsibility of
yours to further the release and development of whatever
talents you individually possess.
3
�iRISCOPE
Nilo Hovey, nationally known music clinician, conducted
two clinics on campus this Spring. Wilkes Band served
as a demonstration unit as Hovey illustrated "Five Ways
to a Better Band.” For his second clinic, he used six
high school clarinetists to show how to improve that
section of a high school band.
the campus buzzing with
:d the April Shower’s Ball
iior art major, was crown-
>'■
COMMENCEMENT 1961
PLAYS TO 1,300 CAPACITY HOUSE.
HAUPERT AND RILEY SPEAK
Despite weather predictions to the contrary, the fourteenth annual Baccalaureate
and Commencement ceremonies climaxed an active and successful college year
under sunny skies and with temperatures that were easy to take.
Approximately
750 heard Professor Robert C. Riley, Chairman of the Psychology
Department, deliver the Baccalaureate Sunday, June 4.
Dr. Raymond S. Haupert,
President of Moravian College, Bethlehem, followed on Monday with the
Commencement address to approximately 1,300 graduates, their families and
friends of the College who received both messages in the gymnasium with
enthusiastic acceptance.
Students and valley residents alike
an <atmosphere of Washington Square, Greenwich Vilage, as Wilkes Art Club presented its Spring outdoor art
ex ibition on the annex grounds of Conyngham Hall.
Paintings, sculpture and other art workings created by
club members were on display. In addition, slides on
the history of art were shown and demonstrations in
sculpture, pottery and so forth were given. The club is
planning to make this an annual affair, extending it another day.
(Continued on page 18)
given an opportunity to
life when the I.D.C.
:end with upperclassmen
The weekend began on
brtain and the Art Club
1 Models Ball.” Saturday
Icomed on campus by Dr.
>y the Wilkes-Barre Philjus
2
It might be well to note that this is the first time in the
history of the College when a Wilkes graduate ever
occupied the Commencement platform for the Baccalaure
ate. “Self-Actualization" was the theme of the message,
and to those of you who are unacquainted with pscychological jargon, it means "the coming to fruition, or the
realization of one’s potentialities.”
EDUCATION JUST BEGINNING
“It might be that in anticipation of the road ahead that
you expected something more inspirational or even more
incomprehensible than the cliche to get out and do some
thing with your talents. But, I am saying that to the
degree you leave here with the idea that your education
is complete, to that degree you are a failure. You will
be a failure to the degree you neglect to read a book,
or to vote; to a degree that you sit stupefied before a
television set and speculate whether Matt Dillon can
outgun Wyatt Earp: and to the degree you adapt the
attitude that the affairs of the world or your community
are in a sorry state. But. 'What can one person do about
it'?"
Bob Riley told the graduates that Commencement was
not the end of education, but the beginning. “You have
been given a framework upon which to begin your ed
ucation. I hope no one here considers himself an
educated person. This is an ideal you can approach,
but never quite reach. But it is a major responsibility of
yours to further the release and development of whatever
talents you individually possess.
(Continued on page 4)
3
�some of these self-imposed limitations that I wish
to
speak today.”
(Continued from page 3)
Throughout much of his address, Professor Riley touched
another psychological term—homeostasis—which is
upon
defined as the restoration of balance. Its principle means
that a man will work for food and drink and maintain
a chemical balance within his body. ' But what then.
WITH THE CLASSES . .
The Moravian College president stated that
are
victims of handicaps we have not learned to i
recognize
for what they are. He enumerated them as (1) the" fact
that too much has been given us and too much done for
us, (2) that our standard of values is too materialistic1
What is left for a man once he has been able to satisfy
these basic and vital biological needs? Is he to sit about
in his steady, balanced, pleasurable state contemplating
and (3) that we fail to realize that our greatest asset is a
strong, wholesome faith in God.
his navel?”
"A sound faith in God does a number of things for a
human being that nothing else can do. It gives him the
clearest possible definition of the difference between
right and wrong. It gives him the strength and courage
to do what he knows is right.
Here, the psychology head said, there is a need for self
actualization. A need to move beyond the pleasurable
state of homeostasis and to face the problem of extend
ing and developing personality, to further the release of
personal resources as yet untapped. According to the
speaker, this is not a new idea. Actually, the Hindus
taught it in claiming that most men have four desires:
pleasure, desire for success, duty to fulfill obligations,
and finally, a search for understanding.
"Faith in God gives him driving power to live his life
with zest and high purpose based on the strong convic
tion that God has created him for a purpose and is in
terested in helping him to fulfill that purpose.”
Contrasting higher education in Europe with that in
America, Dr. Haupert informed his audience that one
significant fact emerges: the high percentage of the
American young people who are earning all or part of
their college expenses. This percentage may be as high
as 75 percent.
"I hope this labored point is becoming clear. It is that
the achievement of a balanced steady state might not be
the goal you should strive for. The satisfaction of our
basic needs should only release us for what Cannon calls,
‘the priceless unessentials of life’. And it will be these
priceless unessentials which will bring us to the actualiza
tion of ourselves, and which will bring us, according to
our means, the achievement and creativity we desire.”
AMERICAN YOUTH IS SOUND
"This alone, along with other facts that may be cited,
points clearly in the direction of the soundness of Ameri
can youth. Furthermore, I have often observed that those
who voice doubts in American young people are not the
ones who are in close association with our young men
and young women.
TROUBLE IS CHRONIC
Referring to Laos, Cuba, Viet Nam, and Montgomery,
Alabama, Professor Riley said, “I do not wish to belittle
or minimize the tensions of our times. I tell you I am
deeply concerned about developments in the world about
me. I am worried about our racial problems and the
impact these might have on the emergent nations of
Africa. Savage, bestial, and unprovoked assaults by
teen-age gang members, which make it unsafe to walk
in many public parks make me anxious indeed . . . But
trouble is not spasmodic; trouble is chronic. Trouble
is not an unfair and capricious interruption in the normal
processes of life. Trouble is life.
“For some strange reason . . . many an American mother
and father seem to have told each other, ‘We do not
want our children to go through what we had to go
through’, not realizing that the difficult struggles of their
earlier years developed their backbone and their char
acter to a point of real strength. As a result of this type
of thinking, many young people have been deprived o
the kind of obstacles which create character and back
bone and strength to be a real contender in the contests
of life.
1 All) this is why I can now say that commencement is
not an end to your education; you are to be congratulated
tor your self-actualization to this point, for the very
v.-ord ‘commencement’ means a beginning.”
The Church, the various professions, education, bus:
ness and industry, government — all of them need t e
leadership represented by the kind of tough human beings
who were willing to sail the Atlantic to found new homes
in the Western World, or who had the courage to ac
the risks of the Oregon Trail. Almost everything ''°ror
living or dying for is the by-product of brave sou s
whom security could never be the primary factor.
(Photographs of the various Commencement activities will
STRONG FAITH IN GOD
the Commencement address. Dr, Haupert
an anecdote to illustrate that there probably has
civilization which has been ar; generous in
to p,. youth afJ j(J America today. "In fact,
-■
y/hich limit our ability to utilize avail■ ■■■■
ar- factor!) that lie within ourselves
'■ ‘ ‘
,MT ’hinking, our habits. It is about
.-
he found on pages 10 and 11.)
4
‘51
‘35
I
ANTHONY W. YODIS has been
promoted from the position of Senior
Research Chemical Engineer to
Technical Supervisor in charge of
Inorganic Laboratory Research at
the General Chemical Research
Laboratory, Allied Chemical Com
pany at Morristown, New Jersey.
Tony, his wife Florence, and son
Bill reside at 25 Fieldstone, Whippany, New Jersey.
‘40
REV. CHARLES R. STEINHAUER was ordained a Lutheran
minister in Philadelphia recently,
He has been assigned a pastor of
Hobbie Parish, consisting of St.
Mark’s Lutheran Church, Pond Hill;
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,
Wapwallopen; St. James Lutheran
Church, Hobbie, and Emmanuel
Lutheran Church, Dorrance. He
began his duties June 1.
‘45
DR. CHARLES NICHOLSON is a
resident physician in Dermatology
at the Graduate Hospital of the
University of Pennsylvania. He re
ceived his medical degree from
Jefferson Medical College in 1959.
‘48
OSEA GALLETTA is employed as
a sales engineer for the General
Electric Company in Florissant,
Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Galletta
and their children reside at 2325
Palomino Lane, Florissant, Missouri.
MRS. ALPHONSO J. PASSERI
(Shirley Phillips) resides at 152
Reynolds Drive, Meridan, Connecti
cut with her husband and three
children. Shirley's husband is an
engineer for the Pratt Whitney di
vision of United Aircraft in Middle
town, Connecticut.
‘49
DR. DORIS BARTUSKA, her hus
band, and five daughters have re-
turned to Philadelphia where Doris
has resumed her duties at the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsyl
vania as instructor in Endocrinology
and the Dean’s assistant.
REV. MICHAEL MOKRIS was
ordained on April 23 to the Holy
Priesthood of the Byzantine Rite of
the Catholic Church in Munhall,
Pennsylvania. The following Sun
day, Rev. Mokris celebrated his
first Mass in St. Nicholas Byzantine
Catholic Church, Swoyerville.
‘50
JOHN D. STARK, presently an
assistant professor of history at
Temple University, Philadelphia, re
ceived a PhD degree in history at
Duke University, Durham, North
Carolina.
While attending Duke, he was a
member of the faculty of the history
department and holder of the Ottis
Green Fellowship.
Mrs. Stark is the former MARI
ANNA TOMASSETTI, Class of
'51.
DR. KENNETH R. WIDDALL
has been appointed dean of adminis
trative affairs at West Chester State
College.
The new appointment, which be
came effective July 1, was approved
by the College Board of Trustees,
the State Department of Public In
struction, and Governor David L.
Lawrence. It is part of a reorganiza
tion program which is designed to
serve as a model for all 14 state
colleges and is one of four posts in
stituted to assist the presidents of
the colleges.
Dr. Widdall is presently manager
of operations at the Teachers’ Col
lege, Columbia University, a posi
tion he has held since February,
1959.
Dr. and Mrs. Widdall, the former
Margaret E. Anthony, also of the
Class of '50, and their three children
will reside in Roslyn section of West
Chester.
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si;peak today."
;, Professor Riley touched
i^-homeostasis—which is
ance. Its principle means
and drink and maintain
body. “But what then?
The Moravian College president stated that we
victims of handicaps we have not learned to recoq 316
for what they are. He enumerated them as (1) the f
that too much has been given us and too much done fC
us, (2) that our standard of values is too materialisti°r
and (3) that we fail to realize that our greatest asset is"'’
strong, wholesome faith in God.
. has been able to satisfy
needs? Is he to sit about
cable state contemplating
"A sound faith in God does a inumber of things for a
human being that nothing else can do. It gives him
im the
clearest possible definition of the difference between
right and wrong. It gives him the strength and courage
to do what he knows is right.
there is a need for selfbeyond the pleasurable
> the problem of extendto further the release of
pped. According to the
i. Actually, the Hindus
men have four desires:
ity to fulfill obligations,
standing.
“Faith in God gives him driving power to live his life
with zest and high purpose based on the strong convic
tion that God has created him for a purpose and is in
terested in helping him to fulfill that purpose."
Contrasting higher education in Europe with that in
America, Dr. Haupert informed his audience that one
significant fact emerges: the high percentage of the
American young people who are earning all or part of
their college expenses. This percentage may be as high
as 75 percent.
icoming clear. It is that
steady state might not be
The satisfaction of our
is for what Cannon calls,
e’. And it will be these
bring us to the actualizaill bring us, according to
id creativity we desire."
AMERICAN YOUTH IS SOUND
"This alone, along with other facts that may be cited,
points clearly in the direction of the soundness of Ameri
can youth. Furthermore, I have often observed that those
who voice doubts in American young people are not the
ones who are in close association with our young men
and young women.
2HRONIC
Nam, and Montgomery,
"I do not wish to belittle
r times. I tell you I am
iments in the world about
racial problems and the
the emergent nations of
unprovoked assaults by
make it unsafe to walk
anxious indeed . . . But
ble is chronic. Trouble
nterruption in the normal
fe.
"For some strange reason . . . many an American mother
and father seem to have told each other, 'We do not
want our children to go through what we had to go
through', not realizing that the difficult struggles of their
earlier years developed their backbone and their char
acter to a point of real strength. As a result of this type
of thinking, many young people have been deprived o
the kind of obstacles which create character and back
bone and strength to be a real contender in the contests
jy that commencement is
iu are to be congratulated
this point, for the very
beginning.”
of life.
"The Church, the various professions, education, UW
ness and industry, government -— all of them nee t
leadership represented by the kind of tough human beings
who were willing to sail the Atlantic to found new om
in the Western World, or who had the courage to ac
the risks of the Oregon Trail. Almost everything Y°£or
living or dying for is the by-product of brave sou s
whom security could never be the primary factor.
(Photographs of the various Commencement activities will
[ IN GOD
t address. Dr. Haupert
that there probably has
has been as generous in
America today. "In fact,
ir ability to utilize avail
hat lie within ourselves
■ our habits. It is about
be found on pages 10 and 11J
4
WITH THE CLASSES . .
‘51
‘35
ANTHONY W. YODIS has been
promoted from the position of Senior
Research Chemical Engineer to
Technical Supervisor in charge of
Inorganic Laboratory Research at
the General Chemical Research
Laboratory, Allied Chemical Com
pany at Morristown, New Jersey.
Tony, his wife Florence, and son
Bill reside at 25 Fieldstone, Whippany. New Jersey.
‘40
REV. CHARLES R. STEINHAUER was ordained a Lutheran
minister in Philadelphia recently.
He has been assigned a pastor of
Hobbie Parish, consisting of St.
Mark's Lutheran Church, Pond Hill:
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,
Wapwallopen; St. James Lutheran
Church, Hobbie, and Emmanuel
Lutheran Church, Dorrance. He
began his duties June 1.
‘45
DR. CHARLES NICHOLSON is a
resident physician in Dermatology
at the Graduate Hospital of the
University of Pennsylvania. He re
ceived his medical degree from
Jefferson Medical College in 1959.
‘48
OSEA GALLETTA is employed as
a sales engineer for the General
Electric Company in Florissant,
Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Galletta
and their children reside at 2325
Palomino Lane, Florissant, Missouri.
MRS. ALPHONSO J. PASSERI
(Shirley Phillips) resides at 152
Reynolds Drive, Meridan, Connecti
cut with her husband and three
children. Shirley’s husband is an
engineer for the Pratt Whitney di
vision of United Aircraft in Middle
town, Connecticut.
‘49
DR. DORIS BARTUSKA, her hus
band, and five daughters have re-
turned to Philadelphia where Doris
has resumed her duties at the Wo
man's Medical College of Pennsyl
vania as instructor in Endocrinology
and the Dean’s assistant.
REV. MICHAEL MOKRIS was
ordained on April 23 to the Holy
Priesthood of the Byzantine Rite of
the Catholic Church in Munhall,
Pennsylvania. The following Sun
day, Rev. Mokris celebrated his
first Mass in St. Nicholas Byzantine
Catholic Church, Swoyerville.
‘50
JOHN D. STARK, presently an
assistant professor of history at
Temple University, Philadelphia, received a PhD degree in history at
Duke University, Durham, North
Carolina.
While attending Duke, he was a
member of the faculty of the history
department and holder of the Ottis
Green Fellowship.
Mrs. Stark is the former MARI
ANNA TOMASSETTI, Class of
'51.
DR. KENNETH R. WIDDALL
has been appointed dean of adminis
trative affairs at West Chester State
College.
The new appointment, which be
came effective July 1, was approved
by the College Board of Trustees,
the State Department of Public In
struction, and Governor David L.
Lawrence. It is part of a reorganiza
tion program which is designed to
serve as a model for all 14 state
colleges and is one of four posts in
stituted to assist the presidents of
the colleges.
Dr. Widdall is presently manager
of operations at the Teachers’ Col
lege, Columbia University, a posi
tion he has held since February,
1959.
Dr. and Mrs. Widdall, the former
Margaret E. Anthony, also of the
Class of '50, and their three children
will reside in Roslyn section of West
Chester,
5
REV. ARTHUR W. BLOOM be
gan his new assignment as pastor
of the Ossining Heights Methodist
Church on May 28. Rev. Bloom and
his family make their home in Os
sining Heights, New York.
While at Wilkes, Rev. Bloom was
elected to Who’s Who Among Stu
dents in American Colleges and
Universities.
‘52
The president of the "Williamstown,
New Jersey school board an
nounced the appointment of AL
BERT JACOBS, vice principal of
V/illiamstown High School, to the
post of principal.
The new principal began teaching
at Millville High School and moved
to Livingston High School where he
taught English. He began his work
at Williamstown in September 1960
as vice principal of the high school.
Albert and his wife, the former
MARILYN M. BROADT, Class of
'53, live at 916 Cornwall Terrace,
Whitman Square, Blackwood, New
Jersey.
LOUIS POLOMBO left June 18
from New York International Air
port on a trip around the world as a
technical representative for fabric
and finishes department of E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company.
His trip will include Japan, the
Philippines, and countries in the Far
East. He will return by way of
Europe in October. Louis is the
first man in duPont history to make
a complete trip around the world.
Louis makes his home in Wilming
ton, Delaware with his wife and
twins, James and Joann, now six
years old.
LEON J. DECKER, JR. received his
Master of Science degree in chem
istry from the University of Dela
ware on June 11. Leon, his wife,
the former MADELYN J. MALINOSKI, Class of ’55, and children,
reside at 642 Jennifer Street, Aber
deen, Maryland.
(Continued on page 8)
�will be inaugurated at the C
for an alumni-senior confere
(Continued from page 6)
have contributed $5,038.00. The balance has been raised
by friends of Wilkes here in the community.
Sincere and strong support of our College has been in
dicated by many of our alumni. Many others will un
doubtedly respond to this campaign during the month
It is our hope to enlist the suf
various fields to meet with the
two-hour session. The objec
to discuss with seniors, and v
some of the initial problems
counters as he takes his place i
or graduate school world. U
questions seniors will ask, an
perience of our alumni who
situations we hope to be of re;
Wilkes alumni. Additional in
will reach you shortly. Have
would enjoy hearing from yc
of July.
Your support of Wilkes, your participation in this alumni
campaign, is so very important. Friends of the College
are favorably impressed when it is obvious that we, the
alumni, the products of our College, are also behind the
efforts to strengthen and to further develop Wilkes
College.
If you have not yet participated in the '61 Alumni Cam
paign, won't you give some thought to this matter im
mediately, and let us hear from you soon.
The sustained interest and growing support by the alumni of Wilkes College
throughout this past year and particularly during the current alumni campaign
have been deeply gratifying and appreciated by our College.
Similarly this editorial is meant to recapitulate some of the activities of our 3,800
member alumni body and to project some of the dynamic plans which we are
developing for the next year.
ANNUAL APPEAL WILL PROBABLY
EXCEED $100,000 . .
A RECAP OF ALUMNI ACTIVITIES
HOMECOMING 1961
CAMPAIGN FACTS
Gordon E. Roberts, Executive Alumni Secretary
Last year some 450 alumni returned to Wilkes for the
13th Annual Homecoming festivities. The response to
this annual event has been so overwhelming that plans
for this year's Homecoming must, of necessity, include
larger facilities. These plans are near completion and soon
you will be brought up to date. Homecoming this year
is scheduled for October 20-21, so why not make plans
now or at least reserve these dates for a memorable
weekend at Wilkes.
Our current alumni campaign which will continue
throughout the month of July has been very encouraging.
There are, however, some important facets of this cam
am sure
sure.
paign which I would like to discuss with you. II am
you will appreciate a factual and direct discussion o
these problems.
As you know, the goal for our 1961 annual appeal is
$100,000. These funds are to be used as follows: scholar
ships to assist promising students ■— $70,000; and t e
further development of the graduate program in p YS1
and chemistry — $30,000.
At the present time $97,621.00 has been reached, We
:ks if
anticipate surpassing the goal in the next few wee
several things can be done.
Alumni
Of the $97,621.00 reached so far, 277 Wilkes
Alumni chapter meetings have been held in Wilmington,
Philadelphia, Allentown, and Wilkes-Barre. Newark,
Binghamton, New York City, Harrisburg, and Washing
ton, D. C. Chapters will be meeting in the near future.
Wilkes alumni are active! When you receive word of a
chapter meeting in your area, plan to attend. You will
be pleasantly surprised to see old friends, some of whom
you probably never realized lived in your chapter area.
Give it a try—you won’t be disappointed!
(Continued on P=?e 7)
6
PUBLIC RE]
Finally, always remember tha
its best public relations mediu
In a message to alumni, Cham
University of California put 1
distilled essence of the college
to be achieved ... it must be
If Wilkes is to win intellectual
advances, it must be through
through their belief in the mi.
As alumni our relation with
Direct contact with the world
tained through it. And throug
an intimate relationship with
the world which it is meant t
1961 MEMORIAL GIFT
I am sure you will note with interest and pride the recent
memorial gift of $1,329.00 to the College by our most
recent alumni, the Cass of 1961. These funds were desig
nated by this year’s senior class for equipping the training
rooms at the new athletic field. The training equipment
is mobile and can be used either at the gymnasium or
at the athletic park.
The 1961 class gift was a great boost to the current effort
among Wilkes alumni to help our Alma Mater during the
current annual campaign.
ALUMNI CONFERENCE
In March of 1962 a new program of interest to alumni
When the Colonels move into their new quarters at West
Side Artillery Park, former home of the Wilkes-Barre
Barons Baseball Club, they will find their new field
house completely equipped with modern training aids.
And they'll have the Class of '61 to thank for it. The
class made the official presentation just before Com
mencement with Pete Back doing the honors as chairman
of the committee. Others present included Dr. Farley,
Gil Davis, class president; Dean George Ralston, and
John Reese, Director of Athletics.
4
The equipment includes a diathermy machine, three
rubbing tables, two heat lamps, two cyclo-massages,
knee and arm correctors and two cabinets.
The photograph of the prese
John Reese, Dean Ralston. D
The new athletic facilities include tennis courts, an
archery range, parking area, all of which are located
on property recently acquired from the Glen Alden Coal
Company. The former Wilkes-Barre Barons baseball
diamond has been converted into a combination diamond,
gridiron and area for soccer and field hockey (ALUM
NUS, April).
Len Yoblonski has captured a bird’s-eye view of the
athletic plant, above. In the background is the Susque
hanna River and Market Street Bridge.
In the fore
ground you see (1) the field house, also identified in a
separate photograph; (2) parking area, (3) Glen Alden
pump house. (4) archery range, (5) tennis courts, (6)
area for field hockey, (7) baseball diamond, football
gridiron and area used for soccer.
7
�s
will be inaugurated at the College, This program calls
for an alumni-senior conference.
It is our hope to enlist the support of Wilkes alumni from
various fields to meet with the senior class for an informal
two-hour session. The objective of this program will be
to discuss with seniors, and we might add, future alumni,
some of the initial problems that a college graduate en
counters as he takes his place in the business, professional,
or graduate school world. Undoubtedly, there are many
questions seniors will ask, and through the practical ex
perience of our alumni who have encountered similar
situations we hope to be of real assistance to these future
Wilkes alumni. Additional information about these plans
will reach you shortly. Have you any suggestions? We
would enjoy hearing from you!
(Continued from page 6)
have contributed $5,038.00. The balance has been raised
by friends of V/ilkes here in the community.
Sincere and strong support of our College has been in
dicated by many of our alumni. Many others will un
doubtedly respond to this campaign during the month
of July.
Your support of Wilkes, your participation in this alumni
campaign, is so very important. Friends of the College
are favorably impressed when it is obvious that we, the
alumni, the products of our College, are also behind the
efforts to strengthen and to further develop Wilkes
College.
If you have not yet participated in the '61 Alumni Cam
paign, won’t you give some thought to this matter im
mediately, and let us hear from you soon.
id interest and growing support by the alumni of Wilkes College
t this past year and particularly during the current alumni campaign
been deeply gratifying and appreciated by our College.
s editorial is meant to recapitulate some of the activities of our 3,800
lumni body and to project some of the dynamic plans which we are
oping for the next year.
APPEAL WILL PROBABLY
5100,000 . .
OF ALUMNI ACTIVITIES
□MING 1961
ALUMNI CONFERENCE
In March of 1962 a new program of interest to alumni
CAMPAIGN FACTS
Gordon E. Roberts, Executive Alumni Secretary
Our current alumni campaign which will continue
--- r encouraging.
throughout the month of July has been very
facets
There are, however, some important L------ of this cam.1 am sure
paign which I would like to discuss with yoa*
"and direct discussion of
you will appreciate a factual a..- -----these problems.
’ —-^al
As you know, the goal for our 1961 annual aPP^
follows: scholar$100,000. These funds are to be used as
and lbe
~
ships to assist promising students — 570,
>70, 000:■
, \jcs
mi returned to Wilkes for the
g festivities. The response to
tn so overwhelming that plans
ing must, of necessity, include
as are near completion and soon
> date. Homecoming this year
20-21, so why not make plans
these dates for a memorable
have been held in Wilmington,
and Wilkes-Barre. Newark,
-ity, Harrisburg, and Washingbe meeting in the near future.
When you receive word of a
area, plan to attend. You will
see old friends, some of whom
led lived in your chapter area.
; be disappointed!
__ j____ i_____
nroQram
in p r
further development
ofnroJtiaf?
the graduate
program
and chemistry ■— $30,000.
•
-'''ached* We
At the present time $97,621.00 has been rea week5 'f
the next few
anticipate surpassing the goal in i.— —
several things can be done.
Alumni
Of the $97,621.00 reached so
far, 277 Wilk«
(Continued on P~3e
6
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Finally, always remember that Wilkes looks upon us as
its best public relations medium, for we are its product.
In a message to alumni, Chancellor Samuel Gould of the
University of California put it this way: "You are the
distilled essence of the college ... If anything lasting is
to be achieved ... it must be reflected in you.”
If Wilkes is to win intellectual victories or make cultural
advances, it must be through the lives of its alumni and
through their belief in the mission of the College.
As alumni our relation with our College is reciprocal.
Direct contact with the world of learning can be main
tained through it. And through us, V/ilkes can maintain
an intimate relationship with the world beyond college,
the world which it is meant to serve and to help build.
1961 MEMORIAL GIFT
I am sure you will note with interest and pride the recent
memorial gift of $1,329.00 to the College by our most
recent alumni, the Cass of 1961. These funds were desig
nated by this year’s senior class for equipping the training
rooms at the new athletic field. The training equipment
is mobile and can be used either at the gymnasium or
at the athletic park.
The 1961 class gift was a great boost to the current effort
among Wilkes alumni to help our Alma Mater during the
current annual campaign.
7)
When the Colonels move into their new quarters at V/est
Side Artillery Park, former home of the Wilkes-Barre
Barons Baseball Club, they will find their new field
house completely equipped with modern training aids.
And they’ll have the Class of '61 to thank for it. The
class made the official presentation just before Com
mencement with Pete Back doing the honors as chairman
of the committee. Others present included Dr. Farley,
Gil Davis, class president; Dean George Ralston, and
John Reese, Director of Athletics.
The equipment includes a diathermy machine, three
rubbing tables, two heat lamps, two cyclo-massages,
knee and arm correctors and two cabinets.
The photograph of the presentation shows Gil Davis.
John Reese, Dean Ralston, Dr. Farley and Pete Back.
The new athletic facilities include tennis courts, an
archery range, parking area, all of which are located
on property recently acquired from the Glen Alden Coal
Company. The former Wilkes-Barre Barons baseball
diamond has been converted into a combination diamond,
gridiron and area for soccer and field hockey (ALUM
NUS, April).
Len Yoblonski has captured a bird's-eye view of the
athletic plant, above. In the background is the Susque
hanna River and Market Street Bridge. In the fore
ground you see (1) the field house, also identified in a
separate photograph; (2) parking area, (3) Glen Alden
pump house, (4) archery range, (5) tennis courts, (6)'
area for field hockey, (7) baseball diamond, football
gridiron and area used for soccer.
7
�(Continued from page 5)
C. FRANK EASTMAN, 33 East
Poplar Street, West Nanticoke, who
is a representative of Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance Company in
Wilkes-Barre, is listed in the 1961
Roster of the Million Dollar Round
Table of the National Association
of Life Underwriters. Every mem
ber of the 1961 Round Table must
have sold at least a million dollars
of life insurance in 1960 or must
have attained Life membership by
having sold a million yearly for
three years in succession. Fewer
than one percent of the world's life
insurance agents are Round Table
members.
‘53
FRED WILLIAMS, Camp Hill,
Pennsylvania, a science teacher at
the Wormleysburg and Rossmoyne
elementary schools, has been grant
ed a $1,000 National Science Foun
dation scholarship to study chem
istry and physics for eight weeks at
Northern Illinois University.
REV. EARL E. KOHL, minister of
the Tabernacle Baptist Church,
Wilkes-Barre, was elected president
of the Wyoming Valley Council of
Churches at the annual meeting re
cently. He has served in his present
pastorate for seven years.
‘54
ALFRED M. CAMP, faculty mem
ber of the Dallas, Pennsylvania
Schools and principal of the Eve
ning Extension School, won his
second Master's degree. His first
degree, in Administration, was ob
tained from Bucknell University,
which certified him as a guidance
counselor. This second degree was
received in psychology from the
University of Scranton.
Alfred is bank director at Dallas
Junior High School, organist and
choir director at Prince of Peace
Church, and teacher of general
music.
He holds certificates in a number of
fields, including music, administra
tion, secondary and supervising
principal, guidance, and social
studies.
MRS. GEORGE M. GILL, JR.
(Elizabeth McQuilkin) resides at
9-B Thomas Drive, Monroe Park,
Wilmington, Delaware with her
husband and two children, Betsy
and Christopher.
LEONARD J. MATHER is em
ployed as a psychologist for the
Dade County Schools, Florida, and
also as a psychological consultant,
Granada Psychiatric Clinic. Leon
ard, his wife Ann, and daughter
Adrienne Simone make their home
at 19540 N. W. 37 Avenue, OpaLocka, Florida.
REV. JAMES A. MOSS recently
received his Sacred Master of The
ology degree at commencement ex
ercises at Union Theological Sem
inary, New York, and has accepted
an assignment at the Pennfield Bap
tist Church, Sairport, New York.
‘55
DAVID LEE HOATS is now work
ing on a government psychological
grant at Bordentown, New Jersey.
ROBERT L. SABATINO, 46 Oak
Street, Wilkes-Barre has been ap
pointed to teach English and social
studies in the Wilkes-Barre City
Schools.
‘56
JAMES F. FERRIS of 117 West
Vaughn Street, Kingston, Pennsyl
vania recevied his Master of Science
degree in education from Bucknell
University on June 4.
THOMAS R. PRICE is in his sec
ond semester studying for a Master
of Arts degree in English at Penn
State University.
EDWARD R. DUBIN is a reading
consultant for the Diagnostic Divi
sion, The Reading Clinic in the De
partment of Psychology at Temple
University, Philadelphia. He is also
a reading consultant in Levittown,
Pennsylvania.
ALLAN B. ROSENBERG is the
Employment Manager of Bam
berger’s Department Store in Pa-
8
ramus, New Jersey. Allan and Mrs
Rosenberg, the former SHERRv
WASSERSTROM, Class of -53
reside at 81 Lindsley Place. g ’
Orange, New Jersey.
'57
JEROME STEIN received his M D
degree on June 13 from State Uni
versity of New York College of
Medicine, New York City. “ Dr.
Stein will be serving his internship
at The Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn.
One of 30 U. S. Army dental in
ternships has been awarded to DR.
TERRY L. SMITH, who recently
received his Doctor of Dental Surg
ery degree from the School of Den
tistry, University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Smith will be stationed at Womach Army Hospital in Fort Bragg,
North Carolina.
JOHANNA THERESA BROSKE,
316 North Main Street, WilkesBarre received a Master of Science
degree in educational psychology
from the University of Scranton on
June 4.
LES WEINER is now a third year
medical student at the University of
Cincinnati, Ohio.
J. GEORGE SILES has been ac
cepted as one of 60 participants in
the French Foreign Language Ele
mentary Schools Program this sum
mer from June 22 to August 11. At
the completion of the course, George
will receive 7 graduate credits to
wards his doctoral degree at Rutgers
University. He has also received
a government stipend under the
NDEA for the summer language
program which is being conducted
at Delaware University.
George is a member of the faculty
of the Farmingdale Long Island
Public Schools where he teaches
sixth grade French.
Mr. and Mrs. Siles (ARLINE
THOMAS, Class of ’53) make their
home at 413 Griscom Drive, Woo bury, New Jersey with their daugh
(Continued from page 8)
Figuring in a history-making phase
of the 137th commencement of Jeffer
son Medical College was ARTHUR
N. MEYER. Jefferson this year
became the first American medical
college to reach the total of 20,000
in M.D. degrees granted and Arthur
received that historic degree.
‘58
LEONARD J. MULCAHY was
elected the 24th president of the
Greater Wilkes-Barre Junior Cham
ber of Commerce at the organiza
tions board meeting recently. Len
was honored by the chapter in April,
1960 as the "Outstanding Jaycee of
the Year.” He is an accountant with
the firm of Charles S. Rockey and
Company, certified public account
ants in Wilkes-Barre.
Len is presently serving as treasurer
of the Wilkes College Alumni Asso
ciation.
WILLIAM A. ZDANCEWICZ of
Edwardsville was designated "Out
standing Jaycee of the Year” at the
April meeting of the Wilkes-Barre
Jaycees. The award was given in
recognition of his contribution to the
numerous activities conducted by
the Greater Wilkes-Barre Jaycees
through last year, serving in the
position of director of public rela
tions and state director.
Bill served as publicity director of
Wilkes College prior to accepting
a similar position with the Greater
Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Com
merce.
Also, at a recent meeting he was
elected secretary of the Jaycees,
serving with Len Mulcahy.
GEORGE R. RICHARDS, JR. re
ceived the Degree of Bachelor of
Sacred Theology from the Divinty
School of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, Philadelphia. While at the
school, George served as secretary
treasurer of the student organiza
tion.
‘59
ter Keera.
(Continued on page 9)
SAMUEL M. DAVENPORT,
teacher of English at the Lehman
building of Lake-Lehman, Pennsyl
vania Joint Schools will take part
this summer in the Whittier College
Study Tour of fifty concentrated
days of visitation of many lands,
starting from Idlewild Airport June
21 to August 9, when the Tour of
ficially ends in Switzerland.
The goal is to become better inform
ed on social, economic, and political
situations in the various countries;
to see first hand the forces of the
East and the West, and to ascertain
conflicts of ideologies.
Meetings
with local people will be stressed,
through the media of formal and in
formal discussions, hikes, social oc
casions, and just plain talk and liv
ing together.
WARREN W. SCHMID, a teach
er at H. Wilson Thorpe Junior High,
in Richmond, Virginia, received
his Masters Degree in administra
tion from the College of William
and Mary in June.
DAVID E. WASSERSTROM, who
will be entering his senior year at
Dickinson School of Law in the fall,
has been informed by the dean that
he is the recipient of the Edward N.
Polisher Federal Estate and Gift
Taxation Award, given for the high
est grade in the course in Federal
estate and gift taxation. He also re
ceived the American Jurisprudence
Prize for excellence in taxation, pre
sented by the Publishers of the An
notated Reports System.
He is presently serving his law prac
tice clerkship with his preceptor,
Attorney Charles L. Casper.
EUGENE C. CONSER of 530
Schuyler Avenue, Kingston, receiv
ed the Bachelor of Science degree
in electrical engineering from Penn
sylvania State University at the
commencement program at the Uni
versity.
Gene has accepted a position with
Westinghouse Corporation at Pitts
burgh.
ROBERT B. PAYNE is teaching
English in the Wilkes-Barre City
School District.
MARION J. CHRISTOPHER is a
graduate student in Bacteriology at
Syracuse University. She is present-
9
ly doing research for 1
thesis.
CARL F. JURIS is an i
Analyst at Olmstead Air
in Middletown, Pennsyh
and his wife, the forme
BATCHELOR, Class ol
at 220 Bridge Street, Ne
land, Pennsylvania.
‘60
BERNARD J. JOHNS o
received his Master of .
from Bucknell Universi
WILLIAM D. PETERS
instructor in the Union,
County Regional High I
trict, and is presently tea
Jonathan Dayton Regi
School in Springfield, L
GEORGE GACHA wa
head coach in the Toms
Jersey High School, fo
resignation of the prese
ROGER A. CEASE
awarded a National Sci
dation stipend for advam
physics. He will attend
session of Rutgers Unix
June 26 to August 11.
course has been set up b^
cal Science Study Corr
addition to the work
physics the course will
basic concepts of rel;
quantum theory and the
of these concepts to ato:
clear physics.
Upon completion of th
hours credit on the 9r£
will be awarded.
ALAN BALCOMB ha
lected to teach in the new
school in South Bruns
Jersey. Mr. and Mr
(BARBARA B. THOP
of ’57) make their home
Lane, Red Cedar Sec
town, Pennsylvania.
DARIO D. PETRINI,
Street, Wilkes-Barre w;
to teach English and si
in the Wilkes-Barre C
(Continued o
�13 East
ke, who
necticut
pany in
he 1961
■ Round
ociation
y mem>le must
dollars
jr must
ship by
irly for
Fewer
■Id's life
1 Table
ip Hill,
acher at
ssmoyne
n grant:e Founy chemweeks at
inister of
Church,
president
ouncil of
:eting reis present
MRS. GEORGE M. GILL, JR.
(Elizabeth McQuilkin) resides at
9-B Thomas Drive, Monroe Park,
Wilmington. Delaware with her
husband and two children, Betsy
and Christopher.
LEONARD J. MATHER is em
ployed as a psychologist for the
Dade County Schools, Florida, and
also as a psychological consultant,
Granada Psychiatric Clinic. Leon
ard, his wife Ann, and daughter
Adrienne Simone make their home
at 19540 N. W. 37 Avenue, OpaLocka, Florida.
REV. JAMES A. MOSS recently
received his Sacred Master of Theology degree at commencement ex
ercises at Union Theological Sem
inary, New York, and has accepted
an assignment at the Pennfield Bap
tist Church, Sairport, New York.
‘55
DAVID LEE HOATS is now work
ing on a government psychological
grant at Bordentown, New Jersey.
ROBERT L. SABATINO, 46 Oak
Street, Wilkes-Barre has been ap
pointed to teach English and social
studies in the Wilkes-Barre City
Schools.
‘56
Ity memasylvania
the Evewon his
His first
was obniversity,
guidance
gree was
from the
it Dallas
nist and
af Peace
general
umber of
Iministrapervising
1 social
JAMES F. FERRIS of 117 West
Vaughn Street, Kingston, Pennsyl
vania recevied his Master of Science
degree in education from Bucknell
University on June 4.
THOMAS R. PRICE is in his second semester studying for a Master
of Arts degree in English at Penn
State University.
EDWARD R. DUBIN is a reading
consultant for the Diagnostic Divi
sion, The Reading Clinic in the De
partment of Psychology at Temple
University, Philadelphia. He is also
a reading consultant in Levittown,
Pennsylvania.
ALLAN B. ROSENBERG is the
Employment Manager of Bam
berger's Department Store in Pa-
8
ramus, New Jersey. Allan and Mrs
Rosenberg, the former C---SHERRV
WASSERSTROM, Class o7
’58.
reside at 81 Lindsley Place, East
Orange, New Jersey.
‘57
JEROME STEIN received his M.D.
degree on June 13 from State Uni
versity of New York College of
Medicine, New York City. “ Dr.
Stein will be serving his internship
at The Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn.
One of 30 U. S. Army dental in
ternships has been awarded to DR.
TERRY L. SMITH, who recently
received his Doctor of Dental Surg
ery degree from the School of Den
tistry, University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Smith will be stationed at Womach Army Hospital in Fort Bragg,
North Carolina.
JOHANNA THERESA BROSKE,
316 North Main Street, WilkesBarre received a Master of Science
degree in educational psychology
from the University of Scranton on
June 4.
LES WEINER is now a third year
medical student at the University of
Cincinnati, Ohio.
J. GEORGE SILES has been ac
cepted as one of 60 participants in
the French Foreign Language Ele
mentary Schools Program this sum
mer from June 22 to August li At
the completion of the course, George
will receive 7 graduate credits to
wards his doctoral degree at Rutgers
University. He has also received
a government stipend under the
NDEA for the summer language
program which is being conducted
at Delaware University.
George is a member of the facultv
of the Farmingdale Long Islan
Public Schools where he teaches
sixth grade French.
Mr. and Mrs. Siles (ARLINE
THOMAS. Class of ’53) make their
home at 413 Griscom Drive, Wood
bury. New Jersey with their daug
ter Keera.
(Continued on page 9)
(Continued from page 8)
Figuring in a history-making phase
of the 137th commencement of Jeffer
son Medical College was ARTHUR
N. MEYER. Jefferson this year
became the first American medical
college to reach the total of 20,000
in M.D. degrees granted and Arthur
received that historic degree.
‘58
LEONARD J. MULCAHY was
elected the 24th president of the
Greater Wilkes-Barre Junior Cham
ber of Commerce at the organiza
tions board meeting recently. Len
was honored by the chapter in April,
1960 as the “Outstanding Jaycee of
the Year.” He is an accountant with
the firm of Charles S. Rockey and
Company, certified public account
ants in Wilkes-Barre.
Len is presently serving as treasurer
of the Wilkes College Alumni Asso
ciation.
WILLIAM A. ZDANCEWICZ of
Edwardsville was designated "Out
standing Jaycee of the Year” at the
April meeting of the Wilkes-Barre
Jaycees. The award was given in
recognition of his contribution to the
numerous activities conducted by
the Greater Wilkes-Barre Jaycees
through last year, serving in the
position of director of public rela
tions and state director.
Bill served as publicity director of
Wilkes College prior to accepting
a similar position with the Greater
Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Com
merce.
Also, at a recent meeting he was
elected secretary of the Jaycees,
serving with Len Mulcahy.
GEORGE R. RICHARDS, JR. re
ceived the Degree of Bachelor of
Sacred Theology from the Divinty
School of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, Philadelphia. While at the
school, George served as secretary
treasurer of the student organiza
tion.
‘59
SAMUEL M. DAVENPORT,
teacher of English at the Lehman
building of Lake-Lehman, Pennsyl
vania Joint Schools will take part
this summer in the Whittier College
Study Tour of fifty concentrated
days of visitation of many lands,
starting from Idlewild Airport June
21 to August 9, when the Tour of
ficially ends in Switzerland.
The goal is to become better inform
ed on social, economic, and political
situations in the various countries;
to see first hand the forces of the
East and the West, and to ascertain
conflicts of ideologies.
Meetings
with local people will be stressed,
through the media of formal and in
formal discussions, hikes, social oc
casions, and just plain talk and liv
ing together.
WARREN W. SCHMID, a teach
er at H. Wilson Thorpe Junior High,
in Richmond, Virginia, received
his Masters Degree in administra
tion from the College of William
and Mary in June.
DAVID E. WASSERSTROM, who
will be entering his senior year at
Dickinson School of Law in the fall,
has been informed by the dean that
he is the recipient of the Edward N.
Polisher Federal Estate and Gift
Taxation Award, given for the high
est grade in the course in Federal
estate and gift taxation. He also re
ceived the American Jurisprudence
Prize for excellence in taxation, pre
sented by the Publishers of the An
notated Reports System.
He is presently serving his law prac
tice clerkship with his preceptor.
Attorney Charles L. Casper.
EUGENE C. CONSER of 530
Schuyler Avenue, Kingston, receiv
ed the Bachelor of Science degree
in electrical engineering from Penn
sylvania State University at the
commencement program at the Uni
versity.
Gene has accepted a position with
Westinghouse Corporation at Pitts
burgh.
ROBERT B. PAYNE is teaching
English in the Wilkes-Barre City
School District.
MARION J. CHRISTOPHER is a
graduate student in Bacteriology at
Syracuse University. She is present-
9
ly doing research for her masters
thesis.
CARL F. JURIS is an Auditor and
Analyst at Olmstead Air Force Base
in Middletown, Pennsylvania. Carl
and his wife, the former NANCY
BATCHELOR, Class of '56, reside
at 220 Bridge Street, New Cumber
land, Pennsylvania.
‘60
BERNARD J. JOHNS of Nanticoke
received his Master of Arts degree
from Bucknell University in June.
WILLIAM D. PETERS is a vocal
instructor in the Union, New Jersey
County Regional High School Dis
trict, and is presently teaching in the
Jonathan Dayton Regional High
School in Springfield, New Jersey.
GEORGE GACHA was appointed
head coach in the Toms River, New
Jersey High School, following the
resignation of the present coach.
ROGER A. CEASE has been
awarded a National Science Foun
dation stipend for advanced study of
physics. He will attend the summer
session of Rutgers University from
June 26 to August 11. The physics
course has been set up by the Physi
cal Science Study Committee. In
addition to the work of PSSC
physics the course will cover the
basic concepts of relativity and
quantum theory and the application
of these concepts to atomic and nu
clear physics.
Upon completioni of the course, 7
hours credit on <the graduate level
will be awarded.
ALAN BALCOMB has been se
lected to teach in the new elementary
school in South Brunswick, New
Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. Balcomb
(BARBARA B. THOMAS, Class
of ’57) make their home at 27 Ruby
Lane, Red Cedar Section, Levit
town, Pennsylvania.
DARIO D. PETRINI, 71 Linden
Street, Wilkes-Barre was appointed
to teach English and social studies
in the Wilkes-Barre City Schools.
(Continued on page 12)
�THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL
COMMENCEMENT actually moved
into focus Wednesday, May 30, with
the class outing at Rummage Grove
Roller skating, a variety of sports
lunch and the proverbial amber for
those who desired it acted as a magnet
to draw a large turnout. The follow
ing evening the Class of '61 filled the
Crystal Ballroom of Hotel Sterling for
dinner and dancing followed to the
music of Herbie Green. Friday was
filled with Commencement rehearsal
Following the tradition established
some years ago, the class posed for
the official photograph on the lawn to
the rear of Kirby Hall. (Incidentally,
these pictures may be obtained bv writ
ing Millie Gittins in care of The Book
store).
On Saturday, Dr. and Mrs. Farley en-
4
Left side, reading down: Senior luncheon on Chas
permanent class officers; the class is served a
luncheon; inside the Farley barn at Beaumont: the
lead off for Commencement. Extreme left, at the
dance in Hotel Sterling. Extreme right, the A
staff dedicates the publication to Mrs. Farley.
Above, reading down; Bill Davis and Bill Ra
honor students; families and friends gather on
lawn for the Baccalaureate reception: the grade
Commencement exercises.
11
�THE FOURTEENTH A N N U A T
COMMENCEMENT actually moved
into focus Wednesday, May 30, with
the class outing at Rummage Grove
Roller skating, a variety of sports
lunch and the proverbial amber for
those who desired it acted as a magnet
to draw a large turnout. The follow
ing evening the Class of '61 filled the
Crystal Ballroom of Hotel Sterling for
dinner and dancing followed to the
music of Herbie Green. Friday was
was
filled with Commencement rehearsal.
Following the tradition established
some years ago, the class posed for
the official photograph on the lawn to
the rear of Kirby Hall. (Incidentally,
these pictures may be obtained by writ
ing Millie Gittins in care of The Book
store).
On Saturday, Dr. and Mrs. Farley en
tertained the Class at their farm in
Beaumont.
Inclement weather was
predicted and, unlike most weather pred;ctions. it held true to form. It rained!
The downpour, however, didn't damp
en the fun, inasmuch as the group fled
to the comfortable barn.
Sunday. Professor Bob Riley delivered
a stimulating Baccalaureate and, of
course, Monday officially marked
Commencement with Dr. Haupert on
the podium. Both addresses are report
ed in this issue of the ALUMNUS.
/
Left side, reading down: Senior luncheon on Chase lawn;
permanent class officers; the class is served a buffet
luncheon; inside the Farley barn at Beaumont: the faculty
lead off for Commencement. Extreme left, at the Senior
dance in Hotel Sterling. Extreme right, the Amnicola
staff dedicates the publication to Mrs. Farley.
Above, reading down; Bill Davis and Bill Raub, top
honor students; families and friends gather on Chase
lawn for the Baccalaureate reception: the graduates at
Commencement exercises.
11
�(Continued izozn page 12)
(Continued izozn page 9)
‘60
MARY J. HOMAN is a personnel
assistant and head of employee ac
tivities for the California Federal
Savings and Loan Association in
Los Angeles, California.
LOUIS E. MARCUS is manager
of the Ladies Ready - to - Wear
Shoppe at Berg’s in Scranton.
‘61
WALTER PLACEK has accepted
a teaching position at Whitney
Point Central High School, Whit
ney Point, New York, and will as
sume his duties in September.
RAYMOND J. PIRINO has been
accepted at Temple University
School of Dentistry. He will begin
his studies in the Fall.
He did undergraduate work on bi
ology research under Dr. Charles
Reif through a grant from the Na
tional Science Foundation and will
continue that work during this sum
mer.
PAUL BANKOVICH has been
named a swimming instructor for the
YWCA summer program. He holds
a Red Cross lifesaving and instruc
tor’s certificate. In the fall, he will
join the faculty of Triton Regional
High School, Runnemede, New
Jersey.
PETER BACK is employed by
Douglas Aircraft, Missile and Space
Division, Santa Monica, California.
Pete and his wife, the former MOL
LIE BEARD, Class of '56, now live
in Santa Monica.
GILBERT DAVIS has accepted a
teaching position at the Union Coun
ty Regional High School, Spring
field, New Jersey.
WILLIAM MORRIS is in the Fi
nancial Training Program with the
Link Division of General Precision,
Incorporated, Binghamton, New
York.
GIL HO BAI is a quality control
mathematician with Boeing Aircraft
Company, Philadelphia, Pennsyl
vania.
MARVIN ANTINNES will teach
English at Meyers High School,
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
MARIE PRUSAKOWSKI is em
ployed by the Philco Corporation,
Philadelphia.
HENRY GREENER is in the sales
promotion department of Colgate
Palmolive Corp., Philadelphia, Penn
sylvania.
WILLIAM VAN FOSSEN is an
accountant with Haskin & Sells,
New York City.
NANCY CARROLL will teach in
the Bridgewater,
New Jersey
schools.
DAVID LEAR has accepted a posi
tion with Merck Chemical Division,
Rahway, New Jersey.
JAMES SKESAVAGE is an ac
countant with Haskin S Sells, New
York, New York.
JOHN RINKO is employed in the
General Accounting Office, Wash
ington, D. C.
WALTER FOLEK is an accountant
with Personal Products, Johnson &
Johnson, Milltown, New Jersey.
JOSEPH HEWITT is a member
of the faculty of the Madison Town
ship School, Old Bridge, New Jersey.
RALPH HUTCHINSON is em
ployed in the Internal Revenue Of
fice, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
MAURICE JAMES has accepted an
accounting position with Peat, Mar
wick, & Mitchell, Pittsburgh, Penn
sylvania.
DARYL McKENZIE will be work
ing in the Trust Accounting Depart
ment of the Hartford National Bank,
Hartford, Connecticut.
PHILIP AMICO is presently em
ployed by Hughes Corporation, Lu
zerne, Pennsylvania.
JOHN LEHET is an accountant
with Arthur Anderson and Com
pany, New York.
RAYMOND LITMAN has accept
ed a position with Sears and Roe
buck, Company in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania.
JAMES NEDDOFF will be teach
ing in September in the Union Coun
ty High School, Berkley Heights,
New Jersey.
12
This Bright New World
‘42
a son to Mr. and Mrs. William L.
Mattern, 132 Charles Street, WilkesBarre, on April 30. Mrs. Mattern is
the former Jean Ann Grabowski,
Class of '45.
‘47
a daughter to Attorney and Mrs.
Elmer Harris, 564 Meadowland
Avenue, Kingston, on June 12.
‘49
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Maylock. Mrs. Maylock is the for
mer Sophie A. Glowacki, Class of
’45.
‘51
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Merton
Jones, 191 Carverton Road, Trucks
ville, on June 14.
‘54
a son, Christopher, to Dr. and Mrs.
George M. Gill, Jr. (Elizabeth McQuilkin), of Wilmington, Delaware.
‘56
‘57
a daughter, Patricia Anne, to Mr.
and Mrs. Les Weiner of Cincinnati,
Ohio, on April 15.
‘58
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Falkowitz, 354 South Franklin
Street, Wilkes-Barre, on May 3.
‘59
a son to Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Amico,
149J4 Tompkins Street, Pittston, on
April 8.
Down The Aisle
‘49
RONALD E. SAVAGE was marri
ed recently to Miss Ruth D. Daniels
in Wilkes-Barre. The couple will
reside at Fairview Park, Mountaintop.
‘54
a son, Carl Gregory, to Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Juris, 220 Bridge Street,
New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Juris is the former Nancy
Batchelor, Class of '56.
RALPH E. BOLINSKI and Dorothy
Yonick were married recently in
Plymouth. The couple is residing
in East Orange, New Jersey, where
Ralph is an accountant.
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Morris, 30 Walnut Street, Forty
Fort, on April 29. Mrs. Morris is
the former Patsy Lee Reese, Class
of '57. Bob is Administrative Assistant to the President here at
Wilkes.
RALPH H. WHAITE, JR. was
married on April 22 to Miss Rita
Branton in Victoria, Texas. Ralph
is district manager of Guardian Fi
nance Corporation at Victoria,
where the couple also resides.
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
Simms, 46 West Hoyt Street, Kings
ton, on April 4.
a son, John, to Mr. and Mrs. John
Mulhall, Tanglewood Lane Apart
ments, King of Prussia, Pennsyl
vania. John is the permanent class
president of the Class of '60.
‘61
a daughter, Lysbeth Mary, to Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Olexy, Jr. of Plym
outh, on May 7. Mrs. Olexy is
the former Jean Shofranko, Class of
'60.
a son, Christopher Scott, to Mr. and
Mrs. Matthew Quay of 45 Church
Street, Flemington, New Jersey, on
April 20,
(Continued on page 13)
CHRISTINE ANNE
of West Pittston w;
May 20 to John B. Ki:
husband is associated
American Oil Compai
LYNNE H. BOYLE
on June 17 in the Dorr
odist Church, Kingst
S. Austin. Lynne is
kindergarten teacher
pled Children's Associ
Health Center.
‘61
PAUL J. TRACY and Sandra Sue
Allen of Philadelphia were married
on March 18 in Havre de Grace,
Maryland. Paul and Sandra make
their home at 515 Bourbon Street,
Havre de Grace, Maryland.
NANCY JANE JONES became the
bride of Richard H. Morgan, Jr. on
May 6 in Shavertown. Nancy is
employed by the American Insur
ance Company in Wilkes-Barre.
SANDRA UNGAR v.
June 11 to Benjamin
has accepted a posit!
tary teacher in the De
sey public schools.
RUTH YOUNGER was married on
June 17 to William R. Davidson in
Woodbury, New Jersey. Ruth is a
member of the faculty of Woodbury
High School, Woodbury, New
Jersey.
ALFRED J. PELLO,
M. Montante were m;
ton on June 17. Free
a position with Price
Certified Public Acc
in their New York C
IN
a son, Phillip Mark, to Mr. and Mrs.
Allan B. Rosenberg, 81 Lindsley
Place, East Orange, New Jersey, on
April 25. Mrs. Rosenberg is the
former Sherry Wasserstrom, Class
of '58.
FRANK T. STECK ■
cently to Miss Note
in Wilkes-Barre. F
ecutive trainee with f
buck, Washington,
couple will reside
Road, N. W., Washi
JOSEPH P. HIZNA
J. Opsitos were marri
in St. John’s Church,
is a management trail
Grant in Hazleton, an
secretary to the Dire*
opment here at Will
Marie now make tl
West Northampton S
Barre.
‘58
‘60
‘60
MEMORIAM
He was born in Wales and lived in Mount Carmel and
Clarks Summit before moving to Forty Fort 43 years ago.
He was a graduate of Mount Carmel school and Buckncll
University where he received an engineering degree; and
from Rochester University where he received a ministerial
degree.
and a supply minister at Stella Presbyterian Church.
Fort, from 1920 to 1922.
He taught at Clark Summit schools and Forty For
School. From 1946 to 1960 he was on the faculty of ’
where he taught engineering.
He was a member of Lackawanna Presbytery and
Fort Fire Company. He taught the Weisley Bible C
Forty Fort Presbyterian Church many years. He w
of the founders of the Forty Fort State Bank.
He was a civil mining engineer 20 years and served as a
minister at Wesleyville Presbyterian Church for three years
Surviving are his wife, former Catherine M. Athet
Clarks Summit; son, Atherton, and four grandchildre
REV. JOHN J. WILLIAMS, 81, of 60 Oak Street, Forty
Fort, Pennsylvania, who taught engineering at Wilkes, died
at his home on June 15 after a brief illness.
13
�(Continued from page 12)
WILLIAM MORRIS is in the Fi
nancial Training Program with the
Link Division of General Precision,
Incorporated,
Binghamton,
New
personnel
ployee acia Federal
iciation in
s manager
to - Wear
nton.
York.
GIL HO BAI is a quality control
mathematician with Boeing Aircraft
Company, Philadelphia, Pennsyl
vania.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
MARIE PRUSAKOWSKI is em
ployed by the Philco Corporation,
Philadelphia.
HENRY GREENER is in the sales
promotion department of Colgate
Palmolive Corp., Philadelphia, Penn
WILLIAM VAN FOSSEN is an
accountant with Haskin & Sells,
New York City.
MARVIN ANTINNES will teach
English at Meyers High School,
'57
a daughter, Patricia Anne, to Mr.
and Mrs. Les Weiner of Cincinnati,
Ohio, on April 15.
‘58
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Falkowitz,
354
South
Franklin
Street, Wilkes-Barre, on May 3.
‘59
sylvania.
s accepted
Whitney
>ol, Whitid will asnber.
has been
University
will begin
ork on bir. Charles
m the Nan and will
J this sum-
has been
:tor for the
He holds
id instrucill, he will
i Regional
de. New
NANCY CARROLL will teach in
the
Bridgewater,
New
Jersey
This Bright New World
schools.
‘42
DAVID LEAR has accepted a posi
tion with Merck Chemical Division,
Rahway, New Jersey.
JAMES SKESAVAGE is an ac
countant with Haskin & Sells, New
York, New York.
JOHN RINKO is employed in the
General Accounting Office, Wash
ington, D. C.
WALTER FOLEK is an accountant
with Personal Products, Johnson &
Johnson, Milltown, New Jersey.
JOSEPH HEWITT is a member
of the faculty of the Madison Town
ship School, Old Bridge, New Jersey.
RALPH HUTCHINSON is em
ployed in the Internal Revenue Of
fice, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Joyed by
and Space
California,
ler MOL, now live
accounting position with Peat, Mar
wick, & Mitchell, Pittsburgh, Penn
sylvania.
ccepted a
ion CounI, Spring-
DARYL McKENZIE will be work
ing in the Trust Accounting Depart
ment of the Hartford National Bank,
Hartford, Connecticut.
ently em
ation, Lu-
is acceptand Roe
arrisburg,
MAURICE JAMES has accepted an
JOHN LEHET is an accountant
with Arthur Anderson and Com
pany, New York.
JAMES NEDDOFF will be teach
ing in September in the Union Coun
ty High School. Berkley Heights,
New Jersey.
12
a son to Mr. and Mrs. William L.
Mattern, 132 Charles Street, WilkesBarre, on April 30. Mrs. Mattern is
the former Jean Ann Grabowski,
Class of '45.
‘47
a daughter to Attorney and Mrs.
Elmer Harris, 564 Meadowland
Avenue, Kingston, on June 12.
Down The Aisle
‘49
RONALD E. SAVAGE was marri
ed recently to Miss Ruth D. Daniels
in Wilkes-Barre. The couple will
reside at Fairview Park, Mountaintop.
‘54
a son, Carl Gregory, to Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Juris, 220 Bridge Street,
New Cumberland,
Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Juris is the former Nancy
Batchelor, Class of '56.
RALPH E. BOLINSKI and Dorothy
Yonick were married recently in
Plymouth. The couple is residing
in East Orange, New Jersey, where
Ralph is an accountant.
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Morris, 30 Walnut Street, Forty
Fort, on April 29. Mrs. Morris is
the former Patsy Lee Reese, Class
of '57. Bob is Administrative As
sistant to the President here at
Wilkes.
RALPH H. WHAITE, JR. was
married on April 22 to Miss Rita
Branton in Victoria, Texas. Ralph
is district manager of Guardian Fi
nance Corporation at Victoria,
where the couple also resides.
‘58
‘60
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
Simms, 46 West Hoyt Street, Kings
ton, on April 4.
‘49
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Maylock. Mrs. Maylock is the for
mer Sophie A. Glowacki, Class of
a son, John, to Mr. and Mrs. John
Mulhall, Tanglewood Lane Apart
ments, King of Prussia, Pennsyl
vania. John is the permanent class
president of the Class of '60.
'45.
‘51
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Merton
Jones, 191 Carverton Road, Trucks
a son to Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Amico,
149J/j Tompkins Street, Pittston, on
April 8.
‘61
ville, on June 14.
a daughter, Lysbeth Mary, to Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Olexy, Jr. of Plym
outh, on May 7. Mrs. Olexy is
the former Jean Shofranko, Class of
'60.
‘54
a son, Christopher, to Dr. and Mrs.
George M. Gill, Jr. (Elizabeth Me-
PAUL J. TRACY and Sandra Sue
Allen of Philadelphia were married
on March 18 in Havre de Grace,
Maryland. Paul and Sandra make
their home at 515 Bourbon Street,
Havre de Grace, Maryland.
‘60
FRANK T. STECK was married re
cently to Miss Noreen A. Merrick
in Wilkes-Barre. Frank is an ex
ecutive trainee with Sears and Roe
buck, Washington, D. C.
The
couple will reside at 1933 Park
Road, N. W., Washington 10, D.C.
CHRISTINE ANNE BRUNACCI
of West Pittston was married on
May 20 to John B. Kizis. Christine’s
husband is associated with the Pan
American Oil Company, New York.
LYNNE H. BOYLE was married
on June 17 in the Dorranceton Meth
odist Church, Kingston to Charles
S. Austin. Lynne is employed as a
kindergarten teacher for the Crip
pled Children's Association at Kirby
Health Center.
‘61
JOSEPH P. HIZNAY and Marie
J. Opsitos were married on June 10
in St. John's Church, Luzerne. Joe
is a management trainee for W\ T.
Grant in Hazleton, and Marie is the
secretary to the Director of Devel
opment here at Wilkes.
Joe and
Marie now make their home on
West Northampton Street, Wilkes-
Barre.
NANCY JANE JONES became the
bride of Richard H. Morgan, Jr. on
May 6 in Shavertown. Nancy is
employed by the American Insur
ance Company in Wilkes-Barre.
SANDRA UNGAR was married on
June 11 to Benjamin Levy. Sandra
has accepted a position as elemen
tary teacher in the Dover, New Jer
sey public schools.
RUTH YOUNGER was married on
June 17 to William R. Davidson in
Woodbury, New Jersey. Ruth is a
member of the faculty of Woodbury
High School,
Woodbury, New
ALFRED J. PELLO, JR. and Marie
M. Montante were married in Pitts
ton on June 17. Fred has accepted
a position with Price Waterhouse,
Certified Public Accounting Firm,
in their New York City office.
J ersey.
Quilkin), of Wilmington, Delaware.
___ -J—-
IN
‘56
a son, Phillip Mark, to Mr. and Mrs.
Allan B. Rosenberg, 81 Lindsley
MEMORIAM
and a supply minister at Stella Presbyterian Church, Forty
Fort, from 1920 to 1922.
REV. JOHN J. WILLIAMS, 81, of 60 Oak Street. Forty
Fort, Pennsylvania, who taught engineering at Wilkes, died
at his home on June 15 after a brief illness.
Place, East Orange, New Jersey, on
April 25.
Mrs. Rosenberg is the
former Sherry Wasserstrom, Class
He taught at Clark Summit schools and Forty Fort High
School. From 1946 to 1960 he was on the faculty of Wilkes
where he taught engineering.
He was born in Wales and lived in Mount Carmel and
Clarks Summit before moving to Forty Fort 43 years ago.
He was a graduate of Mount Carmel school and Bucknell
University where he received an engineering degree; and
from Rochester University where he received a ministerial
degree.
of '58.
a son, Christopher Scott, to Mr. and
Mrs. Matthew Quay of 45 Church
He was a member of Lackawanna Presbytery and Forty
Fort Fire Company. He taught the Weisley Bible Class at
Forty Fort Presbyterian Church many years. He was one
of the founders of the Forty Fort State Bank.
Surviving are his wife, former Catherine M. Atherton of
Clarks Summit: son. Atherton, and four grandchildren.
He was a civil mining engineer 20 years and served as a
minister at Wesleyville Presbyterian Church for three years
Street, Flemington, New Jersey, on
April 20.
2Z
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�has acted in the capacity of sales manager for several
Lstrial enterprises operating on a national level, and
at one time was associated with Battle VanTyne and
Fowler, attorneys at law, New York City.
EDGERTON TO ENGLAND
Prior to joining the Wilkes Faculty, Dr. Edgerton was
assistant professor at Norwich University. At the time
he came to Wilkes-Barre, he was chairman of the English
department in the Vermont university.
- the
■
-„e
By
time ALUMNUS reaches vou. Dr. William
Edgerton.
Department of English. will be
Edgerton. Chairman.
C.
well into research in England.
This year — and we : ipecifv the time, because research
and Dr. Edgerton are close friends — the English head
plans to complete his book\ on the life of Nicholas Udall.
thZ author of’Roister Doister", the first English comedy.
Before coining to Wilkes College, Dr. Frank J. J. Davies
was dean of Eastern Military Academy. He was grad
uated from Yale University in 1929 with a BA degree
subsequently earning both MA and PhD degrees.
In addition to making Udall a little less vague and con
troversial than he has appeared in the past. Dr. Edgerton
hopes to be able to explain the actual circumstances of
time and place surrounding the composition and first
production of “Roister Doister".
Coming to Wilkes College from Bucknell University,
where he graduated with a BS degree in 1919, Prof. Hall
assumed chairmanship of the physics department. He
also received an MS degree at Bucknell and an AM
degree at Columbia University. He was an instructor
at both Bucknell and Columbia.
Other publications by Dr. Edgerton include: "The
Apostasy of Nicholas Udall." Notes and Queries. (Lon
don), CXCV, 1950; "Shakespeare and the Needle’s
Eye’," Modern Language Notes. LXVI. 1951: "Nicholas
Udall and the Indexes of Prohibited Books." Journal of
English and Germania Philology. LV. 1956: "The Cal
endar Year in Sixteenth-Century Printing." Journal of
English and Germanic Phiiciogy. —X. I960.
Departmental changes embrace Processor Vcris 3. Hall,
chairman, physics depamment; Dr. Frank ’. J. Davies,
chairman. English depammenr Dr. Daniel Dew.-iler. and
Dr. William L. Edgerton.
1933, will
chairman
direct the
beginning
Dr. Davies will continue with the English department
with Dr. Edgerton as new chairman. Dr. Davies joined
Wilkes faculty in July, 1947.
Dr. Detwiler, a native of Woodbury, resides with his
wife, the former Ann Meckes of Marlboro, New York,
and their three children in Dallas. A graduate of Wood
bury High School and Mercersburg Academy, the new
physics department head received his AB degree at
Swarthmore College and MS and PhD at Yale Uni
versity.
MR. HARVEY J. BRESLER
Dr. Farley has announced the appointment of Harvey JBresler to serve as Director of College Development. Mr.
Bresler assumed his duties April 15.
Dr. Detwiler has written eight papers for scientific pub-
The new director of College Development is a native of
New York and received degrees of AB and LLB at
Columbia University. He continued graduate work in
economics at Columbia University with New York Uni
versity serving as a graduate study base for courses in
marketing.
ications and is preparing four others. He is listed in
American Men of Science and Who's Who in the East.
Dr. Edgerton was born in Chestertown, New York and
resides with Mrs. Edgerton and their son at 150 South
',reet' Graduating from Elkin-. Park, (Pa.) High
School, he received his AB degree at University of Penn-
in X\'\im9'
ln *951, his PhD.
Mr. Bresler is married to the former Blix Ruskay of New
York City. They have three children.
Ten honorary awards went to eight members of the
1961 graduating class with William John Davis inching
out his nearest competitor to win the distinction of being
the outstanding graduate of the year. William Fine
Raub and Judith Warnick Gavenas took the two Dean’s
Raub
also made Phi Beta Kappa and Mrs. GaCups. 1...
>
venas was presented with the Chemistry Award.
Bill is the son of William J. and the late Mrs. Davis,
Forty Fort.
Judy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Dr. Farley has announced two senior members of "W ilkes
College faculty will continue them nrttressnrial responsi
bilities in their respective deparunents in lien of retire
ment. They will, however, relincuish their administrative
duties as chairmen cf their respective departments.
Professor Hall, who mined Wilkes faemty in
serve with Dr. Detwiler who assures net only
ship of the physics department, cut who will
Graduate Division of me C.-'Leze z.irh classes
in September. 196;.
of World War II, Mr. Bresler served overseas
A veteran
economics officer in military government.
as
He is the author of many articles and book reviews which
have appeared, and still appear, in various magazines
trade papers, The New York Times, New York Herald
Tribune and Commonweal.
Mr. Bresler came to Wilkes College directly from W. B.
Donner Advertising Agency. New York, where he was
Vice President and Director of Marketing. Previously he
hiS MA de9rce there aud
1.4
William Warnick: Bill Raub is the son of b
George Raub, Alden Station.
Other recipients of honorary citations includ
Price, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Pr
the award in the Humanities and Soci
Christopher Herbert Loesch, son of Mr
Christopher Loesch, Honesdale—the Dobs<
Accounting; Robert Sallavanti, son of M
Armando Sallavanti, Old Forge—the Medal
ing; Sebastian Thomas Amico, son of M
Sebastian Amico, Pittston—the award of
vania Institute of Certified Public Accoi
Arlene Rose Gallia, daughter of Anthony C
ton—the Biological Research Award.
On the lawn to the rear of Kirby Hall, ju
traditional procession to Commencement,
winners took time out for photographs. B
right; Bill Davis, Arlene Gallia, Christoj
Sarah Ellen Price, Judy Gavenas and Bill I
tian Amico and Bob Sallavanti were not 01
the photograph was taken.
�TON TO ENGLAND
Prior to joining the Wilkes Faculty, Dr. Edgerton was
assistant professor at Norwich University. At the time
he came to Wilkes-Barre, he was chairman of the English
department in the Vermont university.
IMNUS reaches you, Dr. William
in. Department of English, will be
i England.
we specify the time, because research
are close friends — the English head
is book on the life of Nicholas Udall,
ter Doister”, the first English comedy.
Before coming to Wilkes College, Dr. Frank J. J. Davies
was dean of Eastern Military Academy. He was grad
uated from Yale University in 1929 with a BA degree,
subsequently earning both MA and PhD degrees.
ng Udall a little less vague and conas appeared in the past. Dr. Edgerton
> explain the actual circumstances of
mounding the composition and first
ister Doister”.
Coming to Wilkes College from Bucknell University,
where he graduated with a BS degree in 1919, Prof. Hall
assumed chairmanship of the physics department. He
also received an MS degree at Bucknell and an AM
degree at Columbia University, He was an instructor
at both Bucknell and Columbia.
by Dr. Edgerton include: "The
as Udall," Notes and Queries, (Lon0; "Shakespeare and the 'Needle's
guage Notes. LXVI. 1951: "Nicholas
xes of Prohibited Books,” Journal of
nia Philology, LV, 1956; "The Cal:eenth-Century Printing.” Journal of
nic Philology, LIX, 1960.
Other recipients of honorary citations include Sara Ellen
Price, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Price, Alden—
the award in the Humanities and Social Sciences;
Christopher Herbert Loesch, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Christopher Loesch, Honesdale—the Dobson Medal in
Accounting; Robert Sallavanti, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Armando Sallavanti, Old Forge.—the Medal in Engineer
ing; Sebastian Thomas Amico, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Sebastian Amico, Pittston.—the award of the Pennsyl
vania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and
Arlene Rose Gallia, daughter of Anthony Gallia, Kings
ton—the Biological Research Award.
A veteran of World War II. Mr. Bresler served overseas
as economics officer in military government.
He is the author of many articles and book reviews which
have appeared, and still appear, in various magazines,
trade papers, The New York Times. New York Herald
Tribune and Commonweal.
Mr. Bresler is married to the former Blix Ruskay of New
York City. They have three children.
Ten honorary awards went to eight members of the
1961 graduating class with William John Davis inching
out his nearest competitor to win the distinction of being
the outstanding graduate of the year. William Fine
Raub and Judith Warnick Gavenas took the two Dean's
Cups. Raub also made Phi Beta Kappa and Mrs. Ga
venas was presented with the Chemistry Award.
On the lawn to the rear of Kirby Hall, just before the
traditional procession to Commencement, the award
winners took time out for photographs. Below, left to
right: Bill Davis, Arlene Gallia, Christopher Loesch,
Sarah Ellen Price. Judy Gavenas and Bill Raub. Sebas
tian Amico and Bob Sallavanti were not on hand when
the photograph was taken.
Bill is the son of William J. and the late Mrs. Davis,
Judy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Forty Fort.
unced two senior members of Wilkes
continue their professorial responsiiective departments in lieu of retirewever, relinquish their administrative
of their respective departments.
f
es embrace Professor Voris B. Hall,
lepartment; Dr. Frank J. J. Davies,
epartment; Dr. Daniel Detwiler, and
jetton.
joined Wilkes faculty in
iler who assumes not only
department, but who will
f the College with classes
William Warnick; Bill Raub is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Raub, Alden Station.
has acted in the capacity of sales manager for several
industrial enterprises operating on a national level, and
at one time was associated with Battle, VanTyne and
Fowler, attorneys at law, New York City.
1933. will
chairman
direct the
beginning
A'
tinue with the English department
s new chairman. Dr. Davies joined
ily, 1947.
ve of Woodbury, resides with his
i Meckes of Marlboro, New York,
en in Dallas. A graduate of Woodid Mercersburg Academy, the new
head received his AB degree at
and MS and PhD at Yale Uni-
MR. HARVEY J. BRESLER
4
Dr. Farley has announced the appointment of Harvey J.
Bresler to serve as Director of College Development. Mr.
Bresler assumed his duties April 15.
tten eight papers for scientific pub
ring four others. He is listed in
ence and Who's Who in the East.
The new director of College Development is a native of
Nev/ Fork and received degrees of AB and LLB at
Columbia University. He continued graduate work in
economics at Columbia University with New York Uni
versity serving as a graduate study base for courses in
marketing.
rn in Chestertown, New York and
gerton and their son at 150 South
ting from Elkins Park, (Pa.J High
I AB degree at University of Pennearned his MA degree there and
Mr. Bresler came to Wilkes College directly from W. B.
Donner Advertising Agency, New York, where he was
/ice President and Director of Marketing. Previously he
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�DR. STANKO AND NADA VUJICA REPORT
ON SEVEN MONTH VISIT TO PAKISTAN
Fresh from and refreshed by ten months of traveling on the highways and
by-ways of the world, Dr. and Mrs. Stanko Vujica returned to the campus in
time for Summer Session. Mrs. Vujica is Chief Librarian; her husband, the
chairman of the Department of Philosophy and Religion. They returned from
Pakistan, India.
In Lahore, West Pakistan, Dr. Vujica was attached to
Punjab University. Here he began his research in the
Department of Religous Studies. He also lectured at
various other colleges to graduate students.
The Vujicas left Wilkes-Barre August 12, 1960, under
sponsorship of a Fulbright Scholarship for research. They
flew by jet to Portugal where they visited some of the
Mediterranean countries, then continued to India where
research work occupied seven months.
In January, 1961, Pakistan President, Ayub Khan, opened
the Paskistani Philosophical Congress and Dr. Vujica
was one of the principal speakers. He had been ap
pointed a delegate of the United States and greeted the
Congress accordingly. Many countries, including Rus
sia, France, Germany and India, were represented, and
the Wilkes College faculty member found himself in
volved in a cold war, philosophical battle with the Soviet
delegate. The American ambassador in Karachi con
gratulated him on the way he defended our democratic
way of life.
Throughout India, Dr. Vujica appeared as guest lecturer
at the University of Punjab and the University of Dacca.
Both American and Pakistan journals have published his
articles; and there are more to come.
In the Vujica's Wilkes-Barre home, the head of the De
partment of Philosophy and Religion, told ALUMNUS
it was his interest in man's religions that drew him to
Pakistan, for here, in the heart of Asia where all re
ligions originated, was a fertile field for his search.
With India the cradle of religion, Hinduism presented
itself to the world travelers when they visited the modern
Birla Temple in Delhi. They witnessed too the burning
ghats on the riverbank of the Ganges in Benares, the
holy city; and spent many days visiting many of the
1,500 temples of Bhubaneswar which are dedicated to
fertility and love.
MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES VISITED
From Portugal the couple moved into Spain, Italy and
Greece before continuing to the Near East. Turkey,
Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon, which are predominantly
Muslim countries, were part of their itinerary. Here,
Nasserism appeared to be popular among Arab students
with whom the Wilkes educator held long discussions
concerning political and religious problems.
In Nepal and in northern India, Dr. Vujica saw Buddhism
at work, a religion which has all but disappeared in India,
yet is popular among Tibetan refugees. Here, Dr.
Vujica was granted an interview with the China Lama,
a representative of the renowned Dalai-Lama, and earned
friendship with Muslims, Hindus, Parsis and Sikhs.
In Lebanon, Mrs. Vujica "fell in love with” the beautiful
campus of the American University at Beiruth. The
university library, built recently, made a deep impression
upon her as she browsed through the book racks.
Much to their regret, the couple was unable to cross
over to Israel due to the vagaries of the Middle East
situation. So, on to Pakistan!
RETURN VIA PACIFIC
The Vujica s return trip by the way of the Pacific routed
them through the colorful and fascinating countries of
Southeast Asia. They arrived in Burma just as the threeday festival of the New Year was in full swing. The
elaborate Buddhist temples of Rangoon and Bangkok
left a lasting impression on the American visitors; also
the recently discovered ruins of Angkor Wat in Cam
bodia.
In sheer size and grandeur, there is nothing
like it in the world”, they both agreed.
Pakistan is an Islamic state of some 90 million people.
It was separated from India after World War II. Islam,
of course, is no new religion to the Vujicas as both were
born in Bosnia, a province of Yogoslavia where onefourth of the population is Muslim. As they walked the
dusty streets, the call to prayer chanted five times a day
by the muezzin from the minarets recalled vividly their
childhood days in Sarajevo—'as did the open markets
and veiled women.
(Continued on page 17)
16
(Continued from page 16)
in the religious ceremonies.
In Hong Kong as Dr. Vujica continued searching for
contact with Confucian and Thaoist scholars, Mrs. Vujica
joined the American tourists on a shopping spree.
From Japan the travelers hopped
lands, the link between Asia and 7.
raphy and culture. Here they wei
aloha welcome and enjoyed the I
these enchanting Pacific Islands,
home again!
During two delightful weeks in Japan, the Vujicas cen
tered their attention on the various Japanese religious
centers of Kyoto and Nara and their inumerable Shinto
and Buddhist shrines. One highlight of the Vujica sab
batical occurred in Tokyo when the couple were guests
of the highest Shinto priests. They were actively in
troduced to Shinto religious lore when they participated
When they touched the mainland <
faculty members purchased a car a
mainder of the trip on American h
Vujicas covered almost six thousai
KANARR GRANT MAKES POSSIBLE RE!
ON TUMOR REGRESSION IN MICE
Nauss, an air conditioner for main
at a level at which the mice will rem
lizers for instrument and equipmen
power supply unit which will deli1
current. Dr. Daniel Detwiler was <
ters concerning the electrical equipr
chases were made.
Throughout summer months, Stark Science Hall is the
scene of a biophysical study of tumor regression induced
in mice by an electrical current. The research, initiated
in December, 1960, is being conducted by Dr. Francis
J. Michelini, Chairman, Department of Biology, assisted
by student investigators Marshall E, Brooks, Bernard
H. Cohen and Thomas M. Saba. The research is made
possible under a grant by Mr. George Kanarr, Presi
dent, Kanarr Corporation, Kingston.
The transplanting technique was d
Nauss in March. This was done
tumor growing in a host mouse. T
purchased from the Jackson Meme
Bar Harbor, Maine. Subsequent
that mice of a particular strain hav<
order to get optimal and consisten
heterogeneous strain of laboratory
the preliminary experiments in whi
technique was perfected, but it wa
growth after the transplant was nol
stant rates in these unknown mice,
have inbred strains of homogeneous
the experiments to be conducted tl
special mice and the tumor hosts ar
actual treatment should begin short!
Before the study began, considerable library research
in the areas of tumor growth and transplanting had been
accomplished. Various items of equipment have been
acquired or constructed, two major techniques of tumor
transplantation have been demonstrated by Dr. Thomas
J. Nauss and successfully performed by the researchers,
and trial runs of the electrical apparatus have been made.
Among the equipment constructed is housing for addi
tional mice, various restraining devices, panels for mount
ing restrainers and the current control panel which per
mits simultaneous treatment of 27 mice, and electrodes
and accessory electrical apparatus necessary for the ex
periment.
The current control panel used at Johns Hopkins by Dr.
Humphrey was leased to V/ilkes College for a period
of one year for use in this series of experiments. This
acilitates accurate voltage and amperage control during
treatment. A sample restrainer was also sent to us by
the Johns Hopkins laboratory, but after careful study
new restrainers were designed which have proved far
more effective in controlling the movements of the mice
an in permitting more precise electrode contact with
t e tumor area. Twenty-seven of these new restrainers
were constructed by Plastic Arts Co., Wilkes-Barre, for
these experiments.
The transplanting involves sacrifici
with diethylether and then shaving tl
the skin around the tumor is incise
removed and placed in a solution of
acceptor mouse is shaved at the ba
tumor is sliced and then loaded in
hollow needle. The trocar was ins
area and pushed up into the region <
trocar inserts the tumor tissue subci
not injure any vital areas of the mot
implant of the tumor is intentionallv
site of the injection as possible. Th
Additional equipment acquired and being utilized in
chides: a variety of surgical instruments donated by Dr.
(Cont
17
�ANKO AND NADA VUJICA REPORT
VEN MONTH VISIT TO PAKISTAN
” | on the highways and
i from and refreshed by ten months of traveling
by-ways of the world, Dr. and Mrs. Stanko Vujica returned to the campus in
for Summer Session. Mrs. Vujica is Chief Librarian; her husband, the
drman of the Department of Philosophy and Religion. They returned from
(Continued from page 16)
in the religious ceremonies.
In Hong Kong as Dr. Vujica continued searching for
contact with Confucian and Thaoist scholars, Mrs. Vujica
joined the American tourists on a shopping spree.
From Japan the travelers hopped to the Hawaiian Is
lands, the link between Asia and America in both geog
raphy and culture. Here they were accorded a typical
aloha welcome and enjoyed the relaxed hospitality of
these enchanting Pacific Islands. Actually, they were
home again!
During two delightful weeks in Japan, the Vujicas cen
tered their attention on the various Japanese religious
centers of Kyoto and Nara and their inumerable Shinto
and Buddhist shrines. One highlight of the Vujica sab
batical occurred in Tokyo when the couple were guests
of the highest Shinto priests. They were actively in
troduced to Shinto religious lore when they participated
W’hen they touched the mainland at San Francisco, the
faculty members purchased a car and continued the re
mainder of the trip on American highways. In all, the
Vujicas covered almost six thousand miles.
Pakistan, India.
Wilkes-Barre August 12, 1960, under
?ulbright Scholarship for research. They
irtugal where they visited some of the
untries, then continued to India where
cupied seven months.
, Dr. Vujica appeared as guest lecturer
of Punjab and the University of Dacca,
id Pakistan journals have published his
: are more to come.
/ilkes-Barre home, the head of the De>sophy and Religion, told ALUMNUS
>t in man’s religions that drew him to
e, in the heart of Asia where all re, was a fertile field for his search.
In Lahore, West Pakistan, Dr. Vujica was attached to
Punjab University. Here he began his research in the
Department of Religous Studies. He also lectured at
various other colleges to graduate students.
KANARR GRANT MAKES POSSIBLE RESEARCH
ON TUMOR REGRESSION IN MICE
In January, 1961, Pakistan President, Ayub Khan, opened
the Paskistani Philosophical Congress and Dr. Vujica
was one of the principal speakers. He had been ap
pointed a delegate of the United States and greeted the
Congress accordingly. Many countries, including Rus
sia, France, Germany and India, were represented, and
the Wilkes College faculty member found himself in
volved in a cold war, philosophical battle with the Soviet
delegate. The American ambassador in Karachi con
gratulated him on the way he defended our democratic
way of life.
Throughout summer months. Stark Science Hall is the
scene of a biophysical study of tumor regression induced
in mice by an electrical current. The research, initiated
in December, 1960, is being conducted by Dr. Francis
J. Michelini, Chairman, Department of Biology, assisted
by student investigators Marshall E. Brooks, Bernard
H. Cohen and Thomas M. Saba. The research is made
possible under a grant by Mr. George Kanarr, Presi
dent, Kanarr Corporation, Kingston.
With India the cradle of religion, Hinduism presented
itself to the world travelers when they visited the modern
Birla Temple in Delhi. They witnessed too the burning
ghats on the riverbank of the Ganges in Benares, the
holy city; and spent many days visiting many of the
1,500 temples of Bhubaneswar which are dedicated to
fertility and love.
VNEAN COUNTRIES VISITED
le couple moved into Spain, Italy and
mtinuing to the Near East. Turkey,
id Lebanon, which are predominantly
, were part of their itinerary. Here,
ed to be popular among Arab students
vVilkes educator held long discussions
:al and religious problems.
In Nepal and in northern India, Dr. Vujica saw Buddhism
at work, a religion which has all but disappeared in India,
yet is popular among Tibetan refugees. Here, Dr.
Vujica was granted an interview with the China Lama,
a representative of the renowned Dalai-Lama, and earned
friendship with Muslims, Hindus, Parsis and Sikhs.
Vujica "fell in love with" the beautiful
American University at Beiruth. The
built recently, made a deep impression
browsed through the book racks.
:gret, the couple was unable to cross
e to the vagaries of the Middle East
to Pakistan!
RETURN VIA PACIFIC
The Vujica’s return trip by the way of the Pacific routed
them through the colorful and fascinating countries of
Southeast Asia. They arrived in Burma just as the threeday festival of the New Year was in full swing. The
elaborate Buddhist temples of Rangoon and Bangkok
left a lasting impression on the American visitors; also
the recently discovered ruins of Angkor Wat in Cam
bodia.
In sheer size and grandeur, there is nothing
like it in the world", they both agreed.
lamic state of some 90 million people,
rom India after World War II. Islam,
:w religion to the Vujicas as both were
i province of Yogoslavia where onedation is Muslim. As they walked the
call to prayer chanted five times a day
■om the minarets recalled vividly their
i Sarajevo—as did the open markets
(Continued on page 17)
16
Nauss, an air conditioner for maintaining temperatures
at a level at which the mice will remain active, two steri
lizers for instrument and equipment sterilization, and a
power supply unit which will deliver low power D.C.
current. Dr. Daniel Detwiler was consulted on all mat
ters concerning the electrical equipment before any pur
chases were made.
The transplanting technique was demonstrated by Dr.
Nauss in March. This was done using sarcoma 180
tumor growing in a host mouse. The tumor mice were
purchased from the Jackson Memorial Laboratories in
Bar Harbor, Maine. Subsequent experiments showed
that mice of a particular strain have to be purchased in
order to get optimal and consistent tumor growth. A
heterogeneous strain of laboratory mouse was used in
the preliminary experiments in which the transplanting
technique was perfected, but it was found that tumor
growth after the transplant was not maintained at con
stant rates in these unknown mice. It is necessary to
have inbred strains of homogeneous genetic makeup for
the experiments to be conducted this summer. These
special mice and the tumor hosts are now on order and
actual treatment should begin shortly.
Before the study began, considerable library research
in the areas of tumor growth and transplanting had been
accomplished. Various items of equipment have been
acquired or constructed, two major techniques of tumor
transplantation have been demonstrated by Dr. Thomas
J. Nauss and successfully performed by the researchers,
and trial runs of the electrical apparatus have been made.
Among the equipment constructed is housing for addi
tional mice, various restraining devices, panels for mount
ing restrainers and the current control panel which per
mits simultaneous treatment of 27 mice, and electrodes
and accessory electrical apparatus necessary for the ex
periment.
The current control panel used at Johns Hopkins by Dr.
Humphrey was leased to Wilkes College for a period
of one year for use in this series of experiments. This
facilitates accurate voltage and amperage control during
treatment. A sample restrainer was also sent to us by
the Johns Hopkins laboratory, but after careful study
new restrainers were designed which have proved far
more effective in controlling the movements of the mice
and in permitting more precise electrode contact with
the tumor area. Twenty-seven of these new restrainers
were constructed by Plastic Arts Co., Wilkes-Barre, for
these experiments.
The transplanting involves sacrificing the host animal
with diethylether and then shaving the tumor area. Then
the skin around the tumor is incised, and the tumor is
removed and placed in a solution of normal saline. The
acceptor mouse is shaved at the base of the tail. The
tumor is sliced and then loaded into a trocar, a long
hollow needle. The trocar was inserted in the shaved
area and pushed up into the region of the scapula. This
trocar inserts the tumor tissue subcutaneously and does
not injure any vital areas of the mouse. The site of the
implant of the tumor is intentionally kept as far from the
site of the injection as possible. This is to minimize the
Additional equipment acquired and being utilized in
eludes: a variety of surgical instruments donated by Dr.
(Continued on page 20)
17
�CAMPUS PERISCOPE (Continued from page 2)
T heory to
much to expect,
is the ;o.-'<.-. ; • •
April found Wilkes Symphonic Band entertaining at
Temple University in conjunction with an exchange pro
gram established with that institution. This marks the
first such musical exchange between the two institutions.
■
.
■
V
As the Class of
■i.
■
•
College a
during the four .ee— he
History to date piece;
being the greatest
form of the Cc'.tei..
football ar.d retCr.o.
On the Fourth Floor of Stark Hall, Radio Station
K3NOM keeps in touch with many other colleges on the
eastern seaboard. Contact is also made with "ham”
stations throughout the United States. Here. Kenneth
Krupinski and Bill Shukis are in conversation with.Nova
Scotia.
Cue n’ Curtain’s busy schedule reached its height in May
when it presented the "Duchess of Malfi”, an Elizabethan
tragedy, and the newly-formed Theatre Alumni Associa
tion presented its first production "Recollections in Three
Acts” in which former Cue 'n' Curtain members played
excerpts from college productions of undergraduate days.
If you were to ask anyone on the campus if "K3NO M"
meant anything to them, the chances are, you'd draw a
blank. Yet. the Wilkes College radio station, located
on the fourth floor of Stark Hall, answering to these call
letters, has been in operation since May of 1959. This
is when it was founded, with subsequent licensing by
the Federal Communications Commission in January of
1960.
"Travel in Style” was the title of this years campus
fashion show. T.D.R. and the Lettermen's Club com
bined forces to demonstrate what the best dressed college
students should wear.
Two Wilkes coeds have been selected as official
Mademoiselle campus representatives. Misses Maryann
Wilson and Nancy Tinkelpaugh have made appearances
in the Boston Store and travelled to New York with
the store buyers as representatives of the well-known
fashion magazine.
The Association of Women Students welcomed Mrs.
John Doane, Dean of V/omen, back on campus with a
tea held in McClintock Hall.
Amidst an Island of Paradise setting, Martha Menegus
was selected from eleven senior coeds to be crowned
Cinderella 1961. "Marty" is one of the few female
students to graduate with a major in accounting.
For the second year in succession Marvin Antinnes has
copped the title of "Athlete of the Year.” Marv is also
the first Colonel athlete to gain national recognition;—-in
March 1960 he entered and won the 177 class in the small
college NAIA competition.
Since then, members of the Wilkes Radio Club have
been in contact with “ham" stations in Nova Scotia,
Florida. Colorado, Texas. Oklahoma, the New England
states. Minnesota, Michigan, North Carolina, Wisconsin.
New York, New Jersey, Delaware and others too numer
ous to mention. Anyway, it gives you an idea of
K 3 N O M’s range.
The station is also in constant contact with stations on
the campuses of Lehigh, Fordham, New York University
and Carnegie Tech. All this with borrowed equipment
which includes a 60 watt transmitter, capable of trans
mitting up to 1,000 watts; a twenty-five foot antenna,
erected on the roof of Stark Hall, and two receivers.
And speaking of equipment, the Radio Club can use some
t ey can call their own. If you know of any that would
like a p
-----permanent
home, here is what is needed: relays,
telegraph
,
- keys.
■ microphones, miscellaneous wire and
earphones.
The Radio Club
comprises 12 active members, eleven of
whom are licensed. Dr. Daniel Detwiler is faculty ad-
The Forty Fort natsve
home where the
nt:
and medals. He is the first Ct
Athlete of the Year .Avar z. ■
Award, presented tv the Bee
Award which came to i. :v :
this enviable recognitic-. act
wrestling championships, one .ship, antj nvo runner-up trophie
Tourney.
The trophy shown in the cer.te:
awarded the stellar performer i
new record in intercollegiate v
The son of Mrs. Viola Antinr.e;
of Meyers High School in Sept
he will augment his faculty du:
�visor of the group and on his own time, teaches Radio
Theory to advanced amateur licensees. Perhaps it is too
much to expect, but it is entirely possible that K 3 N O M
is the forerunner of Wilkes College television.
April found Wilkes Symphonic Band entertaining at
Temple University in conjunction with an exchange pro
gram established with that institution. This marks the
first such musical exchange between the two institutions.
ISCOPE (Continued from page 2)
As the Class of 61 moved into the ranks of Wilkes
alumni, Marvin A. Antinnes of Forty Fort left with the
College a phenomenal record in intercollegiate athletics
during the four years he trod the paths of the campus.
History to date places him in the enviable position of
being the greatest athlete to don the blue and gold uni
form of the Colonels. Specifically, Marv excelled in
football and wrestling.
The Forty Fort native is shown in his Yeager Avenue
home where the livingroom mantle displays his trophies
and medals. He is the first Colonel athlete to win the
Athlete of the Year Award; the Outstanding Athlete
Award, presented by the Beacon, and the Gallagher
Award which came to him two years in succession. To
this enviable recognition, add medals for four MAC
wrestling championships, one NAIA wrestling championsh;p, and two runner-up trophies from the Wilkes Open
Tourney.
On the Fourth Floor of Stark Hall, Radio Station
K3NOM keeps in touch with many other colleges on the
eastern seaboard. Contact is also made with "ham
stations throughout the United States. Here, Kenneth
Krupinski and Bill Shukis are in conversation with.Nova
Scotia.
s busy schedule reached its height in May
:d the "Duchess of Malfi”, an Elizabethan
» newly-formed Theatre Alumni Associa:s first production "Recollections in Three
former Cue 'n' Curtain members played
illege productions of undergraduate days.
The trophy shown in the center of the photograph was
awarded the stellar performer last March for setting a
new record in intercollegiate wrestling competition.
The son of Mrs. Viola Antinnes, Marv joins the faculty
of Meyers High School in September. Quite naturally,
he will augment his faculty duties by coaching.
If you were to ask anyone on the campus if "K 3 N O M”
meant anything to them, the chances are, you’d draw a
blank. Yet. the Wilkes College radio station, located
on the fourth floor of Stark Hall, answering to these call
letters, has been in operation since May of 1959. This
is when it was founded, with subsequent licensing by
the Federal Communications Commission in January of
1960.
"Travel in Style" was the title of this year s campus
fashion show. T.D.R. and the Lettermen s Club com
bined forces to demonstrate what the best dressed college
students should wear.
Two Wilkes coeds have been selected as official
Mademoiselle campus representatives. Misses Maryann
Wilson and Nancy Tinkelpaugh have made appearances
in the Boston Store and travelled to New York with
the store buyers as representatives of the well-known
fashion magazine.
The Association of Women Students welcomed Mrs.
John Doane, Dean of Women, back on campus with a
tea held in McClintock Hall.
For the second year in succession Marvin Antinnes has
copped the title of "Athlete of the Year.” Marv is also
' i—in
the first Colonel athlete to gain ______
national;___
recognition'
in the small
March 1960 he entered and won the
t..- 177
... class
_ ________
college NAIA competition.
d of Paradise setting, Martha Menegus
am eleven senior coeds to be crowned
“Marty" is one of the few female
luate with a major in accounting.
18
Since then, members of the Wilkes Radio Club have
been in contact with “ham" stations in Nova Scotia,
Florida, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, the New England
states, Minnesota, Michigan, North Carolina, Wisconsin,
New York, New Jersey, Delaware and others too numer
ous to mention. Anyway, it gives you an idea of
K3NOM’s range.
The station is also in constant contact with stations on
the campuses of Lehigh, Fordham, New York University
and Carnegie Tech. All this with borrowed equipment
which includes a 60 watt transmitter, capable of trans
mitting up to 1,000 watts; a twenty-five foot antenna,
erected on the roof of Stark Hall, and two receivers.
And speaking of equipment, the Radio Club can use some
t ey can call their own. If you know of any that would
1 e a permanent home, here is what is needed: relays,
te e9raPh keys, microphones. miscellaneous wire and
earphones.
he Radio Club comprises 12 active members, eleven of
whom are licensed. Dr. Daniel Detwiler is faculty ad-
19
�accelerated. The mice will be subjected to six volts at
two milliamps for a total of two hours a day. The con
trols will not get any electrical current but will be sub
jected to all other experimental conditions, restraint,
electrode positioning, and so forth.
(Continued from page 18)
effect of any wound healing activity on the newly im
planted tumor. After the trocar is inserted, a solid steel
rod,—a cannula—is pushed through the trocar and forces
the tumor cells into the mouse. The trocar and the can
nula are then removed. The areas are then swabbed
with zepharin chloride, and throughout the entire opera
tion sterile conditions are maintained.
The groups in which tumor induction, or increased
growth, will be attempted will differ from the group in
which regression is being attempted only with respect
to the placing of the positive and negative electrodes
relative to the tumor mass. Treatment is tentatively
scheduled to last ten days after which time all animals
will be sacrificed and quantitative and histological studies
of the tumors will be made. In later experiments current
and voltage will be varied, as well as treatment time and
growth period. If time and results permit, these experi
ments may also be performed with various other tumors
to determine whether similar results, assuming the initial
experiments are successful, can be obtained with various
types of tumors.
Upon receipt of the mice, a series of experiments will
begin. Throughout the summer four or five series will
be run, each consisting of 27 mice. When the mice are
received and allowed a period of time to acclimate, trans
plants of the sarcom 180 will be made. After a 72 hour
growth period, the mice will be checked for tumor takes
and then randomly divided into three groups of nine
mice each. These three groups will constitute (1) the
controls, (2) the group in which the tumors will be in
hibited, and (3) the group in which the tumors will be
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October 20-21
Friday - October
20
7:30 p. m.
Dormitory Displays
9:00 p. m.
Open House
9:45 p. m.
Executive Alumni Council Meeting
Saturday - October
Campus
Crystal Ballroom
Hotel Sterling
Adams Room
Hotel Sterling
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2:00 p. m.
Football
Wilkes vs. Lycoming
6:30 p. m.
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9:00 p. m.
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AUTUMN
OCTOBER, 1961
�IN THIS ISSUE
Board
Admiral Harold R.
2
Arnaud C. Marts, I
ALUMNI CONSTITUTION REVISED
3
Andrew J. Sordoni,
COMMUNITY TO HONOR DR. FARLEY
4
OUTLINE OF GEOLOGY OF WYOMING VALLEY
5
AMONG PAKISTANI PHILOSOPHERS
6
ON RESEARCH AND IMAGES
7
WITH THE CLASSES
9
ALUMNI CHAPTERS
Charles H. Miner,
James P. Harris, Tr
Mrs. Paul Bed:
William Weir
Alumni Rf
Frank Bumsidi
Mrs. Charles I
William L. Cc
FALL SPORTS SHORTS
10
1961 ALUMNI CAMPAIGN
11
Samuel M. Da'
THEATER ALUMNI RAISES THE CURTAIN
14
Miss Annette 1
WILKES ALUMNUS APPOINTED DEAN
15
SWEET MEMORIES OF AN OLD TIMER
19
Mrs. Franck G
Eugene S. Farl
John FanHon. John S. I
Harry F. Goer
Joseph J. Kocy
Miss Mary R.
Joseph F. Lesti
Reuben H. Le’
Thomas F. M<
F. Ellsworth I
Hon. Frank L
Rev. Charles f
Joseph J. Savil
Alumni 1
Louis Shaffer
Mrs. Esther "V
Charles B. W
Aaron Weiss
THE STAFF
On The Cover
Officers of the Lettermen’s Club are pictured with
their advisor, Dean of Men, George Ralston, near
the south entrance of Chase Hall. L to R Donald
Eller, Dean Ralston, Rick Rees, Yorath Evans,
George Tensa, Erwin Guetig, and Brooke Yeager.
p
EDITOR
ASSISTANT EDITOR
SPORTS
ALUMNI NOTES
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
Gordon E. Roberts ’60
Kathleen O’Donnell
Arthur J. Hoover ’55
Felicia Perlick ’63
Elizabeth Kraft ’62
Euge
Alun
Gordon E. Rober
Wilkes College ALUMNUS is published quarterly for the
Wilkes College Aumni Association by the Wikes College
Alumni Office. Second class mailing privileges have been
authorized at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Subscription—$2.00.
Clayton A. Bloor
Russell H. Willi
Anita Janerich, S
Leonard Mulcahy
1
�IN THIS ISSUE
Board of Trustees
Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chairman
ALUMNI CHAPTERS
2
Arnaud C. Marts, First Vice-Chairman
ALUMNI CONSTITUTION REVISED
3
Andrew J. Sordoni, Second Vice-Chairman
COMMUNITY TO HONOR DR. FARLEY
4
Charles FL Miner, Jr., Secretary
James P. Harris, Treasurer
OUTLINE OF GEOLOGY OF WYOMING VALLEY
5
AMONG PAKISTANI PHILOSOPHERS
6
ON RESEARCH AND IMAGES
7
WITH THE CLASSES
9
Mrs. Paul Bedford
FALL SPORTS SHORTS
10
1961 ALUMNI CAMPAIGN
11
THEATER ALUMNI RAISES THE CURTAIN
14
WILKES ALUMNUS APPOINTED DEAN
15
William Weir Boyd
Alumni Representative
Frank Burnside
Mrs. Charles E. Clift
William L. Conyngham
Mrs. Franck G. Darte
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.
Miss Annette Evans
Eugene S. Farley
John Fan-
19
SWEET MEMORIES OF AN OLD TIMER
Hon. John S. Fine
Harry F. Goeringer
Joseph J. Kocyan, M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Joseph F. Lester
Reuben H. Levy
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Rev. Charles S. Roush
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representative
Louis Shaffer
Mrs. Esther Weckesser Walker
Charles B. Waller
Aaron Weiss
THE STAFF
On The Cover
Officers of the Lettermen’s Club are pictured with
their advisor, Dean of Men, George Ralston, near
the south entrance of Chase Hall. L to R Donald
Eller, Dean Ralston, Rick Rees, Yorath Evans,
George Tensa, Erwin Guetig, and Brooke Yeager.
President
EDITOR
ASSISTANT EDITOR
SPORTS
ALUMNI NOTES
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
Gordon E. Roberts ’60
Kathleen O’Donnell
Arthur J. Hoover ’55
Felicia Perlick *63
Elizabeth Kraft ’62
Eugene S. Farley
Alumni Officers
Gordon E. Roberts, Executive Secretary
Wilkes College ALUMNUS is published quarterly for the
Wilkes College Aumni Association by the Wikes College
Alumni Office. Second class mailing privileges have been
authorized at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Subscription—$2.00.
Clayton A. Bloomburg, President
Russell FI. Williams, Vice-President
Anita Janerich, Secretary
Leonard Mulcahy, Treasurer
1
�$5
HARRISBURG CHAPTER
1st row (I to r)
Raymond hitman, Ann Littman, Norma Linthi
cum, and George Watson
2nd row (1 to r)
Joan Beers, Paul Beers, Kay O’Donnell, ond Mil
dred Gittens.
3rd row (1 to r)
Ira Roden, Dorothy Roden, Richard Miedrich, Eu
gen Bradley, Doris Rauh, John Mask, and Gordon
E. Roberts.
ALUMNI
CONSTITUTION
REVISED
Alumni Chapters Meet
The Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Wil
kes-Barre Chapters of the Alumni As
sociation met recently to plan their
activities for the Fall and Winter
months, and to co-ordinate their acti
vities with the general program of the
Alumni Association.
First row (left to right):
Cathy Brominski, Mildred Gittens,
Jean Mulhall, Milly Butler, George
Ralston, Jane Rescorla, Mary A. Mattey, Mrs. Sylvia M. Lucchino and
Gayle Jacobson.
A constitution revision committee composed of Attorney Joseph J.
Savitz, ’48, Chairman; Leonard Mulcahy, 58, Attorney Harry
Hiscox, ’51, and Attorney Eugene Roth, 57, recently completed
revising the alumni constitution.
At a recent meeting of the Association, the revised constitution
was unanimously approved for adoption at the Annual Meeting
during Homecoming.
Alumni are asked to carefully read the revised constitution which
will be submitted for adoption during Homecoming.
R®
Article III
Article I
Second row (left to right)
Kay O’Donnell, Betsy Lloyd, Joseph
A. Margallis, Jr., Philip B. White,
William P. Lloyd, Roger A. Cease,
Ralph E. Rittenhouse, Frank Shepard,
Faith Edwards, Elizabeth Schwartz
and Susan Meister.
Meetings
Name and Purpose
1.
1.
This organization shall be called the Wilkes
College Alumni Association.
2.
Third row (left to right)
Robert F. Arney, Reese D. Jones, Dav
id B. Lucchino, Gerald J. Killian,
John T. Mulhall, Charles Butler, Gor
don Roberts and Bert Stein.
The purpose of this Association shall be to stim
ulate interest in the welfare of Wilkes College
and foster good fellowship among its graduates
quorum is 15.
2.
The President of the As
to call a special meetinc
3.
Chapters of the Associ;
Wyoming Valley, shall
designated by their me
4.
The Annual Meeting of
held during the Home
specific time and place
ficial correspondence.
5.
Procedure at any meet
shall be governed by th
"Robert’s Rules of Ord
and friends.
Article II
Membership
1.
Every person who has completed at least thirty
(30) semester hours at Wilkes College and has
terminated academic relations with the latter
institution is eligible for full membership.
2.
Every person who has completed at least thirty
(30) semester hours while Wilkes College was
known as Bucknell University Junior College is
accorded full membership.
3.
Irlt lo right: Dolores Cackotvskl, Mrs. Harry Hiscox,
Janerich, association secretary; Attorney Joseph J. Snvllz,
i vs
Willhn
le Roth, Mrs. Anicll. Second row':
Mech... -......................... ,............ I row:
Peter K. Williams, Younsu Koo,
4.
The Wilkes College 2s
meet at least bi-monthly
designated through offic
Article IV
Alumni Chapters
Members of each senior class at AVilkes College
are eligible for membership in the Wilkes
College Alumni Association upon graduation.
1.
Members of the Faculty, the Board of Trustees,
and the recipients of honorary degrees are exofficio members of the Wilkes College Alumni
Association.
Whenever ten (10) oi
Association meet beyon
ing distance of Wyomin
privilege to request the
retary of the Associatic
as a chapter.
3
�HARRISBURG CHAPTER
1st low U to r)
R.nniond l.itman. Ann Littman, Norma
Linthi
euni, and George Watson
2nd row (1 to r)
lean Beers. Paul Beers, Kay O’Donnell,
ond Mildnxl Gillens.
$id row U to r)
ha Roden, Dorothy Roden, Richard t.Miedrich, Eugen Bradley, Doris Raub. John Mask,•» and Gordon
E. Roberts.
ALUMNI
CONSTITUTION
REVISED
A. constitution revision committee composed of Attorney Joseph J.
Savitz,
» i H
’48, Chairman;
Leonard Mulcahy,
’58, Attorney Harry
Hiscox, ’51, and Attorney Eugene Roth, ’57, recently completed
revising the alumni constitution.
At a recent meeting of the Association, the revised constitution
was unanimously approved for adoption at the Annual Meeting
during Homecoming.
Alumni are asked to can•efully read the revised constitution which
will be submitted for adoption during Homecoming.
Article III
Article I
Meetings
Name and Purpose
1.
1.
This organization shall be called the Wilkes
College Alumni Association.
The purpose of this Association shall be to stim
ulate interest in the welfare of Wilkes College
and foster good fellowship among its graduates
quorum is 15.
2.
The President of the Association has the power
to call a special meeting when he desires.
3.
Chapters of the Association, located outside of
AVyoming Valley, shall meet at a time and place
and friends.
Article II
designated by their membership.
Membership
4.
Every person who has completed at least thirty
(30) semester hours at Wilkes College and has
terminated academic relations with the latter
institution is eligible for full membership.
'< ■V.:
'liltin'., Kathleen O’Donnell. Second row;
/ P.nkov/'.H, Je'/Je Roderick, Raymond Mech' '■
Bzccutive Alumni Secretary. Third row!
' ' t'f,:.
Kr'yunrwf.ki, Peter R. Williams, Younsu Koo,
Procedure at any meeting of this Association
shall be governed by the rules as laid down in
“Robert's Rules of Order."
Article IV
Alumni Chapters
Members of each senior class at Wilkes College
are eligible for membership in the Wilkes
College Alumni Association upon graduation.
' •
The Annual Meeting of the Association shall be
held during the Homecoming Weekend at a
specific time and place designated through of
ficial correspondence.
5.
Every person who has completed at least thirty
(30) semester hours while Wilkes College was
known as Bucknell University Junior College is
accorded full membership.
. ’ /
z
The Wilkes College Alumni Association will
meet at least bi-monthly at the time and place
designated through official correspondence. A
1.
Members of the Faculty, the Board of Trustees,
and the recipients of honorary degrees are exofficio members of the Wilkes College Alumni
Association.
3
Whenever ten (10) or more members of the
Association meet beyond a reasonable commut
ing distance of Wyoming Valley, it shall be their
privilege to request the Executive Alumni Sec
retary of the Association for official recognition
as a chapter.
�2.
nate the chairman of each s*
’■
sending
commit^.
These standing committees shall be
appointed
in
January and shall serve for one year.
(a) Program Committee
It is the function of this committee to 1
and promote social programs for eachP "
nual alumni meeting, and to coop^aJ"'
the planning and promotion of other so "l
events sponsored by the Association.
(b) Constitution Committee
It is the function of the committee to co sider and draft amendments to the C n
stitution,
n"
comply with the proChapterss are required to
of
the
Constitution.
visions g.
Article V
Officers and Elections
The Officers of this Association shall be a presi
1.
dent, vice-president, treasurer, recording secre
tary and executive alumni secretary. The alumni
secretary of Wilkes College shall be the execu
tive alumni secretary of the Association. The
officers of the Association, except the executive
alumni secretary, shall be elected for a term of
one year, commencing January 1 of the follow
ing year. No officer of the Association, except
the executive alumni secretary, shall serve in
the office for more than two successive years.
2. The treasurer is required to deposit all funds
of the Association in a depository designated by
the College Administration.
3. Vacancies in office, except the office of executive
alumni secretary, shall be filled by the Executive
Committee.
4. At the first Fall meeting of the Association, the
president, with the consent of the executive
committee, shall appoint a nominating commit
tee of five (5) members to select candidates for
the elective offices.
5. Election of officers shall be held at the Annual
Meeting of the Association following further
nominations from the floor.
6. The president and executive alumni secretary
of the Association are ex-officio members of all
committees.
(b)
2.
Membership Committee
It is the function of this committee to pro
mote greater interest in the Association
and to co-ordinate alumni and under
graduate activities.
Additional Committees
The Executive Committee may establish additional committees.
Article VIII
1.
Amendments
This Constitution may be amended at the An
nual Meeting of the Association by a two-thirds
(z'j) vote °f the members present and voting.
Proposed amendments shall be published prior
to the Annual Meeting.
Community, College and Alumni
To Honor Dr. Farley
Article VI
Executive Committee
On Saturday evening, November 11 in the Wilkes
Gymnasium, Dr. Eugene S. Farley, President of Wilkes
since 1936, will be honored at a testimonial dinner to
be given by friends, faculty, and alumni.
1. The Executive Committee of the Wilkes College
Alumni Association is hereby constituted to per
form general executive functions as well as the
specific duties herein set forth.
2. The Executive Committee shall be composed of
(a) The Officers of the Wilkes College Alumni
Association.
(b) The respective chairmen of the various
standing committees of the Association,
(c) One representative from each Chapter of
the Association.
3. The Executive Committee shall meet at such
times and places as the Committee shall de
termine.
4. A Quorum of five (5) shall be necessary to
transact business.
This testimonial brings sharply into focus the command
ing stature of a man who has worked unselfishly and
unstintingly for the College and the Community.
Dr. Farley came to Wilkes-Barre twenty-five years ago
to assume the presidency of Wilkes. What he has ac
complished both at the College and in the Community is
there for all to see: <evidence of the cooperative efforts
between College and Community in rebuilding the
economy of the area and in strengthening and extending
the program of education and research at the College.
Wilkes Alumni have benefited from this relationship,
and, in consequence, have done outstanding work in
graduate schools and have contributed constructive
leadership in their own communities.
To date hundreds of citizens of the Community have
made reservations for the forthcoming testimonial for
Dr. Farley.
Article VII
1.
AN OUTLINE OF
THE GEOLOGY
OF WYOMING VALLEY
Standing Committees
There shall be at least three (3) standing com
mittees, hereinafter named, of three (3) or more
members each, to be appointed by the President
of the Association with the consent of the officers
of the Association. The President shall desig-
All Alumni are advised that reservations at ?5.00 Per
person can be made either through the alumni office or
at the Annual Homecoming on October 20-21. Attorney
Joseph J. Savitz ’48, is Alumni Chairman for this event.
We hope you will make your reservations now!
4
Miss Judy Terry, who spent the 1961
summer session at Wilkes College an
worked with Dr. Charles Reif on some
geology problems, graciously consented
her work
to outline for us some of
G*---— in the
field of geology.
_ ”_J at; the University of
Miss Terry studied
Sydney in Australia
,—---- and is presently a
senior geology major at Barnard College,
Columbia University.
The Wyoming Valley, a classical area too often neglected by professional as well
as amateur geologists, affords many interesting examples of rock and depositional
features which are products of thousands of years of history in this region.
These folds of anthracite are not seen at the surface
because of later modifications in the Valley. An ancienl
stream once followed a course similar to the present one
of the Susquehanna in the rocks overlying the coal beds
As the climate became colder and great ice sheets mover
over the northern United States, glaciers and turbulen
meltwater streams loaded with sediments scoured ant
plucked at the pre-existing channel. The last Pleistocem
ice sheet, the Wisconsin, is believed to have been severa
thousand feet thick; it entered the Valley at an angle
as seen from the parallel striations an dscratches o
Wilkes-Barre Mountain, but after melting it probabl
changed direction and moved downstream, overdeepen
ing the old stream channel and cutting potholes later t
be filled with clay and gravel. Other evidence of th:
glacial phase of Valley history is the rolling terrai
called "knob and kettle” topography at the Fox Hi
Country Club in West Wyoming, the terraces ne;
Nanticoke, and various unsorted drift deposits now use
as supplies of sand and gravel. Even more interestir
are the potholes, the largest excavated one being tl
Archbald pothole, thirty-eight feet deep and varying
diameter from twenty-four to forty-two feet at the su
face. Meltwater streams, swirling pebbles, and sand a
believed to have drilled out the roughly circular holloSmaller examples of potholes are seen off the abandon
route 115 above the V.A. Hospital.
The canoe-shaped trough, reaching from Shickshinny
in Luzerne County to Forest City in Susquehanna Coun
ty, is known as a synclinal basin in the Northern An
thracite field. It is a finger of the folded Valley and
Ridge geomorphic province to the southwest (one of
twenty-five divisions of the United States, based on
rock types, topography, and glacial history), as contrast
ed with the high flat plateau of the Poconos to the east.
The accompanying cross section through Wilkes-Barre
indicates how the folded rocks form the Valley depres
sion. On either side of the Susquehanna flood plain, the
low-lying river-built valley floor, are mountains which
rim the Valley except where cut by the river at West
Pittston and Shickshinny. The outer mountain consists
of the buff-colored Pocono sandstone, a granular material
deposited in Carboniferous time about two million years
ago. Overlying this is the soft, red, sandy Mauch Chunk
shale, easily eroded to make a little valley between
Penobscot and Wilkes-Barre mountains. On top of this
is the hard quartzitic Pottsville conglomerate of Penn
sylvanian time, and above it are shales interbedded with
rich coal seams, the results of great folding, compressing
forces acting on soft organic material from the first
forests and swamps. The partly decayed vegetative
contents of these swamps were chemically changed and
pushed into deep synclines during a world-wide move
ment of tremendous importance in geological history,
the Appalachian Revolution at the close of the Paleozoic
era. Carbohydrates manufactured by plants using solar
energy thousands of years ago were converted to hydro
carbons in the form of anthracite; today this provides
heat and energy for domestic fuel and industry. The
theory of the botanical origin of coal is borne out by
leaf, stem, and tree trunk fossils found in carbonaceous
shales in the mines and around Nanticoke.
The final stage in this brief history of the region is t
deposition by the Susquehanna and its tributaries
alluvial material to build up a flood plain. This depo
tion continues today, although restricted somewhat
dikes in Forty Fort, Kingston, and Wilkes-Barre.
(Continued on page 1
5
�nate the chairman of each sfanding committee.
These standing committees shall be
January
yearP°lnte<^ *n
January and
and shall
shall serve
serve for
for one
one year.
I to comply with the proution.
(a)
s
.ssociation shall be a presiireasurer, recording secrejmni secretary. The alumni
College shall be the execuof the Association. The
ation, except the executive
11 be elected for a term of
g January 1 of the followof the Association, except
secretary, shall serve in
han two successive years,
uired to deposit all funds
a depository designated by
iration.
xcept the office of executive
11 be filled by the Executive
ting of the Association, the
consent of the executive
mint a nominating commit>ers to select candidates for
shall be held at the Annual
.sociation following further
le floor.
executive alumni secretary
ire ex-officio members of all
:e
mittee of the Wilkes College
is hereby constituted to perive functions as well as the
in set forth.
imittee shall be composed of
if the Wilkes College Alumni
re chairmen of the various
mittees of the Association,
tative from each Chapter of
n.
mmittee shall meet at such
as the Committee shall de-
(5) shall be necessary to
es
east three (3) standing comnamed, of three (3) or more
e appointed by the President
I'ith the consent of the officers
The President shall desig-
(b)
Program Committee
It is the function of this committee to ]
and promote social programs for eachP a”
nual alumni meeting, and to cooperate3"”
the planning and promotion of other socM
events sponsored by the Association. C'a
Constitution Committee
It is the function of the committee to con
sider and draft amendments to the Co
stitution.
Miss Judy Terry, who spent the 1961
summer session at Wilkes College and
AN OUTLINE OF
THE GEOLOGY
OF WYOMING VALLEY
(b)
2.
Membership Committee
It is the function of this committee to pro
mote greater interest in the Association
and to co-ordinate alumni and under
graduate activities.
Additional Committees
The Executive Committee may establish additional committees.
Article VIII
1.
Amendments
This Constitution may be amended at the An
nual Meeting of the Association by a two-thirds
(%) vote °f the members present and voting.
Proposed amendments shall be published prior
to the Annual Meeting.
Community, College and Alumni
To Honor Dr. Farley
On Saturday evening, November 11 in the Wilkes
Gymnasium, Dr. Eugene S. Farley, President of Wilkes
since 1936, will be honored at a testimonial dinner to
be given by friends, faculty, and alumni.
This testimonial brings sharply into focus the command
ing stature of a man who has worked unselfishly and
unstintingly for the College and the Community.
Dr. Farley came to kVilkes-Barre twenty-five years ago
to assume the presidency of Wilkes. What he has ac
complished both at the College and in the Community is
there for all to see: evidence of the cooperative efforts
between College and Community in rebuilding the
economy of the area and in strengthening and extending
the program of education and research at the College.
Wilkes Alumni have benefited from this relationship;
and, in consequence, have done outstanding work in
graduate schools and have contributed constructive
leadership in their own communities.
To date hundreds of citizens of the Community have
ma e reservations for the forthcoming testimonial for
Dr. Farley.
All Alumni are advised that reservations at $5.00 par
person can be made either through the alumni office or
at the Annual Homecoming on October 20-21. Attorney
Joseph J. Savitz 48, is Alumni Chairman for this event.
e ope you will make your reservations now!
worked with Dr. Charles Reif on some
geology problems, graciously consented
to outline for us some of her work in the
field of geology.
Miss Terry studied at the University of
Sydney in Australia and is presently a
senior geology major at Barnard College,
Columbia University.
The Wyoming Valley, a classical area too often neglected by professional as well
as amateur geologists, affords many interesting examples of rock and depositional
features which are products of thousands of years of history in this region.
The canoe-shaped trough, reaching from Shickshinny
in Luzerne County to Forest City in Susquehanna Coun
ty, is known as a synclinal basin in the Northern An
thracite field. It is a finger of the folded Valley and
Ridge geomorphic province to the southwest (one of
twenty-five divisions of the United States, based on
rock types, topography, and glacial history), as contrast
ed with the high flat plateau of the Poconos to the east.
The accompanying cross section through Wilkes-Barre
indicates how the folded rocks form the Valley depres
sion. On either side of the Susquehanna flood plain, the
low-lying river-built valley floor, are mountains which
rim the Valley except where cut by the river at West
Pittston and Shickshinny. The outer mountain consists
of the buff-colored Pocono sandstone, a granular material
deposited in Carboniferous time about two million years
ago. Overlying this is the soft, red, sandy Mauch Chunk
shale, easily eroded to make a little valley between
Penobscot and Wilkes-Barre mountains. On top of this
is the hard quartzitic Pottsville conglomerate of Penn
sylvanian time, and above it are shales interbedded with
rich coal seams, the results of great folding, compressing
forces acting on soft organic material from the first
forests and swamps. The partly decayed vegetative
contents of these swamps were chemically changed and
pushed into deep synclines during a world-wide move
ment of tremendous importance in geological history,
the Appalachian Revolution at the close of the Paleozoic
era. Carbohydrates manufactured by plants using solar
energy thousands of years ago were converted to hydro
carbons in the form of anthracite; today this provides
heat and energy for domestic fuel and industry. The
These folds of anthracite are not seen at the surface
because of later modifications in the Valley. An ancient
stream once followed a course similar to the present one
of the Susquehanna in the rocks overlying the coal beds.
As the climate became colder and great ice sheets moved
over the northern United States, glaciers and turbulent
meltwater streams loaded with sediments scoured and
plucked at the pre-existing channel. The last Pleistocene
ice sheet, the Wisconsin, is believed to have been several
thousand feet thick; it entered the Valley at an angle,
as seen from the parallel striations an dscratches on
Wilkes-Barre Mountain, but after melting it probably
changed direction and moved downstream, overdeepen
ing the old stream channel and cutting potholes later to
be filled with clay and gravel. Other evidence of this
glacial phase of Valley history is the rolling terrain
called "knob and kettle” topography at the Fox Hill
Country Club in West Wyoming, the terraces near
Nanticoke, and various unsorted drift deposits now used
as supplies of sand and gravel. Even more interesting
are the potholes, the largest excavated one being the
Archbald pothole, thirty-eight feet deep and varying in
diameter from twenty-four to forty-two feet at the sur
face. Meltwater streams, swirling pebbles, and sand are
believed to have drilled out the roughly circular hollow.
Smaller examples of potholes are seen off the abandoned
route 115 above the V.A. Hospital.
The final stage in this brief history of the region is the
deposition by the Susquehanna and its tributaries of
alluvial material to build up a flood plain. This deposi
tion continues today, although restricted somewhat by
�AMONG
PAKISTANI
PHILOSOPHERS
Herman L. Otto
Director
Community Research Center
Wilkes College
Pictured above are Dr. Dev and Dr. Vujica stand
ing in front of the residence of Dr. Dev in Dacca,
East Pakistan.
_____
/ born and educated in Europe and having
As an American teacher of philosophy
Asia studying Comparative Religion on a Fulbright research
spent a year in i
ilarship grant, I am naturally tempted to draw comparisons between
scholarship
grant, I
and cultures. Europe, America, Asia — modern technology has made them
continents a“one world”, but are the peoples who live in them one in thoughts,
the peoples who live in them one
feelings, and aspirations?
but by the poor quality of her
libraries and museums,
plumbing.
important,
The reactions of superficial visitors are not
in scholarly
however. What is important is that even
sharply contrast the
circles there is the
to may perhaps be for■ ■ —tendency
- • Kipling
■'East” and the "West”. T.'
■ i shall
frivolous remarks that the "twain
given for his L.
that his
understand is th
never meet.” What is harder to “experts” elevated to
crude remark has been by many
believe
If one were to
not
only
the status of a scientific axiom.
' are i
these experts, the 'East' and the V/est
■ though'
the
basic
different in cultural patterns, but in t—
of the two
,cr/ "logic"
and
processes. Furthermore, the very
"These people think
runs in different directions,
sometimes told.
feel differently," we are
n heartt and
mind, the human
The truth is that the human
sky aImd
- >n
the human soul are the same under every im-
“A journey through Asia," an American tourist on a
trip around the world told me in Calcutta, “is a prelude
to the trip to the moon. Everything is so different and
so terrible." The anthropologists have coined a phrase
to describe such a reaction. They call it “culture shock.
I think that the phrase is misleading, for what this tourist
was really shocked at was not the culture of Asia. First
of all, in his hurried schedule, flying from one city to
another, he hardly got a glimpse of Asia's culture. Had
he had the time and opportunity to be exposed to it he
would have found it fascinating and he would have
been pleased, not shocked.
What does shock the average Western visitor is not
Asian culture but its low standard of living. It is very
easy for an American to confuse culture with economics.
He experiences the same kind of shock On a visit to
Mexico, Spain. Southern Italy or Eastern Europe. Even
the Frenchmen often resent the American propensity to
judge France not by the high quality of her monuments,
every climate.
6
undeniably PlaYs a”
Environment i------20)
(Continued on Pa^e
One of the functions of the Community Research Center at Wilkes College is to co
ordinate efforts of local organizations concerned with the economic rehabilitation
of the Wyoming Valley area. The success or failure of the work of these
organizations can be determined largely by the favorable or unfavorable impres
sions which people outside the area have about conditions here.
One such unfavorable “image” which came to the attention of the Community
Research Center last February was a word portrait of Wilkes-Barre as a
crime-ridden area.
A New York columnist writing under a Wilkes-Barre
dateline told a story that would lead the reader to believe
that Wilkes-Barre is the heart of gangster-land of our
country, that it is unsafe to allow children outside the
home after dark, that most elements of our society are
deeply involved in crime, and that this is an accepted
way of life in Greater Wilkes-Barre. The title of the
article was "Crime Rides High in the Wild Northeast.”
This prompted your Community Research Center at
Wilkes College to look into the matter of crime facts
and figures.
The Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton Metropolitan Area
third lowest crime rate among the 182 metropolii
of the United States.
The Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton Metropolitan Area
lowest crime rate among the twelve metropolitan
Pennsylvania.
This enviable position is bassed upon the nt
criminal offenses of all defined types per 100,01
lation.
It was soon determined that the most reliable uniform
crime statistics are maintained by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation in a cooperative program with local police
departments throughout the country. Summary statistics
are released annually by the Bureau in a publication
entitled "Uniform Crime Reports."
In each of the seven defined categories of crin
make up total offenses, the Wilkes-Barre-Hazle
is in the lowest quartile among the 182 metropolit
The results of this report received wide publicitwere sent to the New York newspapers, and wei
in the Congressional Record by Congressma:
This, however, is far from sufficient in getting tf
"image” of our area over to people outside th
ming Valley. For this reason, the College d
inform fully its alumni concerning the import
elusions of this report.
These reports were begun thirty years ago. They have
been constantly refined and improved. They are check
ed by FBI officers throughout the country. They are
recognized as the most reliable comparable crime statis
tics maintained in our country. An analysis of the rate
of crime in terms of total offenses, and in terms of each
of the seven categories of crime, for 182 major city areas
in the United States showed some rather startling and
happy results for Wilkes-Barre.
Wilkes alumni can take pride in the fact that t
munity Research Center is helping to project a
and positive "image" of the Wyoming Valley.
7
�ON RESEARCH
AND
IMAGES
Herman L. Otto
Director
Community Research Center
Wilkes College
S
One of the functions of the Community Research Center at Wilkes College is to co
ordinate efforts of local organizations concerned with the economic rehabilitation
of the Wyoming Valley area. The success or failure of the work of these
organizations can be determined largely by the favorable or unfavorable impres
sions which people outside the area have about conditions here.
One such unfavorable “image” which came to the attention of the Community
Research Center last February was a word portrait of Wilkes-Barre as a
Pictured above are Dr. Dev and Dr. Vujica stand
ing in front of the residence of Dr. Dev in Dacca,
East Pakistan.
crime-ridden area.
er of philosophy born and educated in Europe and having
i studying Comparative Religion on a Fulbright research
it, I am naturally tempted to draw comparisons between
s. Europe, America, Asia — modern technology has made them
thoughts.
1", but are the peoples who live in them one in thoughts,
dons?
libraries and museums, but by the poor quality of her
plumbing.
The reactions of superficial visitors are not important,
however. What is important is that even in scholarly
■ -~t the
circles there is the tendency to sharply contrast
East" and the "West". Kipling may perhaps be for
■ i shall
given for his frivolous remarks that the twain
his
never meet." What is harder to understand is; that
t..
crude remark has been by many "experts elevatedI to
the status of a scientific axiom. If one were to□ believe
bs-'‘
these experts, the 'East' and the ‘West’ are 1not only
different in cultural patterns, but in the basic: thought
processes. Furthermore, the very "logic” <of' the two
think and
runs in different directions. ‘‘These people
feel differently," we are sometimes told.
The truth is that the human mind, the human heartt and
and
the human soul are the same under every sky *•
— >n
every climate. Environment undeniably plays an 'rn~
rican tourist on a
cutta. "is a prelude
is so different and
ve coined a phrase
1 it "culture shock."
or what this tourist
Iture of Asia. First
g from one city to
Asia's culture. Had
be exposed to it he
rd he would have
stern visitor is not
f living. It is very
ure with economics,
hock on a visit to
;tern Europe. Even
irican propensity to
' of her monuments.
(Continued on paQe
6
20)
A New York columnist writing under a Wilkes-Barre
dateline told a story that would lead the reader to believe
that Wilkes-Barre is the heart of gangster-land of our
country, that it is unsafe to allow children outside the
home after dark, that most elements of our society are
deeply involved in crime, and that this is an accepted
way of life in Greater Wilkes-Barre. The title of the
article was "Crime Rides High in the Wild Northeast.”
This prompted your Community Research Center at
Wilkes College to look into the matter of crime facts
and figures.
The Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton Metropolitan Area has the
third lowest crime rate among the 182 metropolitan areas
of the United States.
The Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton Metropolitan Area has the
lowest crime rate among the twelve metropolitan areas of
Pennsylvania.
This enviable position is bassed upon the number of
criminal offenses of all defined types per 100,000 popu
lation.
It was soon determined that the most reliable uniform
crime statistics are maintained by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation in a cooperative program with local police
departments throughout the country. Summary statistics
are released annually by the Bureau in a publication
entitled "Uniform Crime Reports.”
In each of the seven defined categories of crime which
make up total offenses, the Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton Area
is in the lowest quartile among the 182 metropolitan areas.
The results of this report received wide publicity locally,
were sent to the New York newspapers, and were placed
in the Congressional Record by Congressman Flood.
This, however, is far from sufficient in getting the proper
"image" of our area over to people outside the Wyo
ming Valley. For this reason, the College desires to
inform fully its alumni concerning the important con
clusions of this report.
These reports were begun thirty years ago. They have
been constantly refined and improved. They are check
ed by FBI officers throughout the country. They are
recognized as the most reliable comparable crime statis
tics maintained in our country. An analysis of the rate
of crime in terms of total offenses, and in terms of each
of the seven categories of crime, for 182 major city areas
in the United States showed some rather startling and
happy results for Wilkes-Barre.
Wilkes alumni can take pride in the fact that the Com
munity Research Center is helping to project a truthful
and positive "image" of the Wyoming Valley.
7
�Compared with 51 Standard Metropolitan Areas
RELATIVE CRIME RATES
WILKES-BARRE-HAZLETON STANDARD
in
WITH THE CLASSES
Northeastern United States
METROPOLITAN AREA
3rd lowest in total offenses
The Federal Bureau of Investigation in cooperation with
some 7,000 law enforcement agencies throughout the
country maintains a system of Uniform Crime Reports.
These reports, begun thirty years ago, have been con
stantly refined and improved. They are recognized as
tied for lowest in murder and non-negligent manslaughter
18th lowest in forcible rape
MASON W. BALDWIN of Sarasota, Florida was producer and di
rector of the 1961 preliminary pro
grams of the Miss Florida Pageant
on June 22 and 23. He is also man
ager of the Municipal Auditorium
in Sarasota.
lowest in robbery
10th lowest in aggravated assault
the most complete, uniform and reliable crime statistics
3rd lowest in burglary
available on a nationwide basis.
7th lowest in larceny of $50 or over
The purpose of this brief analysis is to compare the rate
of incidence of crime in the Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton Area
with other standard metropolitan areas of the United
States, of 14 Northeastern States and with Pennsylvania.
Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton's relative position as to the rate
6th lowest in auto theft
Compared with 12 Standard Metropolitan Areas in
Pennsylvania
lowest in total offenses
lowest in murder and non-negligent manslaughter
Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton ’s Rate of Incidence of Crime
Compared with 182 Metropolitan Areas of United States
4th lowest in forcible rape
3rd lowest in total offenses
4th lowest in aggravated assault
tie for lowest in murder and non-negligent manslaughter
lowest in burglary
43rd lowest in forcible rape
5th lowest in larceny of $50 or over
2nd lowest in robbery
3rd lowest in auto theft
lowest in robbery
’49
16th lowest in aggravated assault
4th lowest in burglary
All data in this report are extracted from Uniform Crime
9th lowest in larceny
Reports - 1959 issued by the Federal Bureau of Investi
6th lowest in auto theft
gation on September 16, 1960.
Mrs. Murray Rothman (LAURA J.
SCHLEICHER), her husband and
four children are residents of 23
Grassy Lane, Milford, Connecticut.
Laura and her husband own and
operate South Hills in Canaan, New
York, a camp for the severely re
tarded child to young adult.
’50
FOR THE STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREAS OF PENNSYLVANIA
Crime Rate Per 100,000 Population by Crime Classification
Population
1960
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
490,723
136,026
246,459
342,039
Altoona
Erie
Harrisburg
Johnstown
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Reading
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton
York
UNITED STATES
279,603
272,899
4,289,194
2,395,249
273,012
232,702
345,952
236,723
177,709,512
Source: Uniform Crime Reports - 1959
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Released September 16, 1960
Murder 6 nonnegligent
Forcible Robmanslaughter Rape
bery
Total
Offenses
344.4
346.3
2.0
1.5
0.8
2.0
2.5
1.5
3.7
2.7
2.2
629.3
440.3
348.7
321.7
927.4
828.1
413.5
453.4
0.4
296.6
0.3
1.7
457.1
896.0
4.8
2.0
3.7
3.2
2.3
2.5
3.3
17.6
7.4
2.2
4.7
3.2
3.0
8.3
Aggra
vated
Assault
8.8
8.2
8.1
10.3
16.2
20.2
11.1
9.2
57.1
43.8
30.8
15.2
5.0
20.2
7.3
9.0
2.6
25.3
40.3
120.2
34.4
4.8
6.4
7.8
21.5
67.3
Burg
lary
Larceny
of $50
S over
99.8
51.8
80.9
140.8
99.1
69.9
71.5
68.0
39.6
142.3
197.3
179.4
337.6
231.6
74.4
62.5
188.1
179.2
401.4
380.2
211.7
196.8
153.8
240.4
385.9
Auto
Theft
68.9
185.1
165.5
103.3
90.2
74.6
87.0
227.0
194.2
82.0
145.7
54.3
78.2
162.3
COMMUNITY RESEARCH CENTER
WILKES COLLEGE
WILKES-BARRE, PENNA.
HERMAN OTTO, Director
8
tell Street, Easton for the practice
of dentistry. For the past four years
Dr. Byorick has been practicing
dentistry in Philadelphia. Dr. and
Mrs. Byorick and daughter are liv
ing at the Cattell Street address.
JOSEPH B. SCHLEICHER has re
ceived the Doctor of Philosophy de
gree from Kansas State University.
His dissertation was "The Immu
nological Detection of Insect Infes
tation in Wheat and Physical
Characterization of the Extracted
Insect Proteins.”
Mrs. Fred Bernard
(SHIRLEY
SALSBURG) is the managing edi
tor of Modern Romances magazine,
published by the Dell Publishing
Company, New York. Shirley and
her husband reside at 315 East 68th
Street, New York City.
’52
CRIME RATES PER 100,000 POPULATION - 1959
Standard
Metropolitan Area
Pennsylvania
DR. STANLEY R. BYORICK re
cently opened an office at 321 Cat-
’51
’48
RAYMOND B. SMITH recently
received the Master of Science de
gree in Education from Southern
Illinois University. Mr. and Mrs.
Smith (BEVERLY J. BROADT,
’47) live at 412 South Washington
Street, Jerseyville, Illinois.
of incidence of crime per 100,000 population speaks very
favorably for itself.
’36
DR. GEORGE E. HUDOCK has
been appointed senior resident clini
cal pathologist at Harrisburg Hos
pital. He interned and did residence
work in pathologic anatomy at
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Dr.
Hudock will reside with his wife
and daughter at 2737 Green Street,
Harrisburg.
JOHN B. SCUREMAN has been
appointed district manager for Ger
ber Products Company in the Pitts
burgh sales district.
In his new
position, Mr. Scureman will be re
sponsible for Gerber Baby Food
sales in Western Pennsylvania and
the West Virginia area.
The Fourth
headquarters
Naval District with
in Philadelphia an
nounces
that
Lt.
Commander
GEORGE F. ERMEL has been ap
pointed the commanding officer of
Mobilization Team Division 4-8.
George, a resident of Kingston,
works in the College library.
JOHN J. PALSHA of Neptune City,
New Jersey is the new administra
tive principal at Lakehurst Elemen
tary School.
John was assistant
principal in the Bradley Beach sys
tem where he taught for nine years.
He holds BA and MS degrees, and
specialized in
mathematics
and
science.
DR. JOSEPH J. STUCCIO receiv
ed an MS in urology at the 75th
Annual Commencement of Temple
University in Philadelphia.
Dr.
Stuccio received an MD from
Hahnemann Medical College in
1956. He interned at Abington Me
morial Hospital in Abington, Penn
sylvania and also had one year of
general surgical residency at the
same institution. For the past three
years he has been a urology resi
dent at Temple University Hospital.
On July 1, he began the practice of
medicine, specializing in urology, at
293 South Franklin Street, WilkesBarre.
9
PAUL J. DELN
Master of Scienc
ical Engineering
sity of Rochester
’53
DR. IRVIN S. S
structor of microl
tor of the Diagn
Laboratory at the
cine, State Univer
City, Iowa. He n
Street, Iowa City
two daughters.
KENNETH J. A
Radcliffe Boulev;
New York is the r
ufacturing researc
IBM in Endicott,
EUGENE S. MA
system analyst in
System and Equif
of the Phelps- Di
in New York City
PAUL B. BEERS
for the Patriot
Harrisburg, was |
two prizes by t
Newspaper Publis
Mrs. Beers, the
SHOEMAKER, C
six weeks this sun
University under a
Fellowship for I
selors. Joan is th
selor in the Lowe
School.
ELLEN J. HOPPI
Crossing, Pennsyh
ceived a Master <
gree in Counselin
from Temple Univ
’54
LEON A. LEVII
pointed administra
the chief of the A
Exchange in Wies
Leon has been as:
Air Force Exchan;
ber of last year v
in New York City
(Continu
�Compared with 51 Standard Metropolitan Areas in
iIE RATES
-HAZLETON STANDARD
Northeastern United States
WITH THE CLASSES
AREA
3rd lowest in total offenses
u of Investigation in cooperation with
tied for lowest in murder and non-negligent manslaughter
18th lowest in forcible rape
•nforcement agencies throughout the
a system of Uniform Crime Reports,
un thirty years ago, have been conl improved. They are recognized as
lowest in robbery
10th lowest in aggravated assault
uniform and reliable crime statistics
3rd lowest in burglary
ionwide basis.
7th lowest in larceny of $50 or over
; brief analysis is to compare the rate
le in the Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton Area
d metropolitan areas of the United
6th lowest in auto theft
Compared with 12 Standard Metropolitan Areas in
eastern States and with Pennsylvania,
eton's relative position as to the rate
te per 100,000 population speaks very
Pennsylvania
lowest in murder and non-negligent manslaughter
4th lowest in forcible rape
Eton's Rate of Incidence of Crime
! Metropolitan Areas of United States
lowest in robbery
4th lowest in aggravated assault
offenses
lowest in burglary
irder and non-negligent manslaughter
3rd lowest in auto theft
ravated assault
All data in this report are extracted from Uniform Crime
lary
Reports - 1959 issued by the Federal Bureau of Investi
gation on September 16, I960.
left
’50
DARD METROPOLITAN AREAS OF PENNSYLVANIA
Crime Rate Per 100,000 Population by Crime Classification
n-Easton
ton
Total
Oileases
490,723
136,026
246,459
342,039
279,603
272,899
4,289,194
2,395,249
273,012
232,702
345,952
236,723
177,709,512
344.4
me Reports - 1959
7cstigation
6,1960
Murder & nonnegligent
Forcible Rob
manslaughter Rape
bery
2.0
1.5
0.8
2.0
2.5
1.5
3.7
2.7
2.2
0.4
0.3
1.7
4.8
346.3
629.3
440.3
348.7
321.7
927.4
828.1
413.5
453.4
296.6
457.1
896.0
2.0
3.7
3.2
2.3
2.5
3.3
17.6
7.4
2.2
4.7
3.2
3.0
8.3
8.8
8.1
16.2
20.2
11.1
9.2
57.1
43.8
7.3
9.0
2.6
25.3
40.3
Aggra
vated
Assault
8.2
10.3
30.8
15.2
5.0
20.2
120.2
34.4
4.8
6.4
7.8
21.5
67.3
Burg
lary
197.3
179.4
337.6
231.6
188.1
179.2
401.4
380.2
211.7
196.8
153.8
240.4
385.9
Larceny
of $50
& over
Auto
Theft
74.4
62.5
99.8
99.1
71.5
68.9
185.1
165.5
103.3
90.2
74.6
87.0
227.0
51.8
80.9
140.8
69.9
68.0
39.6
142.3
194.2
82.0
145.7
54.3
78.2
162.3
COMMUNITY RESEARCH CENTER
WILKES COLLEGE
WILKES-BARRE, PENNA.
8
Mrs. Murray Rothman (LAURA J.
SCHLEICHER), her husband and
four children are residents of 23
Grassy Lane, Milford, Connecticut.
Laura and her husband own and
operate South Hills in Canaan, Nev/
York, a camp for the severely re
tarded child to young adult.
DR. STANLEY R. BYORICK re
cently opened an office at 321 Cattell Street, Easton for the practice
of dentistry. For the past four years
Dr. Byorick has been practicing
dentistry in Philadelphia. Dr. and
Mrs. Byorick and daughter are liv
ing at the Cattell Street address.
’51
JOSEPH B. SCHLEICHER has re
ceived the Doctor of Philosophy de
gree from Kansas State University.
His dissertation was “The Immu
nological Detection of Insect Infes
tation in Wheat and Physical
Characterization of the Extracted
Insect Proteins."
Mrs. Fred Bernard (SHIRLEY
SALSBURG) is the managing edi
tor of Modern Romances magazine,
published by the Dell Publishing
Company, New York. Shirley and
her husband reside at 315 East 68th
Street, New York City.
’52
CRIME RATES PER 100,000 POPULATION - 1959
Population
1960
’48
’49
5th lowest in larceny of $50 or over
Die rape
MASON W. BALDWIN of Sara
sota, Florida was producer and di
rector of the 1961 preliminary pro
grams of the Miss Florida Pageant
on June 22 and 23. He is also man
ager of the Municipal Auditorium
in Sarasota.
RAYMOND B. SMITH recently
received the Master of Science de
gree in Education from Southern
Illinois University. Mr. and Mrs.
Smith (BEVERLY J. BROADT,
’47) live at 412 South Washington
Street, Jerseyville, Illinois.
lowest in total offenses
f.
’36
HERMAN OTTO, Director
DR. GEORGE E. HUDOCK has
been appointed senior resident clini
cal pathologist at Harrisburg Hos
pital. He interned and did residence
work in pathologic anatomy at
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Dr.
Hudock will reside with his wife
and daughter at 2737 Green Street,
Harrisburg.
JOHN B. SCUREMAN has been
appointed district manager for Ger
ber Products Company in the Pitts
burgh sales district.
In his new
position, Mr. Scureman will be re
sponsible for Gerber Baby Food
sales in Western Pennsylvania and
the West Virginia area.
The Fourth Naval District with
headquarters in Philadelphia an
nounces
that
Lt.
Commander
GEORGE F. ERMEL has been ap
pointed the commanding officer of
Mobilization Team Division 4-8.
George, a resident of Kingston,
works in the College library.
JOHN J. PALSHA of Neptune City,
New Jersey is the new administra
tive principal at Lakehurst Elemen
tary School.
John was assistant
principal in the Bradley Beach sys
tem where he taught for nine years.
He holds BA and MS degrees, and
specialized
in
mathematics and
science.
DR. JOSEPH J. STUCCIO receiv
ed an MS in urology at the 75th
Annual Commencement of Temple
University in Philadelphia.
Dr.
Stuccio received an MD from
Hahnemann Medical College in
1956. He
r interned at Abington
" „ ■ ' Memorial Hospital in Abington, Penn
sylvania and also had one year of
general surgical residency at the
same institution. For the past three
years he has been a urology resi
dent at Temple University Hospital.
On July 1, he began the practice of
medicine, specializing in urology, at
293 South Franklin Street, WilkesBarre.
9
PAUL J. DELMORE received the
Master of Science degree in Chem
ical Engineering from the Univer
sity of Rochester in June.
DR. IRVIN S. SNYDER is an in
structor of microbiology and Direc
tor of the Diagnostic Bacteriology
Laboratory at the College of Medi
cine, State University of Iowa, Iowa
City, Iowa. He resides at 700 Streb
Street, Iowa City with his wife and
two daughters.
KENNETH J. VARKER of 4601
Radcliffe Boulevard, Binghamton,
New York is the manager of a man
ufacturing research department for
IBM in Endicott, New York.
EUGENE S. MASON is an office
system analyst in the Survey-Office
System and Equipment department
of the Phelps- Dodge Corporation
in New York City.
PAUL B. BEERS, a news reporter
for the Patriot Evenings News,
Harrisburg, was recently awarded
two prizes by the Pennsylvania
Newspaper Publishers Association.
Mrs. Beers, the former JOAN
SHOEMAKER, Class of ’56, spent
six weeks this summer at Syracuse
University under a General Electric
Fellowship for Guidance Coun
selors. Joan is the guidance coun
selor in the Lower Dauphin High
School.
ELLEN J. HOPPE of Washington
Crossing, Pennsylvania recently re
ceived a Master of Education de
gree in Counseling and Guidance
from Temple University.
54
LEON A. LEVIN has been ap
pointed administrative assistant to
the chief of the Air Force Europe
Exchange in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Leon has been associated with the
Air Force Exchange since Novem
ber of last year with headquarters
in New York City.
(Continued on page 16)
�1961 ANNUAL ALUMNI CAMPAIGN
Four hundred
and
nineteen
alt
$9,317.20 as their share in the 1
for scholarships and the Gradual
John Gardner skirts right
Wilkes halfback
hal
J.ng four Moravian players.
end eludinj
, gets
"
Colonel
___ quarterback,
quart,
“Ted” Travis-Bey,
against onrushing Moravian
set to pass agaii
defense.
. Quarterback
yardage.
Ted
The total amount contributed b
encouraging, but the percentage ol
disappointing. In last year's 1960
ment Program, five hundred and 1
tributed $9,561.03. As you can
tributed has remained very dost
but we have had a drop in parti
Bey picks up additional
FALL SPORT SHOTS
I
The average gift this year is $22
Just one year ago I went out on a limb as far as I could
possibly go—and with the exception of my prediction for
of former outstanding gridder, Marv Antinnes, who will
work primarily with the backfield.
With all these
another MAC wrestling championship, I was as wrong
as Gallup was in 1948. And so, dear Alums, I have
encouraging innovations, plus thirteen seasoned lettermen and some promising freshmen, the winless days of
old may be transformed into winning ways.
commissioned Bill Jervis and his cooperative crew to
bury my star-gazing equipment somewhere beneath the
bed of the Susquehanna River, In fact. I have failed
so miserably as a predictor that I won't even stress the
point that the prospects for the Wilkes footballers this
The soccermen of Jim Ferris face a 10-game schedule
with home contests against Susquehanna, Rider, Hofstra,
Muhlenberg, and East Stroudsburg. Road contests will
pit the hooters against Wagner. Lafayette, Gettysburg,
Lycoming, and Stevens.
Ten returning lettermen are
expected to bolster the team's hopes for a winning season.
Again, as in the past, your attendance at any of the fall
athletic events is eagerly anticipated. Remember, too,
that your new Alumni Association Membership Cards
entitle you to free admission at all home athletic events
except Homecoming.
season are very optimistic.
Compared with last season’s nine-game schedule, the
Colonel gridders will currently play seven games open
ing with Moravian at home on September 30. Other
home games will be played on October 21 and November
4. The homecoming contest with Lycoming on October
21 will be part of a soccer-football double header. Coach
Jim Ferris' hooters entertain the Hofstra Flying Dutch
men at 10 a.m. and the Colonels and Warriors will tangle
at 2 p.m. The home finale with the Red Devils of Dickin
son on November 4 will mark the final football game
between the two schools.
WILKES COLLEGE FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
1961 FOOTBALL
Date
Road trips for the Colonels will take them to P.M.C. in
Chester on October 7; Ursinus in Collegeville on October
14; Haverford in Haverford on November 11; and Sus
quehanna in Selinsgrove on Saturday night, November
18. All home games in football and soccer, by the way,
will be played on the new athletic field—formerly Artil
lery Park.
Sat., Sept.
30
Sat., Oct.
7
Opponent
Place
Time
P.M.C.
Away
1:30p.m.
Moravian
Home
2:00p.m.
Away
2:00p.m.
Sat., Oct.
14
Ursinus
Sat., Oct.
21
Lycoming (H'coming) Home 2:00 p.m.
Sat., Nov.
4
Dickinson
Home
Sat., Nov.
11
Haverford
Away
1:30p.m.
Sat., Nov.
18
Susquehanna
Away
8:00p.m.
2:00p.m.
All Home Events—Wilkes College Athletic Field
In addition to the new playing field and modern club
house. the football team will benefit from the experience
ALUMNI SEEK PUBLIC OFFICES
Two Wilkes College Alumni are running for high public
offices in the forthcoming Luzerne County elections.
REMEMBER . .
Homecoming Weekend
You must be proud of the eminent position Wilkes Col
lege has attained, not only in the community of Wyo
ming Valley, but in the field of liberal education. Our
College has matured to the enviable position of one of
the outstanding "small colleges" in the East.
Institutions, like plants, grow in strength when properly
cultivated and nurtured.
— 1936 —
No. on Honor Roll
As alumni you have been part of that source from which
the College is nurtured. In the recent $100,000 develop
% of Participation __ ...
$ Contributed......
ment campaign that started in May, the campaign goal
was achieved. WKile former students did not produce the
bulk of the funds, their participation was manifested by
the constant flow of contributions . . . and in many classes
Mrs. Edward M. 1
Mrs. George M. J;
Mrs. Coray H. Mi
Mrs. Norman R. 1
Mirko J. Tuhy
new names were among the donors.
This fine example of spontaneous giving by alumni has
a salutary effect on others: the community and other
prospects always look to see whether or not Wilkes
alumni are playing their part.
For others who were
— 1937 —
No. on Honor Roll
r,c of Participation
$ Contributed
Judson Evans
Dr. Marvin Judd
James T. Mayock
captains and workers, and for those who traveled at
all hours to alumni chapter meetings, we more
more than
thank you.
Your contributions have helped resolve, substantially,
the immediate objectives of Wilkes. As alumni, we grow
as the College grows . . . and our College will continue
County Comptroller on the Democratic ticket.
Our sincere thanks for not forgetting.
Both candidates are active in the Wilkes College Alumni
Association.
— 1935 —
No. on Honor Roll _____
% of Participation
____
$ Contributed
Dr. Charles N. Bu
Mrs. Marion C. I
George M. Jacobs
Mrs. Jerome D. M
Robert H. Melson
Dear Fellow Alumnus:
to grow, as we grow ....
lican ticket.
10
Attorney Gifford Cappellini
Alumni Gifts Chairman
1961 Campaign
Elmo Clemente, Certified Public Accountant, member
of the class of '42, is seeking election to the office of
Attorney Gifford Cappellini, member of the class of 45,
is running for the -office of Prothonotary on the Repub
October 20-21
$5.08 over last year’s average gift
We are grateful to the following
of the program of Wilkes as indie;
gifts. Below, listed by classes are
contributed to this year's alumni
was compiled from gifts received
September 30. 1961.)
— 1939 —
No. on Honor Roll
cc of Participation
$ Contributed
Francis A. Baldau
Mrs. George F. B
Mrs. William C. I
Jack P. Karn
Dr. Robert M. Ke
Dr. Earl J. Rhoad
Sincerely yours.
Gifford Cappellini
Alumni Gifts Chairman
11
�1961 ANNUAL ALUMNI CAMPAIGN
a
£
Four hundred
and
nineteen
alumni have contributed
$9,317.20 as their share in the 1961 Annual Campaign
for scholarships and the Graduate Program.
____ j
John Gardner skirts right
Moravian players.
play
tarter back,
Bey, Colonel qua
“Ted" Travis-Bej
,ing Mora
set to pass against onrushii
defense.
, Quarterback
yardage.
Ted
The total amount contributed by the alumni is very
encouraging, but the percentage of participation has been
disappointing. In last year's 1960 Three-Phase Develop
ment Program, five hundred and fifty-seven alumni con
tributed $9,561.03. As you can see, the amount con
tributed has remained very close to last year’s total,
Bey picks up additional
SPORT SHOTS
but we have had a drop in participation.
go I went out on a limb as far as I could
d with the exception of my prediction for
of former outstanding gridder, Marv Antinnes, who will
work primarily with the backfield.
With all these
wrestling championship. I was as wrong
in 1948. And so. dear Alums, I have
encouraging innovations, plus thirteen seasoned lettermen and some promising freshmen, the winless days of
old may be transformed into winning ways.
Sill Jervis and his cooperative crew to
azing equipment somewhere beneath the
quehanna River. In fact, I have failed
a predictor that 1 won’t even stress the
prospects for the Wilkes footballers this
The average gift this year is $22.24 — an increase of
$5.08 over last year’s average gift.
The soccermen of Jim Ferris face a 10-game schedule
with home contests against Susquehanna, Rider, Hofstra,
Muhlenberg, and East Stroudsburg. Road contests will
pit the booters against Wagner. Lafayette, Gettysburg,
Lycoming, and Stevens. Ten returning lettermen are
expected to bolster the team's hopes for a winning season.
Again, as in the past, your attendance at any of the fall
athletic events is eagerly anticipated. Remember, too,
that your new Alumni Association Membership Cards
entitle you to free admission at all home athletic events
■ optimistic.
last season's nine-game schedule, the
s will currently play seven games openvian at home on September 30. Other
1 be played on October 21 and November
>ming contest with Lycoming on October
jf a soccer-football double header. Coach
ters entertain the Hofstra Flying Dutchind the Colonels and Warriors will tangle
lome finale with the Red Devils of Dickinher 4 will mark the final football game
o schools.
We are grateful to the following for your endorsement
of the program of Wilkes as indicated by your generous
gifts. Below, listed by classes are the alumni who have
contributed to this year’s alumni campaign.
(This list
was compiled from gifts received up to, and including.
September 30. 1961.)
Attorney Gifford Cappellini
Alumni Gifts Chairman
1961 Campaign
— 1935 —
No. on Honor Roll
5 out of 63
% of Participation .........
7.9%
$ Contributed
.... $185.00
Dr. Charles N. Burns
Mrs. Marion C. Harris
George M. Jacobs
Mrs. Jerome D. McGlynn
Robert H. Melson
Dear Fellow Alumnus;
You must be proud of the eminent position Wilkes Col
lege has attained, not only in the community of Wyo
ming Valley, but in the field of liberal education. Our
College has matured to the enviable position of one of
the outstanding "small colleges” in the East.
except Homecoming.
Institutions, like plants, grow in strength when properly
cultivated and nurtured.
WILKES COLLEGE FALL SPORTS SCHEDULE
1961 FOOTBALL
Date
Sat., Sept.
the Colonels will take them to P.M.C. in
)ber 7: Ursinus in Collegeville on October
n Haverford on November 11: and Sus.■linsgrove on Saturday night, November
lames in football and soccer, by the way.
>n the new athletic field—formerly Artil-
30
Time
Opponent
Place
P.M.C.
Away 1:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct.
7
Moravian
Home 2:00 p.m.
Sat., Oct.
14
Ursinus
Away 2:00 p.m.
Sat., Oct.
21
Lycoming (H’comiting) Home 2:00 p.m.
Sat., Nov.
4
Dickinson
Home 2:00 p.m.
Sat., Nov.
11
Haverford
Away 1:30 p.m.
Sat., Nov.
18
Susquehanna
Away 8:00 p.m.
All Home Events—Wilkes College Athletic Field
the new playing field and modern clubtall team will benefit from the experience
ALUMNI SEEK PUBLIC OFFICES
Two Wilkes College Alumni are running for high public
offices in the forthcoming Luzerne County elections.
BER . .
Elmo Clemente, Certified Public Accountant, member
of the class of '42, is seeking election to the office of
County Comptroller on the Democratic ticket.
ccoming Week-end
Attorney Gifford Cappellini, member of the class off '45,
is running for the office of Prothonotary on the
t.._ Repub- ,
lican ticket.
October 20-21
Both candidates are active in the Wilkes College Alumni
— 1936 —
As alumni you have been part of that source from which
the College is nurtured. In the recent $100,000 develop
ment campaign that started in May, the campaign goal
was achieved. While former students did not produce the
bulk of the funds, their participation was manifested by
the constant flow of contributions . . . and in many classes
new names were among the donors.
I
No. on Honor Roll
5 out of 26
% of Participation
19.2%
$ Contributed
.............. $90.00
Mrs. Edward M. Dwyer
Mrs. George M. Jacobs
Mrs. Coray H. Miller
Mrs. Norman R. Pearse
Mirko J. Tuhy
This fine example of spontaneous giving by alumni has
a salutary effect on others; the community and other
prospects always look to see whether or not Wilkes
alumni are playing their part.
For others who were
captains and workers, and for those who traveled at
all hours to alumni chapter meetings, we more than
thank you.
— 1937 No. on Honor Roll
3 out of 59
_____ 5.1%
% of Participation ..
$ Contributed
..... $55.00
Judson Evans
Dr. Marvin Judd
James T. Mayock
Your contributions have helped resolve, substantially,
the immediate objectives of Wilkes. As alumni, we grow
as the College grows . . . and our College will continue
to grow, as we grow ....
— 1939 —
No. on Honor Roll
6 out of 57
% of Participation............... . 10.5%
$ Contributed
$168.00
Francis A. Baldauski
Mrs. George F. Bertsch
Mrs. William C. Davis
Jack P. Karn
Dr. Robert M. Kerr
Dr. Earl J. Rhoades
Our sincere thanks for not forgetting.
Sincerely yours,
Gifford Cappellini
Alumni Gifts Chairman
Association.
10
11
�— 1940 —
No. on Honor Roll............ 2 out of 61
% of Participation ..............
3.3%
$ Contributed .........
— $20.00
Mary Brislin
Donald R. Kersteen
— 1941 ~
No. on Honor Roll____ . 6 out of 57
% of Participation .................. 10.5%
$ Contributed ..... ..................... $161.00
Dr. John A. Anthony
Ben Badman
Thomas Brislin
David L. Friedman
Alfred Groh
Raymond H. Young
— 1942 —
3 out of 68
No. on Honor Roll
% of Participation ........... ... 4.4%
$ Contributed ...................... ...... $30.00
"Warren A. Kistler
Mrs. Aaron S. Lisses
Dr. Peter Mayock
— 1943 —
No. on Honor Roll
6 out of 50
___ 12%
% of Participation .........
$ Contributed ...... ........... ....... $88.50
Mrs. Paul F. DeWitt
Mrs. Thomas Flanagan
Theodore Glowacki
Nelson F. Jones
Ruth L. Keats
Dr. William S. Myers
— 1946 —
4 out of 35
No. on Honor Roll........
.. 11.4%
% of Participation .....
$ Contributed ................. .. $42.50
Mrs. J. Ronald Carey
Mrs. Harry Fierverker
William D. Hannigan
"Albert N. Miller
- 1947 —
No. on Honor Roll .........
4 out of 76
% of Participation . . ......... 5.5%
$ Contributed ...... .. $90.00
“M. Lloyd Davies
Dr. Edward M. Dwyer
Attorney Elmer Harris
Kenneth F. Maloney
— 1948 —
No. on Honor Roll ... .... 13 out of 205
% of Participation .. ......... 6.3%
$ Contributed ............... ... $210.50
Herman Baumann, Jr.
Mrs. Herman Baumann, Jr.
"Mrs. Frank J. Evan
J. Glenn Gooch
William J. Harvey
Lester G. Jones
Seymour Mark
Mrs. Jerome Mintzer
Attorney Joseph J. Savitz
Eugene L. Shaver
Joseph B. Slamon, Jr.
Dr. Sheldon G. Turley
Frederick D. Varker
— 1944 —
No. on Honor Roll .......... . 8 out of 52
% of Participation . .... . . . 15.4%
$ Contributed .................. .
$149.00
Robert E. Barnum
Loretta Farris
Mrs. Walter Douglass
Mrs. Nelson F. Jones
Dr. Alex Kotch
Mrs. William S. Myers
L. Robert Spencer
Daniel Williams
— 1945 —
No. on Honor Roll ____ 3 out of 51
% of Participation ...........
5.9%
$ Contributed ..........
$72.50
Attorney Gifford S. Cappellini
Mrs. William D. Hannigan
"Mrs. Jean S. Iba
— 1949 —
No. on Honor Roll
27 out of 277
% of Participation ..................... 9.7%
$ Contributed
.................. $2,796.50
Eugene R. Anderson
Robert Anthony
Philip Baron
John W. Burak
Gerald Bush, Jr.
Malcolm W. Dale
Paul F. DeWitt
"Frank J. Evan
Harry Fierverker
Thomas M. Gill
Irvin J. Gladnick
Louis T. Groshel
Mrs. Robert G. Haag
Donald Honeywell
Joseph H. Kanner
12
Dr. David Katz
Jack M. Kloeber
Chester H. Miller, Sr.
Jerome Mintzer
Allen P. Prodgers
Mrs. Arne K. Rasmussen
Arthur J. Rice, Jr.
Edmund A. Sajeski
Clemence A. Scott
Joseph Sooby
Albert J. Stratton
Leonard J. Swicklick *
* - $2,400 was received from Eastman
Kodak Company in the name of Leon
ard Swicklick, a Kodak employee,
under that company's Aid to Educa
tion Program.
— 1950 -
No. on Honor Roll
34 out of 354
% of Participation
.......... .
9.6%
$ Contributed .
.... . . .. $502.00
William H. Bergstrasser
William J. Brown
Augustine C. Buzby
Robert S. Capin
Robert M. Chopick
Leonard J. Czajkowski
Richard M. Edwards
Mrs. James B. Erickson
Mrs. Edward Eyerman, III
Dr. Don C. Follmer
Mrs. Homer Huffman
Donald E. Kemmerer
Philip E. Kennedy
Francis S. Koch
Edward H. Lidz
Mario E. Lizzi
Carl J. Malisheski
Alfred Markim
Dr. Walter E. Mokychic
Chester P. Omichinski
Francis Pinkowski
"Dr. William A. Plummer
Arne K. Rasmussen
Clyde H. Ritter
Daniel Sherman
John N. Shoemaker
John D. Stark
John Surash
"Mrs. Sheldon G. Turley
Henry S. VanKoski
Kenneth Widdall
Mrs. Kenneth Widdall
Russell H. Williams
John E. Young
— 1951 —
No. on Honor Roll .
.27 out of 286
% of Participation ........
9.4%
$ Contributed ......
-- $470.00
Mrs. Martin Altman
Elmo Begliomini
Donald E. Blankenbush
Sanford Cohen
Dr. Peter J. Coray
Norman E. Cromack
Norman W. Cross
Melvin H. Feltz
Mrs. Willard Furman
Mrs. Ralph Goldman
John A. Good
Harold W. Graboske
John Gresh, Jr.
Robert W\ Hall
Nicholas A. Heineman
Attorney Harry Hiscox
"William Holtzman
Charles F. Jackson
Dr. Herbert N. Oliver, Jr.
Mrs. Chester P. Omichinski
D. Joseph Pelmoter
Attorney William A. Perlmuth
M. Thomas Robbins
Rev. Fred B. Schultz, Jr.
Mrs. John N. Shoemaker
Andrew Skumanich
Mrs. John D. Stark
- 1952 No. on Honor Roll
.... 18 out of 213
% of Participation
..
8.5%
$ Contributed ........................... $675.00
Archie Antonio
Albert T. Cole
Leon J. Decker
Mrs. Priscilla S. Drake
Frank Eastman
Carl A. Fosko
Mrs. Robert W. Hall
William G. Hart
Mrs. L. Anita Janerich
John Kirchman
Chester N. Molley
"Robert D. Morris
Gerald M. Ostroskie
Mrs. George F. Ralston
James G. Richardson
Mrs. William Thompson *
William J. Umphred
Carl A. Wallison
* - $345.00 was received from the First
National City Bank of New York in
Mrs. Thompson's name under that
bank’s Aid to Education Program.
— 1953 —
No. on Honor Roll ...... 19 out of 177
% of Participation
................ 10.7%
$ Contributed
.... .............. $300.50
‘"Elizabeth Badman
Paul Beers
Mrs. Hal Berg
Mrs. Marvin Berg
Robert V. Croker, Jr.
"‘Preston Eckmeder
Charles A. Giunta
Murray R. Hartman
Mrs. Denah Heller
Homer Huffman
Mrs. Carl Karassik
Theodore Krohn
Dr. David Kunkle
Alan G. Levin
""Dr. George McMahon
""Mrs. George McMahon
‘"William Morgan
"Kenneth Varker
David B. Whitney
- 1954 -
No. on Honor Roll
29 out of 194
% of Participation
... 14.9%
.... $442.50
$ Contributed ......
Thomas R. Adams
Mrs. Arthur A. Allen
Mrs. Margaret E. Connolly
Lionel I. Dannick
Mrs. Charles E. Hagen
Richard H. Hawk
Mrs. William Holtzman
Barry Iscovitz
Marvin Kanner
Carl Karassik
Thomas Kelly
Hillard A. Kemp, Jr.
John G. Konsavage
Mrs. Michael J. Lewis
Lucy J. Liggett
Chaplain Wayne S. Madden
Leonard J. Mather
Joseph J. Mosier
Mrs. Katherine F. Peckham
David G. Phillips
E. James Phillips
Theresa Sapp
Mrs. Abe Savitz
Arthur G. Taylor
George A. Thomas
Albert J. Wallace
Mrs. Carl A. Wallison
Peter Wurm
Mrs. Stanley P. Young
13
- 1955 —
.... 41
No. on Honor Roll
% of Participation
$ Contributed ........
Dr. Dean A. Arvai
Robert Burger
"‘Walter Chapko
‘‘‘Casimer Ciesla
‘"William Crowder
Mrs. Leon J. Deck<
‘"James Dull
"‘Robert Dymond
"‘Harry W. Ennis
"‘Howard Ennis
"‘Melvin Farkas
Dr. Sandy A, Pure
Mrs. Sandy A. Fu:
Dorothy E. Hessle:
David L. Hoats
Morris Hollander
""Arthur Hoover
Judith Hopkins
Joshua J. Kaufman
"‘John Kearney
Dr. Richard B. Kei
‘"John Lancio
‘"Margaret Luty
"‘Mrs. Richard McC
"‘Mrs. Doris Merril
‘"Robert Metzger
‘"James Neveras
‘"Russell R. Picton
"‘Michael Riley
‘"David Rosser
‘"Austin Sherman
Carl Smith
"‘Eugene Snee
"‘Kingsley N. Snydi
‘"Albert Spanich
"‘Louis Steck
‘"Mrs. Esther Stras
‘"Joseph Trosko
‘"Howard Updyke
"‘Edward Yarashes;
‘"Ralph Zezza
- 1956 No. on Honor Roll
% of Participation .
$ Contributed
William G. Beck
Mrs. Paul Beers
Jerome M. Blaske
Glenn D. Carey
Mrs. Robert B. (
Howard E. Gros;
Reese D. Jones
(Continued or
�2 out of 61
........ 3.3%
$20.00
een
6 out of 57
______ 10.5%
_____ $161.00
thony
lan
mg
3 out of 68
. ...... 4.4%
... $30.00
let
isses
de
6 out of 50
......... 12%
...... $88.50
:Witt
anagan
cki
Jyers
—. 8 out of 52
-. 15.4%
$149.00
i
ttglass
[ones
Myers
... 3 out of 51
--------- 5.9%
....... $72.50
S. Cappellini
dannigan
— 1946 —
4 out of 35
No. on Honor Roll .......
% of Participation ........ ...... 11.4%
$ Contributed ................. ....... $42.50
Mrs. J. Ronald Carey
Mrs. Harry Fierverker
William D. Hannigan
"Albert N. Miller
— 1947 4 out of 76
No. on Honor Roll.......
% of Participation ...... .... . 5.5%
$ Contributed .................. ....... $90.00
"M. Lloyd Davies
Dr. Edward M. Dwyer
Attorney Elmer Harris
Kenneth F. Maloney
- 1948 No. on Honor Roll ___ 13 out of 205
% of Participation ...... ____ 6.3%
$ Contributed ..................___ $210.50
Herman Baumann, Jr.
Mrs. Herman Baumann, Jr.
"Mrs. Frank J. Evan
J. Glenn Gooch
William J. Harvey
Lester G. Jones
Seymour Mark
Mrs. Jerome Mintzer
Attorney Joseph J. Savitz
Eugene L. Shaver
Joseph B. Slamon, Jr.
Dr. Sheldon G. Turley
Frederick D. Varker
- 1949 —
No. on Honor Roll .
27 out of 277
% of Participation.................... 9.7%
$ Contributed ..... ............. . .... $2,796.50
Eugene R. Anderson
Robert Anthony
Philip Baron
John W. Burak
Gerald Bush, Jr.
Malcolm W. Dale
Paul F. DeWitt
"Frank J. Evan
Harry Fierverker
Thomas M. Gill
Irvin J. Gladnick
Louis T. Groshel
Mrs. Robert G. Haag
Donald Honeywell
Joseph H. Kanner
12
Dr. David Katz
Jack M. Kloeber
Chester H. Miller, Sr.
Jerome Mintzer
Allen P. Prodgers
Mrs. Arne K. Rasmussei:n
Arthur J. Rice, Jr.
Edmund A. Sajeski
Clemence A. Scott
Joseph Sooby
Albert J. Stratton
Leonard J. Swicklick *
* - $2,400 was received from Eastman
Kodak Company in the name of Leon
ard Swicklick, a Kodak employee,
under that company’s Aid to Educa
tion Program.
— 1950 —
No. on Honor Roll
. 34 out of 354
% of Participation
............ 9.6%
$ Contributed . ..
.......
$502.00
William H. Bergstrasser
William J. Brown
Augustine C. Buzby
Robert S. Capin
Robert M. Chopick
Leonard J. Czajkowski
Richard M. Edwards
Mrs. James B. Erickson
Mrs. Edward Eyerman, III
Dr. Don C. Follmer
Mrs. Homer Huffman
Donald E. Kemmerer
Philip E. Kennedy
Francis S. Koch
Edward H. Lidz
Mario E. Lizzi
Carl J. Malisheski
Alfred Markim
Dr. Walter E. Mokychic
Chester P. Omichinski
Francis Pinkowski
"Dr. William A. Plummer
Arne K. Rasmussen
Clyde H. Ritter
Daniel Sherman
John N. Shoemaker
John D. Stark
John Surash
"Mrs. Sheldon G. Turley
Henry S. VanKoski
Kenneth Widdall
Mrs. Kenneth Widdall
Russell H. Williams
John E, Young
— 1951 —
No. on Honor Roll .. ... . 27 out of 286
% of Participation -----...----- 9.4%
$ Contributed ................
$470.00
Mrs. Martin Altman
Elmo Begliomini
Donald E. Blankenbush
Sanford Cohen
Dr. Peter J. Coray
Norman E. Cromack
Norman W. Cross
Melvin H. Feltz
Mrs. Willard Furman
Mrs. Ralph Goldman
John A. Good
Harold W. Graboske
John Gresh, Jr.
Robert W. Hall
Nicholas A. Heineman
Attorney Harry Hiscox
"William Holtzman
Charles F. Jackson
Dr. Herbert N. Oliver, Jr.
Mrs. Chester P. Omichinski
D. Joseph Pelmoter
Attorney William A. Pcrlmuth
M. Thomas Robbins
Rev. Fred B. Schultz, Jr.
Mrs. John N. Shoemaker
Andrew Skumanich
Mrs. John D. Stark
- 1952 No. on Honor Roll
18 out of 213
% of Participation
. 8.5%
$ Contributed .
$675.00
Archie Antonio
Albert T. Cole
Leon J. Decker
Mrs. Priscilla S. Drake
Frank Eastman
Carl A. Fosko
Mrs. Robert W. Hall
William G. Hart
Mrs. L. Anita Janerich
John Kirchman
Chester N. Molley
"Robert D. Morris
Gerald M. Ostroskie
Mrs. George F. Ralston
James G. Richardson
Mrs. William Thompson *
William J. Umphred
Carl A. Wallison
* - $345.00 was received from the First
National City Bank of New York in
Mrs. Thompson's name under that
bank s Aid to Education Program.
- 1953 No. on Honor Roll........ 19 out of 177
% of Participation .......... ... 10.7%
$ Contributed ....................... ... $300.50
‘"Elizabeth Badman
Paul Beers
Mrs. Hal Berg
Mrs. Marvin Berg
Robert V. Croker, Jr.
‘"Preston Eckmeder
Charles A. Giunta
Murray R. Hartman
Mrs. Denah Heller
Homer Huffman
Mrs. Carl Karassik
Theodore Krohn
Dr. David Kunkle
Alan G. Levin
""Dr. George McMahon
""Mrs. George McMahon
"‘William Morgan
"Kenneth Varker
David B. Whitney
— 1954 —
No. on Honor Roll
29 out of 194
% of Participation
... 14.9%
. . $442.50
$ Contributed
Thomas R. Adams
Mrs. Arthur A. Allen
Mrs. Margaret E. Connolly
Lionel I. Dannick
Mrs. Charles E. Hagi[en
Richard H. Hawk
Mrs. William Holtzman
Barry Iscovitz
Marvin Kanner
Carl Karassik
Thomas Kelly
Hillard A. Kemp, Jr.
John G. Konsavage
Mrs. Michael J. Lewis
Lucy J. Liggett
Chaplain Wayne S. Madden
Leonard J. Mather
Joseph J. Mosier
Mrs. Katherine F. Peckham
David G. Phillips
E. James Phillips
Theresa Sapp
Mrs. Abe Savitz
Arthur G. Taylor
George A. Thomas
Albert J. Wallace
Mrs. Carl A. Wallison
Peter Wurm
Mrs. Stanley P. Young
13
— 1955 —
No. on Honor Roll ........ 41 out of 176
% of Participation ..........
23.3%
$ Contributed .............
$570.80
Dr. Dean A. Arvan
Robert Burger
‘"Walter Chapko
"‘Casimer Ciesla
"‘William Crowder
Mrs. Leon J. Decker
"‘James Dull
‘"Robert Dymond
‘"Harry W. Ennis
‘"Howard Ennis
‘"Melvin Farkas
Dr. Sandy A. Furey
Mrs. Sandy A. Furey
Dorothy E. Hessler
David L. Hoats
Morris Hollander
""Arthur Hoover
Judith Hopkins
Joshua J. Kaufman
"‘John Kearney
Dr. Richard B. Kent
‘"John Lancio
"‘Margaret Luty
"‘Mrs. Richard McGuire
"‘Mrs. Doris Merrill
‘"Robert Metzger
‘"James Neveras
"‘Russell R. Picton
‘"Michael Riley
"‘David Rosser
‘"Austin Sherman
Carl Smith
‘"Eugene Snee
‘"Kingsley N. Snyder
‘"Albert Spanich
‘"Louis Steck
‘"Mrs. Esther Strassman
‘"Joseph Trosko
‘"Howard Updyke
‘"Edward Yarasheski
‘"Ralph Zezza
- 1956 No. on Honor Roll
28 out of 233
% of Participation . ..
......... 12.2%
$ Contributed .......
$294.50
William G. Beck
Mrs. Paul Beers
Jerome M. Blasko
Glenn D. Carey
Mrs. Robert B. Chase
Howard E. Gross
Reese D. Jones
(Continued on page 21)
�(Continued from page 5)
The pre-glacial channel, which is now covered, is known
as the "Buried Valley," reaching from West Nanticoke
to West Pittston, a distance of fifteen miles. It is of
considerable importance to mining operations, in which
deep potholes are a hazard, and to the problem of sub
sidence. Many bore holes have been drilled to deter
mine the location of the ancient channel, to avoid cutting
into it and starting underground landslides of loose fill.
The problem of surface subsidence is related to the be
havior of ground water flowing through pore spaces in
the rocks and between sand grains. When this water
rises in loose sand and gravel, such as that filling the
buried valley, it creates patches of quicksand which may
affect the surface terrain.
a?
THEATER ALUMNI
RAISES THE CURTAIN
Theater alumni officers are shown with Mr. Alfred Groh,
at a recent meeting in Levittown, Pennsylvania. L. to R.
Seated, Jane Obitz Lind, Secretary; Paul Thomas, Presi
dent. Second row, standing,
ing. Steve Cooney, Vice-Presi
dent; Alfred Groh, Director of Dramatics at Wilkes; and
Bert Stein, past president of the Theater alumni.
official code of objectives relating to future Theater
Alumni activity. Paul Thomas, President, has suggested
that an exchange of ideas between active Wilkes theater
members and the Alumni would strengthen the purposes
and ideas of both. All Theater Alumni are urged to
attend the meeting at Chase Theater, October 21 at
noon, when Dr. Farley will outline the College's plans
for the theater.
This past May the Wilkes College Theater Alumni
marked its first birthday with the production. "Recollec
tions In Three Acts.” in which former Cue and Curtain
members returned to Chase Theater to do scenes from
previous dramas, comedies, and musicals. This pro
duction served to increase the enthusiasm the members
have shown in strengthening the association. Past Presi
dent Bert Stein states, "Our's is a progressive organiza
tion. and our work on the campus in such activities is
but a prologue to what we hope eventually to do. Our
thoughts are constantly on the future fulfillment of our
goals.”
Alumni who wish to receive information concerning the
Wilkes College Theater Alumni are requested to fill out
the following form and mail it to Alfred S. Groh, Chase
Theater, Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
During the summer, the nominating committee met to
make the necessary arrangements for the election of
new officers. Election results were: Paul Thomas, '51,
President; Bert Stein, '52, Vice-President; Steve Cooney,
'60. Treasurer; and Jane Obitz Lind. '56. Secretary.
These officers will preside over the Theater Alumni
meeting Homecoming weekend. At a final meeting of
the Executive Planning Committee on August 12 at Bert
and Addie Stein's home, plans for the coming year were
formulated. They will be submitted to the Alumni mem
bers for approval.
Name
Mr.
Mrs.
Miss
Class
(Please print name in full)
Street
City
Briefly, the calendar of events for the 1961-1962 season
to be presented at Homecoming will include participation
m the Cue and Curtain Awards Ceremony and the pre
sentation of a second "Kum-Bak” show. At the special
meeting of Theater Alumni, members will discuss an
Zone
State
I wish to receive Theater Alumni information.
I will
Attend October 21 Meeting
1 will not
14
Dr. Kenneth R. Widdall
Dean of Administrative
Affairs
West Chester College
A short field trip from Northampton Street in WilkesBarre up Giants' Despair through Laurel Run and re
turning via route 115 offers an opportunity to see many
of the previously mentioned features. On the way up
the hill above Georgetown to either side of the road
there are patches of ground out of which smoke rises
intermittently: this is a result of fires started in the coal
seams many years ago, and the burning will continue
until the entire vein is consumed.
Wilkes Alumnus Appointed
On July 1, Dr. Kenneth R. Widdall, an <
Wilkes College, class of 1950, was appoints
Administrative Affairs at West Chester Col
Chester, Pennsylvania.
One of Dr. Widdall's immediate projects
continuation of West Chester’s lang-rang c
for the 1961-70 period.
From Prospect Rock, near the top, a clear day affords
a spectacular panoramic view from West Pittston to
Shickshinny. This rock is an outcrop of the resistant
Pottsville conglomerate which forms the mountain di
rectly across, appearing level, at about 2000 , except
where notches indicate the presence of streams cutting
through the ridge. This even surface, seen in many
parts of Pennsylvania, represents the Schooley peneplain
surface, "peneplain” meaning “almost a level plain" and
Schooley being the name given to that surface which
was formerly the height of the whole area. The Sus
quehanna River first flowed on this, winding along on a
course unhampered by ridges until it gradually cut its
present gorge through the rim mountains at West Pitts
ton, Nanticoke, and Shickshinny. It is therefore an
example of superposed stream, having been superimposed
upon the mountains and valleys when they were buried
beneath sediments which have since been eroded away.
This explains why the river, flowing southeast from New
York State, cuts through the hardest rocks in the area
instead of flowing around them on a path of less re
sistance.
Dr. Widdall, who was born in Avoca. Penna
from West Pittston High School. He recei’
degree in biology from Wilkes College, an I
in educational administration from Bucknell
and his Ed. D. from Teachers College. Co
versity. He also attended the Pennsylvani;
versity. Temple University, and Lehigh I
Dr. Widdall’s latest position was Manager o
at Teachers College. Columbia University
he held since February, 1959. Before that
search assistant at Teachers College Insti
ministrative Research. Dr. Widdall and hi
garet Elizabeth, Wilkes '50. are the pare
children. The Widdalls are now residing i
section of V/est Chester.
hole, these are probably the result of scoui
water streams carrying abrasive material i
and hollowing out the creekbed en route
stream at the bottom.
From time to time this field trip, with an
a coal mine, is conducted by geologist in cc
the Wyoming Valley Historical and Geolc
whose museum and library is located in
on Franklin Street behind the Osterhout Lil
interested in these field trips may wish
Society for additional information.
Continuing this short field expedition, the road up the
hill comes to Laurel Run. situated in a little valley be
tween the Wilkes-Barre and Penobscot ridges. This
little depression was caused by erosion of the weak, red
Mauch Chunk shale. The road eventually runs into
route 115, and a left turn here down a few miles brings
one to the abandoned route 115 on the left, now over
grown and somewhat obscured. Walking down this
road about a third of a mile, one comes out at a little
creek on the left, the site of six or seven glacial tubs. In
addition to being a scenic spot, ideal for nature walks
and picnics, this is a good and accessible example of
stream sculpture. As in the case of the Archbald pot-
This discussion has endeavored to explai
features and related problems of the W
area. It is hoped that further field and
be undertaken to learn more about the ori
of the buried valley and the many other
tures not touched upon in this article.
15
�(Continued from page 5)
The pre-glacial channel, which is now covered, is known
as the "Buried Valley." reaching from West Nanticoke
to West Pittston, a distance of fifteen miles. It is of
considerable importance to mining operations, in which
deep potholes are a hazard, and to the problem of sub
sidence. Many bore holes have been drilled to deter
mine the location of the ancient channel, to avoid cutting
into it and starting underground landslides of loose fill.
The problem of surface subsidence is related to the be
havior of ground water flowing through pore spaces in
the rocks and between sand grains. When this water
rises in loose sand and gravel, such as that filling the
buried valley, it creates patches of quicksand which may
Dr. Kenneth R. Widdall
Dean of Administrative
Affairs
West Chester College
affect the surface terrain.
I ALUMNI
’HE CURTAIN
Vilkes College Theater Alumni
with the production, “Recolleci which former Cue and Curtain
tase Theater to do scenes from
dies, and musicals.
This proise the enthusiasm the members
rang the association. Past PresiOur’s is a progressive organizathe campus in such activities is
we hope eventually to do. Our
on the future fulfillment of our
Theater alumni officers are shown with Mr. Alfred Groh,
at a recent meeting in Levittown, Pennsylvania. L. to R.
Seated, Jane Obitz Lind, Secretary; Paul Thomas, Presi
dent. Second row, standing, Steve Cooney, Vice-Presi
dent; Alfred Groh, Director of Dramatics at Wilkes; and
Bert Stein, past president of the Theater alumni.
Alumni who wish to receive information concerning the
Wilkes College Theater Alumni are requested to fill out
the following form and mail it to Alfred S. Groh, Chase
Theater, Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Name
ide over the Theater Alumni
zekend. At a final meeting of
-ommittee on August 12 at Bert
plans for the coming year were
t submitted to the Alumni mem-
Mr.
Mrs.
Miss
Class
1 J
Zone ....
State
J wish to receive Theater Alumni information.
□ 1 will
Attend October 21 Meeting
fJ
I will not
From Prospect Rock, near the top. a clear day affords
a spectacular panoramic view from West Pittston to
Shickshinny. This rock is an outcrop of the resistant
Pottsville conglomerate which forms the mountain di
rectly across, appearing level, at about 2000’, except
where notches indicate the presence of streams cutting
through the ridge.
This even surface, seen in many
parts of Pennsylvania, represents the Schooley peneplain
surface, "peneplain" meaning "almost a level plain" and
Schooley being the name given to that surface which
was formerly the height of the whole area. The Sus
quehanna River first flowed on this, winding along on a
course unhampered by ridges until it gradually cut its
present gorge through the rim mountains at West Pitts
ton, Nanticoke, and Shickshinny.
It is therefore an
example of superposed stream, having been superimposed
upon the mountains and valleys when they were buried
beneath sediments which have since been eroded away.
This explains why the river, flowing southeast from New
York State, cuts through the hardest rocks in the area
Dr. Widdall, who was born in Avoca, Penna., graduated
from West Pittston High School. He received an A.B.
degree in biology from Wilkes College, an M.A. degree
in educational administration from Bucknell University,
and his Ed. D. from Teachers College, Columbia Uni
versity. He also attended the Pennsylvania State Uni
versity, Temple University, and Lehigh University.
Dr. Widdall’s latest position was Manager of Operations
at Teachers College, Columbia University, a position
he held since February, 1959. Before that, he was re
search assistant at Teachers College Institute of Ad
ministrative Research. Dr. Widdall and his wife. Mar
garet Elizabeth, Wilkes '50. are the parents of three
children. The Widdalls are now residing in the Roslyn
section of West Chester.
hole, these are probably the result of scouring by melt
water streams carrying abrasive material in suspension,
and hollowing out the creekbed en route to the master
instead of flowing around them on a path of less re
sistance.
stream at the bottom.
From time to time this field trip, with an added stop at
a coal mine, is conducted by geologist in connection with
the Wyoming Valley Historical and Geological Society,
whose museum and library is located in Wilkes-Barre
on Franklin Street behind the Osterhout Library. Readers
interested in these field trips may wish to contact the
route 115, and a left turn here down a few miles brings
one to the abandoned route 115 on the left, now over
grown and somewhat obscured.
Walking down this
road about a third of a mile, one comes out at a little
creek on the left, the site of six or seven glacial tubs. In
addition to being a scenic spot, ideal for nature walks
and picnics, this is a good and accessible example of
stream sculpture.
14
One of Dr. Widdall’s immediate projects will be the
continuation of West Chester's lang-rang campus plan
for the 1961-70 period.
tween the WTkes-Barre and Penobscot ridges.
This
little depression was caused by erosion of the weak, red
Mauch Chunk shale.
The road eventually runs into
Street
City
On July 1, Dr. Kenneth R. Widdall, an alumnus of
Wilkes College, class of 1950, was appointed Dean of
Administrative Affairs at West Chester College. West
Chester. Pennsylvania.
Continuing this short field expedition, the road up the
hill comes to Laurel Run, situated in a little valley be
(Please print name in full)
vents for the 1961-1962 season
oming will include participation
\ wards Ceremony and the preum-Bak" show. At the special
rani, members will discuss an
Wilkes Alumnus Appointed Dean
turning via route 115 offers an opportunity to see many
of the previously mentioned features. On the way up
the hill above Georgetown to either side of the road
there are patches of ground out of which smoke rises
intermittently: this is a result of fires started in the coal
seams many years ago. and the burning will continue
until the entire vein is consumed.
official code of objectives relating to future Theater
Alumni activity. Paul Thomas, President, has suggested
that an exchange of ideas between active Wilkes theater
members and the Alumni would strengthen the purposes
and ideas of both. All Theater Alumni are urged to
attend the meeting at Chase Theater, October 21 at
noon, when Dr. Farley will outline the College’s plans
for the theater.
: nominating committee met to
■angements for the election of
esults were: Paul Thomas. '51.
. Vice-President: Steve Cooney,
le Obitz Lind. '56. Secretary,
A short field trip from Northampton Street in WilkesBarre up Giants’ Despair through Laurel Run and re
Society for additional information.
This discussion has endeavored to explain some of the
features and related problems of the Wyoming Valley
area. It is hoped that further field and map study will
be undertaken to learn more about the origin and history
of the buried valley and the many other interesting fea
As in the case of the Archbald pot-
tures not touched upon in this article.
15
�(Continued iiom page 9)
RALPH B. ROZELLE received his
Doctor of Philosophy degree in
chemistry from Alfred University,
Alfred, New York on July 11. The
title of his thesis was "Catalysis of
Fuel Cell Electrode Reactions." He
is married and has two sons, Peter
L., and Ralph B„ Jr.
CAPT. HENRY J. GLOWACKI
is a base operations officer with the
United States Air Force in Elmen
dorf AFB, Alaska.
ARTHUR G. TAYLOR is a science
teacher in the North Plainfield High
School, Plainfield, New Jersey.
THOMAS E. KELLEY of Berke
ley, California is presently working
on his PhD. degree in Romance
Literature at the University of Cali
fornia. He has received a Wood
row Wilson Fellowship for the aca
demic year, 1961-1962.
ALBERT J. WALLACE of Mont
clair, New Jersey received his MA
in science from Montclair State
College on June 8, 1961. He is a
science teacher at Mt. Hebron Jr.
High School,
Montclair, New
Jersey.
DR. WILLIAM G. SABA was
awarded a doctor of philosophy de
gree in June by the University of
Pittsburgh. His thesis was entitled
"A Study on the Heat Capacity
and Related Thermo-D y n a m i c
Properties of Tantalum-Hydride and
Dysprosium-C o b a 1t.”
Omitting
work on a master’s degree, Dr. Saba
earned his doctorate after five and
one half years of study and research.
Dr. Saba lives in Glen Burnie,
Maryland with his wife and daugh
ter, Tamara Rose. He is employed
by the National Bureau of Standards
in Washington, D. C.
LIONEL DANNICK of Cazenovia,
New York is the director of Test
ing and Measurements and instruc
tor of Social Science at Cazenovia
Junior College. He has full charge
of the testing program and teaching
of Sociology and Psychology.
’55
Mrs. William M. Morse, Jr. (PA
TRICIA M. McNELIS) resides at
111 West Broad Street, Hazleton,
Pennsylvania with her husband and
son, William L. Morse, III.
GAYLE C. JONES has been ap
pointed art instructor at Bloomsburg
State College.
Gayle joined the
faculty of the art department at the
beginning of the fall semester. She
was previously art instructor at
Lewisburg Joint Elementary School,
Lower Merion School District and
Princeton Township School District,
Princeton, New Jersey.
THOMAS R. PRICE received an
MA degree in English from Penn
State University in August. He
has accepted a position as instructor
in English at the Highacres campus,
Hazleton Extension, Pennsylvania
State University.
Mrs. Sidney Haifetz (LEAH J.
NEUBURGER) is a housewife and
secretary of the congregation Mekor Chaim in Philadelphia. She lives
at 3614 Essex Lane, Philadelphia,
with her husband and two children.
On July 2, REV. CHARLES J.
ADAMEK became the new rector
of the Good Shepherd Episcopal
Church in Scranton. Before he be
gan his duties in Scranton, he serv
ed as rector of the Memorial Church
of St. John and also of the Church
of the Faith in Mahanoy City, Penn
sylvania.
ROBERT DARROW had been
awarded a national defense scholar
ship to study advanced German
language and literature this sum
mer at Southern Illinois University,
Cairo, Illinois. He is working to
ward a master’s degree in German.
He teaches German at the Delhaas
High School, Levittown, Pennsyl
vania.
CHESTER J. BELSKY of 6605
Lawnton Avenue, Philadelphia is a
Research Project Engineer for the
S.K.F. Industries, Philadelphia.
’57
ANTHONY KUTZ of 71 Railroad
Street, Glen Lyon received the Doc
tor of Dental Surgery degree from
Temple University in June.
Mrs. Edward Kruska, the former
MARIE A. ZANOWICZ, lives at
640 East Main Street, Schuylkill
Haven, Pennsylvania with her hus
band and two children, Karen and
Edward.
16
JACOB M. DVORNICKY, a for
mer business and general math
teacher at Pittsville High School
Maryland assumed new responsi
bilities as general business teacher
at the Elmira City School District
He and his wife reside at 580 Maple
Avenue, Elmira, New York
’58
Mrs. Marvin Trimas, the former
MARSHA M. MASON, resides
with her husband and son, Eric, at
3504 South Wakefield, Arlington,
Virginia. Her husband is a patent
attorney. He recently passed the
Virginia Bar Exam.
EDMUND H. NOVICKI, JR. of
Wilkes-Barre graduated recently
from the first officer candidate
school conducted by the Pennsyl
vania National Guard in ceremonies
at Indiantown Gap. He is married
and has two children, Patricia Ann
and Edmund, Jr.
JOSEPH F. TODRYK. a sixth
grade teacher in Beaumont School,
"Wyoming County, Pennsylvania,
was recently hailed by a Hollywood
music publishing company as a
"fine, new songwriter discovery."
He recently wrote a song, "Teach
Me to Forget,” which is to be dis
played on the market in the near
future.
RONALD C. RESCIGNO of 27
Chestnut Street, Islip, Long Island,
is a teacher and coach at East Islip
High School, Long Island.
’59
JOHN MAYLOCK, a medical stu
dent at Jefferson Medical College
was awarded a fellowship for the
summer months for research by the
Lederle Company. He has also been
awarded a full scholarship for this
year in the field of Health Research
by the United States Department of
Health. John is treasurer of Theta
Kappa Psi and a member of its
board of directors.
GEORGE D. PARSONS of Lewis
burg, Pennsylvania recently receiv
ed a BS degree in Mechanical
Engineering from Bucknell Uni
versity. He has accepted an as
sistantship in the mechanical engine
ering department at Bucknell while
studying for a masters degree in
Mechanical Engineering.
JAMES L. EIDAM, formerly cir
culation and reference librarian at
Wilkes, accepted a position teach
ing English in the Plainfield Jr. High
School, Plainfield, New Jersey.
Mrs. Janice Nagle (JANICE
REYNOLDS) of Nescopeck will
be an instructor of art at the Ber
wick Arts and Crafts Center. She
will teach both pastel and oil work
at the Center.
Mrs. James VanBlarcom (MARI
ANNE C. LEVENOSKIE) teaches
art and history at the Fair Lawn
Senior High School, Fair Lawn,
New Jersey.
WILLIAM D. MORRIS of Garden
Grove, California is Head of Op
erations and Assistant Treasurer and
Comptroller at Monrovia Mutual
Savings and Loan Association.
WILLIAM E. ACORNLEY of
Wilkes-Barre is a Senior Account
ant for Weiss, Baer and Kauffman,
Public Accountants, Scranton.
C. WAYNE GRIFFITH of Union,
New Jersey is District Sales Engine
er for AMP Inc., in Englewood,
Nev.' Jersey.
’60
J. DAVID ROEBUCK is an assist
ant buyer at Gimbel’s Department
Store, Philadelphia. Dave lives at
527 Rock Glen Drive, ’Wynnewood,
Pennsylvania.
KENNETH N. EVANS is a field
engineer 1st Class for Speery Gyro
scope Company, Syosset, Long Is
land. Ken resides at 60 Leslie Ave
nue, Conklin, New York.
ROBERT KUCHINSKI is a teach
er of social business studies at New
Brunswick High School.
During
the summer. Bob was enrolled in
the Summer Institute on Asian Cul
tures at Rutgers University. The
Institute is supported by scholar
ships from the Asia Foundation and
the Japan and Asia Societies.
THOMAS M. WALSH has been
named the recipient of a scholarship
from the American Foundation for
the Blind. Tom, who is planning a
career as a guidance counselor,
plans to pursue his studies at Penn
State. The foundation scholarships
are a z/a.' • • . . ; ■ ■. ■, ■
college stud;-;/-.
United State';
are legally blind
Th.-,
mntA* were r.'.ade *.t, ■:.■■■
12 state'; and Puerto
WILLIAM G. MAXWELL
teaching biology in
D.
tra! School, Dundee,
- ■ York.
KATHRYN J. McDANIELS
been certified as a medical
ogist by the American Scc’e;-/ of
Clinical Pathologists, I ’.■.r.-.-.z.
diana. Kathy was recent?/ eho-er.
the "Outstanding Student" in her
graduating class in the School of
Medical Technology at Gefsir.ger
Medical Center. Danville. Per.r.s- '.vania.
MARY FRANCES SWIGERT is
on the faculty of Forty Fort High
School. At Forty Fort, she also
assists w’ith the Y-Teens, an organi
zation affiliated with the YV. CA
in Wilkes-Barre.
54 I
This
a d
’61
LAWRENCE V. PEGG. JR. of
671 Cypress Avenue, Johnstown.
Pennsylvania is Assistant District
Scout Executive in Johr.stawtt.
Larry attended the 232 National
Training School for Scout Execu
tives at Schiff Scout Reservation.
Mendham, New Jersey, during the
months of April and May. He be
gan his duties with the Boy Scouts
on April 1.
JOHN F. WOZNIAK. Brookline
Manor Apartments. Reading. Penn
sylvania is a Revenue Officer for
the Federal Government. Mrs.
W’ozniak is the former GRACE
SCHNEIDER. Class of *60.
THOMAS FEENEY is a member
of the faculty at Madison Jr. High
School, Syracuse, New York.
ARTHUR J. REHN has been
named music instructor at Mountain
View Joint High School. Kingsley.
Pennsylvania. He will be in charge
of all junior high school musical
activities.
ROBERT MARR. Hunlock Creek.
Pennsylvania is teaching mathe
matics in the Junior-Senior High at
Mountain View Joint School, Kings
ley, Pennsylvania.
17
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actions." He
3 sons, Peter
JLOWACKI
leer with the
:e in Elmen-
■? is a science
ainfield High
■ Jersey.
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in Romance
rsity of Call
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tclair State
1. He is a
Hebron Jr.
tlair. New
SABA was
ilosophy deniversity of
was entitled
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Dynamic
Tydride and
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:e, Dr. Saba
:er five and
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and daughs employed
f Standards
Cazenovia,
ir of Testnd instrucCazenovia
full charge
id teaching
'logy.
, Jr. (PAresides at
Hazleton,
sband and
III.
GAYLE C. JONES has been ap
pointed art instructor at Bloomsburg
State College.
Gayle joined the
faculty of the art department at the
beginning of the fall semester. She
was previously art instructor at
Lewisburg Joint Elementary School,
Lower Merion School District and
Princeton Township School District,
Princeton. New Jersey.
THOMAS R. PRICE received an
MA degree in English from Penn
State University in August. He
has accepted a position as instructor
in English at the Highacres campus,
Hazleton Extension. Pennsylvania
State University.
Mrs. Sidney Haifetz (LEAH J.
NEUBURGER) is a housewife and
secretary of the congregation Mekor Chaim in Philadelphia. She lives
at 3614 Essex Lane, Philadelphia,
with her husband and two children.
On July 2, REV. CHARLES J.
ADAMEK became the new rector
of the Good Shepherd Episcopal
Church in Scranton. Before he be
gan his duties in Scranton, he serv
ed as rector of the Memorial Church
of St. John and also of the Church
of the Faith in Mahanoy City, Penn
sylvania.
ROBERT DARROW had been
awarded a national defense scholar
ship to study advanced German
language and literature this sum
mer at Southern Illinois University,
Cairo, Illinois. He is working to
ward a master’s degree in German.
He teaches German at the Delhaas
High School, Levittown, Pennsyl
vania.
CHESTER J. BELSKY of 6605
Lawnton Avenue, Philadelphia is a
Research Project Engineer for the
S.K.F. Industries, Philadelphia.
’57
A.NTHONY KUTZ of 71 Railroad
Street, Glen Lyon received the Doc
tor of Dental Surgery degree from
Temple University in June.
Mrs. Edward Kruska, the former
MARIE A. ZANOWICZ. lives at
640 East Main Street, Schuylkill
Haven, Pennsylvania with her hus
band and two children, Karen and
Edward.
16
JACOB M. DVORNICKY, a for.
mer business and general math
teacher at Pittsville High School,
Maryland assumed new responsi
bilities as general business teacher
at the Elmira City School District.
He and his wife reside at 580 Maple
Avenue, Elmira, New York
’58
Mrs. Marvin Trimas, the former
MARSHA M. MASON, resides
with her husband and son, Eric, at
3504 South Wakefield. Arlington,
Virginia. Her husband is a patent
attorney. He recently passed the
Virginia Bar Exam.
EDMUND H. NOVICKI, JR. of
Wilkes-Barre graduated recently
from the first officer candidate
school conducted by the Pennsyl
vania National Guard in ceremonies
at Indiantown Gap. He is married
and has two children, Patricia Ann
and Edmund, Jr.
JOSEPH F. TODRYK, a sixth
grade teacher in Beaumont School,
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania,
was recently hailed by a Hollywood
music publishing company as a
"fine, new songwriter discovery."
He recently wrote a song, “Teach
Me to Forget,” which is to be dis
played on the market in the near
future.
RONALD C. RESCIGNO of 27
Chestnut Street, Islip, Long Island,
is a teacher and coach at East Islip
High School, Long Island.
’59
JOHN MAYLOCK, a medical stu
dent at Jefferson Medical College
was awarded a fellowship for the
summer months for research by the
Lederle Company. Fie has also been
awarded a full scholarship for this
year in the field of Health Research
by the United States Department of
Health. John is treasurer of Theta
Kappa Psi and a member of its
board of directors.
GEORGE D. PARSONS of Lewis
burg, Pennsylvania recently receiv
ed a BS degree in Mechanical
Engineering from Bucknell Uni
versity. He has accepted an as
sistantship in the mechanical engine
ering department at Bucknell while
studying for a masters degree in
Mechanical Engineering.
JAMES L. EIDAM, formerly cir
culation and reference librarian at
Wilkes, accepted a position teach
ing English in the Plainfield Jr. High
School, Plainfield, New Jersey.
Mrs. Janice Nagle (JANICE
REYNOLDS) of Nescopeck will
be an instructor of art at the Ber
wick Arts and Crafts Center. She
will teach both pastel and oil work
at the Center.
Mrs. James VanBlarcom (MARI
ANNE C. LEVENOSKIE) teaches
art and history at the Fair Lawn
Senior High School, Fair Lawn,
New Jersey.
WILLIAM D. MORRIS of Garden
Grove, California is Head of Op
erations and Assistant Treasurer and
Comptroller at Monrovia Mutual
Savings and Loan Association.
WILLIAM E. ACORNLEY of
Wilkes-Barre is a Senior Account
ant for Weiss, Baer and Kauffman,
Public Accountants, Scranton.
C. WAYNE GRIFFITH of Union,
New Jersey is District Sales Engine
er for AMP Inc., in Englewood,
New Jersey.
’60
J. DAVID ROEBUCK is an assist
ant buyer at Gimbel’s Department
Store, Philadelphia. Dave lives at
527 Rock Glen Drive, Wynnewood,
Pennsylvania.
KENNETH N. EVANS is a field
engineer 1st Class for Speery Gyro
scope Company, Syosset, Long Is
land. Ken resides at 60 Leslie Ave
nue, Conklin, New York.
ROBERT KUCHINSKI is a teach
er of social business studies at New
Brunswick High School.
During
the summer. Bob was enrolled in
the Summer Institute on Asian Cul
tures at Rutgers University. The
Institute is supported by scholar
ships from the Asia Foundation and
the Japan and Asia Societies.
THOMAS M. WALSH has been
named the recipient of a scholarship
from the American Foundation for
the Blind. Tom, who is planning a
career as a guidance counselor,
plans to pursue his studies at Penn
State. The foundation scholarships
are awarded annually to promising
college students throughout the
United States and its territories who
are legally blind. This year 20
awards were made to students in
12 states and Puerto Rico.
WILLIAM G. MAXWELL is
teaching biology in the Dundee Cen
tral School, Dundee, New York.
KATHRYN J. McDANIELS has
been certified as a medical technol
ogist by the American Society of
Clinical Pathologists, Muncie, In
diana. Kathy was recently chosen
the “Outstanding Student” in her
graduating class in the School of
Medical Technology at Geisinger
Medical Center, Danville, Pennsyl
vania.
MARY FRANCES SWIGERT is
on the faculty of Forty Fort High
School. At Forty Fort, she also
assists with the Y-Teens, an organi
zation affiliated with the YWCA
in Wilkes-Barre.
’61
LAWRENCE V. PEGG, JR. of
671 Cypress Avenue. Johnstown,
Pennsylvania is Assistant District
Scout Executive in Johnstown.
Larry attended the 232 National
Training School for Scout Execu
tives at Schiff Scout Reservation,
Mendham, New Jersey, during the
months of April and May. He be
gan his duties with the Boy Scouts
on April 1.
JOHN F. WOZNIAK. Brookline
Manor Apartments, Reading, Penn
sylvania is a Revenue Officer for
the Federal Government.
Mrs.
Wozniak is the former GRACE
SCHNEIDER. Class of '60.
THOMAS FEENEY is a member
of the faculty at Madison Jr. High
School, Syracuse, New York.
ARTHUR J. REHN has been
named music instructor at Mountain
View Joint High School, Kingsley,
Pennsylvania. He will be in charge
of all junior high school musical
activities.
ROBERT MARR, Hunlock Creek,
Pennsylvania is teaching mathe
matics in the Junior-Senior High at
Mountain View Joint School, Kings
ley, Pennsylvania.
17
ROBERT A. PINGEL is a 2nd
Lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force,
stationed at Harlingen AFB, Texas.
FRANCIS E. BATTLE, JR. is an
Art Specialist in Westfield Public
Schools, Westfield, New Jersey. He
resides at 72 Southgate Road, Mur
ray Hill, New Jersey with his wife
and son David.
RAYMOND J. PIRINO is a dental
student at Temple University School
of Dentistry in Philadelphia. Ray,
his wife and son, Richard, live at
54 Herman Street, Philadelphia.
LEE D. WILLIAMS is a member
of the faculty at Abington Town
ship School District, Abington,
Pennsylvania.
This Bright New World —
’49
a daughter, Theresa, to Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Yellalonis of Rose
dale, Maryland, on August 3. Mrs.
Yellalonis is the former LILLIAN
CLARK.
a son, Jeffrey, to Mr. and Mrs. Mur
ray Rothman on April 30. Mrs.
Rothman is the former LAURA J.
SCHLEICHER.
a son, William Morgan, to Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Gorgas of Clarks Sum
mit, Pennsylvania, on August 17,
’54
twins, David and Deborah, to Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur G. Taylor of North
Plainfield, New Jersey, on April 14.
a daughter, Susan, to Mr. and Mrs.
Albert J. Wallace of Montclair,
New Jersey, on May 6.
a son, Stephen H„ to Capt. and
Mrs. Henry J. Glowacki, Elmendorf
A.F.B., Alaska, on March 25.
a son, Jeffrey Brian, to Mr. and
Mrs. Lionel I. Dannick of Caze
novia, New York, on February 3.
’56
a son, Merlyn, Jr., to Mr. and Mrs.
Merlyn Dixon, 119 First Avenue,
Kingston, on July 29.
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Popple, 205 Pine Spring Road, Falls
Church, Virginia, on July 30. Mrs.
Popple is the former JUDY GOMMER, Class of ’57.
�’57
„a ___
son. William J., to Mr. and Mrs.
Bernard Rubin of 8504 - 16th Street.
Silver Springs, Maryland, on July
22.
Mrs. Rubin is the former
HELEN SCHAINUCK, Class of
‘60.
a daughter, Deborah Ann, to Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Evans of Eliza
beth, New Jersey on May 24.
a son. Edward, to Mr. and Mrs.
Edward
Kruska of Schuylkill
Haven, Pennsylvania, on June 26.
Mrs. Kruska is the former MARIE
A. ZANOWICZ.
’58
a daughter to Lt. and Mrs. Samuel
T. Buckman, Jr., of 1055 Idaho
Avenue, Cape May, New Jersey, on
August 18. Mrs. Buckman is the
former JOAN TAYLOR LLEWELLYN. Class of '60.
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Patrick
Scavone, 115 Loomis Street, Nan
ticoke, Pennsylvania on June 28.
Mrs. Scavone is the former ROSA
LIE ANN DUGAN.
a son. Eric, to Mr. and Mrs. Jerome
C. Luft. 240 Rock Street, Easton,
on July 19. Mrs. Luft is the former
MARIANNE BURDA, also of the
Class of '58.
a son. Eric, to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
Rescigno of Long Island, on March
31.
’59
a daughter, Bari Lynn, to Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Rogovin of Ridgefield,
New Jersey, on June 25.
I
a daughter. Susan, to Mr. and Mrs.
William D. Morris of Garden
Grove, California on February 22.
’60
a son to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wile
man, 135 Meadowcrest. Trucksville.
Pennsylvania, on August 21. Mrs.
Wileman is the former RAYE
THOMAS.
’61
a son to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rad
nor, 4 Fairlane North, Mountaintop.
Pennsylvania, on August 1.
Down The Aisle —
’50
DANIEL E. NORMAN was mar
ried on June 25 to Marion Jane
George in Wilkes-Barre. Dan is a
certified public accountant and was
formerly employed by the Internal
Revenue Service. He is presently
a tax specialist with Price Water
house and Company of Washing
ton, D.C.
’55
ALBERT J. LISS was married in
Scranton to Olga Mudry on July
29. Albert is a faculty member of
West Leyden, New York Central
School.
’60
PATRICIA ANN HEMENWAY
of Trucksville was married to Rob
ert E. Harrison on July 29. Pat is
presently teaching in Mantua, New
Jersey.
PAUL J. LEVIN of Wilkes-Barre
and Anna Theresa Kruczek were
married recently in Wilkes-Barre.
Pau] is employed as a tabulation
RALPH
HENDERSHOT
was
married recently to Marcia Dubinski
in Plymouth. Ralph is a faculty
member of the Sayre Area Joint
High School, Sayre, Pennsylvania.
’61
LAWRENCE PEGG. JR. was
married on August 12 to Lois E.
Marsh. The couple is residing in
Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
JUDITH ALINIKOFF and Dr.
Harold S. Weltman were married
on August 13 in Wilkes-Barre. The
couple is living at 292 South Frank
lin Street. Wilkes-Barre.
MAURICE D. JAMES and GALE
C. HUGHES were married on July
22 in Kingston. Maurice has taken
a position in the Pittsburgh office
of Peat, Marwick, and Mitchell, ac
counting firm. Gale is teaching ele
mentary school in Peters Township
Schools, Cannonsburg. The couple
is residing at 340 Knoedler Road,
Pittsburgh 36.
NORMA K. WENTZ of Nanti
coke was married recently to Stan
ley Stavetski in Nanticoke. The
couple is residing at 219 Bathgate
Avenue, Bound Brook, New Jersey.
Norma is employed by American
Cyanamid Company in Bound
Brook.
TRUDY MURPHEY was married
recently to Richard P. Sokolnicki.
Trudy is a member of the faculty of
the Gouverneur Elementary School.
Gouverneur, New York where the
couple lives.
3n ^lemortam
She received her master's degree at Drexel Uni
versity, Philadelphia in June of 1959. She then
became affiliated with the Osterhout Library and
served as an assistant in the reference depart
ment.
She was an active member of the Wilkes College
Alumni Association, serving on many committees.
She is survived by three brothers, Joseph P.»
Wilkes-Barre; Attorney Thomas E., WilkesBarre; and James J., Portland, Orc. Joseph and
Thomas Brislin are also graduates of Wilkes
College.
MISS MARY ROSE BRISLIN, Class of 1940,
died at her apartment at 209 Barney Street,
Wilkes-Barre on August 8.
Miss Brislin attended Wilkes-Barre City Schools
and was graduated from Meyers High School.
She entered B.U.J.C. in 1936 and while here,
was an active member of the Beacon staff. She
taught many years in Lehman Township Schools
and later in the Wilkes-Barre City Schools. She
also served as a secretary for the Linear Cor
poration, Fernbrook.
18
processing department
awaiting cataloguing
of the adjoining batl
the card catalogue we
hall. The reference
backdate-periodical rc
one or two rooms on t
were in there too. (
5,000 volumes, and o>
out books. The loyal
were Joe Kramer, Rol
F. Ermel. To my de
interested in books th
lands close to our stu
man and French. D:
with Milton and Sht
everything published
The onrush of Work
tive for us to expand
more than 56.000 v<
rapid that at times 1
cracks of our overb
head. He has been d<
this summer we had t<
additional shelving ht
graduate-program sei
loan in Stark Hall, 1
completely. The libi
sisted of two member
part-time students (i:
give us a chance to
world as a potential
project planner at Olmstead Air
Base. Middletown, Pennsylvania.
Shown majestically covered with ivy is Kirby
Hall, the College Library
Sweet Memories of an Old Timer
Even at the risk of revealing my age, I must admit that
I remember our College Library when it was in diapers.
It was June 1947 and little Bucknell University Junior
College officially became a self-sufficient four-year liberal
arts college ready to face the world of grownups. A
modest ceremony on the lawn behind Chase Hall marked
the end of its infancy.
The Library occupied only a small portion of vinecovered Kirby Hall. The third floor was the residence
of Dr. Farley and his family. If I remember correctly,
they also had a German shepherd dog, Mickey. The
spacious room between the second and third floors was
the classroom of the Music Department. Often I could
hear the late "Pop'' Gies plant the seeds of musical ap
preciation in his sonorious German accent, and play
records of Bach's fugues. On the first floor we had
classrooms, used mostly by the Economics and English
Departments. At the main entrance, today’s circulation
office, stood a concert grand piano. Afternoons when I
was filing cards on the second floor, I could hear an
English teacher, both a poet and beatnik at heart, play
Debussy. In the back between the first and second floors
were the offices of Dr. Mary Craig and Mr. Constantine
Sy monole wicz (alias Dr. Konstantin Symmons of today).
The Kirby’s old chaffeur, Duggan, who had an apart
ment above the stables (today part of the Commons
facing South Street) used to come in and reminisce about
the celebrities who were invited to dine with the Kirbys
in the mural-covered and mahagony-wainscoted dining
room (for the last several years our overcrowded Refer
ence Room).
The ornate grandfather clock in the
vestibule was faithfully chiming the hours.
And what about the Library?
The Northeast room on the second floor (we now shelve
the end of the alphabet in it) was the workroom which
housed the librarian's office, the cataloguing and the
When I left for Pak
face the big world of
library with the evei
hind for the wide h<
I was already critica
rooms, of the turn-ov.
and of the everyday
Then with the speed i
developed countries
hungry children. M
tears came to my eye
dingy rooms of univ
member particularly
helped out a few time
of Library Science de
of this old. unventilt
qualified American li
science. The card cards, in pencil, or ir
the timely mood of tl
open-shelf privileges.
After an absence of 1
painful impressions o
hungry for food anc
rooms and reading I
at the old campus ar
covered building whi
fourteen years.
19
�J., to Mr. and Mrs.
f S504 - 16th Street.
Maryland, on July
>in is the former
JNUCK, Class of
Dorah Ann, to Mr.
r Evans of Elizay on May 24.
to Mr. and Mrs.
:a of Schuylkill
vania, on June 26.
the former MARIE
Z.
and Mrs. Samuel
of 1055 Idaho
ay, New Jersey, on
s. Buckman is the
TAYLOR LLEis of ’60.
r. and Mrs. Patrick
>omis Street, Nan’ania on June 28.
the former ROSAIAN.
r. and Mrs. Jerome
>ck Street, Easton,
. Luft is the former
JRDA, also of the
r. and Mrs. Ronald
j Island, on March
Lynn, to Mr. and
[ovin of Ridgefield,
June 25.
a daughter. Susan, to Mr. and Mrs.
William D. Morris of Garden
Grove, California on February 22.
’60
a son to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wile
man. 135 Meadowcrest. Trucksville,
Pennsylvania, on August z.1. Mrs.
Wileman is the former RAYE
THOMAS.
’61
a son to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Rad
nor, 4 Fairlane North, Mountaintop,
Pennsylvania, on August 1.
Down The Aisle —
’50
DANIEL E. NORMAN was mar
ried on June 25 to Marion Jane
George in Wilkes-Barre. Dan is a
certified public accountant and was
formerly employed by the Internal
Revenue Service. He is presently
a tax specialist with Price Water
house and Company of ’Washing
ton, D.C.
’55
ALBERT J. LISS was married in
Scranton to Olga Mudry on July
29. Albert is a faculty member of
West Leyden, New York Central
School.
’60
PATRICIA ANN HEMENWAY
of Trucksville was married to Rob
ert E. Harrison on July 29. Pat is
presently teaching in Mantua, New
Jersey.
PAUL J. LEVIN of Wilkes-Barre
and Anna Theresa Kruczek were
married recently in Wilkes-Barre.
Paul is employed as a tabulation
RALPH
HENDERSHOT
was
was
married recently to Marcia Dubinski
in Plymouth. Ralph is a faculty
member of the Sayre Area Joint
High School, Sayre, Pennsylvania
’61
LAWRENCE PEGG. JR. was
married on August 12 to Lois E.
Marsh. The couple is residing
Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
JUDITH ALINIKOFF and Dr.
Harold S. Weltman were married
on August 13 in Wilkes-Barre. The
couple is living at 292 South Frank
lin Street. Wilkes-Barre.
MAURICE D. JAMES and GALE
C. HUGHES were married on July
22 in Kingston. Maurice has taken
a position in the Pittsburgh office
of Peat, Marwick, and Mitchell, ac
counting firm. Gale is teaching ele
mentary school in Peters Township
Schools, Cannonsburg. The couple
is residing at 340 Knoedler Road,
Pittsburgh 36.
NORMA K. WENTZ of Nanti
coke was married recently to Stan
ley Stavetski in Nanticoke. The
couple is residing at 219 Bathgate
Avenue, Bound Brook. New Jersey,
Norma is employed by American
Cyanamid Company in Bound
Brook.
TRUDY MURPHEY was married
recently to Richard P. Sokolnicki.
Trudy is a member of the faculty of
the Gouverneur Elementary School,
Gouverneur, New York where the
couple lives.
3n ^lemoriam
She received her master's degree at Drexel Uni
versity, Philadelphia in June of 1959. She then
became affiliated with the Osterhout Library and
served as an assistant in the reference depart
ment.
She was an active member of the Wilkes College
Alumni Association, serving on many committees.
She is survived by three brothers, Joseph P-.
Wilkes-Barre; Attorney Thomas E., WilkesBarre; and James J., Portland, Ore. Joseph and
Thomas Brislin are also graduates of Wilkes
College.
RY ROSE BRISLIN, Class of 1940,
ir apartment at 209 Barney Street,
rre on August 8.
n attended Wilkes-Barre City Schools
raduated from Meyers High School,
d B.U.J.C. in 1936 and while here,
ive member of the Beacon staff. She
y years in Lehman Township Schools
i the Wilkes-Barre City Schools. She
I as a secretary for the Linear Cor’ernbrook.
18
proo-ttHing department, as well as the typists. The books
awaiting cataloguing were stored in the large, oval tub
of th.- adjoining bathroom. The circulation desk and
the card catalogue were in one corner of the second floor
hall. The reference room was in the today’s locked
backdate-periodical rooms, and the rest of the books in
one or two rooms on the second floor. The reading tables
were in there too. Our collection comprised less than
5,000 volumes, and only a few students came in to take
out books. 1 he loyal student patrons whom I remember
were Joe Kramer. Robert Miller. Joe Savitz, and George
F. Ermel. J o my delight, Herr Elwood Disque, always
interested in books that would bring the culture of other
lands close to our students, was ordering works in Ger
man and French. Dr. Mary Craig, very much in love
with Milton and Shakespeare, added to our collection
everything published on these two poets.
The onrush of World War II veterans made it impera
tive for us to expand rather rapidly, and today we have
more than 56,000 volumes. The expansion seems so
rapid that at times Mr. Jervis comes in. looks at the
cracks of our overburdened ceilings, and shakes his
head. He has been doing it for the last ten years. Finally
this summer we had to take out one reading table because
additional shelving had to take preference. Some of our
graduate-program scientific periodicals are on temporary
loan in Stark Hall, because we have run out of space
completely. The library staff of those early days con
sisted of two members: today we employ six. and twenty
part-time students (including movie projectionists) who
give us a chance to present to our students the library
world as a potential career.
project planner at Olmstead Air
Base, Middletown, Pennsylvania.
ijestically covered with ivy is Kirhy
Shown majestically
Kirby
Hall, the College Library
Sweet Memories of an Old Timer
Even at the risk of revealing my age, I must admit that
I remember our College Library when it was in diapers.
It was June 1947 and little Bucknell University Junior
College officially became a self-sufficient four-year liberal
arts college ready to face the world of grownups. A
modest ceremony on the lawn behind Chase Hall marked
the end of its infancy.
The Library occupied only a small portion of vinecovered Kirby Hall. The third floor was the residence
of Dr. Farley and his family. If I remember correctly,
they also had a German shepherd dog, Mickey. The
spacious room between the second and third floors was
the classroom of the Music Department. Often I could
hear the late “Pop" Gies plant the seeds of musical ap
preciation in his sonorious German accent, and play
records of Bach’s fugues. On the first floor we had
classrooms, used mostly by the Economics and English
Departments. At the main entrance, today’s circulation
office, stood a concert grand piano. Afternoons when I
was filing cards on the second floor, I could hear an
English teacher, both a poet and beatnik at heart, play
Debussy. In the back between the first and second floors
were the offices of Dr. Mary Craig and Mr. Constantine
Symonolewicz (alias Dr. Konstantin Symmons of today).
The Kirby s old chaffeur, Duggan, who had an apart
ment above the stables (today part of the Commons
facing South Street) used to come in and reminisce about
the celebrities who were invited to dine with the Kirbys
in the mural-covered and mahagony-wainscoted dining
room (for the last several years our overcrowded Refer
ence Room). The ornate grandfather clock in the
vestibule was faithfully chiming the hours.
And what about the Library?
The Northeast room on
the second floor (wc now shelve
the end of the alphabet
in it) was the workroom which
housed the librarian’s
office, the cataloguing and the
When I left for Pakistan last August, I was anxious to
face the big world of excitement. The small, overcrowded
library with the everyday problems was gladly left be
hind for the wide horizons of the far-away continents.
I was already critical of the noise in the small reading
rooms, of the turn-over on the staff, of the missing books,
and of the everyday' routines of office life.
Then with the speed of a jet I was thrust upon the under
developed countries with beggars, dusty roads, and
hungry children. My librarian's heart cried out and
tears came to my eyes when I tried to read in the dark,
dingy' rooms of university’ and college libraries. I re
member particularly’ one university library where I
helped out a few times. Only one librarian with a Master
of Library Science degree supervised the entire operation
of this old. unventilated building, and two and a half
qualified American librarians taught courses in library
science. The card catalogue consisted of home-made
cards, in pencil, or in various colored inks, according to
the timely mood of the cataloguer. The readers had no
open-shelf privileges.
After an absence of ten months, with so many vivid and
painful impressions of low standards of living, of people
hungry for food and books, of dark, uninviting class
rooms and reading rooms. I was so happy to be back
at the old campus and throw my arms around the vinecovered building which has been my library for the last
fourteen years.
NADA K. VUJICA
19
�ful philosophical personalities I have ever met — and
philosophers are not lacking in color and idiosyncracies.
AMONG PAKISTANI PHILOSOPHERS
{Continued iiom page 6)
portant role in the molding of human beings and, in con
sequence, the differences between peoples and cultures
are great. But compared with what men and women the
world over have in common, the differences in color, race,
religion, and customs sink into insignificance. An ed
ucated Pakistani and an educated American have much
more in common than has an educated American with an
uneducated American or an educated Pakistani with an
illiterate villager.
Prof. Dr. Govinda Chandra Dev of Dacca University
is a man whose outward appearance and simplicity re
mind one of Socrates. Visualize him wearing the Greek
toga instead of the Indian dhoti, and you have Socrates
walking in our midst. The moment, however one hears
him talk or reads his "Idealism: a New Defence and a
New Application," "the Oriental” in him vanishes, and a
new personality emerges; a man of wide and deep
knowledge, equally versed in the modern Western phil
osophical currents as he is in the Pak-Indian thought,
a man of incisive mind and delightful wit. In his rich
conversational style, he succeeds in bringing philosophy
from its lofty ivory tower pedestal down to earth. He
has the happy faculty of making highflung metaphysical
puzzles appear simple and as living as today’s headlines.
Even if he were not deeply steeped in the Indian tradi
tion, his philosophy, I think, would be Idealism, the view
that the spirit not only matters, but matters most. It fits
his "tender-minded” temperament and his humanitarian
bent. But Dr. Dev is no "respecter of persons,” no man
to follow blindly outworn formulas. He bravely sets
out to reinterpret the Advaita Idealism so as to place it
in the contemporary context. His is an up-to-date
Idealism, freshly sought out and presented, defended by
new evidence and offered in a new application.
Never was I more aware of this simple truth than when
I came into contact with the people of my own profes
sion — the Pakistani philosophers. I was the American
representative and one of the speakers at the Pakistan
Philosophical Congress in Karachi. This provided me
a splendid chance to meet a great number of my philo
sophical colleagues from both West and East Pakistan.
In their company I felt perfectly "at home,” — indeed
no less than I am at annual meetings of the American
Philosophical Association. Their problems were my own
problems and their philosophical language was my own.
The many outstanding Pakistani philosophers whose in
tellectual fellowship and personal friendship I have been
privileged to enjoy will forgive me If I single out for
mention only a few. Prof. M. M. Sharif, Director of the
Islamic Institute in Lahore, is the heart and soul of the
Pakistani Philosophical Congress, whose founder and
President he is. This patriarch of the Pakistani philoso
phers has the contagious enthusiasm of youth. I have
met very few gentlemen with more charm and personal
magnetism than Prof. Sharif. He was no stranger to
me. I had read his articles in "Contemporary Indian
Philosophy,” in which he states his philosophical position
as one of the prominent thinkers of pre-Partition India.
He also has the distinction of being the General President
of the Indian Philosophical Congress. He is a profound
metaphysician and has made original contributions in
the field of aesthetics and philosophy of education.
In the good old Hegelian tradition Dr. Dev also ventures
a novel synthesis. He believes that intellect and intuition,
matter and spirit, science and religion, instead of being
sharply dychotomised and locked up in a sort of a in
tellectual cold-war battle, form an organic unity.
The endeavor to find room for intuition and religious
values in this rationalistic age characterizes the thinking
of all philosophers on the Pak-Indian subcontinent. If
they are successful, they will make a significant contri
bution to contemporary thought. The West, it seems,
has largely given up intuition as a source of knowledge.
The result is an uneasy truce between reason and faith
and a seemingly inexorable drift towards ever-widening
secularisation of life.
His right hand at the Institute of Islamic Culture, Mr.
B. A. Dar, is a man of considerable learning and a bril
liant writer. His lucid exposition of Iqbal’s philosophy
and the “Religion Thought of Sayyed Ahmad Khan”
have contributed tremendously to my understanding of
these two leading Muslim thinkers.
Idealism in the past has too frequently tended to under
mine and belittle material values and to create excessive
other-worldliness. Dr. Dev is painfully aware of this,
and he has undertaken the truly Herculean task of eras
ing that “blot" from the otherwise shining face of
Idealism. Dr. Dev tries hard to formulate a philosophy
which takes into account the needs of the spirit and the
body, and which offers an intellectual justification for
man s natural craving to enjoy in abundance his daily
bread without forgetting that “man does not live by
bread alone.”
Another Pakistani philosopher for whose views I have
great respect although disagreeing with them thoroughly,
is Prof. C. A. Qadir of the Government College in
Lahore. He is a follower of Logical Positivism, a modern
school of philosophy which right now enjoys great vogue
in the West. Aside from any merits or demerits of this
school of thought, I was pleasantly surprised to find
that in far-off Pakistan it has found enthusiastic sup
porters. Pakistani thinkers are determined not just to
sit on the laurels of the past achievements, quoting and
expounding Iqbal, but are right up in the forefront of
the contemporary philosophical battles.
The greatness and glory of Eastern philosophy have
always been its insistence on the primacy of the spiritual
over the material. By tradition and temperament the
philosophers of the East are best suited for the role of
proponents of these values in our materialistic age. May
they play that role well. If they do, the East’s finest
hour” may yet come.
In East Pakistan lives and teaches one of the most colour
20
{Continued tzom page 13)
Mrs. Carl F. Juris
Mrs. Richard B. Kent
Younsu Koo
Mrs. William P. Lloyd
Donald D. McFadden
Chester Miller, Jr.
Mrs. Irma Molitoris
Benjamin Omilian
Pearl Onacko
D. Glenn Phethean
Mrs. David G. Phillips
Raymond J. Radaszewski
Mrs. James G. Richardson
Jessie Roderick
Mrs. Kenneth Schaefer
David T. Shearer
Samuel R. Shugar
Gilbert Tough
Lawrence Turpin
Thomas T. 'Williams
Mrs. William I. J. Williams
— 1957 —
No. on Honor Roll ... .... 28 out of 226
% of Participation ....... .... ......... 12.4%
$ Contributed ............... — ......... $371.90
James H. Alcorn
Robert B. Chase
Jesse Choper
Lawrence E. Cohen
George W. Davis
"‘Mrs. Harry W. Ennis
Raymond Falchek
William M. Farish
Mrs. C. Wayne Griffith
William J. Jacobson
Mrs. Clyde Kauffman
George A. Kolesar
Thomas J. Lane
Mrs. Robert B. Morris
Mrs. D. Glenn Phethean
Mrs. John Rentschler
Barbara A. Ritter
Mrs. Max Rosenn
Attorney Eugene Roth
J. George Siles
Carl G. Slutter
Margaret E. Smith
Dr. Terry L. Smith
Jerome Stein
William H. Tremayne
Mrs. "William R. Tubbs
John Uczen
Dr. Carl R. Urbanski
- 1958 —
No. of Honor Roll . .
20 out of 269
% of Participation ................... 7.4%
$ Contributed __
....
... $297.00
Lt. j.g. Samuel T. Buckman
Harriette R. Davis
Francis Gallia
Max B. Greenwald
Joseph M. Halcisak
Carol Hallas
“John P. Heim
Mrs. Harry Hiscox
Carl P. KarmilowiCZ
Ahmad M. Kazimi
Joseph Leibman
William P. Lloyd
Samuel J. Lowe
"Mrs. Robert J. Pitel
William J. Powell
Marilyn Russ
“Ronald D. Tremayne
Salvatore Valenti
William I. J. Williams
William A. Zdancewic:
— 1959 —
No. on Honor Roll------ 29 ot
% of Participation ......
....
Contributed
$
William E. Acornley
Edward J. Boltz, Jr.
Charles S. Butler
James M. Cornelius
Samuel M. Davenport,
Frank Gazda
Jules Greenberg
C. Wayne Griffith
Carl F. Juris
Thomas J. Lally
Mrs. Thomas J. Lally
Mrs. John Lenk
J. Rodger Lewis
Michael Lewis
Steve Lovett
Edward McCafferty
Robert C. Morgan
Mrs. Margaret Morri:
Robert B. Morris
Chester J. Nocek
“Robert Pitel
John Rentschler
Thomas P. Ruggiero
John M. Saba
Paul Schecter
Elizabeth K. Schwartz
Mary Louise Spinelli
Reginald Trzeskowski
Patricia A. Yost
— 1960 —
31 oi
No. on Honor Roll
% of Participation
$ Contributed - ....
Mrs. Charles Austin
Anthony Bianco
Mrs. Anthony Bianco
Margaret L. Brown
Mrs. Samuel T. Buck
Mrs. Glenn D. Carey
Faith Edwards
Frank I. Edwards
�ful philosophical personalities I have ever met — and
philosophers are not lacking in color and idiosyncracies.
ISTANI PHILOSOPHERS
n page 6)
he molding of human beings and, in conifferences between peoples and cultures
zompared with what men and women the
in common, the differences in color, race,
stems sink into insignificance. An edand an educated American have much
than has an educated American with an
rican or an educated Pakistani with an
Prof. Dr. Govinda Chandra Dev of Dacca University
is a man whose outward appearance and simplicity re
mind one of Socrates. Visualize him wearing the Greek
toga instead of the Indian dhoti, and you have Socrates
walking in our midst. The moment, however one hears
him talk or reads his "Idealism: a New Defence and a
New Application,” “the Oriental” in him vanishes, and a
new personality emerges; a man of wide and deep
knowledge, equally versed in the modern Western phil
osophical currents as he is in the Pak-Indian thought,
a man of incisive mind and delightful wit. In his rich
conversational style, he succeeds in bringing philosophy
from its lofty ivory tower pedestal down to earth. He
has the happy faculty of making highflung metaphysical
puzzles appear simple and as living as today's headlines.
Even if he were not deeply steeped in the Indian tradi
tion, his philosophy, I think, would be Idealism, the view
that the spirit not only matters, but matters most. It fits
his “tender-minded” temperament and his humanitarian
bent. But Dr. Dev is no “respecter of persons," no man
to follow blindly outworn formulas. He bravely sets
out to reinterpret the Advaita Idealism so as to place it
in the contemporary context. His is an up-to-date
Idealism, freshly sought out and presented, defended by
new evidence and offered in a new application.
re aware of this simple truth than when
:act with the people of my own profestani philosophers. I was the American
id one of the speakers at the Pakistan
ingress in Karachi. This provided me
:e to meet a great number of my philoles from both West and East Pakistan.
y I felt perfectly "at home,” — indeed
.m at annual meetings of the American
sociation. Their problems were my own
eir philosophical language was my own.
inding Pakistani philosophers whose in
hip and personal friendship I have been
joy will forgive me If I single out for
ew. Prof. M. M. Sharif, Director of the
in Lahore, is the heart and soul of the
ophical Congress, whose founder and
This patriarch of the Pakistani philosomtagious enthusiasm of youth. I have
mtlemen with more charm and personal
Prof. Sharif. He was no stranger to
1 his articles in "Contemporary Indian
vhich he states his philosophical position
ominent thinkers of pre-Partition India,
listinction of being the General President
ilosophical Congress. He is a profound
rd has made original contributions in
etics and philosophy of education.
In the good old Hegelian tradition Dr. Dev also ventures
a novel synthesis. He believes that intellect and intuition,
matter and spirit, science and religion, instead of being
sharply dychotomised and locked up in a sort of a in
tellectual cold-war battle, form an organic unity.
The endeavor to find room for intuition and religious
values in this rationalistic age characterizes the thinking
of all philosophers on the Pak-Indian subcontinent. If
they are successful, they will make a significant contri
bution to contemporary thought. The West, it seems,
has largely given up intuition as a source of knowledge.
The result is an uneasy truce between reason and faith
and a seemingly inexorable drift towards ever-widening
secularisation of life.
it the Institute of Islamic Culture, Mr.
nan of considerable learning and a bril5 lucid exposition of Iqbal’s philosophy
>n Thought of Sayyed Ahmad Khan”
tremendously to my understanding of
j Muslim thinkers.
Idealism in the past has too frequently tended to under
mine and belittle material values and to create excessive
other-worldliness. Dr. Dev is painfully aware of this,
and he has undertaken the truly Herculean task of eras
ing that "blot" from the otherwise shining face of
Idealism. Dr. Dev tries hard to formulate a philosophy
which takes into account the needs of the spirit and the
body, and which offers an intellectual justification for
man s natural craving to enjoy in abundance his daily
bread without forgetting that “man does not live by
bread alone.”
li philosopher for whose views I have
ough disagreeing with them thoroughly,
Qadir of the Government College in
Follower of Logical Positivism, a modern
>hy which right now enjoys great vogue
;ide from any merits or demerits of this
it, I was pleasantly surprised to find
akistan it has found enthusiastic supni thinkers are determined not just to
of the past achievements, quoting and
, but are right up in the forefront of
r philosophical battles.
The greatness and glory of Eastern philosophy have
always been its insistence on the primacy of the spiritual
over the material. By tradition and temperament the
philosophers of the East are best suited for the role of
proponents of these values in our materialistic age. May
they play that role well. If they do, the East's "finest
hour" may yet come.
ives and teaches one of the most colour-
20
(Continued from page 13)
Mrs. Carl F. Juris
Mrs. Richard B. Kent
Younsu Koo
Mrs. William P. Lloyd
Donald D. McFadden
Chester Miller, Jr.
Mrs. Irma Molitoris
Benjamin Omilian
Pearl Onacko
D. Glenn Phethean
Mrs. David G. Phillips
Raymond J. Radaszewski
Mrs. James G. Richardson
Jessie Roderick
Mrs. Kenneth Schaefer
David T. Shearer
Samuel R. Shugar
Gilbert Tough
Lawrence Turpin
Thomas T. Williams
Mrs. William I. J. Williams
— 1957 —
No. on Honor Roll
28 out of 226
% of Participation
12.4%
$ Contributed
............... $371.90
James H. Alcorn
Robert B. Chase
Jesse Choper
Lawrence E. Cohen
George W. Davis
‘“Mrs. Harry W. Ennis
Raymond Falchek
William M. Farish
Mrs. C. Wayne Griffith
William J. Jacobson
Mrs. Clyde Kauffman
George A. Kolesar
Thomas J. Lane
Mrs. Robert B. Morris
Mrs. D. Glenn Phethean
Mrs. John Rentschler
Barbara A. Ritter
Mrs. Max Rosenn
Attorney Eugene Roth
J. George Siles
Carl G. Slutter
Margaret E. Smith
Dr. Terry L. Smith
Jerome Stein
William H. Tremayne
Mrs. William R. Tubbs
John Uczen
Dr. Carl R. Urbanski
- 1958 No. of Honor Roll
. 20 out of 269
% of Participation
7.4%
$ Contributed .
$297.00
Lt. j.g. Samuel T. Buckman
Harriette R. Davis
Francis Gallia
Max B. Greenwald
Joseph M. Halcisak
Carol Hallas
“John P. Heim
Mrs. Harry Hiscox
Carl P. Karmilowicz
Ahmad M. Kazimi
Joseph Leibman
William P. Lloyd
Samuel J. Lowe
“Mrs. Robert J. Pitel
William J. Powell
Marilyn Russ
“Ronald D. Tremayne
Salvatore Valenti
William I. J. 'Williams
William A. Zdancewicz
— 1959 —
29 out of 301
No. on Honor Roll
9.6%
% of Participation
$327.50
$ Contributed ........
William E. Acornley
Edward J. Boltz, Jr.
Charles S. Butler
James M. Cornelius
Samuel M. Davenport, III
Frank Gazda
Jules Greenberg
C. Wayne Griffith
Carl F. Juris
Thomas J. Lally
Mrs. Thomas J. Lally
Mrs. John Lenk
J. Rodger Lewis
Michael Lewis
Steve Lovett
Edward McCafferty
Robert C. Morgan
Mrs. Margaret Morris
Robert B. Morris
Chester J. Nocek
“Robert Pitel
John Rentschler
Thomas P. Ruggiero
John M. Saba
Paul Schecter
Elizabeth K. Schwartz
Mary Louise Spinelli
Reginald Trzeskowski
Patricia A. Yost
- 1960 No. on Honor Roll
31 out of 271
11.4%
% of Participation
$566.50
$ Contributed ___
Mrs. Charles Austin
Anthony Bianco
Mrs. Anthony Bianco
Margaret L. Brown
Mrs. Samuel T. Buckman
Mrs. Glenn D. Carey
Faith Edwards
Frank I. Edwards
Mrs. Frank I. Edwards
Robert A. Florio
Martha Hadsel
Aaron G. Hastie
Richard Kithen
Patricia A. Krull
Charles J. Kuschke, II
Daniel A. Lewis
Virginia A. Lyons
Lou-Ella Meringola
Cledith A. Miller, Jr.
Mrs. Melvin J. Mills
John T. Mulhall
George W. Murdock
Arnold J. Popky
Gordon E. Roberts
Ronald Simms
Robert Verespy
Robert D. Washburn
Joanne Yurchak
Alfonso Zawadski
— 1961 —
The class of 1961 was not actively
solicited in this year’s Annual Cam
paign. The following, however, are
credited with gifts to this campaign—•
“‘Nancy L. Bonham
***Robert L. Chew
‘“Ottie Hill Chwalek
****William J. Davis
‘“Judith A. Dwyer
’"‘Ellen S. Faber
‘“Clement W. Gavenas
Elizabeth Hoeschele
Charles L. Isely
‘“Hana M. Janjigian
‘“Jay P. Keller
‘“Edward N. Kemps
‘“Jocelyn Mae King
‘“James B. Morgan
Mrs. Ellen Pfifferling
“‘Walter A. Placek
‘“John O. Turner
“‘Norma K. Wentz
“‘Sally A. Williams
Class of 1961 - $ contributed - $265.00
INTERESTED FRIENDS
(Non-alumni)
Wilkes College Economics Club
“Floyd S. Harding
$ Contributed ...........................
$75.00
“ —Gave Wilkes College a
double assist; their gifts re
sulted in Corporate Match
ing Gifts.
—These alumni have adopt
ed insurance plans beneficial
to the College.
■—These alumni carrying in
surance have also given an
additional gift.
�Dear Alummis/a:
Although public minded citizens have created and
supported Wilkes College, the future of the
College must depend upon our Alumni.
Your success is the only true measure of our
success, and the strength of the College will ulti
mately depend upon your loyal interest and support.
Today and in the future, there are four means by
which you can help strengthen Wilkes —
1. Your counsel can help us to develop the strong
college that I am sure you desire.
2. Your influence can help us to attract outstand
ing students who will assure the continuing
development of intellectual interests.
3. Your personal loyalty can encourage and
sustain the faculty.
4. Your annual contributions can provide the
means of our continued development, and these
same contributions will motivate other
friends to continue their support.
As I face the last years of my long association
with you, I am challenged, and sometimes disturbed,
by the magnitude of the task that lies ahead; but
simultaneously, I am encouraged and sustained by the
encouragement that comes from loyal and devoted
friends in our Alumni, our Faculty, our Trustees and
our Community.
With your help, we can attain the intellectual,
spiritual, and material goals that have been set
for the coming decade.
For your warm friendship and loyal support, I am
most grateful.
Sincerely yours,
President
pmncco in wilkcs-o.wne. pennx
•> Uewellyn o m<k.\ne inc.
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WINTER ^s^^STJANUARY, 1962
Volume 9
Number 1
�Board of Trustees
IN THIS ISSUE
Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chairman
c.
Arnaud
2
CAMPUS PERISCOPE
Marts,
First
Vice-Chaim
Andrew J. Sordoni, Second Vice-Chai
Charles H. Miner, Jr., Secretary
I
1. S3'AtB'>^9
1-
some idea how much the gix. from the
p^foOO
alumni
s.
Forhappy
the rest
of our lives
thethe
twostudents
lovely• meo..
trays will
of our
association
with
and alumni of Wilkes, an^ of the many friendships that we have formed
within both groups. Their growing support of the College has given us
satisfaction and confidence.
In a very real sense, the future of Wilkes
(ou"avre'
■pe3' rests with our alumni. And, now on top of our appreciation of their
growing support and loyalty, we have these memorial gifts which we
o^5
will appreciate for the rest of our lives.
Will you please convey f gratitude t
TESTIMONIAL TO DR. FARLEY
3
VERBATIM REMARKS
5
HAS AMERICA NEGLECTED HER
CREATIVE MINORITY? Dr. Arnold Toynbee
James
P.
Mrs.
Harris, Treasurer
Paul
Bedford
William Weir Boyd
Alumni Representative
Frank Bumside
21
Mrs. Charles E. Clift
William L. Conyngham
THE WILKES COLLEGE STORY
24
HOMECOMING — A HUGE SUCCESS
25
WITH THE CLASSES
27
IN MEMORIAM
29
Mrs. Franck G. Darte
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.
Miss Annette Evans
ieeX so
Eugene S. Farley
John
Farr
Hon. John S. Fine
Harry F. Goeringer
to the alumni of the Col.
dee?W
Andrew Hourigan, Jr.
Joseph
’•«= and best
J.
Kocyan,
M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Joseph F. Lester
WILKES
COLLE G E
fkEtvINUS
Reuben H. Levy
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Rev. Charles S. Roush
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representative
Louis Shaffer
Mrs. Esther Weckesser Walke
Charles B.
Aaron
Waller
Weiss
President
THE STAFF
On The Cover
The high spot of the recent testimonial to Dr. Farley
came late during the dinner of November 8 when
Reuben H. Levy presented the president with a
replica of a Pontiac Bonneville sedan. 'Wilkes-Barre
City Police guarded the original which was parked
in front of the gymnasium, having been driven there
during the testimonial proceedings.
Eugene S. Farley
EDITOR
ASSISTANT EDITOR
SPORTS
ALUMNI NOTES
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Gordon E. Roberts '60
Kathleen O’Donnell
Arthur J. Hoover ’55
Felicia Perlick ’63
Elizabeth Kraft ’62
Alumni Officers
Gordon E. Roberts, Executive Sc
Russell H. Williams, President
Leonard Mulcahy, Vice-President
Wilkes College ALUMNUS is published quarterly for the
Wilkes College Alumni Association by the Wilkes College
Alumni Office, 184 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre, Penn
sylvania. Second class mailing privileges have been author
ized at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Subscription — $2.00
Anita Janerich, Secretary
Eugene Roth, Treasurer
�Board o£ Trustees
IN THIS ISSUE
Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chairman
CAMPUS PERISCOPE
Andrew J. Sordoni, Second Vice-Chairman
Arnaud C. Marts, First Vice-Chairman
UO'"5’
2
Charles H. Miner, Jr., Secretary
coS*
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ye«^s
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TESTIMONIAL TO DR. FARLEY
3
VERBATIM REMARKS
5
HAS AMERICA NEGLECTED HER
CREATIVE MINORITY? Dr. Arnold Toynbee
Mrs.
Paul Bedford
William Weir Boyd
Alumni Representative
Frank Burnside
21
Mrs. Charles E. Clift
William L. Conyngham
Mrs. Franck G. Darte
THE WILKES COLLEGE STORY
24
HOMECOMING — A HUGE SUCCESS
25
WITH THE CLASSES
27
Hon. John S. Fine
29
Andrew Hourigan, Jr.
ne*3 Aot
Wea yiiVitB 5
James P. Harris, Treasurer
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.
Miss Annette Evans
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Eugene S. Farley
John Farr
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IN MEMORIAM
Joseph J.
Kocyan, M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Joseph F. Lester
W I L r //
C O ,L L E
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Reuben H. Levy
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
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year^f ui
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Rev. Charles S. Roush
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representative
Louis Shaffer
Mrs. Esther Weckesser Walker
Charles B. Waller
Aaron Weiss
President
THE STAFF
On The Cover
The high spot of the recent testimonial to Dr. Farley
came late during the dinner of November 8 when
Reuben H. Levy presented the president with a
replica of a Pontiac Bonneville sedan. Wilkes-Barre
City Police guarded the original which was parked
in front of the gymnasium, having been driven there
during the testimonial proceedings.
Eugene S. Farley
EDITOR
ASSISTANT EDITOR
SPORTS
ALUMNI NOTES
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Gordon E. Roberts ’60
Kathleen O’Donnell
Arthur J. Hoover ’55
Felicia Perlick ’63
Elizabeth Kraft ’62
Alumni Officers
Gordon E. Roberts, Executive Secretary
Russell H. Williams, President
Leonard Mulcahy, Vice-President
Wilkes College ALUMNUS is published quarterly for the
Wilkes College Alumni Association by the Wilkes College
Alumni Office, 184 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre, Penn
sylvania. Second class mailing privileges have been author
ized at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Subscription — $2.00
Anita Janerich, Secretary
Eugene Roth, Treasurer
1
�Campus Periscope
by Betty Kraft ’62
The latest addition to the Wilkes campus community is
the home of the late Dr. Charles Miner at 264 South
Franklin Street. The College purchased the home from
Mrs. Miner and it will be used as a dormitory.
“College Challenge,” bi-monthly television program of the
College, is now in its second successful year of broad
casting. This program encourages students to make their
education a living experience by allowing them to analyze
and discuss important ideas of our time. It also keeps
the community informed of College activities so they can
examine and evaluate the role the College plays in a grow
ing community. Mr. Alfred Groh is the program’s mod
erator.
Cue and Curtain again maintained a busy schedule as
it presented Noel Coward’s hilarious comedy, “Blithe
Spirit,” and two student-directed productions — “Final
Performance” and “Impromptu”.
The newly-formed Wilkes College Survival Committee,
working closely with the Luzerne County Civil Defense,
has been blueprinting campus plans for protection and
survival in case of enemy attack. Dr. Darnel Detwiler
is chairman of the committee.
Wilkes campus was the setting for the Fifth Annual Con
ference of the Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Eng
lish. The Conference, held in late October, featured out
standing speakers and panelists from educational plants
throughout Pennsylvania. “Articulation: Grade School
through College” was the conference theme.
The Institute of Municipal Government sponsored the
First Annual Community Growth Conference this Fall.
The Conference gave those interested in the solution of
the more practical problems related to the social and
economic well-being of the area an opportunity to ex
change ideas. In addition, it allowed them to share ex
periences with nationally-known authorities, who also
participated in the conference.
Accountants of Luzerne and Lackawanna counties gather* °n,t^ Coll?S? campus in December for the Eighth
Annual Tax Clinic to hear qualified tax experts discuss
taxation and tax problems. The clinic, another CollegeCommunity affair was sponsored jointly by Northeastern
Chapter, Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public
ment™431145
^es Commerce and Finance depart-
Former "Metrecali" Roses break
diet training at a Dairy Dan
mobilbar.
Future engineers take advantage of an autumn day on the
River Common
College and community joined ranks to honor Dr. Farley
at a testimonial dinner commemorating twenty-five years
of service to both the College and the community. Details
of the affair are related elsewhere in this issue.
Wilkes, itself, recently gained national recognition when
the “Today” show featured the College story and the im
portant role it plays in the community, also in this issue.
The College campus was aglow with the Christmas spirit
as the Lettermen sponsored their annual Christmas formal.
Couples whirled to the music of Jack Melton and his
orchestra in a Christmas Fairyland of candy canes and
holly wreaths. Mr. Ralston again led the Lettermen in
carol. An extra treat was a solo performance by Mr.
Ralston.
Theta Delta Rho joined with Santa Claus, himself, to
bring the Christmas festivities to the oldsters of Sutton
Home, Old Ladies Home, Franklin Convalescent and
Summit Convalescent Homes at a special Christmas party
held in honor of the elder members of the community.
The Collegians entertained with Christmas carols and
Mrs. Farley played several piano selections.
The Madrigal singers, Collegians, and Women’s Chorus
provided a holiday of music for many community organi
zations. Among the groups entertained were the Medical
Society, Irem Temple Country Club, Mozart Club, Boston
Store, and the Cambrian Club.
The Madrigal Singers made their first recording of Christ
mas carols this season. The original tape was made in
May in the First Presbyterian Church and was subse
quently pressed in October. The jacket of the seasonal
recording was made especially attractive by a four-color
engraving of the carol singers taken outside the Farjey
residence. The limited supply of records was exhauste
before the college holiday recess.
Late in December, Dr. Farley requested cooperation fr0™
Wilkes-Barre City Council whereby the College
absorb properties on Wright Street now accomnoda 8
thirty-three homes. In their place a $1,009,000 dormitory
accommodating 250 students and a dining hall c°E' °
$250,000 would be erected. (Complete story m the
issue of the Alumnus')
The Thirtieth Annual “Rose Bowl” of Wrestling Toumament attracted to the Campus approximately oUtJ wr
.
from about 70 Universities and Colleges repre
twenty-four states.
And, of course. .. Homecoming, reported in the issue.
Decorated under the supervision of Mrs. Shirley Klein, the head table added splendor to the
occasion. Seated left to right; Attorney Jesse Choper, Dr. Farley, Mrs. Jessie Conyngham,
Willim O. Sword, Mrs. Farley, Hon. Frank Slattery, Arnaud C. Marts. Standing left to right;
Dr. Jule Ayers.Reuben H. Levy, Admiral Stark, U.S.N., Ret.; Attorney Andrew Hourigan, Jr.;
Attorney Joseph Savitz, Al Kishel, Rabbi Abraham D. Barras, Dr. K. Roald Bergethon.
Testimonial
To Dr. Farley
For the integral part he has played in both
community and college growth over the past
twenty-five years, more than 900 citizens paid
the Wilkes College President heart-warming
tribute on November 11,1961.
Veterans Day, observed throughout the nation on S
day, November 11, 1961, took on new meaning withi
college and became “Gene Farley Day” additional
more than nine hundred leading citizens gathers
Wilkes College gymnasium Saturday evening to
tribute to Eugene S. Farley, the man, and to Dr. F
the President of the College. This was not a case <
College honoring its president, but rather a sponta
upsurge of respect and gratitude on the part of G
Wilkes-Barre for a man who twenty-five years ag
cepted both the reins of the College and the pro
that were attached to them.
�pus Periscope
Betty Kraft ’62
to the Wilkes campus community is
te Dr. Charles Miner at 264 South
ie College purchased the home from
rill be used as a dormitory.
' bi-monthly television program ofthe
its second successful year of broad
am encourages students to make their
uperience by allowing them to analyze
mt ideas of our time. It also keeps
•med of College activities so they can
e the role the College plays m a growr Alfred Groh is the program s mod-
gain maintained a busy schedule as
Coward’s hilarious comedy, Blithe
udent-directed productions - “Final
Impromptu”.
Wilkes College Survival Committee,
i the Luzerne County Civil Defense,
ig campus plans for protection and
enemy attack. Dr. Daniel Detwiler
iommittee.
[he setting for the Fifth Annual Conylvania Council of Teachers of Enge, held in late October, featured outid panelists from educational plants
rania. “Articulation: Grade School
s the conference theme.
unicipal Government sponsored the
unity Growth Conference this Fall.
3 those interested in the solution of
problems related to the social and
of the area an opportunity to exIdition, it allowed them to share ex□nally-known authorities, who also
inference.
•ne and Lackawanna counties gatherampus in December for the Eighth
o hear qualified tax experts discuss
blems. The clinic, another College
rs sponsored jointly by Northeastern
nia Institute of Certified Public
Ikes Commerce and Finance depart-
(GW jsci
break dict ‘raining at a Dairy Dan
Future engineers take advantage of an autumn day on the
River Common
College and community joined ranks to honor Dr. Farley
at a testimonial dinner commemorating twenty-five years
of service to both the College and the community. Details
of the affair are related elsewhere in this issue.
Wilkes, itself, recently gained national recognition when
the “Today” show featured the College story and the im
portant role it plays in the community, also in this issue.
The College campus was aglow with the Christmas spirit
as the Lettermen sponsored their annual Christmas formal.
Couples whirled to the music of Jack Melton and his
orchestra in a Christmas Fairyland of candy canes and
holly wreaths. Mr. Ralston again led the Lettermen in
carol. An extra treat was a solo performance by Mr.
Ralston.
Theta Delta Rho joined with Santa Claus, himself, to
bring the Christmas festivities to the oldsters of Sutton
Home, Old Ladies Home, Franklin Convalescent and
Summit Convalescent Homes at a special Christmas party
held in honor of the elder members of the community.
The Collegians entertained with Christmas carols and
Mrs. Farley played several piano selections.
The Madrigal singers, Collegians, and Women’s Chorus
provided a holiday of music for many community organi
zations. Among the groups entertained were the Medical
Society, Irem Temple Country Club, Mozart Club, Boston
Store, and the Cambrian Club.
The Madrigal Singers made their first recording of Christ
mas carols this season. The original tape was made m
May in the First Presbyterian Church and was subse
quently pressed in October. The jacket of the seasona
recording was made especially attractive by a four-eolo'
engraving of the carol singers taken outside the rarley
residence. The limited supply of records was exhaust
before the college holiday recess.
Late in December, Dr. Farley requested cooperation fr™*!
Wilkes-Barre City Council whereby the College
absorb properties on Wright Street now accommoda &
thirty-three homes. In their place a $1,000,000 dormitory
accommodating 250 students and a dining hall co
$250,000 would be erected. (Complete story in the
issue of the Alumnus)
The Thirtieth Annual “Rose Bowl” of Wrestling Tourna
ment attracted to the Campus approximately 500 wr
.
from about 70 Universities and Colleges repre.
twenty-four states.
And, of course ... Homecoming, reported in the issue.
Decorated under the supervision of Mrs. Shirley Klein, the head table added splendor to the
occasion. Seated left to right; Attorney Jesse Choper, Dr. Farley, Mrs. Jessie Conyngham,
Willim O. Sword, Mrs. Farley, Hon. Frank Slattery, Arnaud C. Marts. Standing left to right;
Dr. Jule Ayers,Reuben H. Levy, Admiral Stark, U.S.N., Ret.; Attorney Andrew Hourigan, Jr.;
Attorney Joseph Savitz, Al Kishel, Rabbi Abraham D. Barras, Dr. K. Roald Bergethon.
Testimonial
To Dr. Farley
For the integral part he has played in both
community and college growth over the past
twenty-five years, more than 900 citizens paid
the Wilkes College President heart-warming
tribute on November 11,1961.
Veterans Day, observed throughout the nation on Satur
day, November 11, 1961, took on new meaning within the
college and became “Gene Farley Day” additionally as
more than nine hundred leading citizens gathered in
Wilkes College gymnasium Saturday evening to pay
tribute to Eugene S. Farley, the man, and to Dr. Farley,
the President of the College. This was not a case of the
College honoring its president, but rather a spontaneous
upsurge of respect and gratitude on the part of Greater
Wilkes-Barre for a man who twenty-five years ago ac
cepted both the reins of the College and the problems
that were attached to them.
3
�Even Scranton entered into the spirit of the day. the
giant billboard of WDAU-Television proudly displayed a
salute to Dr. Farley. Inasmuch as the billboard is located
on the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton Highway opposite the ap
proach road to the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton Airport, count
less thousands were apprised of the testimonial.
Fortunately, on March 27. 1936. when he received the
appointment. Dr. Farley recognized full well that the
problems of the College were tied unequivocally to those
of the community. The guess is not so hazardous as to
suppose it was this clear recognition then that was the
indirect result of the outpouring of citizenry in the gym
nasium twenty-five years and eight months later! Some
might call it fate; wiser ones, vision.
The testimonial dinner to Dr. Farley was not happen
stance. It all began in March when a reporter of one of the
Wilkes-Barre Dailies mentioned to one of Wilkes-Barre s
leading citizens that the Wilkes College president had
been appointed to his present post twenty-five years ago,
and “what are you going to do about it?”
What was going to be done happened very quickly. A
“Friends of Eugene S. Farley” committee was appointed
with Mrs. Jessie Guthrie Conyngham and William O.
Sword serving as co-chairmen. The Conyngham interest
in the community goes back three generations; Mr. Sword,
as President of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Industrial Fund,
has been working closely with Dr. Farley since the former
acceded to his present post more than fifteen years ago.
Serving with the chairmen were E. B. Mulligan, Jr., resi
dent partner, Green, Ellis and Anderson; A. J. Sordoni,
Jr., president, Sordoni Enterprises, Incorporated; Larry
Greenspon, Greenspon Advertising Agency; Tom Bigler,
Program Director, Radio Station WILK; Mrs. Shirley
Klein; Attorney Joseph Savitz; David S. Davis, vice presi
dent, Miners National Bank, and Reuben H. Levy.
Coordinating the affair on a campus level and acting as
college liaison were Deans George Ralston and Gertrude
Doane, John Chwalek, and John Whitby.
Although the occasion was primarily a community affair,
student organizations desired to be heard; and they were —
with great gusto!
The dinner was scheduled for 6:30 P.M., and one hour
before this time, members of the head table convened by
invitation nt the home of Mrs. Conyngham for an im
promptu reception. From this point, the group proceeded
by automobiles driven by students to the gymnasium
where Theta Delta Rho women seated them. Outside the
Gymnasium the Wilkes band again serenaded the arrival
of guests.
A word now about the speakers. Long before final plans
were completed, the general committee decided against
having a principal speaker per se. Inasmuch as this was
to be a “Gene Farley Night,” it was agreed to invite those
who had been close to the Wilkes president over the years
and who could contribute something meaningful to the
occasion. Towards this end, the following were invited to
participate: Dr. Jule Ayers, Pastor, First Presbyterian
Church of Wilkes-Barre; Dr. Abraham D. Barras, Rabbi,
Temple Israel; Attorney Jesse H. Choper, Wilkes '57,
Associate Professor of Law, University of Minnesota
School of Law who presided as toastmaster; Honorable
Frank Slattery, Mayor of the City of Wilkes-Barre; At
torney Andrew Hourigan, Jr., President, Greater WilkesBarre Chamber of Commerce; Arnaud C. Marts, Chair
man, Board of Directors, Marts and Lundy, Incorporated,
New York; Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chairman, Wilkes
College Board of Trustees; Dr. K. Roald Bergethon, Presi
dent, Lafayette College; Attorney Joseph Savitz, repre
senting the Alumni, and Reuben H. Levy, representing
the “Friends of Eugene S. Farley.”
William O. Sword
Dinner Chairman; President, Greater
Wilkes-Barre Industrial Fund
High spot of the affair probably was the presentation by
Mr. Levy of a Pontiac Bonneville Sedan to Dr. Farley and
when Joe Savitz presented both Dr. and Mrs. Farley with
matching Sterling Silver trays.
Elsewhere in the Alumnus are verbatim reports of all
speakers which tell the story of the testimonial far better
than news columns. In passing, let it be said echoes of
the affair are still heard throughout Greater Wilkes-Barre,
affirming indelibly that Wilkes is tied tightly to Greater
Wilkes-Barre. Its fortunes are the community’s and vice
versa. And, just as they were twenty-five years ago, so
are its problems. By cooperative effort, Wilkes and WilkesBarre can move on to wider horizons.
Actually, Dr. Farley’s morning began on November 11
with a breakfast in his honor and that of Mrs. Farley in
the Adams Room of Hotel Sterling. Associated Women
Students played host.
As breakfast adjourned, the group re-assembled on the
lawn in front of the Farley residence where they were
joined by representatives of Student Government. Before
their arrival, however, Wilkes Symphonic Band, directed
by Larry Weed, had taken position on the lawn, and as
the Farleys arrived, the band had set the scene musically.
Al Kishel, Student Government President, then presented
Dr. Farley with a handsomely-bound portfolio containing
the autographs of eleven hundred students.
Other student units playing an important part in the
testimonial were Theta Delta Rho, members of which
ushered guests to their seats; The Lettermen, who took
charge of checking facilities, the Wilkes College Chorus,
directed by Dick Chapline, and of course, Bill Jervis and
Bill Carter, without whose assistance no affair in the
gymnasium is remotely possible!
4
i
. . . This is a great occasion ... an occasion at which I feel quite humble, yet greatly
honored to act as your chairman, together with that grand friend of everyone — Mrs.
Jessie Guthrie Conyngham, who with her family has served Greater Wilkes-Barre for
a generation. ... I could not have worked with those of you who have interested
yourselves in industrial development and the future of Greater Wilkes-Barre without
knowing and appreciating the great contribution Eugene S. Farley has made in this
area .... indeed in all areas that make for social, economic and cultural growth of
our community .... But there are others on this platform who are much more qualified
than I am to develop this thought, and you’ll hear from all of them .... My job as
chairman is to get this “off the ground”. . . . Before I do, however, I would be quite
ungrateful were I to neglect thanking those on our committee and sub-committees
who have made this the success it promises to be ... . The beautiful program at each
of your places mentions them, but allow me to go briefly into detail .... If you thrill
at the table decorations, you have Mrs. Shirley Klein and her committee to thank
... If the overall color aand decorative motif gives you a lift, look to Andrew Palencar,
art instructor at Coughlin High School .... Dick Chapline and the Wilkes College
chorus will speak for themselves .... Larry Weed and the Wilkes Symphonic Band
have already spoken .... In spite of a temporary setback, Larry Greenspon, assisted
by Tom Bigler, apprised the public what was happening .... Ned Mulligan with a lot
of help from his committee put our program together .... And Jack Sordoni, Jr.,
chairman of the ticket committee saw to it that you folks came to enjoy it.... I wish
to mention at this time particularly our “Gal Friday” who helped everyone when the
occasion arose . . . and it arose frequently .... She is Mrs. Barbara Fritz, of the
Wilkes College Public Relations Office. And hovering in the background, unseen as
he usually is, was Pop Clewell wrapping the package! To the press, radio and tele
vision stations go our warm thanks .... And now, allow me to present the young man
who will keep things moving from here on in .... He is a Wilkes College alumnus who
is making a name for himself .... During his undergraduate days he carved a
niche in the fields of debating and public speaking. As a matter of fact, he was
on the team that won the Harvard Tournament in 1957 and was ranked number three
in the United States .... Graduating from Wilkes, cum laude, he attended the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Law School, and again graduated cum laude in 1960 ....
Before taking on his present profession as an assistant professor at the University
of Minnesota, he was a Law Clerk to Chief Jusice Earl Warren of the United States
Supreme Court .... Here, as a Friend of Eugene Farley, is Jesse Choper who will
preside as toastmaster for what is to follow .... Mr. Choper!
�ntered into the spirit of the day. The
f WDAU-Television proudly displayed a
ley Inasmuch as the billboard is located
arre-Scranton Highway opposite the apie Wilkes-Barre-Scranton Airport, countare apprised of the testimonial.
March 27, 1936, when he received the
Farley recognized full well that the
College were tied unequivocally to those
g. The guess is not so hazardous as to
his clear recognition then that was the
the outpouring of citizenry in the gymre years and eight months later! Some
; wiser ones, vision.
dinner to Dr. Farley was not happenin in March when a reporter of one of the
Hies mentioned to one of Wilkes-Barre s
that the Wilkes College president had
□ his present post twenty-five years ago,
>u going to do about it?”
to be done happened very quickly. A
ne S. Farley” committee was appointed
• Guthrie Conyngham and William O.
co-chairmen. The Conyngham interest
goes back three generations; Mr. Sword,
le Greater Wilkes-Barre Industrial Fund,
closely with Dr. Farley since the former
resent post more than fifteen years ago.
chairmen were E. B. Mulligan, Jr., resi
gn, Ellis and Anderson; A. J. Sordoni,
>rdoni Enterprises, Incorporated; Larry
ispon Advertising Agency; Tom Bigler,
-, Radio Station WILK; Mrs. Shirley
oseph Savitz; David S. Davis, vice presirional Bank, and Reuben H. Levy.
affair on a campus level and acting as
re Deans George Ralston and Gertrude
?alek, and John Whitby.
ision was primarily a community affair,
ons desired to be heard; and they were —
The dinner was scheduled for 6:30 P.M., and one hour
before this time, members of the head table convened by
invitation at the home of Mrs. Conyngham for an im
promptu reception. From this point, the group proceeded
by automobiles driven by students to the gymnasium
where Theta Delta Rho women seated them. Outside the
Gymnasium the Wilkes band again serenaded the arrival
of guests.
A word now about the speakers. Long before final plans
were completed, the general committee decided against
having a principal speaker per se. Inasmuch as this was
to be a “Gene Farley Night,” it was agreed to invite those
who had been close to the Wilkes president over the years
and who could contribute something meaningful to the
occasion. Towards this end, the following were invited to
participate: Dr. Jule Ayers, Pastor, First Presbyterian
Church of Wilkes-Barre; Dr. Abraham D. Barras, Rabbi,
Temple Israel; Attorney Jesse H. Choper, Wilkes ’57,
Associate Professor of Law, University of Minnesota
School of Law who presided as toastmaster; Honorable
Frank Slattery, Mayor of the City of Wilkes-Barre; At
torney Andrew Hourigan, Jr., President, Greater WilkesBarre Chamber of Commerce; Arnaud C. Marts, Chair
man, Board of Directors, Marts and Lundy, Incorporated,
New York; Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chairman, Wilkes
College Board of Trustees; Dr. K. Roald Bergethon, Presi
dent, Lafayette College; Attorney Joseph Savitz, repre
senting the Alumni, and Reuben H. Levy, representing
the “Friends of Eugene S. Farley.”
William O. Sword
Dinner Chairman; President, Greater
'Wilkes-Barre Industrial Fund
High spot of the affair probably was the presentation by
Mr. Levy of a Pontiac Bonneville Sedan to Dr. Farley and
when Joe Savitz presented both Dr. and Mrs. Farley with
matching Sterling Silver trays.
Elsewhere in the Alumnus are verbatim reports of all
speakers which tell the story of the testimonial far better
than news columns. In passing, let it be said echoes of
the affair are still heard throughout Greater Wilkes-Barre,
affirming indelibly that Wilkes is tied tightly to Greater
Wilkes-Barre. Its fortunes are the community’s and vice
versa. And, just as they were twenty-five years ago, so
are its problems. By cooperative effort, Wilkes and WilkesBarre can move on to wider horizons.
-ley’s morning began on November 11
n his honor and that of Mrs. Farley in
of Hotel Sterling. Associated Women
ost.
lurned, the group re-assembled on the
the Farley residence where they were
itatives of Student Government. Before
ever, Wilkes Symphonic Band, directed
lad taken position on the lawn, and as
d, the band had set the scene musically,
t Government President, then presented
handsomely-bound portfolio containing
eleven hundred students.
its playing an important part in the
Theta Delta Rho, members of which
their seats; The Lettermen, who took
5 facilities, the Wilkes College Chorus,
Chapline, and of course, Bill Jervis and
rut whose assistance no affair in the
notely possible!
I
. . . This is a great occasion ... an occasion at which I feel quite humble, yet greatly
honored to act as your chairman, together with that grand friend of everyone — Mrs.
Jessie Guthrie Conyngham, who with her family has served Greater Wilkes-Barre for
a generation. ... I could not have worked with those of you who have interested
yourselves in industrial development and the future of Greater Wilkes-Barre without
knowing and appreciating the great contribution Eugene S. Farley has made in this
area .... indeed in all areas that make for social, economic and cultural growth of
our community .... But there are others on this platform who are much more qualified
than I am to develop this thought, and you’ll hear from all of them .... My job as
chairman is to get this “off the ground”. . . . Before I do, however, I would be quite
ungrateful were I to neglect thanking those on our committee and sub-committees
who have made this the success it promises to be .... The beautiful program at each
of your places mentions them, but allow me to go briefly into detail .... If you thrill
at the table decorations, you have Mrs. Shirley Klein and her committee to thank
... If the overall color aand decorative motif gives you a lift, look to Andrew Palencar,
art instructor at Coughlin High School .... Dick Chapline and the Wilkes College
chorus will speak for themselves .... Larry Weed and the Wilkes Symphonic Band
have already spoken .... In spite of a temporary setback, Larry Greenspon, assisted
by Tom Bigler, apprised the public what was happening .... Ned Mulligan with a lot
of help from his committee put our program together .... And Jack Sordoni, Jr.,
chairman of the ticket committee saw to it that you folks came to enjoy it.... I wish
to mention at this time particularly our “Gal Friday” who helped everyone when the
occasion arose . . . and it arose frequently .... She is Mrs. Barbara Fritz, of the
Wilkes College Public Relations Office. And hovering in the background, unseen as
he usually is, was Pop Clewell wrapping the package! To the press, radio and tele
vision stations go our warm thanks .... And now, allow me to present the young man
who will keep things moving from here on in .... He is a Wilkes College alumnus who
is making a name for himself .... During his undergraduate days he carved a
niche in the fields of debating and public speaking. As a matter of fact, he was
on the team that won the Harvard Tournament in 1957 and was ranked number three
in the United States .... Graduating from Wilkes, cum laude, he attended the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Law School, and again graduated cum laude in 1960 ....
Before taking on his present profession as an assistant professor at the University
of Minnesota, he was a Law Clerk to Chief Jusice Earl Warren of the United States
Supreme Court .... Here, as a Friend of Eugene Farley, is Jesse Choper who will
preside as toastmaster for what is to follow .... Mr. Choper!
5
�If words could articulate the deserving phrases due Dr. Farley this evening, I am sure
that the distinguished speakers have done that job well, and I would not hope to
attempt to add too much to what they have said. But in his traditionally modest
and humble fashion, Dr. Farley has shifted the cause of all of this back to others. And
I would like to say a few words after he’s spoken so he is unable to shift back that
As Mayor I have many chances to e
ous and varied dinners in this City,
finest out-pouring of fine people I 1
You are all cordially welcomed to thf
Barre and to this Testimonial.
responsibility.
Dr. Farley said that the College owes much to the Faculty and the Trustees, and no
one would question that. The important point I think is particularity concerning a
really outstanding faculty here at Wilkes. The faculty that I’ve compared while
teaching at fine schools like the University of Pennsylvania, University of Minne
sota. A faculty that man for man is not surpassed, I think, in many schools through
out the country.
But ladies and gentlemen the crucial point is this — who secures and who keeps
faculty of this nature, the responsibility redounds to the college president. And for
this we are indebted to Dr. Farley.
I come back to Wilkes having graduated four years ago, see many additions of build
ings; now certainly the Trustees have shared a great responsibility for this, but again
it’s Dr. Farley to whom the ultimate responsibility redounds.
Now I haven’t known Dr.
came to Wilkes College.
great big fellow who was
decided then that I was
Honorable Frank Slattery
Mayor of the City of Wilkes-Barre
At one time there was a Wilkes-]
Wilkes College. There could no Ion;
Barre without this institution, whi<
all of us so much and to each of us
of better living.
Gene, I am about to have the honor c
key of the City of Wilkes-Barre to
know why .... because there is notl
of Pennsylvania which is locked to
every heart has been open long hen
I do know why Gene, so that you c
you to remind you that a great city,
wants you, a great man, to have th
Farley for twenty-five years but I did know him before I
I recall attending a high school conference when I saw this
representing Wilkes and listened to what he had to say and
going to come to Wilkes College.
And I came, and I learned, and I can honestly say that I don’t think I could have
gotten a better education in any institution in the country.
I remember walking down South River Street many times and all of a sudden feeling
a fantastic pound on the back, to turn around and see that big hand you could
mistake for an ironing board and there was Dr. Farley. And I was not unique in
receiving this sign of good will and hospitality here at Wilkes.
Dr. Farley — thank you for this fine faculty. Thank you for this enlarged physical
plant. From all who have graduated, thank you for your friendship and last, just
thank you Dr. Farley.
25 YEAR
Jesse H. Choper
Wilkes ’57 Associate Professor of Law
University of Minnesota School of Law;
Toastmaster
Atty. Andrew Hom
President of Greater Wilk
Chamber of Commerce and a
Wilkes College Board of '
History records that even Napoleon stood in awe, speechless before
have never stood before the pyramids so I cannot tell you how speec
But tonight, as I stand before Dr. Farley, the speakers who wil
wonderful audience, I feel as though I would prefer to take a char
or two!
And the pyramids, as Wonders of the Ancient World, offer me an t
ence. It has been said that each man makes his own stature, builc
in the history of this area has any one man done such a masterful j
only himself, but his friends and neighbors, too. We honor tonight
Others will speak of his varied attainments, but it is my pleasure t
a community leader of tremendous stature — just as great figurativt
is literally.
6
�ords could articulate the deserving phrases due Dr. Farley this evening, I am sure
the distinguished speakers have done that job well, and I would not hope to
nnt to add too much to what they have said. But m his traditionally modest
humble fashion, Dr. Farley has shifted the cause of all of this back to others. And
,uld like to say a few words after he’s spoken so he is unable to shift back that
As Mayor I have many chances to evaluate the vari
ous and varied dinners in this City, and this is the
finest out-pouring of fine people I have yet beheld.
You are all cordially welcomed to the City of WilkesBarre and to this Testimonial.
jnsibility.
Farley said
said that
the College
College owes much to the Faculty and the Trustees, and no
Farley
that the
would question that. The important point I think is particularity concerning a
y outstanding faculty here at Wilkes. The faculty that I’ve compared while
ling at fine schools like the University of Pennsylvania, University of MinneA faculty that man for man is not surpassed, I think, in many schools through:he country.
Honorable Frank Slattery
Mayor of the City of Wilkes-Barre
ladies and gentlemen the crucial point is this — who secures and who keeps a
ty of this nature, the responsibility redounds to the college president. And for
we are indebted to Dr. Farley.
ne back to Wilkes having graduated four years ago, see many additions of build
now certainly the Trustees have shared a great responsibility for this, but again
Dr. Farley to whom the ultimate responsibility redounds.
I haven’t known Dr.
> to Wilkes College.
; big fellow who was
led then that I was
Farley for twenty-five years but I did know him before I
I recall attending a high school conference when I saw this
representing Wilkes and listened to what he had to say and
going to come to Wilkes College.
8
At one time there was a Wilkes-Barre without a
Wilkes College. There could no longer be a WilkesBarre without this institution, which has given to
all of us so much and to each of us a little bit more
of better living.
Gene, I am about to have the honor of presenting the
key of the City of Wilkes-Barre to you and I don’t
know why .... because there is nothing in this part
of Pennsylvania which is locked to you. Certainly
every heart has been open long hence to you. But
I do know why Gene, so that you can keep it near
you to remind you that a great city, in a great state
wants you, a great man, to have this key always.
I came, and I learned, and I can honestly say that I don’t think I could have
in a better education in any institution in the country.
member walking down South River Street many times and all of a sudden feeling
itastic pound on the back, to turn around and see that big hand you could
ike for an ironing board and there was Dr. Farley. And I was not unique in
ving this sign of good will and hospitality here at Wilkes.
Farley — thank you for this fine faculty. Thank you for this enlarged physical
t. From all who have graduated, thank you for your friendship and last, just
k you Dr. Farley.
Atty. Andrew Hourigan, Jr.
President of Greater Wilkes-Barre
Chamber of Commerce and a member of
Wilkes College Board of Trustees
25 YEAR
. Choper
ite Professor of Law
lesota School of Law;
(master
History records that even Napoleon stood in awe, speechless before the pyramids. I
have never stood before the pyramids so I cannot tell you how speechless I would be.
But tonight, as I stand before Dr. Farley, the speakers who will follow, and this
wonderful audience, I feel as though I would prefer to take a chance on a pyramid
or two!
And the pyramids, as Wonders of the Ancient World, offer me an apt point of refer
ence. It has been said that each man makes his own stature, builds himself. Never
in the history of this area has any one man done such a masterful job of building not
only himself, but his friends and neighbors, too. We honor tonight a giant of giants.
Others will speak of his varied attainments, but it is my pleasure to speak of him as
a community leader of tremendous stature — just as great figuratively as it obviously
is literally.
7
�My associations with Dr. Farley are more recent than those of many of you — and
my personal observations must therefore stress the quality and quantity of his per
formances in the last decade. In that time, Gene Farley has been a far-sighted, fear
less, visionary who has sought improvements in all phases of the Valley’s socio-economic
welfare. He has always been a tireless leader in implementing his own recommenda
tions for community betterment. Despite the magnitude of his creative talents,
however, he has constantly been a team player. In community ventures, Gene has
been ever mindful of the fact that we need workers as well as leaders. We shall never
forget his determined persistence in pursuing the most difficult, almost impossible
soliciting assignments in the recent Industrial Fund campaign. His performance as an
ordinary worker matches his example as a leader — an attainment which his rmas
suming modesty alone makes possible.
It happens frequently that when one sets up a near and limited objective, he also
opens up more distant and general goals. Dr. Farley came here to set up and guide
a college. He enlarged that goal so that soon he was heading a Community College.
He then realized that such an institution in a declining community was doomed. So
he broadened his perspective to encompass community improvement and revitaliza
tion as a new general goal.
In this expanded field of activity, he has sponsored and encouraged the Committee of
100, the Industrial Fund, the Chamber of Commerce, the United Fund — and a host
of local other organizations which had never known such vigor as they demonstrated
with the assistance of the Farley “touch”. In revivifying community organizations,
he has truly had the Touch of Midas. Still, as we pay our tribute to him for a life
time already brimming with superlatives, he sits there, I am sure, thinking of more
distant goals for the further improvement of the college, and for the community that
his college has endowed.
“Great men hallow a whole people and lift up all who live in their time.” Never was
this aphorism more true than in the case of Gene Farley. A whole generation of
Wilkes-Barreans have been inspired to greater efforts by his sterling example and work.
His students today, while receiving excellent college educations, are also receiving
basic instruction in community responsibility, and bid to become the leaders of
tomorrow.
With an enthusiastic note of personal admiration and affection, I join them and you
in saluting the man who has given us all such magnificent example and inspiration.
Arnaud C. Marts
I
Chairman, of the Board of Directors, Marts
and Lundy, Inc., and a member of
Wilkes College Board of Trustees
Our Chairman has referred to the manner in which I was tossed into Wilkes-Barre
26 years ago as President of your little three-year-old Junior College, and he has told
you how I found it necessary to include a weekly visit to Wilkes-Barre in my 3-dayper-week efforts to be president of Bucknell University at Lewisburg. It is fortunate
for you that my remarks have been limited to 10 minutes; otherwise I would probably
reminisce for the next hour.
Quickly and briefly on this occasion, I wish to mention four actions which I took with
Gene Farley, whom we honor here tonight, which I remember with special satisfaction.
First. The most important thing which I helped to do in those days was to find and
bring Gene Farley and Eleanor Farley to the College. We needed a leader, a man of
of great courage, vision, strength and charm. We asked the Dean of Education of the
University of Pennsylvania for a suggestion. He said, “The best student I have ever
had as a candidate for the Ph.D degree in education is a Quaker with an Irish name —
Eugene Farley.” We looked him up; he and Eleanor visited Wilkes-Barre. All we
could show him were 200 students in a rented 4-story building on Franklin Street.
He looked at those crowded rooms; he looked at an area with unemployment and
discouragement evident in every direction.
You ask, — “Did he not see how difficult and impossible it would be to build a quality
College here?”
He saw it alright and spoke of each difficulty and handicap. In fact, he saw a lot more
than we showed him. We didn’t hoodwink him a single bit.
You ask, — “Then why in the world did he take the job?” Simply because he knew
a college had to be built here, for the sake of young people and for the sake of the
future of this community. And, because he had been given the opportunity to do it.
In short, he took the impossible job for two reasons — first, because it was almost im
possible, and second, because he had the courage and spirit and zeal to tackle the
impossible — he wasn’t looking for the easy job — he was looking for the job worth
doing.
Second. We began to help gather around this new little Junior College, far away from
its Alma Mother, a Board of Trustees, of public-spirited men and women of WilkesBarre, who would have their own responsibility for their own educational institution.
Mr. Gilbert McClintock needed no urging — he had the vision at once and agreed
to accept responsibility as Chairman. Other leaders were recruited on the so-called
“Board” promptly — Edward B. Mulligan, Charles H. Miner, Jr., James P. Harris,
Mrs. Charles E. Clift, Mrs. Franck G. Darte, Dr. Samuel M. Davenport, John Davis,
Thomas F. Farrell, John A. Hourigan, Mrs. Edward H. Kent, Reuben H. Levy, Judge
8
�My associations with Dr. Farley are more recent than those of many of you - and
my personal observations must therefore stress the quality and quantity of his per.
formances in the last decade. In that time, Gene Farley has been a far-sighted, fear
less, visionary who has sought improvements in all phases of the Valley’s socio-economic
welfare. He has always been a tireless leader in implementing his own recommenda
tions for community betterment. Despite the magnitude of his creative talents
however, he has constantly been a team player. In community ventures, Gene has
been ever mindful of the fact that we need workers as well as leaders. We shall never
forget his determined persistence in pursuing the most difficult, almost impossible
soliciting assignments in the recent Industrial Fund campaign. His performance as an
ordinary worker matches his example as a leader — an attainment which his unas
suming modesty alone makes possible.
ft happens frequently that when one sets up a near and limited objective, he also
ipens up more distant and general goals. Dr. Farley came here to set up and guide
i college. He enlarged that goal so that soon he was heading a Community College,
de then realized that such an institution in a declining community was doomed. So
le broadened his perspective to encompass community improvement and revitalizaion as a new general goal.
n this expanded field of activity, he has sponsored and encouraged the Committee of
00, the Industrial Fund, the Chamber of Commerce, the United Fund — and a host
f local other organizations which had never known such vigor as they demonstrated
nth the assistance of the Farley “touch”. In revivifying community organizations,
e has truly had the Touch of Midas. Still, as we pay our tribute to him for a lifeime already brimming with superlatives, he sits there, I am sure, thinking of more
istant goals for the further improvement of the college, and for the community that
is college has endowed.
Great men hallow a whole people and lift up all who live in their time.” Never was
lis aphorism more true than in the case of Gene Farley. A whole generation of
Zilkes-Barreans have been inspired to greater efforts by his sterling example and work,
is students today, while receiving excellent college educations, are also receiving
isic instruction in community responsibility, and bid to become the leaders of
morrow.
ith an enthusiastic note of personal admiration and affection, I join them and you
saluting the man who has given us all such magnificent example and inspiration.
Arnaud C. Marts
I
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Marts
and Lundy, Inc., and a member of
Wilkes College Board of Trustees
Our Chairman has referred to the manner in which I was tossed into Wilkes-Barre
26 years ago as President of your little three-year-old Junior College, and he has told
you how I found it necessary to include a weekly visit to Wilkes-Barre in my 3-dayper-week efforts to be president of Bucknell University at Lewisburg. It is fortunate
for you that my remarks have been limited to 10 minutes; otherwise I would probably
reminisce for the next hour.
Quickly and briefly on this occasion, I wish to mention four actions which I took with
Gene Farley, whom we honor here tonight, which I remember with special satisfaction.
First. The most important thing which I helped to do in those days was to find and
bring Gene Farley and Eleanor Farley to the College. We needed a leader, a man of
of great courage, vision, strength and charm. We asked the Dean of Education of the
University of Pennsylvania for a suggestion. He said, “The best student I have ever
had as a candidate for the Ph.D degree in education is a Quaker with an Irish name —
Eugene Farley.” We looked him up; he and Eleanor visited Wilkes-Barre. All we
could show him were 200 students in a rented 4-story building on Franklin Street.
He looked at those crowded rooms; he looked at an area with unemployment and
discouragement evident in every direction.
You ask, — “Did he not see how difficult and impossible it would be to build a quality
College here?”
He saw it alright and spoke of each difficulty and handicap. In fact, he saw a lot more
than we showed him. We didn’t hoodwink him a single bit.
You ask, — “Then why in the world did he take the job?” Simply because he knew
a college had to be built here, for the sake of young people and for the sake of the
future of this community. And, because he had been given the opportunity to do it.
In short, he took the impossible job for two reasons — first, because it was almost im
possible, and second, because he had the courage and spirit and zeal to tackle the
impossible — he wasn’t looking for the easy job — he was looking for the job worth
doing.
Second. We began to help gather around this new little Junior College, far away from
its Alma Mother, a Board of Trustees, of public-spirited men and women of WilkesBarre, who would have their own responsibility for their own educational institution.
Mr. Gilbert McClintock needed no urging — he had the vision at once and agreed
to accept responsibility as Chairman. Other leaders were recruited on the so-called
“Board” promptly — Edward B. Mulligan, Charles H. Miner, Jr., James P. Harris,
Mrs. Charles E. Clift, Mrs. Franck G. Darte, Dr. Samuel M. Davenport, John Davis,
Thomas F. Farrell, John A. Hourigan, Mrs. Edward H. Kent, Reuben H. Levy, Judge
9
�...... m q McLean F.E. Parkhurst, Jr., Daniel C. Roberts, Col. Dorrance C. Revnnl,
Wilham .
Sen. Andrew J. Sordom, Julius Long Stern, Mrs. qm dS’
Wamer^Frederick J. Weckesser, Samuel Wolk, etc. Other equally devoted Trusted
were added - I wish I could eulogize each by name. I remember each one with deen
appreciation and pay tribute to each, those who are stiff with us and those who have
passed on to their reward, for their vision and leadership.
This, I could not have accomplished, if Gene Farley had not been the leader of the
little College. These men and women were smart, as well as public spirited. They
were smart enough to know that the little College could not succeed without a leader
who could and would put brains, skill and unselfish devotion at the very heart and
center of the venture. And, they understood human nature and character well enough
so that they were able to recognize that kind of a man in the person of Gene Farley
I am sure many of them would not have accepted the responsibility and would not
have stayed with the College through the heat of the long struggle if Gene had not
been the College’s leader. They looked at Gene, and saw a man, through and through,
and accepted responsibility on the Board.
Third. I realized that it was extremely important to be able to say to the Bucknell
College Trustees,
“Build up your resources as quickly and fully as you can; be assured that when
you are able to get your own Charter from the State of Pennsylvania, Bucknell
Mil turn all of the property of the Junior College over to your new Wilkes-Barre
College. In other words, in building up the resources of Bucknell Junior College,
you are not adding to the capital assets of Bucknell University of Lewisburg; on
the contrary, you are creating permanent assets for your own local College right
here in Wilkes-Barre.”
Now, there were men and women in Wilkes-Barre who found it hard to believe that
Bucknell University really had such an unselfish interest in the youth of this Valley.
There were actually people, in short, who did not believe me!
The fourth and last thing which I will mention was our success in persuading gener
ous citizens of Wilkes-Barre to give to the Junior College their beautiful homes on
West River Street. Mrs. John Conyngham and Admiral Harold Stark put the Junior
College in orbit for evermore, when they gave their properties in 1936, and Mr. Allan
Kirby boosted it farther toward the stars by the gift of his father’s house in the follow
ing year. Mr. Weckesser soon gave a useful house on Franklin Street. Others followed
with the gifts of other property.
These early gifts came so quickly, one after the other, that a certain degree of conster
nation was aroused in the minds of other property owners. Mr. Julius Stem was in
Bermuda when he learned of one of these series of gifts. He sent me a radiogram
which read — “Do not take my house for the Junior College until I can return and
remove my furniture.”
I had a dear friend in New York, a native of Wilkes-Barre and of West River Street,
who retained close ties with Wilkes-Barre. He came to me in sorrow and distress and
asked if I knew what I was doing in taking those beautiful residences over for college
use. I replied that what I was trying to do was to make college education possible
for hundreds of ambitious able boys and girls of the Wyoming Valley who could not
afford to leave home for College.
So, I requested the Trustees of Bucknell to put such action on their official record. I
then made this action known in Wilkes-Barre, and re-assured you here.
His rather heated reply was that, in fact, I was helping to ruin the most beautiful
section of his beloved city; that the students would swarm over their lawns, jam the
streets with their cars, and dominate that section in a noisy, unpleasant manner.
A few years later, one or two newly added Bucknell Trustees, began to wonder what
the Junior College at Wilkes-Barre was all about and what its future relationship to
Bucknell University was to be. So I asked the Bucknell Board of Trustees to re
affirm my promise on their records. They did so. This same question was raised
a third time while I was the peripatetic President of Bucknell. You know Boards
of Trustees of Colleges and of other institutions change constantly, and when a man
comes on such a Board, he is frequently tempted to believe that everything the
Trustees had done before his arrival was a bit stupid.
I wonder if his forecast was correct. I asked an old resident of Wilkes-Barre, him
self born and raised on West River Street, the other day if the College had destroyed
the West River Street area in that manner. He replied, “On the contrary, the College
has probably saved those blocks from becoming an area of remodeled apartments and
rooming houses.”
So the question of the future of Bucknell Junior College was murmured about by
some new Trustees for the third time, and for the third time, I had the Bucknell
Trustees officially re-affirm the promise to Wilkes-Barre.
It is fortunate I did, for by 1946 when the Junior College was able to qualify f°r
own barter from the State and was ready to launch out on its own under the new
name — Wilkes College — it had capital assets of $2,000,000 or more, and there was
’t
neW Administration and Board at Bucknell, who, in the quaint wor
. e
Testament “Remembered not Joseph.” Some “Johnny Come Latelies wei
saying, “Why did we carry the Junior College when it was poor, and give it
when it became prosperous?”
10
If I had not been able to refer to our three promises and re-affirmations in the official
minutes of the Trustees — well, why worry about worries that are over? I asked the
new President of Bucknell to come to Wilkes-Barre and in a public ceremony, in
which many of you participated on the green lawn between Chase and Kirby Halls,
to hand over to Gilbert McClintock and Gene Farley, Chairman and President of
Wilkes College, a symbolic deed to the multi-million dollar property of the Junior
College. Thus the umbilical cord was severed, and the multi-million dollar infant
Wilkes College was on its own.
Of these four things which I recall of the early years of this College, by far and away
the most important was bringing Gene and Eleanor Farley here. None of the other
things would have been possible without this Quaker with the Irish name, at the head
and heart of the College.
It has been well said that, “every great institution is the lengthened shadow of a
man.” That is preeminently true of Wilkes College and of Gene Farley.
I shall leave it to others to eulogize Gene more fully and more gracefully. I shall sum
up my appraisal by saying, of the four things I was able to help accomplish for Wilkes
College, the greatest of these was to bring Gene and Eleanor Farley to Wilkes-Barre to
create Wilkes College.
�William S. McLean, F.E. Parkhurst, Jr. Daniel C. Roberts, Col. Dorrance C. Reynolds
Wkesser, sLud Wolk/etc. Other
were added - I wish I could eulogize each by name. I remember each one with deep
appreciation and pay tribute to each, those who are stdl wrth us and those who have
passed on to their reward, for their vision and leadership.
aVe
This, I could not have accomplished, if Gene Farley had not been the leader of th
little College. These men and women were smart, as well as public spirited The6
were smart*enough to know that the little College could not succeed without a leaded
who could and would put brains, skill and unselfish devotion at the very heart and
center of the venture. And, they understood human nature and character well
enough
so that they were able to recognize that kind of a man in the person of Gene Farley*
I am sure many of them would not have accepted the responsibility and would not
have stayed with the College through the heat of the long struggle if Gene had not
been the College’s leader. They looked at Gene, and saw a man, through and through,
and accepted responsibility on the Board.
Third. I realized that it was extremely important to be able to say to the Bucknell
College Trustees,
“Build up your resources as quickly and fully as you can; be assured that when
you are able to get your own Charter from the State of Pennsylvania, Bucknell
will turn all of the property of the Junior College over to your new Wilkes-Barre
College. In other words, in building up the resources of Bucknell Junior College,
you are not adding to the capital assets of Bucknell University of Lewisburg; on
the contrary, you are creating permanent assets for your own local College right
here in Wilkes-Barre.”
Now, there were men and women in Wilkes-Barre who found it hard to believe that
Bucknell University really had such an unselfish interest in the youth of this Valley.
There were actually people, in short, who did not believe me!
So, I requested the Trustees of Bucknell to put such action on their official record. I
then made this action known in Wilkes-Barre, and re-assured you here.
A few years later, one or two newly added Bucknell Trustees, began to wonder what
the Junior College at Wilkes-Barre was all about and what its future relationship to
Bucknell University was to be. So I asked the Bucknell Board of Trustees to reaffirm my promise on their records. They did so. This same question was raised
a third time while I was the peripatetic President of Bucknell. You know Boards
of Trustees of Colleges and of other institutions change constantly, and when a man
comes on such a Board, he is frequently tempted to believe that everything the
Trustees had done before his arrival was a bit stupid.
So the question of the future of Bucknell Junior
Junior College
College was
was murmured about by
some new Trustees for the third time, and for the third time, I had the Bucknell
trustees officially re-affirm the promise to Wilkes-Barre.
s foitunate I did, for by 1946 when the Junior College was able to qualify f°r it®
vn
alter from the State and was ready to launch out on its own under the new
„a™e '“ Wilkes College — it had capital assets of $2,000,000 or more, and there was
of fbTnm?
Administrati°n and Board at Bucknell, who, in the quaint word
savins
“Remembered not Joseph.” Some “Johnny Come Latelies we
when it
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the Junior CoUeSe when
was Poor’ and
nen it became prosperous?”
If I had not been able to refer to our three promises and re-affirmations in the official
minutes of the Trustees — well, why worry about worries that are over? I asked the
new President of Bucknell to come to Wilkes-Barre and in a public ceremony, in
which many of you participated on the green lawn between Chase and Kirby Halls,
to hand over to Gilbert McClintock and Gene Farley, Chairman and President of
Wilkes College, a symbolic deed to the multi-million dollar property of the Junior
College. Thus the umbilical cord was severed, and the multi-million dollar infant
Wilkes College was on its own.
The fourth and last thing which I will mention was our success in persuading gener
ous citizens of Wilkes-Barre to give to the Junior College their beautiful homes on
West River Street. Mrs. John Conyngham and Admiral Harold Stark put the Junior
College in orbit for evermore, when they gave their properties in 1936, and Mr. Allan
Kirby boosted it farther toward the stars by the gift of his father’s house in the follow
ing year. Mr. Weckesser soon gave a useful house on Franklin Street. Others followed
with the gifts of other property.
These early gifts came so quickly, one after the other, that a certain degree of conster
nation was aroused in the minds of other property owners. Mr. Julius Stem was in
Bermuda when he learned of one of these series of gifts. He sent me a radiogram
which read — “Do not take my house for the Junior College until I can return and
remove my furniture.”
I had a dear friend in New York, a native of Wilkes-Barre and of West River Street,
who retained close ties with Wilkes-Barre. He came to me in sorrow and distress and
asked if I knew what I was doing in taking those beautiful residences over for college
use. I replied that what I was trying to do was to make college education possible
for hundreds of ambitious able boys and girls of the Wyoming Valley who could not
afford to leave home for College.
His rather heated reply was that, in fact, I was helping to ruin the most beautiful
section of his beloved city; that the students would swarm over their lawns, jam the
streets with their cars, and dominate that section in a noisy, unpleasant manner.
I wonder if his forecast was correct. I asked an old resident of Wilkes-Barre, him
self born and raised on West River Street, the other day if the College had destroyed
the West River Street area in that manner. He replied, “On the contrary, the College
has probably saved those blocks from becoming an area of remodeled apartments and
rooming houses.”
Of these four things which I recall of the early years of this College, by far and away
the most important was bringing Gene and Eleanor Farley here. None of the other
things would have been possible without this Quaker with the Irish name, at the head
and heart of the College.
It has been well said that, “every great institution is the lengthened shadow of a
man.” That is preeminently true of Wilkes College and of Gene Farley.
I shall leave it to others to eulogize Gene more fully and more gracefully. I shall sum
up my appraisal by saying, of the four things I was able to help accomplish for Wilkes
College, the greatest of these was to bring Gene and Eleanor Farley to Wilkes-Barre to
create Wilkes College.
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�Thank God for Gene and Eleanor Farley!
Their lives here have enriched and blessed the lives of thousands of young people
and their families. They have given new courage and leadership and heart and spirit
to this great city — so much in need of what they brought.
And when we and they have passed off the scene, men and women not yet born will
be reaping the rewards, material, intellectual, cultuial and spiritual, of the labors of
Gene and Eleanor here.
They may never hear of Gene Farley one hundred years from now (such is the way
of life) but just the same their daily lives will be blessed because he was here.
Admiral Harold R. Stark
U. S. N. Retired, and Chairman of the
Board of Trustees of Wilkes College
Someone asked me yesterday if I had prepared a talk for tonight - I replied no and
at present I feel very much like the man who, when called upon, got on his feet and
said, “Before I got up, only God and I knew what I was going to say, and now only
God knows.”
If you care to count the waiters ushers and chorus, then more
than 1,000 strained the scams of the gymnasium to pay tribute
to the Wilkes College president.
But thoughts and incidents well up fast when I think of Gene Farley.
FT
One day this fall, I called on a very dear and elderly lady, who, among other things,
asked me if I knew Dr. Farley. I said “yes”, and then I wish you all could have heard
her eulogy of him, and she wound up with “He is a good and a great man”. I had
to resist the temptation to use the vernacular and say, “Dear Lady, ‘you said a
mouthful’.”
Then I walked up Franklin Street and saw a lovely picture of young girls, and boys
— teen-agers — smiling with their books in their arms on their way to classes.
I thought -- all this is a dream come true for a wonderful young man — who 25 years
ago came to this town - with little of this world’s goods - but with a very dear
girl and help mate at his side — Eleanor - and great ambition to serve his fellow
man — to do good to others - and to this community.
And today we see what he has wrought.
And the tangible evidence here to-night.
And in the hearts and minds of those who have reaped where he has sown.
And will continue to do so -- for a long long time ahead.
It would seem that his cup is quite full -- but I know from close contact with him these
last few years he feels that all that has gone before is just a beginning-and that greater
than ever before are the opportunities ahead for service to Wilkes College, its de
voted, splendid faculty, its fine student body - and to the citizenry of this entire
area, whose welfare is ever in his mind and entwined with his every thought and
effort.
His gratitude to all who have made it possible for him to do the things which have
been done is unbounded, and to talk with him you might think he has merely been
an enthusiastic spectator, -
But we know the main spring, the driving force, the tireless and devoted builder Gene Farley
and may he be spared to us for many years to come - to continue his great sendee.
Good luck Gene and God Bless you -
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U. S. N. Retired, and Chairman of the
Board of Trustees of Wilkes College
If you care to count the waiters ushers and chorus, then more
than 1,000 strained the seams of the gymnasium to pay tribute
to the Wilkes College president.
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going to say, and now only
God knows.”
But thoughts and incidents well up fast when I think of Gene Farley.
One day this fall, I called on a very dear and elderly lady, who, among other things,
asked me if I knew Dr. Farley. I said “yes”, and then I wish you all could have heard
her eulogy of him, and she wound up with “He is a good and a great man”. I had
to resist the temptation to use the vernacular and say, “Dear Lady, ‘you said a
mouthful’.”
Then I walked up Franklin Street and saw a K
lovely' picture of young girls, and boys
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ago came to this town -- with
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girl and help mate at his side — Eleanor and great ambition to serve his fellow
man - to do good to others - and to this community.
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And will continue to do
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effort.
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His gratitude to all who have made it possible for him to do the things which have
been done is unbounded, and to talk with him you might think he has merely been
an enthusiastic spectator, But we know the main spring, the
driving force, the tireless and devoted builder Gene Farley
and may he be spared to us
for many years to come - to continue his great service.
Good luck Gene and God Bless
you -
�paign trail. Gene Farley has lived it and worked it, as you well know after twenty-five
years with him in town. With Gene all thinking and all acting have to relate as directly
as possible to the most basic needs and values of real live human beings.
I think, of course, that we must realize that Gene does not fulfill every possible char
acteristic of the presidential image. I think, for example, of a story that is associated
with one of Lafayette College’s previous presidents, President Cattell. This Mr. Cat
tell had a son. This son became a psychologist and a professor himself. Evidently
for one reason or another he came to have a somewhat uncomplimentary opinion of
his father, or at least an uncomplimentary opinion of his father as a college president.
Dr. K. Roald Bergethon
President of Lafayette College
Mr. Choper, President Farley, honored guests at the head table, ladies and gentlemen,
and last but not least the estimable speakers who have preceded me, who have so
brilliantly assured my continued cultivation of the virtue of modesty.
Except for one consideration the thought of speaking to you at this juncture of the
evening would have caused me despair. This consideration was the fact that you
would be here — not to listen to me — but to express your affection for a man. I
realized that it was not important whether or not I might be an outstanding speaker;
we would be thinking together about an outstanding subject. I recognized that all
would be well if somehow my heart could speak to your heart and we could together
continue to take joy in this man Gene Farley.
That we at Lafayette think well of Gene Farley, I am sure you know. When I greet
him now, I greet him as an Honorary Alumnus as well as a colleague and friend. Just
a few weeks back he did us the honor of accepting from our College the Doctor of
Letters Degree in recognition of his work at Wilkes College and in education in general.
In the citation for that ceremony there was a sentence which I wrote and spoke as a
fellow college president in Pennsylvania, but which had its origins some years back.
It was a sentence which I think all you here would agree with. It read: “Because
you serve high purpose without pretence and exercise power without pretension, you
are everywhere greeted with joy and are ever recalled with friendly warmth.”
This is of course Gene Farley as you have known him. It is Gene Farley as his
fellow college administrators have known him now for some twenty-five years in this
Commonwealth and throughout the Nation. It is also the way I came to know him
about ten years ago at a conference we both attended. He was already a long-time
college president and was accustomed to speaking with the mighty. I was then an
assistant professor, young and unimpressive and notable chiefly for the lack of wisdom
to keep my mouth shut in the presence of my betters.
It was there that Gene Farley and I learned that we believed in the same things and
stood for the same principles. What I remember very vividly, however, and what
he probably would not think of at all, is that this rather imposing “big shot” as I
saw him from my worm’s eye view, was willing to give time and friendly attention to
the possibly least important member of this conferring group.
I am sure that the warmth that binds us in our regard for Gene Farley stems in large
part from the simple directness of his response as a human being to other human
beings. It is this that pervades his educational thinking. This is what he expressed
in the television program on Wilkes College the other day when he ended his remarks
by saying that the college song was not merely a college song but a community song.
A lot of college presidents might say this‘kind of thing, especially when on the cam14
I
In any case, the story goes that young Cattell was one day talking with his daughter
who had just received a new rag doll. She was seeking a name for this rag doll and
she asked him for suggestions. He suggested that she call it “President.” And she
said, “Why, Daddy?” Then he says, “Well, because college presidents will lie in any
position.”
I think we just have to face up to the fact that Gene Farley can’t meet the require
ments of that image of the college president.
As a matter of fact, I think we have to recognize another possible weakness in him.
You know he is a Quaker. Well, you know some characteristics that Quakers are
supposed to cultivate. For example, there is that story about a Quaker who was
milking a cow. He had no sooner gotten the milk pail full of milk than the cow kicked
it over. This infuriated him. He sought some means of expression for his anger
Finally he went and stood before the cow and looked her in the eye and said, “Thee
knows I am a Friend. Thee knows I cannot beat thee. Thee knows I cannot kicl
thee. Thee knows I cannot curse thee. But what thee does not know is that I car
sell thee to an Episcopalian.”
Any of you who know Gene Farley at all would know that he would never have talkec
to that cow that way. He would never turn over any of his problems to anybody else
Episcopalian or otherwise. In addition to being uncompromisingly forthright, he i
a bit of a fighter. Indeed at first glance one might think that he had a rather un
quakerish delight in battle!
It is Gene’s character as a fighter that I want to talk about just a couple of minutes
It is this feature of him which has made him enormously important in educations
work, not only in Wilkes-Barre but throughout the Commonwealth.
When I say Gene is a fighter I don’t mean that he likes to hurt people, likes to bea
at people, or likes to do damage. It was characteristic of him as an undergraduat
that his sport was wrestling. This is a sport in which one tries one’s strength again;
the strength of another person under the most stringent rules of fair play. It require
strength. It requires nimbleness. It requires endurance. It requires stubborn pu
pose. But most markedly it is a sport in which one can exert one s fullest powers wit!
out at any stage doing violence to friendly feelings or intentions.
And this is precisely the character of Gene Farley’s so-called fighting over the year
He has been single-minded in his pursuit of the welfare of Wilkes College, the yout
of the community, the community as a whole, education in the Commonwealth. C
behalf of that single-minded purpose he has wrestled with one agency and one set
problems after another. His career is a long series of locking grips with one difficul
after another and holding on tenaciously until the difficulty was overcome.
�paign trail. Gene Farley has lived it and worked it, as you well know after twenty-five
years with him in town. With Gene all thinking and all acting have to relate as directly
as possible to the most basic needs and values of real live human beings.
I think, of course, that we must realize that Gene does not fulfill every possible char
acteristic of the presidential image. I think, for example, of a story that is associated
with one of Lafayette College’s previous presidents, President Cattell. This Mr. Cattell had a son. This son became a psychologist and a professor himself. Evidently
for one reason or another he came to have a somewhat uncomplimentary opinion of
his father, or at least an uncomplimentary opinion of his father as a college president.
Dr. K. Roald Bergethon
President of Lafayette College
I
Mr. Choper, President Farley, honored guests at the head table, ladies and gentlemen,
and last but not least the estimable speakers who have preceded me, who have so
brilliantly assured my continued cultivation of the virtue of modesty.
Except for one consideration the thought of speaking to you at this juncture of the
evening would have caused me despair. This consideration was the fact that you
would be here — not to listen to me — but to express your affection for a man. I
realized that it was not important whether or not I might be an outstanding speaker;
we would be thinking together about an outstanding subject. I recognized that all
would be well if somehow my heart could speak to your heart and we could together
continue to take joy in this man Gene Farley.
That we at Lafayette think well of Gene Farley, I am sure you know. When I greet
him now, I greet him as an Honorary Alumnus as well as a colleague and friend. Just
a few weeks back he did us the honor of accepting from our College the Doctor of
Letters Degree in recognition of his work at Wilkes College and in education in general.
In the citation for that ceremony there was a sentence which I wrote and spoke as a
fellow college president in Pennsylvania, but which had its origins some years back.
It was a sentence which I think all you here would agree with. It read: “Because
you serve high purpose without pretence and exercise power without pretension, you
are everywhere greeted with joy and are ever recalled with friendly warmth.”
This is of course Gene Farley as you have known him. It is Gene Farley as his
fellow college administrators have known him now for some twenty-five years in this
Commonwealth and throughout the Nation. It is also the way I came to know him
about ten years ago at a conference we both attended. He was already a long-time
college president and was accustomed to speaking with the mighty. I was then an
assistant professor, young and unimpressive and notable chiefly for the lack of wisdom
to keep my mouth shut in the presence of my betters.
It was there that Gene Farley and I learned that we believed in the same things and
stood for the same principles. What I remember very vividly, however, and what
he probably would not think of at all, is that this rather imposing “big shot” as I
saw him from my worm’s eye view, was willing to give time and friendly attention to
the possibly least important member of this conferring group.
I am sure that the warmth that binds us in our regard for Gene Farley stems in large
part from the simple directness of his response as a human being to other human
beings. It is this that pervades his educational thinking. This is what he expressed
in the television program on Wilkes College the other day when he ended his remarks
by saying that the college song was not merely a college song but a community songA lot of college presidents might say this-kind of thing, especially when on the cam-
14
In any case, the story goes that young Cattell was one day talking with his daughter
who had just received a new rag doll. She was seeking a name for this rag doll and
she asked him for suggestions. He suggested that she call it “President.” And she
said, “Why, Daddy?” Then he says, “Well, because college presidents will lie in any
position.”
I think we just have to face up to the fact that Gene Farley can’t meet the require
ments of that image of the college president.
As a matter of fact, I think we have to recognize another possible weakness in him.
You know he is a Quaker. Well, you know some characteristics that Quakers are
supposed to cultivate. For example, there is that story about a Quaker who was
milking a cow. He had no sooner gotten the milk pail full of milk than the cow kicked
it over. This infuriated him. He sought some means of expression for his anger.
Finally he went and stood before the cow and looked her in the eye and said, “Thee
knows I am a Friend. Thee knows I cannot beat thee. Thee knows I cannot kick
thee. Thee knows I cannot curse thee. But what thee does not know is that I can
sell thee to an Episcopalian.”
Any of you who know Gene Farley at all would know that he would never have talked
to that cow that way. He would never turn over any of his problems to anybody else,
Episcopalian or otherwise. In addition to being uncompromisingly forthright, he is
a bit of a fighter. Indeed at first glance one might think that he had a rather unquakerish delight in battle!
It is Gene’s character as a fighter that I want to talk about just a couple of minutes.
It is this feature of him which has made him enormously important in educational
work, not only in Wilkes-Barre but throughout the Commonwealth.
When I say Gene is a fighter I don’t mean that he likes to hurt people, likes to beat
at people, or likes to do damage. It was characteristic of him as an undergraduate
that his sport was wrestling. This is a sport in which one tries one s strength against
the strength of another person under the most stringent rules of fair play. It requires
strength. It requires nimbleness. It requires endurance. It requires stubborn pur
one’s fullest powers with
pose. But most markedly it is a sport in which one can exert
(
out at any stage doing violence to friendly feelings or intentions.
And this is precisely the character of Gene Farley’s so-called fighting over the years.
He has been single-minded in his pursuit of the welfare of Wilkes College, the youth
of the community, the community as a whole, education in the Commonwealth. On
behalf of that single-minded purpose he has wrestled with one agency and one set of
problems after another. His career is a long series of locking grips with one difficulty
after another and holding on tenaciously until the difficulty was overcome.
15
�There is another characteristic of this kind of fighting spirit. A wrestler is typiCailv
an individualist. The contest of strength between grapplers is of individuals.
interest in the sport is in individual development.
By the same token Gene Farley has always had the individual, the independent single
person and the independent social unit as the beneficiary of his efforts.
It is for this reason that beyond Wilkes-Barre he has become in the Pennsylvania
Association of Colleges and Universities the outstanding leader of the independent
colleges and universities. (He has been a leader in, and in 1957-58 was the President
of, the Pennsylvania Foundation of Independent Colleges.) He is now the chairman
of the Commission of Independent Colleges and Universities of this Commonwealth
For four legislative terms he served as Chairman of the Pennsylvania Association
of Colleges Legislative Committee; he took part in action after action which
furthered education in the liberal arts colleges or which prevented adverse effect on
these institutions by blocking or preventing adverse legislation.
Among the positive achievements in which he participated was the change in the
legislation affecting taxation of bequests. Up to 1957 charities and other collateral
beneficiaries of bequests were taxed 15% of the amount of the bequest. In great part
because of Gene Farley’s efforts, effective July 1, 1957, this law was changed to exempt
from this inheritance tax bequests to institutions, such as colleges, churches, old folks’
homes, orphanages, and so on.
PRESENTATION OF ALUMNI GIFTS
by Attorney Joseph J. Savitz ’48
“We are humble and proud to have been selected to
make the alumni presentation to our great blond
father. For 25 years, the alumni of Wilkes College
have tried to praise and express their sincere appre
ciation to this outstanding leader of our school. To
night, Dr. Farley, we have before us a sterling silver
tray, beautifully engraved . . . and I hope you will
forgive me for taking it apart at this moment ... I
want to say that the glitter of this tray hardly
matches the brilliance and ray of sunshine and hope
that our great President has manifested during his
career at Wilkes College.
TO
DR. EUGENE S. FARL
PRESIDENT
WILKES COLLEC
“He possesses vision, for he
that vision precedes all g.
attainments.”
PRESENTED BY
It is impossible to estimate the positive value and the strengthening of independent
education which resulted from the efforts Gene Farley invested in this legislative
program. It is impossible to estimate or to forecast the importance that his leader
ship will have in the Commission of Independent Colleges and Universities as in the
coming years the present problems of privately supported education are increased by
further inflation and enormously rapid growth of tax-supported institutions. The
leadership in this Commission of Independent Institutions, in this educationally
leading state, can come to have national significance. I am glad it is in his hands.
I think V ilkes College and Wilkes-Barre are lucky that this big and energetic fellow
is endowed with worthy ideas and great human affection. Because this is so, he will
continue to be a blessing to your community as well as to this Commonwealth.
As a colleague in the business of college administration I cannot sit down without one
further thought. We are fortunate to have Gene Farley. Because of my own exper
ience in this kind of work I would say that we could not have Gene Farley if there
were not at his side the person known as Mrs. Farley, Eleanor Farley, or the First
3 7 °«
College Campus. There are college presidents who can do the
wor o the presidential office alone. There is no one who can fulfill the demands of
, ? si ential ^unc^’on without the direct help and the selfless support, indeed
the infinitely loving support of an able and willing companion in marriage.
t,aU<^ Gene with°ut praising Eleanor. I think perhaps one of the wonder®
ene anf^ Pieanor is that even in this moment of public recognition
their personal and private contentment can only be complete if they fully share this
happy moment and all it means.
, , ...
16
Grateful Alumni
in recognition of 25 years of di
to College and Communi
NOVEMBER 11, 1961
Dr. Farley, as the master hath engr;
so have our hearts been engraved w
of love and affection. You know, we at
both students and alumni, as well as
Dr. Marts and Dr. Bergethon, kno'
value of the First Lady of Wilkes an
she has been a living angel on our can
nition of this, and to indicate the gi
love and affection the alumni have fi
a matching sterling silver tray whic
TO
ELEANOR C. FARLE
“A woman of valor ... The heart of h.
safely trust in her. She openeth i
wisdom, and the law of kindness is
presented by
grateful alumni
in tribute to the First Lady of V
NOVEMBER 11,196
The Alumni want all of you to kno
our great women on silver trays.
�There is another characteristic of this kind of fighting spirit. A wrestler is typi ,,
an individualist. The contest of strength between grapplers is of individuals
Th
interest in the sport is in individual development.
ne
Gene Farley has always had the individual, the independent s
By the same token
1
Inge
person and the independent social unit as the beneficiary of his efforts.
It is for this reason that beyond Wilkes-Barre he has become in the Pennsylvania
Association of Colleges and Universities the outstanding leader of the ^dependent
colleges and universities. (He has been a leader in, and
J in 1957-58
™ was the President
of, the Pennsylvania Foundation of Independent Colleges.) He is now the chairman
of the Commission of Independent Colleges and Universities of this Comm<
‘onwealth.
For four legislative terms he served as Chairman of the Pennsylvania Association
of Colleges Legislative Committee; he took part in action after action which
furthered education in the liberal arts colleges or which prevented adverse effect on
these institutions by blocking or preventing adverse legislation.
PRESENTATION OF ALUMNI GIFTS
by Attorney Joseph J. Savitz ’48
“We are humble and proud to have been selected to
make the alumni presentation to our great blond
father. For 25 years, the alumni of Wilkes College
have tried to praise and express their sincere appre
ciation to this outstanding leader of our school. To
night, Dr. Farley, we have before us a sterling silver
tray, beautifully engraved . . . and I hope you will
forgive me for taking it apart at this moment ... I
want to say that the glitter of this tray hardly
matches the brilliance and ray of sunshine and hope
that our great President has manifested during his
career at Wilkes College.
Among the positive achievements in which he participated was the change in the
legislation affecting taxation of bequests. Up to 1957 charities and other collateral
beneficiaries of bequests were taxed 15% of the amount of the bequest. In great part
because of Gene Farley’s efforts, effective July 1, 1957, this law was changed to exempt
from this inheritance tax bequests to institutions, such as colleges, churches, old folks’
homes, orphanages, and so on.
TO
DR. EUGENE S. FARLEY
PRESIDENT
WILKES COLLEGE
“He possesses vision, for he knows
that vision precedes all great
attainments.”
It is impossible to estimate the positive value and the strengthening of independent
education which resulted from the efforts Gene Farley invested in this legislative
program. It is impossible to estimate or to forecast the importance that his leader
ship will have in the Commission of Independent Colleges and Universities as in the
coming years the present problems of privately supported education are increased by
further inflation and enormously rapid growth of tax-supported institutions. The
leadership in this Commission of Independent Institutions, in this educationally
leading state, can come to have national significance. I am glad it is in his hands.
I think Wilkes College and Wilkes-Barre are lucky that this big and energetic fellow
is endowed with worthy ideas and great human affection. Because this is so, he will
Grateful Alumni
in recognition of 25 years of dedication
to College and Community
NOVEMBER 11, 1961
Dr. Farley, as the master hath engraveth this tray,
so have our hearts been engraved with deep bonds
of love and affection. You know, we at Wilkes College,
both students and alumni, as well as Admiral Stark,
Dr. Marts and Dr. Bergethon, know of the great
value of the First Lady of Wilkes and the fact that
she has been a living angel on our campus. In recog
nition of this, and to indicate the great regard, the
love and affection the alumni have for her, we have
a matching sterling silver tray which reads:
PRESENTED BY
4)
continue to be a blessing to your community as well as to this Commonwealth.
As a colleague in the business of college administration I cannot sit down without one
urther thought. We are fortunate to have Gene Farley. Because of my own exper
ience m this kind of work I would say that we could not have Gene Farley if there
were not at his side the person known as Mrs. Farley, Eleanor Farley, or the First
v Of
College Campus. There are college presidents who can do the
0 the presidential office alone. There is no one who can fulfill the demands of
e presidential function without the direct help and the selfless support, indeed
e infinitely loving support of an able and willing companion in marriage.
I could not laud Gene without praising Eleanor. I think perhaps one of the wonder-
mgs about Gene and Eleanor is that even in this moment of public recognition
pers ma and private contentment can only be complete if they fully share this
happy moment and all it means.
A vi.ntii .7 d.-./fhe lin4. /
her. :hr
-nih - ‘3. ■
in trib'jl? * ■ ‘.ir.
Nin
rc-_ .
TO
ELEANOR C. FARLEY
“A woman of valor ... The heart of her husband doth
safely trust in her. She openeth her mouth with
wisdom, and the law of kindness is on her tongue.”
presented by
grateful alumni
in tribute to the First Lady of Wilkes College
NOVEMBER 11,1961
The Alumni want all of you to know that we carry
our great women on silver trays.
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�When it became known that our Community planned
. i,onor Dr. Farley who has contributed so much to
m , cultural, social and economic life of our Vall<
•L many Mends expressed their desire toley _
Something of a tangible nature that both
' add
Mrs Farley might be able to enjoy. When he and
’ through with the information that friend
Gene
someone
Cl'eded an automobile and moreover contemplated
?eC'in!r one the idea met with immediate approval,
Presentation by
Reuben H. Levy
Retired: a member of Wilkes College
Board of Trustees
and plans were then formed for the <-acquisition of an
automobile for presentation at this
.s gathering this
evening.
As treasurer of this project I can honestly say that
this was one of the most pleasant experiences I have
ever had. On behalf of our committee I want to ex
press my warmest thanks for your generous response
and cooperation. I know that you appreciate as I
do the pride and genuine pleasure of participating in
Gene’s and Eleanor’s gift. And it is now my pleasure
to present to you, Dr. Farley, on behalf of your many
friends the gift that we hope you and Mrs. Farley
will enjoy to the fullest.
(Here Mr. Levy presented Dr. Farley with a toy
replica of a Pontiac car). But, Gene, the real car is
out front and here are the keys.
lRS
OF1
I
■h
Acknowledgment by
Dr. Farley
doing for Eleanor
“0 Lord, I thank Thee
Admiral Stark, has run through my mind —
thing more
a oraf fTu
^Ou ^as^ ff*ven me — But may I ask for one
graterul heart
It
is hardly
gratitude;
butnecessary
the linesto
of nrav
th f 3 grate^ heart when there is so much reason for
?6Tr 1 haVe th°Ught of aU that
are
6 PI3yer are a consIant reminder of our good fortune,
This evening’s te f
ship. Throughout the year ^enc^ah>P *s hut an added demonstration of your friendment and support that vo
18
u
if°U aVe qu’eriy shown your feelings by the encourageave given all efforts to strengthen our College and our
community. Naturally we are moved by this outpouring of goodwill, but this occasion
has a deeper meaning for Eleanor and me. It reminds us of those occasions when the
going was uncertain, and you then gave encouragement and support. Without this
constant and steadily growing support, I would have faltered long ago.
Because I know how much you have done to aid us, I cannot but wonder, if this dinner
is not really a testimony to the goals that can be gained, when a group of grand people
place the welfare of others, and of the community, ahead of their own personal
interest. I think you have done this on many occasions, and it is because you have
so frequently demonstrated your willingness to place a creative cause above your own
special interests, that I have come to have so much faith in the future of Wilkes and
of the community of which it is a part.
If Eleanor and I could have our way, we would make this dinner a testimonial of our
gratitude to you, who are doing so much for your neighbors and your community —
and in so doing, are establishing the foundations for a better tomorrow. In a very
real sense, you demonstrate in all of your civic efforts the great ideals upon which our
western civilization has been based; and by these efforts, you strengthen this civiliza
tion in its present struggle for survival.
It is difficult to summarize the ideals of a college or of a civilization in a few words,
but I would like to try to do so, for I feel that it is these ideals that unite us today and
give hope for tomorrow.
These ideals are basic to every institution that is committed to the preservation of
freedom and to the enrichment of the lives of all men. I would summarize these
ideals briefly (and most inadequately) in terms of faith. They are:
1.
A college committed to respect for ideas and for individuals is needed everywhere
throughout the world.
2.
A college dedicated to service can be an asset to the community.
3.
A college that awakens and releases the creative and spiritual resources of each
of us can unite us in a job that is bigger than any one of us.
4.
A college committed to the traditions of freedom must cultivate an atmosphere
that will encourage fearless and intelligent inquiry.
5.
A college dedicated to community service can do nothing without the support of
community groups.
These convictions have governed our efforts over the years, and your friendship, and
united support, have made possible some real progress. Because of your encourage
ment and generosity, we can look forward to the advancement of the great educational
tasks to which we have committed ourselves. It is my hope that in the few years
during which I can still work with you, the gains of the past quarter centurjr may be
duplicated. If we can do this, I believe that the impetus of our united efforts ■will
assist those who must succeed us.
We have been united in an effort to create a college and to rebuild our community.
We have dedicated ourselves to these two efforts because of a conviction that re
spect for individuals and ideas is the cornerstone of freedom, and the key to human
progress. It is, I believe, the quest for these great ideals of our common heritage that
has united us.
In a very real sense, the cause of Wilkes College is the cause of free men everyw here,
for only as freedom is cultivated in the home and in the community can freedom sur
vive in the world.
1
�When it became known that our Community planned
to honor Dr. Farley who has contributed so much to
the cultural, social and economic life of our Valley __
his many friends expressed their desire to add
something of a tangible nature that both he and
Mrs. Farley might be able to enjoy. When someone
came through with the information that friend Gene
needed an automobile and moreover contemplated
buying one the idea met ■with immediate approval,
and plans were then formed for the acquisition of an
automobile for presentation at this gathering this
Presentation by
Reuben H. Levy
;red. a member of
T
College
Board of Trustees
evening.
As treasurer of this project I can honestly say that
this was one of the most pleasant experiences I have
ever had. On behalf of our committee I want to ex
press my warmest thanks for your generous response
and cooperation. I know that you appreciate as I
do the pride and genuine pleasure of participating in
Gene’s and Eleanor’s gift. And it is now my pleasure
to present to you, Dr. Farley, on behalf of your many
friends the gift that we hope you and Mrs. Farley
will enjoy to the fullest.
(Here Mr. Levy presented Dr. Farley with a toy
replica of a Pontiac car). But, Gene, the real car is
out front and here are the keys.
community. Naturally we are moved by this outpouring of goodwill, but this occasion
has a deeper meaning for Eleanor and me. It reminds us of those occasions when the
going was uncertain, and you then gave encouragement and support. Without this
constant and steadily growing support, I would have faltered long ago.
Because I know how much you have done to aid us, I cannot but wonder, if this dinner
is not really a testimony to the goals that can be gained, when a group of grand people
place the welfare of others, and of the community, ahead of their own personal
interest. I think you have done this on many occasions, and it is because you have
so frequently demonstrated your willingness to place a creative cause above your own
special interests, that I have come to have so much faith in the future of Wilkes and
of the community of which it is a part.
If Eleanor and I could have our way, we would make this dinner a testimonial of our
gratitude to you, who are doing so much for your neighbors and your community —
In a very
and in so doing, are establishing the foundations for a better tomorrow,
real sense, you demonstrate in all of your civic efforts the great ideals upon which our
western civilization has been based; and by these efforts, you strengthen this civiliza
tion in its present struggle for survival.
l civilization in a few words,
It is difficult to summarize the ideals of a college or of a
ideals that unite us today and
but I would like to try to do so, for I feel that it is these i
give
hope
for are
tomorrow.
These
ideals
basic to every institution that is committed to the preservation of
freedom and to the enrichment of the lives of all men. I would summarize these
ideals briefly (and most inadequately) in terms of faith. They are:
seded everywhere
1. A college committed to respect for ideas and for individuals is ne<
throughout the world.
A college dedicated to service can be an asset to the community.
2. A college that awakens and releases the creative and spiritual resources of each
of us can unite us in a job that is bigger than any one of us.
3.
1
A college committed to the traditions of freedom must cultivate an
4.
ELFISH
Acknowledgment by
Dr. Farley
3nd me, a short prayer’
, aVe bought of all that you are doing for Eleanor
“° Lord,
I thank
Thee
for ll^n,^ ^dmjral Stark, has run through my mind —
During
the past
weeks
when
thing more — A grateful hea t”
~ But may 1 ask f°r
gratitude; but the lines of th^
heart when there is so much reason for
It
is hardly
to
This
eveningnecessary
’s test'
& &Tayer are a constant reminder of our good fortune,
ship. Throughout the years^ent^*p*s hut an added demonstration of your friendyou ave quietly shown your feelings by the encouragefeelings by the
nnr CoUege and our
ment and support that you have given all efforts to strengthen ou
atmosphere
that will encourage fearless and intelligent inquiry.
do nothing without the support of
A college dedicated to community service can <------
5.
community
groups.
These
convictions
have governed our efforts over the years, and your friendship, and
efforts over
united support, have made possible some real progress. Because of your encourage
progress.
ment and generosity, we can look forward real
to the
advancement of the great educational
tasks to which we have committed ourselves. It is my hope that in the few years
during which I can still work with you, the gains of the past quarter century may be
duplicated. If we can do this, I believe that the impetus of our united efforts will
assist
those
whounited
must in
succeed
us. to create a college and to rebuild our community.
We have
been
an effort
a college and to rebuild
We have dedicated ourselves to these two efforts
efforts because
because of
of aa conviction that re
spect for individuals and ideas is the cornerstone of freedom, and the key to human
of freedom,
progress. It is, I believe, the quest for these great ideals of our common heritage that
In aunited
very real
has
us. sense, the cause of Wilkes College is the cause of free men everywhere,
for only as freedom is cultivated in the home and in the community can freedom sur
vive in the world.
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�So far, I have made no mention of the real creators of the College
the Faculty, and
the Board of Trustees. Both groups contain an unusual number of dedicated persons.
Both groups represent diverse backgrounds and diverse viewpoints, but this is good.
As one trustee remarked when this diversity was called to his attention, “You don’t
make progress unless you have sound differences of opinion. In spite of their differ
ences, both groups are united in their desire to do a better job for our students, and
to build a stronger college.
Individually and collectively, I am indebted to these two groups — The Faculty and
the Board of Trustees. They have given encouragement when it was needed; they
have given thought to every project that was considered; they have given time and
talent and means. Only because of their loyalty and conviction has the College grown
in stature as it has grown in size.
Has America
Neglected Her
Creative Minority?
A British point of view on a disturbing
question by Arnold Toynbee,
famed historian
And in leadership we have been unusually blessed. While serving as President of
Bucknell, Arnaud Marts, now Vice-Chairman of our Board, envisioned new oppor
tunities for the young people of Wj'oming Valley. To create these new opportuni
ties, he turned to the natural leader of the community, Gilbert McClintock. Mr.
McClintock, for the next twenty-two years, served as Chairman of the Board of
Trustees and gave his support to every effort to strengthen the College. In particular
he supported our efforts to encourage freedom of inquiry and intellectual soundness.
Following his death, Admiral Stark brought to the leadership of the board, his breadth
of experience, his devotion to the community, and his conviction that whatever should
be done should be attempted. And through all these years Arnaud Marts continued
to guide us and gave to us the full benefit of his work with hundreds of colleges.
But leadership is not always seen. It is sometimes deliberately hidden. So on this
occasion, I wish to thank those modest persons who have given both moral and
financial support when it was most needed. Although they wish to remain unknown,
I cannot let this occasion pass without expressing my gratitude to them.
They were aristocrats in virtue of their
and not by any privilege of inheritance, t
the founding fathers were aristocrats in con
as well. Others among them, however, we;
professional men, and Franklin, who was t
genius in this goodly company, was a s
The truth is that the founding fathers’ s
something of secondary importance. The c<
that distinguished them all and brought ee
the front was their power of creative lead
In any human society at any time and pl
stage of cultural development, there is p
same average percentage of potentially ci
The question is always: Will this potential
Whether a potentially creative minority is
come an effectively creative one is, in every
question.
The answer will depend on whether th
sufficiently in tune with the contemporary
the majority with the minority, to establish i
confidence, and cooperation between them,
leaders cannot give a lead unless the rest
ready to follow it. Prophets who have
honour in their own country’ because th<
‘before their time’ are no less well-known figi
than prophets who have received a respc
made the fortune of their mission.
I hope that you have gained some picture of the team that has built Wilkes College.
I am happy that with the passing of each year, the team has grown stronger and
has increased in numbers.
For your support of our efforts to create an influence that is conducive to the release
of human talents, and thus to the betterment of our community, and for your friend
ship and encouragement, Eleanor and I are most grateful.
Dr. Arnold Toynbee has written that progress and growth
of civilization come from successful response to human
or environmental challenge, and that part of the success
is always due to leadership by a creative minority.
Reconsiderations,” his latest book, is the twelfth volume
of his well-known “A Study of History,” in which his
theory of challenge and response is fully presented. His
article in The Alumnus has been written for alumni
magazines.
On the morning of November 11,
members of Student Government con
gregated on the lawn in front of the
Farley residence to present Dr. Farley
with a scroll autographed by 1100
students. As always, Mrs. Farley is
at Dr. Farley’s side. Wilkes College
Symphonic Band may be seen in the
background.
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20
America has been made the great countr
a series of creative minorities; the first
Atlantic seaboard, the founding fathers ol
the pioneers who won the West. These su
creative leaders differed, of course, very f
backgrounds, outlooks, activities, and ach
they had one important quality in commc
were aristocrats.
by
Editorial Projects for Education
This means that effective acts of creation
of two parties, not just one. If the people h
the prophet’s genius, through no fault of
own, will be as barren as the talent that was
napkin and was buried in the earth. This rr
that the people, as well as the prophet, have
part to play. If it is incumbent on the prop
his message, it is no less incumbent on the
turn a deaf ear. It is even more incumbent o
make the spiritual climate of their society
creativity that the life will have been crush
prophet's potential message before he has
of delivering it.
To give a fair chance to potential creativii
of life and death for any society. This is
because the outstanding creative ability of .
percentage of the population is mankinds u.'
asset, and the only one with which Man has I
�So far, I have made no mention of the real creators of the College — the Faculty,
and
the Board of Trustees. Both groups contain an unusual number of dedicated persons
Both groups represent diverse backgrounds and diverse viewpoints, but this is good
As one trustee remarked when this diversity was called to his attention, “You don’t
make progress unless you have sound differences of opinion.” In spite of their differ
ences, both groups are united in their desire to do a better job for our students, and
to build a stronger college.
Individually and collectively, I am indebted to these two groups — The Faculty and
the Board of Trustees. They have given encouragement when it was needed; they
have given thought to every project that was considered; they have given time and
talent and means. Only because of their loyalty and conviction has the College grown
in stature as it has grown in size.
Has America
Neglected Her
Creative Minority?
A British point of view on a disturbing
question by Arnold Toynbee,
famed historian
And in leadership we have been unusually blessed. While serving as President of
Bucknell, Arnaud Marts, now Vice-Chairman of our Board, envisioned new oppor
tunities for the young people of Wyoming Valley. To create these new opportuni
ties, he turned to the natural leader of the community, Gilbert McClintock. Mr.
McClintock, for the next twenty-two years, served as Chairman of the Board of
Trustees and gave his support to every effort to strengthen the College. In particular
he supported our efforts to encourage freedom of inquiry and intellectual soundness.
Following his death, Admiral Stark brought to the leadership of the board, his breadth
of experience, his devotion to the community, and his conviction that whatever should
be done should be attempted. And through all these years Arnaud Marts continued
to guide us and gave to us the full benefit of his work with hundreds of colleges.
But leadership is not always seen. It is sometimes deliberately hidden. So on this
occasion, I wish to thank those modest persons who have given both moral and
financial support when it was most needed. Although they wish to remain unknown,
I cannot let this occasion pass without expressing my gratitude to them.
America has been made the great country that she is by
a series of creative minorities; the first settlers on the
Atlantic seaboard, the founding fathers of the Republic,
the pioneers who won the West. These successive sets of
creative leaders differed, of course, very greatly in their
backgrounds, outlooks, activities, and achievements; but
they had one important quality in common: all of them
were aristocrats.
They were aristocrats in virtue of their creative power,
and not by any privilege of inheritance, though some of
the founding fathers were aristocrats in conventional sense
as well. Others among them, however, were middle-class
professional men, and Franklin, who was the outstanding
genius in this goodly company, was a self-made man.
The truth is that the founding fathers’ social origin is
something of secondary importance. The common quality
that distinguished them all and brought each of them to
the front was their power of creative leadership.
In any human society at any time and place and at any
stage of cultural development, there is presumably the
same average percentage of potentially creative spirits.
The question is always: Will this potentiality take effect?
Whether a potentially creative minority is going to be
come an effectively creative one is, in every case, an open
question.
The answer will depend on whether the minority is
sufficiently in tune with the contemporary majority, and
the majority with the minority, to establish understanding,
confidence, and cooperation between them. The potential
leaders cannot give a lead unless the rest of society is
ready to follow it. Prophets who have been ‘without
honour in their own country’ because they have been
‘before their time’ are no less well-known figures in history
than prophets who have received a response that has
made the fortune of their mission.
I hope that you have gained some picture of the team that has built Wilkes College.
I am happy that with the passing of each year, the team has grown stronger and
has increased in numbers.
For your support of our efforts to create an influence that is conducive to the release
of human talents, and thus to the betterment of our community, and for your friend
ship and encouragement, Eleanor and I are most grateful.
Dr. Arnold Toynbee has written that progress and growth
of civilization come from successful response to human
or environmental challenge, and that part of the success
is always due to leadership by a creative minority,
lieconsiderations, ” his latest book, is the twelfth volume
of his well-known “A Study of History,” in which his
theory of challenge and response is fully presented. His
article in The Alumnus has been written for alumni
magazines.
of November 11,
it Government con'tvn in front of the
1 present Dr. Farley
tographed by 1100
ivs, Mrs. Farley is
le. Wilkes College
nay be seen in the
This means that effective acts of creation are the work
of two parties, not just one. If the people have no vision,
the prophet’s genius, through no fault of the prophet’s
own, will be as barren as the talent that was wrapped in a
napkin and was buried in the earth. This means, in turn,
that the people, as well as the prophet, have a responsible
part to play. If it is incumbent on the prophet to deliver
his message, it is no less incumbent on the people not to
turn a deaf ear. It is even more incumbent on them not to
make the spiritual climate of their society so adverse to
creativity that the life will have been crushed out of the
prophet’s potential message before he has had a chance
of delivering it.
Copyright 1961
by
Editorial Projects for Education
To give a fair chance to potential creativity is a matter
of life and death for any society. This is all-important,
because the outstanding creative ability of a fairly small
percentage of the population is mankind’s ultimate capital
asset, and the only one with which Man has been endowed.
21
�The Creator has withheld from Man the shark s teeth,
the bird’s wings, the elephant’s trunk, and the hound s
or horse’s racing feet. The creative power planted in a
minority of mankind has to do duty for all the marvellous
physical assets that are built into every specimen of Man s
non-human fellow creatures. If society fails to make the
most of this one human asset, or if, worse still, it per
versely sets itself to stifle it, Man is throwing away his
birthright of being the lord of creation and is condemning
himself to be, instead, the least effective species on the
face of this planet.
Whether potential creative ability is to take effect or
not in a particular society is a question that will be de
termined by the character of that society’s institutions,
attitudes, and ideals. Potential creative ability can be
stifled, stunted, and stultified by the prevalence in society
of adverse attitudes of mind and habits of behavior. What
treatment is creative ability receiving in our Western
World, and particularly in America?
There are two present-day adverse forces that are con
spicuously deadly to creativity. One of these is a wrongheaded conception of the function of democracy. The
• other is an excessive anxiety to conserve vested interests,
especially the vested interest in acquired wealth.
What is the proper function of democracy? True
democracy stands for giving an equal opportunity to in
dividuals for developing their unequal capacities. In a
democratic society which does give every individual his
fair chance, it is obviously the outstandingly able in
dividual’s moral duty to make a return to society by using
his unfettered ability in a public-spirited way and not
just for selfish personal purposes. But society, on its
side, has a moral duty to ensure that the individual’s
potential ability is given free play. If, on the contrary,
society sets itself to neutralise outstanding ability, it will
have failed in its duty to its members, and it will bring
upon itself a retribution for which it will have only itself
to blame. This is why the difference between a right
and a wrong-headed interpretation of the requirements of
democracy is a matter of crucial importance in the de
cision of a society’s destiny.
There is at least one current notion about democracy
that is wrong-headed to the point of being disastrously
perverse. This perverse notion is that to have been born
with an exceptionally large endowment of innate ability
is tantamount to having committed a large pre-natal of
fence against society. It is looked upon as being an of
fence because, according to this wrong-headed view of
democracy, inequalities of any and every kind are un
democratic. The gifted child is an offender, as well as
the unscrupulous adult who had made a fortune at his
neighbours’ expense by taking some morally illegitimate
economic advantage
of them.
’—
2----- All offenders, of every
kind, against democracy must be put down indiscrimL
nately according to this misguided perversion of the true
democratic faith.
There have been symptoms of this unfortunate attitude
in the policy pursued by some of the local educational
authorities in Britain since the Second World War. From
their ultra-egalitarian point of view, the clever child is
looked askance at as a kind of capitalist. His offence
seems the more heinous because of its precocity, and the
fact that the child’s capital asset is his God-given ability
22
and not any inherited or acquired hoard of material goods,
is not counted to him for righteousness. He posseses an
advantage over his fellows, and this is enough to con
demn him, without regard to the nature of the advantage
that is in question.
It ought to be easier for American educational authori
ties to avoid making this intellectual and moral mistake,
since in America capitalists are not disapproved of. If
the child were a literal grown-up capitalist, taking ad
vantage of an economic pull to beggar his neighbour, he
would not only be tolerated but would probably also be
admired, and public opinion would be reluctant to em
power the authorities to curb his activities. Unfortunately
for the able American child, ’‘egg-head” is as damning a
word in America as “capitalist” is in the British welfare
state; and I suspect that the able child fares perhaps still
worse in America than he does in Britain.
If the educational policy of the English-speaking coun
tries does persist in this course, our prospects will be
unpromising. The clever child is apt to be unpopular
with his contemporaries anyway. His presence among
them raises the sights for the standard of endeavour and
achievement. This is, of course, one of the many useful
services that the outstandingly able individual performs
for his society at every stage of his career; but its useful
ness will not appease the natural resentment of his duller
or lazier neighbours. In so far as the public authorities
intervene between the outstanding minority and the runof-the-mill majority at the school age, they ought to make
it their concern to protect the able child, not to penalise
him. He is entitled to protection as a matter of sheer
social justice; and to do him justice happens to be also
in the public interest, because his ability is a public asset
for the community as well as a private one for the child
himself. The public authorities are therefore committing
a two-fold breach of their public duty if, instead of foster
ing ability, they deliberately discourage it.
In a child, ability can be discouraged easily; for children
are even more sensitive to hostile public opinion than
adults are, and are even readier to purchase, at almost
any price, the toleration that is an egalitarian-minded
society's alluring reward for poor-spirited conformity. The
price, however, is likely to be a prohibitively high one,
not only for the frustrated individual himself but for his
step-motherly society. Society will have put itself in
danger, not just of throwing away a precious asset, but
of saddling itself with a formidable liability. When crea
tive ability is thwarted, it will not be extinguished; it is
more likely to be given an anti-social turn. The frustrated
able child is likely to grow up with a conscious or un
conscious resentment against the society that has done
him an irreparable injustice, and his repressed ability
may be diverted from creation to retaliation. If and when
this happens, it is likely to be a tragedy for the frustrated
individual and for the repressive society alike. And it
will have been the society, not the individual, that has
been to blame for this obstruction of God’s or Nature’s
purpose.
This educational tragedy is an unnecessary one. It is
shown to be unnecessary by the example of countries in
whose educational system outstanding ability is honoured,
encouraged, and aided. This roll of honour includes
countries with the most diverse social and cultural tradi
tions. Scotland, Germany, and Confucian China all stand
. , on the list. I should guess that Communist China
hs remained true to pre-Communist Chinese tradition
•this all-important point. I should also guess that Com
munist Russia has maintained those high Continental EumUean standards of education that pre-Communist Russia
Squired from Germany and France after Peter the Great
hS opened Russia’s doors to an influx of Western civili
acquired. With this unattainable ;aim
public opinion today is putting
.----- j an
premium on ssocial
2_1conformity;
__ ;__ _ and this
ardise people’s behaviour
in
ad, life
----------adult
to creative ability and initiative as the
of egalitarianism in childhood.
zation.
Egalitarianism and conservatism woi
creativity, and, in combination, they
formidable repressive force. Among P
the present-day American way of life
place nowadays to lament that the com
ed career for an American bom into th
of the American people is to make i
ployee of a business corporation withi
work of the existing social and econ
dismal picture has been painted so brill:
hands that a foreign observer has not
A contemporary instance of enthusiasm for giving ability
its chance is presented by present-day Indonesia. Here
js a relatively poor and ill-equipped country that is mak
ing heroic efforts to develop education. This spirit will
nut to shame a visitor to Indonesia from most Englishspeaking countries except, perhaps, Scotland. This shame
ought to inspire us to make at least as good a use of our
far greater educational facilities.
If a misguided egalitarianism is one of the present-------,s in most English-speaking countries to
day menaces
fostering of creative ability, another menace to
this is a benighted conservatism, Creation is a disturbing, force in society because it is a constructive
It upsets the old order in the act of building a new
one. 1.
one. This activity is salutary for society. It is, indeed,
essential for the maintenance of society’s health; for the
one thing that is certain about human affairs is that they
are perpetually on the move, and the work of creative
spirits is what gives society a chance of directing its in
evitable movement along constructive instead of destruc
tive lines. A creative spirit works like yeast in dough.
But this valuable social service is condemned as high
treason in a society where the powers that be have set
themselves to stop life’s tide from flowing.
This enterprise is fore-doomed to failure. The classic
illustration of this historical truth is the internal social
history of Japan during her two hundred years and more of
self-imposed insulation from the rest of the world. The re
gime in Japan that initiated and maintained this policy did
all that a combination of ingenuity with ruthlessness could
do to keep Japanese life frozen in every field of activity.
In Japan under this dispensation, the penality for most
kinds of creativity was death. Yet the experience of two
centuries demonstrated that this policy was inherently
incapable of succeeding. Long before Commodore Perry
first cast anchor in Yedo Bay, an immense internal revolu
tion had taken place in the mobile depths of Japanese life
below the frozen surface. Wealth, and, with it, the reality
of power, had flowed irresistibly from the pockets of the
feudal lords and their retainers into the pockets of the
unobtrusive but irrepressible business men. There would
surely have been a social revolution in Japan before the
end of the nineteenth century, even if the West had never
rapped upon her door.
The Tokugawa regime in Japan might possibly have
saved itself by mending its ways in good time if it had
ever heard of King Canute’s ocular demonstration of the
impossibility of stopping the tide by uttering a word of
command. In present-day America the story is familiar,
and it would profit her now to take it to heart.
In present-day America, so it looks to me, the affluent
majority is striving desperately to arrest the irresistible
1 e of change. It is attempting this impossible task be
cause it is bent on conserving the social and economic
system under which this comfortable affluence has been
The foreign observer will, however,
American critics in testifying that this
attitude and ideal that America needs ii
If this new concept of Americanism 1
the pioneers, the founding fathers, and
would all deserve to be prosecuted an
humously by the Congressional commit:
activities.
The alternative possibility is that
stands condemned in the light of the
this is surely the truth. America rosi
revolutionary community, following tl
leaders who welcomed and initiated til
tive changes, instead of wincing at the
In the course of not quite two centu
Revolution has become world-wide.
April 1775 has been “heard around
vengeance. It has waked up the wholi
Revolution is proceeding on a work
and a revolutionary world-leadershij
needed.
It is ironic and tragic that, in an age
world has come to be inspired by the or
spirit of Americanism, America herself
her back on this, and should have be
servative power in the world after h:
as the arch-revolutionary one.
What America surely needs now ii
original ideals that have been the sour
The ideals of ‘the organisation man
abhorrent to the original settlers, th
and the pioneers alike. The econom
the Virginia Declaration of Rights is
is “frugality.” The pioneers were not
with money-making; if they had bee:
have achieved what they did. Amer
world’s need, today, is a new burst of P
and this time not just within the conf
tinent but all round the globe.
America’s manifest destiny in the
history is to help the indigent majc
rfmoate
struggle onwards
upwards towards a better li
dreamed of in the past. The spirit
embarking on this mission is the spir
century American Christian mission:
is to prevail, America must treasure
creative ability that she has in her.
�withheld from Man the shark’s teeth,
the elephant’s trunk, and the hound’s
feet. The creative power planted in a
ind has to do duty for all the marvellous
it are built into every specimen of Man’s
creatures. If society fails to make the
human asset, or if, worse still, it perto stifle it. Man is throwing away his
: the lord of creation and is condemning
lead, the least effective species on the
ial creative ability is to take effect or
r society is a question that will be de:haracter of that society’s institutions,
als. Potential creative ability' can be
i stultified by the prevalence in society
s of mind and habits of behavior. What
ive ability receiving in our Western
ilarly in America?
resent-day adverse forces that are con:o creativity. One of these is a wrongof the function of democracy. The
te anxiety to conserve vested interests,
?d interest in acquired wealth.
■oper function of democracy? True
’or giving an equal opportunity to inoping their unequal capacities. In a
which does give every individual his
obviously the outstandingly able in
ly to make a return to society by using
ity in a public-spirited way and not
sonal purposes. But society, on its
duty to ensure that the individual’s
given free play. If, on the contrary,
> neutralise outstanding ability, it will
luty to its members, and it will bring
rtion for which it will have only itself
why the difference between a right
I interpretation of the requirements of
tter of crucial importance in the des destiny.
one current notion about democracy
‘d to the point of being disastrously
erse notion is that to have been born
ly large endowment of innate ability
•ving committed a large pre-natal of'■ It is looked upon as being an ofrding to this wrong-headed view of
ties of any and every kind are unfted child is an offender, as well as
iult who had made a fortune at his
by taking some morally illegitimate
of them. All offenders, of every
■racy must be put down indiscrimithis misguided perversion of the true
ymptoms of this unfortunate attitude
-d by some of the local educational
i since the Second World War. From
n point of view, the clever child is
is a kind of capitalist. His offence
ous because of its precocity, and the
capital asset is his God-given ability
and not any inherited or acquired hoard of material goods
is not counted to him for righteousness, He posseses an
advantage over his fellows, and this is enough to condemn him, without regard to the nature of
-I the advantage
that is in question.
It ought to be easier for American educational authori
ties to avoid making this intellectual and moral mistake
since in America capitalists are not disapproved of If’
the child were a literal grown-up capitalist, taking advantage of an economic pull to beggar his neighbour, he
would not only be tolerated but would probably also be
admired, and public opinion would be reluctant to em
power the authorities to curb his activities. Unfortunately
for the able American child, “egg-head” is as damning a
word in America as “capitalist” is in the British welfare
state; and I suspect that the able child fares perhaps still
worse in America than he does in Britain.
If the educational policy of the English-speaking coun
tries does persist in this course, our prospects will be
unpromising. The clever child is apt to be unpopular
with his contemporaries anyway. His presence among
them raises the sights for the standard of endeavour and
achievement. This is, of course, one of the many useful
services that the outstandingly able individual performs
for his society at every stage of his career; but its useful
ness will not appease the natural resentment of his duller
or lazier neighbours. In so far as the public authorities
intervene between the outstanding minority and the runof-the-mill majority at the school age, they ought to make
it their concern to protect the able child, not to penalise
him. He is entitled to protection as a matter of sheer
social justice; and to do him justice happens to be also
in the public interest, because his ability is a public asset
for the community as well as a private one for the child
himself. The public authorities are therefore committing
a two-fold breach of their public duty if, instead of foster
ing ability, they deliberately discourage it.
In a child, ability can be discouraged easily; for children
are even more sensitive to hostile public opinion than
adults are, and are even readier to purchase, at almost
any price, the toleration that is an egalitarian-minded
society’s alluring reward for poor-spirited conformity. The
price, however, is likely to be a prohibitively high one,
not only for the frustrated individual himself but for his
step-motherly society. Society will have put itself in
danger, not just of throwing away a precious asset, but
of saddling itself with a formidable liability. When crea
tive ability is thwarted, it will not be extinguished; it is
more likely to be given an anti-social turn. The frustrated
able child is likely to grow up with a conscious or un
conscious resentment against the society that has done
him an irreparable injustice, and his repressed ability
may be diverted from creation to retaliation. If and when
this happens, it is likely to be a tragedy for the frustrated
individual and for the repressive society alike. And it
will have been the society, not the individual, that has
been to blame for this obstruction of God’s or Nature s
purpose.
This educational tragedy is an unnecessary one. It is
shown to be unnecessary by the example of countries in
whose educational system outstanding ability is honoured,
encouraged, and aided. This roll of honour includes
countries with the most diverse social and cultural tradi
tions. Scotland, Germany, and Confucian China all stand
high on the list. I should guess that Communist China
has remained true to pre-Communist Chinese tradition
in this all-important point. I should also guess that Com
munist Russia has maintained those high Continental Eu
ropean standards of education that pre-Communist Russia
acquired from Germany and France after Peter the Great
had opened Russia’s doors to an influx of Western civili
zation.
A contemporary instance of enthusiasm for giving ability
its chance is presented by present-day Indonesia. Here
is a relatively poor and ill-equipped country that is mak
ing heroic efforts to develop education. This spirit will
put to shame a visitor to Indonesia from most Englishspeaking countries except, perhaps, Scotland. This shame
ought to inspire us to make at least as good a use of our
far greater educational facilities.
If a misguided egalitarianism is one of the presentday menaces in most English-speaking countries to
the fostering of creative ability, another menace to
this is a benighted conservatism. Creation is a disturbing force in society because it is a constructive
one. It upsets the old order in the act of building a new
one. This activity is salutary for society. It is, indeed,
essential for the maintenance of society’s health; for the
one thing that is certain about human affairs is that they
are perpetually on the move, and the work of creative
spirits is what gives society a chance of directing its in
evitable movement along constructive instead of destruc
tive lines. A creative spirit works like yeast in dough.
But this valuable social service is condemned as high
treason in a society where the powers that be have set
themselves to stop life’s tide from flowing.
This enterprise is fore-doomed to failure. The classic
illustration of this historical truth is the internal social
history of Japan during her two hundred years and more of
self-imposed insulation from the rest of the world. The re
gime in Japan that initiated and maintained this policy did
all that a combination of ingenuity with ruthlessness could
do to keep Japanese life frozen in every field of activity.
In Japan under this dispensation, the penality for most
kinds of creativity was death. Yet the experience of two
centuries demonstrated that this policy was inherently
incapable of succeeding. Long before Commodore Perry
first cast anchor in Yedo Bay, an immense internal revolu
tion had taken place in the mobile depths of Japanese life
below the frozen surface. Wealth, and, with it, the reality
of power, had flowed irresistibly from the pockets of the
feudal lords and their retainers into the pockets of the
unobtrusive but irrepressible business men. There would
surely have been a social revolution in Japan before the
end of the nineteenth century, even if the West had never
rapped upon her door.
The Tokugawa regime in Japan might possibly have
saved itself by mending its ways in good time if it had
ever heard of King Canute’s ocular demonstration of the
impossibility of stopping the tide by uttering a word of
command. In present-day America the story is familiar,
and it would profit her now to take it to heart.
In present-day America, so it looks to me, the affluent
^ajority is striving desperately to arrest the irresistible
ide of change. It is attempting this impossible task be
cause it is bent on conserving the social and economic
system under which this comfortable affluence has been
With this unattainable aim in view, American
public opinion today is putting an enormously high
premium on rsocial conformity;
__ ;___
and this attempt to standardise people’s behaviour
in\d,life is as discouraging
------- -a adult
to creative ability and initiative as the educational policy
of egalitarianism in childhood.
Egalitarianism and conservatism work together against
creativity, and, in combination, they
---- ' mount up to a
formidable repressive force. Among American critics of
the present-day American way of life, it is a common
place nowadays to lament that the conventionally approv
ed career for an American born into the affluent majority
of the American people is to make money as the em
ployee of a business corporation within the rigid frame
work of the existing social and economic order. This
dismal picture has been painted so brilliantly by American
hands that a foreign observer has nothing to add to it.
The foreign observer will, however, join the chorus of
American critics in testifying that this'is not the kind of
attitude and ideal that America needs in her present crisis.
If this new concept of Americanism were the true one,
the pioneers, the founding fathers, and the original settlers
would all deserve to be prosecuted and condemned post
humously by the Congressional committee on un-American
activities.
The alternative possibility is that the new concept
stands condemned in the light of the historic one; and
this is surely the truth. America rose to greatness as a
revolutionary community, following the lead of creative
leaders who welcomed and initiated timely and construc
tive changes, instead of wincing at the prospect of them.
In the course of not quite two centuries, the American
Revolution has become world-wide. The shot fired in
April 1775 has been “heard around the world” with a
vengeance. It has waked up the whole human race. The
Revolution is proceeding on a world-wide scale today,
and a revolutionary world-leadership is what is now
needed.
It is ironic and tragic that, in an age in which the whole
world has come to be inspired by the original and authentic
spirit of Americanism, America herself should have turned
her back on this, and should have become the arch-con
servative power in the world after having made history
as the arch-revolutionary one.
What America surely needs now is a return to those
original ideals that have been the sources of her greatness.
The ideals of ‘the organisation man’ would have been
abhorrent to the original settlers, the founding fathers,
and the pioneers alike. The economic goal proposed in
the Virginia Declaration of Rights is not “affluence”; it
is “frugality.” The pioneers were not primarily concerned
with money-making; if they had been, they could never
have achieved what they did. America’s need, and the
world’s need, today, is a new burst of American pioneering,
and this time not just within the confines of a single con
tinent but all round the globe.
America’s manifest destiny in the next chapter of her
history is to help the indigent majority of mankind to
struggle upwards towards a better life than it has ever
dreamed of in the past. The spirit that is needed fof
embarking on this mission is the spirit of the mneteenthcentury American Christian missionaries. If this spirit
is to prevail, America must treasure and foster all the
creative ability that she has in her.
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�The
Wilkes College
Story
On John Chancellor’s “Today” Program.
On Wednesday morning, November 8, 1961, at 8:47 o’clock,
the John Chancellor "Today” program brought to thous
ands of television viewers on the National Broadcasting
Company network the “Wilkes College Story.” If you
were one of the many alumni, notified by postal, who saw
the capsule, no doubt it brought you a certain nostalgia
of undergraduate days. From others who never heard
of Wilkes College before the show was aired, it brought
congratulatory messages. So much for the tremendous
impact the effort commanded.
III
117 MELS
The filmed segment of “Today” consumed just about seven
minutes, yet it involved more than two working days for
the NBC production crew who arrived on the campus the
week before the telecast. Heading the vanguard the
previous Wednesday was Paul Conyngham, “Today’s”
crack roving reporter. Met at the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton
Airport by John Whitby and John Chwalek, both of whom
were directly responsible for NBC’s interest in the College,
Mr. Conyngham began script preparation for the program
which was to be aired the following week. Meeting with
Dr. Farley and members of the Administration and later
with the heads of various departments, the announcer
producer mapped out his production schedule for the
following day.
MJ....w
BEHEAD
In an interview with Dr. Farley, the President emphasized
the important role Wilkes plays in community develop
ment and brought into focus how community growth
parallels that of the College, and vice versa. He pointed
to the persuasive force engendered by inaugurating a
Graduate Division leading to a Master Degree in Chemis
try and in Physics. This, the President said, has already
proved invaluable in attracting industry to the community.
The new RCA plant in Crestwood Industrial Park is con
crete proof of this.
Moving into other areas of College activities as they relate
to the Community, the NBC sound cameras brought to
the Nation the Labor-Management-Citizens Committee,
Area Research Center, and the Institute of Municipal
Government. Camera lenses watched an LMC committee
meeting, exposed a police course in action, roamed around
central city, and through the entire program, the vital
force of Wilkes College was felt.
Here was a College that was unique, and because of its
uniqueness, it was selected by “Today” from hundreds of
other independent colleges to call the Nation’s attention
to the importance of higher education to community growth
and progress. And its impact upon viewers was great.
From Maine, California, Florida, Arizona, and other states
of the Union, letters came to the College. All of them
praised the program; some requested information about
the College. Certainly,, no one can deny that Wilkes
College won thousands of friends. Only with the passage
of time will one be able to determine how many alumni
were added because of “Today.”
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Above: John Chwalek, Guidance Counsellor (left), and
Paul Conyngham (right) lend moral support to NBC’s
camerman as he captures an on-campus scene.
Below: The cameraman “wraps up” the efforts of the
Wilkes Chorus.
Some 550-600 Alumni returned for the 14th Annual
Homecoming festivities on October 20 and 21. Several
months of planning by the General Chairman, Attorney
Gifford Cappellini, ’45; Co-Chairmen, Nancy B. Williams,
’56 and Attorney Harry Hiscox. ’51; by the Alumni Associ
ation officers: President, Clayton A. Bloomburg; VicePresident, Russell H. Williams; Secretary, Anita Janerich
and Treasurer, Leonard Mulcahy and by the Executive
Committee became a reality when the Homecoming week
end “kicked-off” with the annual Warm-up Party on Fri
day evening in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Sterling.
Co-Chairman, Russell Williams, ’50 and Eugene Roth, ’57,
and their committee kept the program running smoothly.
Faculty members, alumni and guests from all the chapter
areas soon filled the Ballroom and an atmosphere of warm
greetings and renewed acquaintances prevailed. Theta
Delta Rho, women’s sorority at Wilkes, provided approp
riate decorations for the event.
Promptly at 10:00 p. m. the officers, executive committee,
and chapter representatives convened in Parlor “E” for
a brief meeting.
Immediately afterwards, the large gathering in the
Crystal Ballroom was brought to order for a brief meeting
by Clayton Bloomburg, ’49, out-going President of the
Association.
Attorney Joseph Savitz, ’48, Chairman of the Constitu
tion Revision Committee, presented his committee’s reF°i? Th® revised constitution was accepted unanimously,
'oilowing this report, discussion was held concerning
alumni participation in the community-wide testimonial
t n«?r honoring Dr. Farley’s twenty-five years of service
to the College and to the community.
JL'a1 l°,^e Warm-up party, a committee of alumni judges
alirj by Dr. Carl Urbanski, ’57, completed a review of
Homecoming d'splays in preparation for the awards
Presentation the following day
IfolJePback Hall, men’s dormitory won two trophies, one
of m 6 > est over-aH display, the other for the best display
* ’, f" s dormitories.
Weiss Hall,' women’s dormitory,
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14th Annual Homecoming
Bright and early the NBC camera crew arrived Thursday
and the campus of the College resembled somewhat the
West Coast’s Television City. For those of you who saw
“Today” on November 8, no description is necessary; for
those of you who did not, no description is possible!
Dick Chapline and the Wilkes Chorus — all seventy-five
of them — set the scene and created an atmosphere which
lasted throughout the program with the Wilkes Alma
Mater composition, used also to fold the show. Following
identification, Paul Conyngham took his viewers on tour
of the College wherever it related to community activity.
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With business all clear
dance settled down to
memories and “do you
Homecoming activities
with the Wilkes-Hofstr
Promptly at noon the
Theater for their annu
plans for the coming yi
Lycoming football gan
Homecoming Queen, L
the new athletic facili
College of the Neil I
John Mulhall, Preside
points of alumni interi
The Alexander Room
of the class reunion dir
Vercoe, President, clas
as master of ceremonir
Farley, were seated wil
at the head table. Mei
’51 and ’56 listened att
development plans of t
2000.
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light of the weekend wa
Here, some 550-600 alu
social event of the wei
Election of officers ws
festivities. Elected to ;
year were:
Russell H. Williams,
Faber Corp., President
lie Accountant, Charles
Anita Janerich, Pennsj
fare, Secretary; Eugene
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ancellor’s “Today" Program
ling. November 8, 1961, at 8:47 o’clock,
■ "Today” program brought to thousiewers on the National Broadcasting
.he “Wilkes College Story.” If you
ly alumni, notified by postal, who saw
bt it brought you a certain nostalgia
ays. From others who never heard
efore the show was aired, it brought
ages. So much for the tremendous
nmanded.
a
li
af “Today” consumed just about seven
Ivcd more than two working days for
crew who arrived on the campus the
‘lecast. Heading the vanguard the
r was Paul Conyngham, “Today’s”
r. Met at the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton
itby and John Chwalek, both of whom
:ible for NBC’s interest in the College,
an script preparation for the program
Jd the following week. Meeting with
ibers of the Administration and later
various departments, the announcerut his production schedule for the
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Dr. Farley, the President emphasized
Vilkes plays in community developinto focus how community growth
College, and vice versa. He pointed
irce engendered by inaugurating a
iding to a Master Degree in ChemisThis, the President said, has already
attracting industry to the community,
in Crestwood Industrial Park is con-
ria, Florida, Arizona, and other states
came to the College. All of them
; some requested information about
nly,- no one can deny that Wilkes
is of friends. Only with the passage
able to determine how many alumni
of “Today.”
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Below: The cameraman “wraps up" the efforts of the
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he NBC sound cameras brought to
or-Management-Citizens Committee,
er, and the Institute of Municipal
a lenses watched an LMC committee
dice course in action, roamed around
■ough the entire program, the vital
ige was felt.
that was unique, and because of its
lected by “Today” from hundreds of
illeges to call the Nation’s attention
ligher education to community growth
its impact upon viewers was great,
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NBC camera crew arrived Thursday
the College resembled somewhat the
ion City. For those of you who saw
ier 8, no description is necessary; for
d not, no description is possible!
:he Wilkes Chorus — all seventy-five
;ne and created an atmosphere which
le program with the Wilkes Alma
ised also to fold the show. Following
Conyngham took his viewers on tour
er it related to community activity.
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Some 550-600 Alumni returned for the 14th Annual
Homecoming festivities on October 20 and 21. Several
months of planning by the General Chairman, Attorney
Gifford Cappellini, ’45; Co-Chairmen, Nancy B. Williams,
’56 and Attorney Harry Hiscox. ’51; by the Alumni Associ
ation officers: President, Clayton A. Bloomburg; VicePresident, Russell H. Williams; Secretary, Anita Janerich
and Treasurer, Leonard Mulcahy and by the Executive
Committee became a reality when the Homecoming week
end “kicked-off” with the annual Warm-up Party on Fri
day evening in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Sterling.
Co-Chairman, Russell Williams, ’50 and Eugene Roth, ’57,
and their committee kept the program running smoothly.
Faculty members, alumni and guests from all the chapter
areas soon filled the Ballroom and an atmosphere of warm
greetings and renewed acquaintances prevailed. Theta
Delta Rho, women’s sorority at Wilkes, provided approp
riate decorations for the event.
Promptly at 10:00 p. m. the officers, executive committee,
and chapter representatives convened in Parlor “E” for
a brief meeting.
Immediately afterwards, the large gathering in the
Pry^al Ballroom was brought to order for a brief meeting
by Clayton Bloomburg, ’49, out-going President of the
Association.
Attorney Joseph Savitz, ’48, Chairman of the Constituion Revision Committee, presented his committee’s reFnli • e reY‘sed constitution was accepted unanimously.
uowing this report, discussion was held concerning
dir/1™ ,Parti?ipation in the community-wide testimonial
t
.,Por‘ng Dr. Farley’s twenty-five years of service
he College and to the community.
hp^\°^eJ^arm'uP Party, a committee of alumni judges
all pt
-Dr. Carl Urbanski, ’57, completed a review of
displays in
Presentation the following
day.preparation for the awards
Huge Success
With business all cleared up, the entire alumni in atten
dance settled down to an enjoyable evening of pleasant
memories and “do you remember?"
Homecoming activities on Saturday got off to a fast start
with the Wilkes-Hofstra soccer game at 10:00 a. m.
Promptly at noon the Theater Alumni met in Chase
Theater for their annual business meeting and to review
plans for the coming year. In the afternoon, the WilkesLycoming football game, the pre-game crowning of the
Homecoming Queen, Leona Baiera, ’62, the dedication of
the new athletic facilities and the presentation to the
College of the Neil Dadurka Memorial Scoreboard by
John Mulhall, President, class of ’60, became the focal
points of alumni interest.
The Alexander Room at the Host Motel was the scene
of the class reunion dinners on Saturday evening. Vester
Vercoe, President, class of ’51, performed a flawless job
as master of ceremonies. Guests of honor Dr. and Mrs.
Farley, were seated with the reunion committee members
at the head table. Members of the classes of ’36,’ ’41, ’46,
’51 and ’56 listened attentively as Dr. Farley spoke of the
development plans of the College for the years 1980 and
2000.
Later in the evening, the Annual Homecoming dance, high
light of the weekend was held in the spacious Dorian Room.
Here, some 550-600 alumni and guests joined for the final
social event of the weekend.
Election of officers was completed during the Saturday
festivities. Elected to guide the association for the followyear were:
men’s dormitory won two trophies, one
Russell H. Williams, Advertising Manager, Eberhard
Faber Corp., President; Leonard Mulcahy Certified Pub
lic Accountant, Charles S. Rockey & Co Vice-Presidon ;
Anita Janerich, Pennsylvania Department of Public Wel
fare, Secretary; Eugene Roth, Attorney, Treasurer.
of
Sj over’aH display, the other for the best display
won tk Vomitories. Weiss Hall, women’s dormitory,
°n the trophy in that area.
A unanimous vote of thanks was given by the large group
in attendance to the retiring officers of the Association.
for’th?uCK
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�WITH THE CLASSES . .
’35
GEORGE M. JACOBS is the owner
of George M. Jacobs Distributing
Company at 19 New Bennett Street,
Wilkes-Barre. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs,
the former IRMA L. HEWITT, Class
of ’36, reside at 164 North Pioneer
Avenue, Shavertown. Pennsylvania.
’42
ELMO CLEMENTE, CPA, will head
the group of local accountants and
businessmen who will act as resource
personnel in advising students of both
accounting and secretarial career op
portunities at the Wilkes-Barre Busi
ness College. The panel of account
ants and businessmen will be avail
able to give guidance information to
students while they are enrolled at
the school. Elmo will also serve as
chairman for the 1961-62 school term.
’46
CALVIN W. KANYUCK of 229
West Main Street, Glen Lyon, Penn
sylvania is a teacher at the LakeLehman Area Schools, Harvey’s Lake,
Pennsylvania.
’47
DR. FRANK J. KEATING announc
ed that he has opened dental offices
at 450 Warren Avenue, Kingston. Dr.
Keating, formerly of Larksville, prac
ticed the past nine years in Montrose.
Dr. Keating has lectured extensively
on Dental Hypnosis and has used it
in his practice.
’48
ATTORNEY JOSEPH J. SAVITZ
was elected national Judge Advocate
of the Jewish War Veterans of the
United States at the 66th annual con
vention of that organization held in
Baltimore, Maryland during the week
of August 14-20. This is the second
highest office in this national veterans
organization. Mr. Saw’tz is a past
president of the Wilkes College
Alumni Association and the first
alumnus to have been appointed to
the Board of Trustees on which he
presently serves. He is a partner in
the law firm of Rosenn, Jenkins and
Greenwald, Wilkes-Barre.
REESE E. PELTON, instructor of
instrumental music in the Forty Fort
Borough schools, has been named as
a charter member of the National
Advisory Board of Music Educators.
The National Advisory Board of some
500 instructors across the nation has
been formed to provide constant and
detailed information to a central
office for study, interpretation, and
publication. The studies deal with
all phases bearing on music education
and are published as both confidential
and public reports. Mr. Pelton par
ticipated in the original study of the
board covering dealer-school relation
ships.
26
.-orrTN J NOVAK is a senior en-
’49
BERNICE LEAGUS was graduated
recently from Pennsylvania State
University with a doctorate in bac
teriology. She is assistant professor
of bacteriology at the College.
Army Capt. SAMUEL ELIAS com
pleted two weeks of winter warfare
training at The Cold Weather and
Mountain School, Fort Greely, Alaska,
on December 10. Captain Elias re
ceived instruction in skiing, building
snow huts and the application of in
fantry tactics to the terrain and
weather conditions of the far North.
Most of the training was conducted
in the mountains and on the glaciers
that rim Fort Greely, the Army’s
northernmost fort. The captain is
now qualified to give winter warfare
training to other personnel from his
unit. He is regularly assigned as
assistant exchange officer in the U. S.
Army Alaska’s Headquarters Com
pany at Fort Richardson. Captain
Elias arrived in Alaska on this tour
of duty last February.
’50
GERARD P. FINN, JR. has been
advanced to the rank of Lieutenant
Commander in the U. S. Navy. __
He
is attached to the General Staff Com
mand Division, SHAPE headquarters,
Paris, France. Lt. and Mrs. Finn and
children are residing at 13 Rue Du
Professeur, Guyon Louveciennes,
Paris, France.
’51
JEAN K. DOUGHERTY of Hatboro
has been certified by the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania as an author
ized Psychological Examiner. Miss
Dougherty is currently attending
Temple University as an advanced
graduate student in psychology and
is employed by the Centennial Joint
Schools of Bucks County.
JACK PHETHEAN has been named
by the Commission of Secondary
Schools of the Middle States Asso
ciation of Colleges and Secondary
Schools as a member of a visiting
committee. He will travel to Waverly
New York, on February 27 for a three
day study with other members of the
committee of all aspects of the Waver
ly Senior High School. As a part of
the project, Jack will meet frequently
with the committee to discuss observatrons made concerning educational
offerings of the high school. Jack
?ndi his wlfe reside in New Mil
ford Pennsylvania with their three
daughters.
EUGENE G BRADLEY of Harrisburg received a master’s degree in
Social Work from the University of
Pennsylvania School of Social Work
w iune; me 2s a Clinical Social
pitelker m the Harnsbur& State Hos-
’52
ROBERT M. RUDNICKI was
named superintendent of the Berwick
plant of the Consolidated Cicar
Corporation, New York City. He had
been assistant superintendent of the
Berwick cigar plant, which employs
some 700 persons, the past two vearc
Prior to that, he had been foreman
for about two and one-half years at
Consolidated’s West Pittston plant
He resides with his wife and children
at 420 East Broad Street, Nescopeck.
CHESTER J. PLEBAN has accept
ed a position with the trust depart
ment of The First National Bank of
Wilkes-Barre. He began his duties
with the bank on September 5.
’54
JOHN B. VALE has been awarded
the degree of master of science in
education by Bucknell University.
He was one of 70 students upon
whom degrees were conferred by
Bucknell at the close of the summer
term. Mrs. Vale is the former NOR
MA LOU CAREY, Class of ’52.
’55
Mrs. Kenneth Tuttle, (JANET ECKELL}, is Chief Administrative Dieti
tian, Main Kitchen, at the John
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Mary
land. Janet is residing at 228 West
Lafayette Avenue, Baltimore 17,
Maryland.
ANGELO R. PAPPA, a resident of
Bridgeton, New Jersey, is teaching
at Bloomfield, New Jersey High
School.
ANNIE P. FINDLEY wrote “They’
re Learning To Live Again” for the
American Journal of Nursing, June
Issue. She is presently head nurse
on the psychiatric unit of the Veter
ans Administration Hospital in Perry
Point, Maryland.
’56
DONALD D. McFADDEN sucessfully passed the law exams of the Lu
zerne County Board of Law Examin
ers. He is with the Corporation Rul
ings branch of the Internal Revenue
Service, Washington, D. C., after
completing a three-months course in
tax laws.
MICHAEL J. BARONE wrote a
series or articles for the Wilkes-Barre
Sunday Independent entitled COL
LEGE PREPARATION. There were
six articles in the series.
reside at
Pennsylvania with
^ r two sons,’ Martin Jr. 1% years
Sd and John, 7 months.
AS R- KELLER was apNICS? a Second Lieutenant in Battpomted b
Howitzer Battalion,
W9th Artdlery, Pennsylvania Army
1? tlonal Guard. He is a surveyor in
Hvilian life, emPj°y^
Yue’r®^
klen Jordan and McNee of Camp
Hili’
JACK TIPPITT has been transferred to San Juan, Puerto Rico by
Price-Waterhouse Accountants.
GEORGE W. WEAVER is a gradu
ate student at Brigham Young Uni
versity. He resides in Provo, Utah
with his wife and son, David Jay.
Mrs. Lena Moore (LENA MISSON)
is teaching Mathematics at the Dal
las Junior High School, Dallas, Pennsylvania.
GEORGE R. KUCIK has been noti
fied that he has passed the Wash
ington, D. C. bar examinations. He
is presently employed in the anti
trust division of the United States
Justice Department, having been ap
pointed to this position under the
attorney general’s honor program.
DR. LESLIE P. WEINER is serving
his internship at Jackson Memorial
Hospital, Miami, Florida.
’58
The Jewish Community Center of
Wyoming Valley in Wilkes-Barre has
joined with the Council of Jewish
Federations of Welfare Funds in
granting a $2,000 scholarship to
MAX B. GREENWALD for gradu
ate training in Jewish communal ser
vice. Mr. Greenwald, a second year
student at Yeshiva University School
of Social Work, is one of twelve ad
vanced social work students who have
received grants for the 1961-62 aca
demic year.
GAIL MacMILLAN of Wilkes-Barre
is teaching English in the WilkesBarre City Schools.
HARRY L. SMITH, Jr., of 252 East
N°ble Street, Nanticoke has received
his Master of Science in Education
degree at Bucknell University. He
I? Presently on the faculty of Forty
1 ort High School in Forty Fort.
Master of Arts degree in Politic
from Princeton University.
Ensign
aligned
Island”
recently
he serve
with the
PRIGE of Merchant
ville New Jersey, is teaching English
at Pennsauken, New Jersey p
;-v
High
School.
CHRIS!
Adminisi
partmenl
of Penn:
Mrs. James Watkins, the former
FRANCINE BISHOP, is teaching
fifth grade at Cape May Court House
New Jersey. She and her husband
who is also teaching at Cape May
Court House are presently residing
at 341 44th Street, Sea Isle City, New
Jersey.
KATHR
kes-Barn
cc-rtificat
by the I
Technok
ety of (
one of si
at Geisi
ville, en
designa ti
Shavertown
recently^re^ijed
°a
ANTHONY J. MENDOLA received
a Master of Science degree in Music
Education from Ithaca College, New
York, in August.
ARTHU
Business
Pennsyh
MARION J. KLAWONN is the Pro
motion Assistant on Construction
Methods and Eqipment magazine
with McGraw-Hill Publishing Com
pany in New York. She was formerly
in charge of employee publications
at American Surety Company until
June of last year.
GEORG
cer at tl
Olmsteai
residing
Harrisbi
CARROLL R. DAVENPORT is a
music instructor at Sherburne Cen
tral School, Sherburne, New York.
Carroll resides with his wife and son
at 14 South Washington Street, Ox
ford, New York.
JOSEPI
instructc
ship in
matics :
Tallahas
CHARLES J. GAREIS recently par
ticipated with other personnel from
the 7th Finance Disbursing Section
in a three-day Army training test at
Camp Atterbury, Indiana. The 7th,
which is regularly located at Fort
Benjanrn Harrison, Indiana, is a
Strategic Army Force (STRAF)unit.
The test, which included a blackedout night motor march, combat and
reconnaissance patrols and defense
against day and night mock aggressor
attacks, was designed to evaluate the
7th’s ability to perform its assigned
mission as an accountable disbursing
office under simulated combat condi
tions.
ELIZABETH K. SCHWARTZ is
working in the Personal Trust De
partment of The Philadelphia Nat
ional Bank, Philadelphia.
JANICI
in the S
schools.
WILLI/
account!
is in S:
the audi
for the
any in
assignm
NORM,
man of
tics at
School,
sey. Th
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sey.
DIANE
third gi
School
ROBEF
studyim
of Scier
Bucknel
GERALD A. MINTURN of Ivory
Hadens, Owego, New York is a Jun
ior Engineer at IBM in Owego.
CLIFFORD KOBLAND of 10/ A
Fernhill Road, Fullerton. Pennsyl
vania, is a psychiatric caseworker in
the Allentown State Hospital, Allen
town.
BENJA
history
Dallas,
L' GRONINGER is doing
Sreduate work at the Stella Elkins
Tin;?, fa.cho°l of Fine Arts of Temple
518
He is presently living at
dehiM^L Washington Lane, Phila
delphia 44, Pennsylvania.
the U. S. Army Training Center, In
fantry, Fort Dix, New Jersey, for
eight weeks of basic training.
R. JO
gradual
at Terr
Pvt. Ri
North J
is static
Fort Di
�rHE CLASSES . .
‘35
ACOBS is the owner
Jacobs Distributing
New Bennett Street,
Jr. and Mrs. Jacobs,
A L. HEWITT, Class
t 164 North Pioneer
own. Pennsylvania.
NTE, CPA, will head
•cal accountants and
> will act as resource
ising students of both
secretarial career ope Wilkes-Barre Busihe panel of accountssmen will be avail
dance information to
they are enrolled at
no will also serve as
‘ 1961-62 school term.
’46
KANYUCK of 229
et, Glen Lyon, Penneacher at the Lakeihools, Harvey’s Lake,
KEATING announcopened dental offices
(venue, Kingston. Dr.
ly of Larksville, pracne years in Montrose,
s lectured extensively
nosis and has used it
’48
OSEPH J. SAVITZ
ional Judge Advocate
War Veterans of the
: the 66th annual conorganization held in
dand during the week
This is the second
this national veterans
dr. Sav'tz is a past
the Wilkes College
ition and the first
e been appointed to
"rustees on which he
He is a partner in
Rosenn, Jenkins and
kes-Barre.
LTON, instructor of
sic in the Forty Fort
, has been named as
ber of the National
of Music Educators.
Ivisory Board of some
icross the nation has
provide constant and
ation to a central
, interpretation, and
:e studies deal with
g on music education
d as both confidential
rts. Mr. Pelton par
original study of the
lealer-school relation-
’49
BERNICE LEAGUS was graduated
recently from Pennsylvania State
University with a doctorate in bac
teriology. She is assistant professor
of bacteriology at the College.
Army Capt. SAMUEL ELIAS com
pleted two weeks of winter warfare
training at The Cold Weather and
Mountain School, Fort Greely, Alaska,
on December 10. Captain Elias re
ceived instruction in skiing, building
snow huts and the application of in
fantry tactics to the terrain and
weather conditions of the far North.
Most of the training was conducted
in the mountains and on the glaciers
that rim Fort Greely, the Army’s
northernmost fort. The captain is
now qualified to give winter warfare
training to other personnel from his
unit. He is regularly assigned as
assistant exchange officer in the U. S.
Army Alaska’s Headquarters Com
pany at Fort Richardson. Captain
Elias arrived in Alaska on this tour
of duty last February.
’50
GERARD P. FINN, JR. has been
advanced to the rank of Lieutenant
Commander in the U. S. Navy. He
is attached to the General Staff Com
mand Division, SHAPE headquarters,
Paris, France. Lt. and Mrs. Finn and
children are residing at 13 Rue Du
Professeur, Guyon Louveciennes,
Paris, France.
’51
JEAN K. DOUGHERTY of Hatboro
has been certified by the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania as an author
ized Psychological Examiner. Miss
Dougherty is currently attending
Temple University as an advanced
graduate student in psychology and
is employed by the Centennial Joint
Schools of Bucks County.
JACK PHETHEAN has been named
by the Commission of Secondary
Schools of the Middle States Asso
ciation of Colleges and Secondary
Schools as a member of a visiting
committee. He will travel to Waverly,
New York, on February 27 for a three
day study with other members of the
committee of all aspects of the Waver
ly Senior High School. As a part of
the project, Jack will meet frequently
with the committee to discuss observa
tions made concerning educational
offerings of the high school. Jack
and his wife reside in New Mil
ford, Pennsylvania with their three
daughters.
EUGENE G. BRADLEY of Harris
burg received a master’s degree in
Social Work from the University of
Pennsylvania School of Social Work
in June. He is a Clinical Social
Worker in the Harrisburg State Hos
pital.
’52
ROBERT M. RUDNICKI was
named superintendent of the Berwick
plant of the Consolidated Cigar
Corporation, New York City. He had
been assistant superintendent of the
Berwick cigar plant, which employs
some 700 persons, the past two years.
Prior to that, he had been foreman
for about two and one-half years at
Consolidated’s West Pittston plant.
He resides with his wife and children
at 420 East Broad Street, Nescopeck.
CHESTER J. PLEBAN has accept
ed a position with the trust depart
ment of The First National Bank of
Wilkes-Barre. He began his duties
with the bank on September 5.
’54
JOHN B. VALE has been awarded
the degree of master of science in
education by Bucknell University.
He was one of 70 students upon
whom degrees were conferred by
Bucknell at the close of the summer
term. Mrs. Vale is the former NOR
MA LOU CAREY, Class of ’52.
’55
Mrs. Kenneth Tuttle, (JANET ECKELL), is Chief Administrative Dieti
tian, Main Kitchen, at the John
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Mary
land. Janet is residing at 228 West
Lafayette Avenue, Baltimore 17,
Maryland.
ANGELO R. PAPPA, a resident of
Bridgeton, New Jersey, is teaching
at Bloomfield, New Jersey High
School.
ANNIE P. FINDLEY wrote “They’
re Learning To Live Again” for the
American Journal of Nursing, June
Issue. She is presently head nurse
on the psychiatric unit of the Veter
ans Administration Hospital in Perry
Point, Maryland.
’56
DONALD D. McFADDEN sucessfully passed the law exams of the Lu
zerne County Board of Law Examin
ers. He is with the Corporation Rul
ings branch of the Internal Revenue
Service, Washington, D. C., after
completing a three-months course in
tax laws.
MICHAEL J. BARONE wrote a
series or articles for the Wilkes-Barre
Sunday Independent entitled COL
LEGE PREPARATION. There were
six articles in the series.
-AtyrTN J NOVAK is a senior rnr
MARGIN ’• HRB.singer, Inc., State
gineer ■ ennsy|vania. Mr. and Mr..
CollT; VIRGINIA LEONARDl’fiH)
No>Tk 9 l’’’>7 Old Boalsburg Road,
reside a
Pennsylvania with
‘?d and John, 7 months.
mrHOIAS R. KELLER was apNI-CE? a Second Lieutenant in Batt-
pOintR Second Howitzer Battalion,
W^th Artillery, Pennsylvania Army
Sen Jordan and McNee of Camp
Hill'
taPK TIPPITT has been transfer
red to San Juan, Puerto Rico by
Price-Waterhouse Accountants.
rwORGE W WEAVER is a gradu
ate student at Brigham Young Uni
versity. He resides in Provo Utah
with his wife and son, David Jay.
Mrs. Lena Moore (LENA MISSON)
is teaching Mathematics at the Dal
las Junior High School, Dallas, Pennsylvania.
GEORGE R. KUCIK has been noti
fied that he has passed the Wash
ington, D. C. bar examinations. He
is presently employed in the anti
trust division of the United States
Justice Department, having been ap
pointed to this position under the
attorney general’s honor program.
DR. LESLIE P. WEINER is serving
his internship at Jackson Memorial
Hospital, Miami, Florida.
’58
The Jewish Community Center of
Wyoming Valley in Wilkes-Barre has
joined with the Council of Jewish
Federations of Welfare Funds in
granting a $2,000 scholarship to
MAX B. GREENWALD for gradu
ate training in Jewish communal ser
vice. Mr. Greenwald, a second year
student at Yeshiva University School
of Social Work, is one of twelve ad
vanced social work students who have
received grants for the 1961-62 aca
demic year.
GAIL MacMILLAN of Wilkes-Barre
is teach'ng English in the WilkesBarre City Schools.
HARRY L. SMITH, Jr., of 252 East
Noble Street, Nanticoke has received
his Master of Science in Education
degree at Bucknell University. He
is presently on the faculty of Forty
1'ort High School in Forty Fort.
GERALD A. MINTURN of Ivory
Gardens, Owego, New York is a Junior Engineer at IBM in Owego.
LARRY L. GRONINGER is doing
graduate work at the Stella Elkins
lyler School of Fine Arts of Temple
^ersxty. He is presently living at
, Hast Washington Lane, Phila
delphia 44, Pennsylvania.
FREDERICK .1.
I
HOBER
’IH of
Shavertown recentlyi
received u
Master of Aris degn.
,,
lee io Politics
from Princeion University.
>«ii ROBERT V. STEVENS in
ia-.:jginjd Io (he icebreaker "Stall'll
Inliind" ul ‘ieidtle, Washington, lie
iceenlly icluiin-d from Japan where
la served Ila- last year and a half
With the II. H. Navy.
EUGENE J. PRICE „f Menlmnlville, New Jersey, is teaching English
al Ponnsnuken, New Jersey High
School.
CHRISTINE M. WINSLOW is an
Administrative Assistant for the De
partment of Health, < Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, in Harrisburg.
Mrs. James Watkins, the former
FRANCINE BISHOP, is teaching
fifth grade nt Cape May Court House,
New Jersey. She and her husband
who is also teaching at Cape May
Court House are presently residing
at 341 44th Street, Sea Isle City, New
Jersey.
KATHRYN J. MeDANIELS of Wil
kes-Barre has passed the national
certification examination conducted
by Hie Board of Registry of Medical
Technologists of the American Soci
ety of Clinical Pathologists. She is
one of six graduates of the 1961 class
at Gcisinger Medical Center, Dan
ville, entitled to use the professional
designation M.T. (ASCP).
ANTHONY J. MENDOLA received
a Master of Science degree in Music
Education from Ithaca College, New
York, in August.
MARION J. KLAWONN is the Pro
motion Assistant on Construction
Methods and Eqipment magazine
with McGraw-Hill Publishing Com
pany in New York. She was formerly
in charge of employee publications
at American Surety Company until
June of last year.
CARROLL R. DAVENPORT is a
music instructor at Sherburne Cen
tral School, Sherburne, New York.
Carroll resides with his wife and son
at 14 South Washington Street, Ox
ford, New York.
CHARLES J. GAREIS recently par
ticipated with other personnel from
the 7th Finance Disbursing Section
in a three-day Army training test at
Camp Atterbury, Indiana. The 7th,
which is regularly located at Fort
Benjam’n Harrison, Indiana, is a
Strategic Army Force (STRAF) unit.
The test, which included a blackedout night motor march, combat and
reconnaissance patrols and defense
against day and night mock aggressor
attacks, was designed to evaluate the
7th’s ability to perform its assigned
m'ssion as an accountable disbursing
office under simulated combat condi
tions.
ELIZABETH K. SCHWARTZ is
working in the Personal Trust Department of The Philadelphia National Bank, Philadelphia.
’60
CLIFFORD KOBLAND of 107 A
Fernhill Road, Fullerton, Pennsyl
vania, is a psychiatric caseworker in
the Allentown State Hospital, Allen
town.
ALLYN
IX
C. JONES, an Army en-
eight weeks of basic training.
s
ARTHUR D. HONTZ is teaching
Business Education at the Dallas,
Pennsylvania Senior High School.
GEORGE WATSON is a supply offi
cer at the Middletown Material Area,
Olmstead Air Force Base.
He is
residing at 2308 A Logan Street,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
’61
JOSEPH M. DROZDOWSKI is an
instructor under a teaching assistant
ship in the Department of Mathe
matics at Florida State University,
Tallahassee, Florida.
JANICE N. BRONSON is teaching
in the San Bernadino, California city
schools.
WILLIAM E. VanFOSSEN, a staff
accountant with Haskins and Sells,
is in Saudi Arabia as a member of
the auditing staff performing an audit
for the Arabian-American Oil Comp
any in Daharan, Saudi Arabia. The
assignment will last several months.
NORMAN E. CROMACK is Chair
man of the Department of Mathema
tics at Franklin Township High
School, Franklin Township, New Jer
sey. The Cromack family res:des at
63 Stella Drive, Somerville, New Jer
sey.
DIANE YUDISKAS is teaching
third grade at the Lacey Township
School in Forked River, New Jersey.
ROBERT A. SALLAV ANTI is
studying for the degree of Bachelor
of Science in chemical engineering at
Bucknell University.
BENJAMIN JENKINS is teaching
history at Lake-Lehman High School,
Dallas, Pa.
Pvt. ROBERT S. EVANS of 654
Street. W ’Ikes-Barre
lkes-Barre
North Franklin Street
is stationed with the U. S. Army at
Fort Dix, New Jersey.
JOYCE ROBERTS is doing
graduate work in cljnical psychology
at Temple University, Philadelphia.
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�’61 cont.
THOMAS D. SHAFFER of 117
Pringle Street, Kingston has entered
Bucknell University where he is
studying for the degree of bachelor
of science in civil engineering.
MITCHELL J. CZOCH, Jr., of Wil
kes-Barre is teaching at the Noxen
building of the Lake-Lehman Schools,
Dallas, Pennsylvania.
BRUCE D. WHAITE was graduated
from Officer’s Training School at
Med:na Air Force Base in Texas on
November 7 as a Second Lieutenant
in the Air Force. He is now stationed
at Williams Air Force Base in Ariz
ona and is undergoing flight training.
DANIEL A.
is a student
studying for
of science in
SPINICCI of Kingston
at Bucknell University
the degree of bachelor
mechanical engineering.
ANN COTNER, ELIZABETH GA
BEL and THOMAS WILLIAMS
are teaching in the Kingston Borough
Schools.
SANDRA BIBER is teaching eighth
grade English in the Bernard Baruch
Junior High School at 330 East 21st
Street, Manhattan, New York. Dur
ing the summer she worked as a
secretary in the purchasing and ship
ping department for the Near East
College Association. This association
acts as the trustees of six colleges
in the Near East. These colleges
are the American University in Beir
ut and International College in Leb
anon; Athens College and Anatolia
College in Greece; and Robert Col
lege of Istanbul and the American
College for Girls in Turkey.
MICHAEL CORDORA of West Pitt
ston is studying for the degree of
bachelor of science in chemical engi
neering at Bucknell University.
Down the Aisle . . .
’52
DR. JOSEPH J. STUCCIO was
married on Thanksgiving Day, No
vember 23 to Sandra Sue LeGros in
St. Therese’s Church, Wilkes-Barre.
Dr. Stuccio served his internship at
Abington Memorial Hospital and a
three-year residency in urology at
Temple University Hospital in Phila
delphia. He is on the staffs of the
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and
Wyoming Valley Hospital.
The
couple is presently residing at 93 Edi
son Street, Lafayette Gardens, WilkesBarre.
28
’53
CAPT. CLEDWYN P. ROWLANDS
was married on November 11 to Nita
S. Chaudoin in Chicago. Capt. and
Mrs. Rowlands are presently living
in Red Bank, New Jersey.
’55
ELLEN WINT and BERNARD S.
ONDASH, both of the Class of ’55,
were married on September 2 in
Wilkes-Barre. Ellen is on the social
service staff at Philadelphia State
Hospital and Bernard is a student
at Hahnemann Medical College,
Philadelphia. Their present address
is Lynnwood Gardens, Elkins Park,
Pennsylvania.
’58
DOROTHY ANN TROSKO was
married on October 7 in Plains, Penn
sylvania, to Joseph J. Olshefski. The
couple is residing at 7 Wheeler Place,
Wyoming, Pennsylvania.
’59
JOSEPH E. MARKIEWICZ was re
cently married to Romaine Rosimovicz at Lake Silkworth. Joe is em
ployed as a tool engineer for the East
man Kodak Company, Rochester,
New York, where the couple now
make their home.
DANIEL MOTILL was married this
summer to Phyllis Shemanski of
Larksville. The couple is presently
residing at Apartment G-21, Bucknell
Village, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania,
where Danny is doing graduate work
in engineering.
ROBERT J. YOKAVONUS was
married to Regina Loftus on Septem
ber 9 in Wyoming. Bob is a member
of the Plainfield, New Jersey, School
District faculty and is also doing
graduate work at Seton Hall Uni
versity, South Orange, New Jersey.
The couple has established residence
in Bound Brook.
MARION J. CHRISTOPHER was
married in Scranton on August 26 to
Edward Balish. Marion received her
master’s degree in microbiology from
Syracuse University. She is employed
by the New York State Medical
School as assistant teacher of Micro
biology. The couple is residing at
120 Ardmore Place, Syracuse, New
York.
’60
BASIL SMITH was married in the
late summer to Carol J. Bonawitz.
Basil is a member of the faculty of
the Bridgewater Township School
District, Raritan, New Jersey. The
couple is residing in the Cadrington
Apartments, Bound Brook, New
Jersey.
CARMELLA INSALACO and
LEONARD DIXON, Class of ’59,
were married November 4 in West
Pittston. Carmella is employed by
General Electric Company, Philadel
phia, and Leonard is a sales repre
sentative for Buzza-Cardozo, Lan
caster.
’61 cont.
OLBNN H. ^HNSON
A^’rlenn £ teaching in the Wilkes^e^Thool District.
ROBERT J. SISLIAN and Nanette
Mitchell of Kearney, New Jersey
were married recently in Forty Fort.
Bob is a science teacher at Union
Township High School, Union, New
Jersey. The couple is residing in
South Orange, New Jersey.
Q PRUSAKOWSKI recentN1ARIE B.
u id of Charles A.
ly.beT Xie is employed as a
°gin, Jr.
philco’s Computer
programmer
Grove The coup]e
presiding at Jenkintown, Pennsyl-
LOUIS N. JOHNSON, Jr. was mar
ried recently to Carole Jeanne Mergo
in Plymouth. Lou is employed by
Union Carbide Plastics Company,
Bound Brook, New Jersey.
mqFPH J CHISARICK was marrirecently to Joan M. Balutis m
Jerry is currently emnloved by the accounting firm of
? y»nthal Krekstein and Company,
Miners National Bank Building
hu-ivJc Barre The couple resides at
^Murray Street, Wilkes-Barre.
LEE S. SMITH was married on
August 26 to Marilyn Jane Stevens
of Forty Fort, Lee is a metallurgical
chemist for the Bendix Corporation
at Montrose. The couple has estab
lished residence at 2814 Yates Street,
Forty Fort.
GEORGE REYNOLDS was married
on September 16 to Joan Abbatiello
in South Amboy, New Jersey. George
is in the trainee program at the Tren
ton office of American Stores, Inc.
JULIUS YURCHAK and Myra
Stasukevicz were married September
2 in Wilkes-Barre. Julius is employ
ed in Philadelphia by the federal gov
ernment in the Department of De
fense. The couple make their home
at 121 North Empire Street, WilkesBarre.
’61
WILLIAM L. HALE was married on
September 9 to Suzanne M. Richard
son. Bill is a graduate student at
the University of Buffalo in the
School of Medicine, Department of
Bacteriology and Immunology. Their
address is 111 Florence Avenue, Buf
falo 14, New York.
LINDA RENNER was married on
August 26 to Lou:s Ferrari in West
Hempstead, New York. Linda and
her husband are residing in Forest
Hills, New York.
vania.
CHARLOTTE ANN HUGHES was
mS September 16 to William R.
Harris in Wilkes-Barre. Charlotte is
associated with Chestnut Hill Hos
pital Philadelphia. The couple is
residing at the Wynmor Apartments,
Philadelphia.
STANLEY IRZINSKI was married
recently in Plainfield, New Jersey to
Carol Anne Rasmussen. Stanley was
awarded a full scholarship to Penn
sylvania State University where he is
working for a master’s degree in psy
chology. The couple is residing at
University Park, Pennsylvania.
CATHERINE Y. BROMINSKI re
cently became the bride of George P.
Kovac. Cathy is employed at the
Veterans’ Administration Hospital in
Philadelphia. The couple is residing
nt QQQr7
4DI, 11 „ J
1„
at 3937 Pine CV
Street,
Philadelphia.
WALTER PLACEK was married on
Thanksgiving Day, November 23, to
Barbara Swantkowski. Walt is a
member of the faculty at 'Whitney
Point, New York, Central High
School.
THOMAS SANGIULIANO was mar
ried on July 21 to Carol Ann D’An
gelo of Hazleton Tom is a member
of the faculty of Township of Cherrv
Hill School District, New Jersey The
couple is residing in Haddonfield
New Jersey.
JOHN W. KLUCHINSKI of Plym
outh was married on Thanksgiving
Day, November 23, to Dorothy A
Tomkiewicz. John is on the faculty
of Roy W. Brown, Jr. High School,
Bergenfield, New Jersey. The couple
is residing at 340 East 66th Street
New York City.
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a daughter, Jane Ellen, to Mr. and
Mrs. John Westplate, 7602 - 33rd
Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sep
tember 19. Mrs. Westplate is the
former M. ELIZABETH KREITZBURG.
’49
a daughter, Robin Adair, to Mr. and
Mrs. Stephen DeBarry of Dallas on
February 3. Mrs. DeBarry is the
former BETTY JANE REESE.
’5°
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Gawlas, 15 Gillespie Street, Swoyerville, on November 9. Mrs. Gawlas
is the former RUTH SABBATINI.
a son, George, III, to Dr. and Mrs.
George E. Hudock, Jr. of Harrisburg.
a daughter to Dr.
Sherno, 1661 Wyon
rort, on October !
a daughter to Dr
Bush of 10 William
Maryland, on Sepl
a son, Daniel, to N
Boote, 4608 Dul
Park, Binghamtor
August 1.
a son, to Mr. and
89 Carey Avenue
October 13.
a daughter, to N
Gartley, 88 Railn
Barre, on Octobei
a daughter, to M
Miles of Stratfor
Christmas Day.
former TONI SCI
’60.
a son, to Mr. and
ker, 18 Stark Str
sylvania, on Septi
a son, to Mr. ani
gowski, R. D. bi
Pennsylvania, on
a son, to Mr. a
Stevens, 267
Rutherford, New <
2.
Mrs. Stevei
CAROLE LOWCi
ents are members
a daughter, to J
Smith, R. D. No.
sylvania. Mrs. 8
DAWN BERGS?
3n jHenwriam
MICHAEL S. PECORA was married
to Sarah Ann Kelly on September 2
in Hazleton. Michael is a student
at Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle,
Pennsylvania.
WALTER J. FOLEK was married
on Thanksgiving Day, November 23,
to Helen C. Nilon. Walt is an ac
countant for Personal Products Cornorat:on, Milltown, New Jersey. He
is attending classes at Rutgers Uni
versity, New Jersey, where he is
pursuing a master’s degree in eco
nomics. The couple is residing at 51
Drift Street, New Brunswick, New
Jersey.
nAHONT7 BriNHAM,:in,J ARTHUR
1J. HONTZ, Class of 60 w,.rl.
ed.
n UBu 1 19- ^ancy h
art in the Hanover Township schools*
Arthur is a member of the faculty of
the Dallas High School.
GEORGE TRYBA, JR., Class of 1957, died
unexpectedly on October 16 at Hanover High
School after being stricken with a heart attack
in the supervising principal’s office.
I
While at Wilkes, George was active in Intra
mural Basketball and the Economics Club. Upon
graduation, he received a B. S. degree in Com
merce and Finance. After graduation, he was
employed as a chief clerk for the J. B. Post
Company and Yarrish Construction Company,
Hanover Township, for several years,
he taught school at Manville High Scl
ville, New Jersey. He decided to
teacher in Pennsylvania this year, an
to do so he had to complete 10 weeks
teaching before taking the State test
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and M
Tryba, Hanover Green, with w om
and a brother, Thomas.
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HAFFER of 117
ngston has entered
ity where he is
degree of bachelor
engineering.
ZOCH, Jr., of Wil
ling at the Noxen
re-Lehman Schools,
da.
[TE was graduated
aining School at
Base in Texas on
Second Lieutenant
le is now stationed
orce Base in Ariz>ing flight training.
JICCI of Kingston
ucknell University
legree of bachelor
anical engineering.
ELIZABETH GALAS WILLIAMS
Kingston Borough
is teaching eighth
re Bernard Baruch
>1 at 330 East 21st
New York. Durshe worked as a
irchasing and shipor the Near East
i. This association
ies of six colleges
it. These colleges
University in Beiral College in Leblege and Anatolia
: and Robert Colmd the American
n Turkey.
ORA of West Pittfor the degree of
i in chemical engiII University.
Aisle . .
52
STUCCIO was
isgiving Day, Noira Sue LeGros in
rch, Wilkes-Barre,
his internship at
1 Hospital and a
:y in urology at
Hospital in Philai the staffs of the
;ral Hospital and
Hospital.
The
residing at 93 Edie Gardens, Wilkes-
CAPT. CLEDWYN P. ROWLANDS
was married on November 11 to Nita
S. Chaudoin in Chicago. Capt. and
Mrs. Rowlands are presently living
in Red Bank, New Jersey.
’55
ELLEN WINT and BERNARD S.
ONDASH, both of the Class of ’55,
were married on September 2 in
Wilkes-Barre. Ellen is on the social
service staff at Philadelphia State
Hospital and Bernard is a student
at Hahnemann Medical College,
Philadelphia. Their present address
is Lynnwood Gardens, Elkins Park,
Pennsylvania.
’58
DOROTHY ANN TROSKO was
married on October 7 in Plains, Penn
sylvania, to Joseph J. Olshefski. The
couple is residing at 7 Wheeler Place,
Wyoming, Pennsylvania.
’59
JOSEPH E. MARKIEWICZ was re
cently married to Romaine Rosimovicz at Lake Silkworth. Joe is em
ployed as a tool engineer for the East
man Kodak Company, Rochester,
New York, where the couple now
make their home.
DANIEL MOTILL was married this
summer to Phyllis Shemanski of
Larksville. The couple is presently
residing at Apartment G-21, Bucknell
Village, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania,
where Danny is doing graduate work
in engineering.
ROBERT J. YOKAVONUS was
married to Regina Loftus on Septem
ber 9 in Wyoming. Bob is a member
of the Plainfield, New Jersey, School
District faculty and is also doing
graduate work at Seton Hall Uni
versity, South Orange, New Jersey.
The couple has established residence
in Bound Brook.
MARION J. CHRISTOPHER was
married in Scranton on August 26 to
Edward Balish. Marion received her
master’s degree in microbiology from
Syracuse University. She is employed
by the New York State Medical
School as assistant teacher of Micro
biology. The couple is residing at
120 Ardmore Place, Syracuse, New
York.
’60
BASIL SMITH was married in the
late summer to Carol J. Bonawitz.
Basil is a member of the faculty of
the Bridgewater Township School
District, Raritan, New Jersey. The
couple is residing in the Cadrington
Apartments, Bound Brook, New
Jersey.
CARMELLA INSALACO and
LEONARD DIXON, Class of ’59,
were married November 4 in West
Pittston. Carmella is employed by
General Electric Company, Philadel
phia, and Leonard is a sales repre
sentative for Buzza-Cardozo, Lan
caster.
ROBERT J. SISLIAN and Nanette
Mitchell of Kearney, New Jersey
were married recently in Forty Fort.
Bob is a science teacher at Union
Township High School, Union, New
Jersey. The couple is residing in
South Orange, New Jersey.
LOUIS N. JOHNSON, Jr. was mar
ried recently to Carole Jeanne Mergo
in Plymouth. Lou is employed by
Union Carbide Plastics Company,
Bound Brook, New Jersey.
LEE S. SMITH was married on
August 26 to Marilyn Jane Stevens
of Forty Fort, Lee is a metallurgical
chemist for the Bendix Corporation
at Montrose. The couple has estab
lished residence at 2814 Yates Street,
Forty Fort.
GEORGE REYNOLDS was married
on September 16 to Joan Abbatiello
in South Amboy, New Jersey. George
is in the trainee program at the Tren
ton office of American Stores, Inc.
JULIUS YURCHAK and Myra
Stasukevicz were married September
2 in Wilkes-Barre. Julius is employ
ed in Philadelphia by the federal gov
ernment in the Department of De
fense. The couple make their home
at 121 North Empire Street, WilkesBarre.
’61
WILLIAM L. HALE was married on
September 9 to Suzanne M. Richard
son. Bill is a graduate student at
the University of Buffalo in the
School of Medicine, Department of
Bacteriology and Immunology. Their
address is 111 Florence Avenue, Buf
falo 14, New York.
LINDA RENNER was married on
August 26 to Lou’s Ferrari in West
Hempstead, New York. Linda and
her husband are residing in Forest
Hills, New York.
’61 cont.
JOHNSON and Sandra
GLE W^'ere married recently inForty
Arni° Gknn is teaching in the Wilkes|°rteG&l District.
m
r,TV r PRUSAKOWSKI recentbride of Charles A.a
! became the
th^.b
Ogm, Jrt pbiico’s Computer
Pr.°?r?® Willow Grove. The couple
gIVresitorat Jenkintown, Pennsyl
vania.
mk EF‘”
?Llnthal, Krekstein and Company,
Miners National
.—1 Bank Building,
Wflkes-Barre. The couple resides at
. x XXTill,
^Murray Street,
Wilkes-Barre.
pital, Philadelphia. The couple is
residing at the Wynmor Apartments,
Philadelphia.
STANLEY IRZINSKI was married
recently in Plainfield, New Jersey to
Carol Anne Rasmussen. Stanley was
awarded a full scholarship to Penn
sylvania State University where he is
working for a master’s degree in psy
chology. The couple is residing at
University Park, Pennsylvania.
CATHERINE Y. BROMINSKI re
cently became the bride of George P.
Kovac. Cathy is employed at the
Veterans’ Administration Hospital in
Philadelphia. The couple is residing
at 3937 Pine Street, Philadelphia.
WALTER PLACEK was married on
Thanksgiving Day, November 23, to
Barbara Swantkowski. Walt is a
member of the faculty at Whitney
Point, New York, Central High
School.
THOMAS SANGIULIANO was mar
ried on July 21 to Carol Ann D’An
gelo of Hazleton. Tom is a member
of the faculty of Township of Cherry
Hill School District, New Jersey. The
couple is residing in Haddonfield,
New Jersey.
JOHN W. KLUCHINSKI of Plym
outh was married on Thanksgiving
Day, November 23, to Dorothy A.
Tomkiewicz. John is on the faculty
of Roy W. Brown, Jr. High School,
Bergenfield, New Jersey. The couple
is residing at 340 East 66th Street,
New York City.
’52
a daughter to Dr. and Mrs. Robert
bhemo, 1661 Wyoming Avenue, Forty
Fort, on October 3.
’53
a daughter to Dr. and Mrs. Richard
Bush of 10 Williams Drive, Annapolis,
Maryland, on September 11.
’55
a son, Daniel, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Boote, 4608 Duke Drive, College
Park, Binghamton, New York, on
August 1.
’57
a son, to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Roth,
89 Carey Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, on
October 13.
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a daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. Barr
Gartley, 88 Railroad Street, WilkesBarre, on October 4.
’48
a daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
Miles of Stratford, Connecticut, on
Christmas Day. Mrs. Miles is the
former TONI SCUREMAN, Class of
’60.
a daughter, Jane Ellen, to Mr. and
Mrs. John Westplate, 7602 - 33rd
Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sep
tember 19. Mrs. Westplate is the
former M. ELIZABETH KREITZBURG.
a son, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rowker, 18 Stark Street, Hudson, Penn
sylvania, on September 8.
’60
’49
a daughter, Robin Adair, to Mr. and
Mrs. Stephen DeBarry of Dallas on
February 3. Mrs. DeBarry is the
former BETTY JANE REESE.
’50
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Gawlas, 15 Gillespie Street, Swoyerville, on November 9. Mrs. Gawlas
is the former RUTH SABBATINI.
a son, George, III, to Dr. and Mrs.
George E. Hudock, Jr. of Harrisburg.
a son, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Glogowski, R. D. No. 5, Shavertown,
Pennsylvania, on November 17.
a son, to Mr. and Mrs. James R.
Stevens, 267 Mortimer Avenue,
Rutherford, New Jersey on November
9
Mrs. Stevens is the former
CAROLE LOWCAVAGE. Both par
ents are members of the Class of ’60.
a daughter, to Mr. and Mrs Jay
Smith, R.D. No. 1, Berwick, Penn
sylvania. Mrs. Smith is the former
DAWN BERGSMAN.
3n jMemoriam
MICHAEL S. PECORA was married
to Sarah Ann Kelly on September 2
in Hazleton. Michael is a student
at Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle,
Pennsylvania.
WALTER J. FOLEK was married
on Thanksgiving Day, November 23,
to Helen C. Nilon. Walt is an ac
countant for Personal Products Cornorat:on, Milltown, New Jersey. He
is attending classes at Rutgers Uni
versity, New Jersey, where he is
pursuing a master’s degree in eco
nomics. The couple is residing at 51
Drift Street, New Brunswick, New
Jersey.
ed on August 19. Nancy is teaching
art in the Hanover Township schools
Arthur is a member of the faculty of
the Dallas High School.
GEORGE TRYBA, JR., Class of 1957, died
unexpectedly on October 16 at Hanover High
School after being stricken with a heart attack
in the supervising principal’s office.
I
While at Wilkes, George was active in Intra
mural Basketball and the Economics Club. Upon
graduation, he received a B. S. degree in Com
merce and Finance. After graduation, he was
employed as a chief clerk for the J. B. Post
Company and Yarrish Construction Company,
Hanover Township, for several years Last year,
he taught school at Manville High School. Man
ville, New Jersey. He decided to become a
teacher in Pennsylvania this year, and m order
to do so he had to complete 10 weeks of studen
teaching before taking the State tests.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
SZ. Hanover Green, with whom he resided,
and a brother, Thomas.
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�Board of Trustees
IN THIS ISSUE
Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chairm
LT. COL. JOHN GLENN SPEAKS
2
Andrew J. Sordoni, Second Vice-C
FIRST DINNER-SEMINAR A TRIUMPH
3
James P. Hanis, Treasurer
ALUMNI URGED TO ACT
8
WITH THE CLASSES
6
Arnaud C. Marts, First Vice-Chf
Charles H. Miner, Jr., Secretary
THE MOON-SHOOTER . . . COLLEGE OF TOMORROW
William Weir Boyd
Alumni Representative
Frank Burnside
CUE AND CURTAIN CONCLUDES SEASON
11
ATTORNEY ANDREW HOURIGAN, JR. JOINS TRUSTEES
12
MRS. HERVEY AHLBORN, NEW DEAN OF WOMEN
12
JACK P. KARN - A STUDY
13
Mrs. Charles E. Clift
William L. Conyngham
Mrs. Franck G. Darte
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.
Miss Annette Evans
Eugene S. Farley
John Farr
DOWN THE AISLE
16
THIS BRIGHT NEW WORLD
16
Hon. John S. Fine
Harry F. Goeringer
Andrew Hourigan, Jr.
IN MEMORIAM
17
Joseph J. Kocyan, M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Joseph F. Lester
Reuben H. Levy
Ki L K E 5
COL LEGE
ALUMNUS
al
v s'!
i ? i
M,- . .. .
Spring has a friendly habit of painting gloriously fres
colors on the landscape. Nowhere in Wyoming Valley is
there an area that quite compares with that in the rear
of Chase Hall. Hogen Oh, Alumnus staff photographer,
and Ace Hoffman have combined to make this area come
alive with beauty. The right panel depicts a group of
undergraduates beneath the cherry blossom tree outsi e
the Commons. In the center panel, Old Glory tells its
democratic story, as the weeping cherry blossom
enhances the scene. To the right, Hogen Oh has caug
the cherry blossoms of an evening.
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Rev. Charles S. Roush
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representative
Louis Shaffer
Mrs. Esther Weckesser Walkei
Charles B. Waller
Aaron Weiss
Eugene S. Farley
THE STAFF
On The Cover
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
EDITOR
ASSISTANT EDITOR
SPORTS
ALUMNI NOTES
Gordon E. Roberts ’60
Kathleen O’Donnell
Arthur J. Hoover ’65
Felicia Perlick ’63
Alumni Officers
Gordon E. Roberts, Executive Seer
Russell H. Williams, President
Leonard Mulcahy, Vice-President
Wilkes College ALUMNUS is published
|
quarterly for the
Wilkes College Alumni Associatition_ by the Wilkes College
Alumni Office, 184 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre, Penn
sylvania. Second class mailing privileges have been author
ized at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Subscription — $2.00
Anita Janerich, Secretary
Eugene Roth, Treasurer
�Board o£ Trustees
IN THIS ISSUE
Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chairman
Arnaud C. Marts, First Vice-Chairman
LT. COL. JOHN GLENN SPEAKS
2
FIRST DINNER-SEMINAR A TRIUMPH
3
ALUMNI URGED TO ACT
8
WITH THE CLASSES
6
Andrew J. Sordoni, Second Vice-Chairman
Charles H. Miner, Jr., Secretary
THE MOON-SHOOTER . . . COLLEGE OF TOMORROW
James P. Harris, Treasurer
William Weir Boyd
Alumni Representative
Frank Burnside
CUE AND CURTAIN CONCLUDES SEASON
11
ATTORNEY ANDREW HOURIGAN, JR. JOINS TRUSTEES
12
Mrs. Charles E. Clift
William L. Conyngham
Mrs. Franck G. Darte
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.
MRS. HERVEY AHLBORN, NEW DEAN OF WOMEN
12
JACK P. KARN - A STUDY
13
Miss Annette Evans
Eugene S. Farley
John Farr
DOWN THE AISLE
16
THIS BRIGHT NEW WORLD
16
Hon. John S. Fine
Harry F. Goeringer
Andrew Hourigan, Jr.
17
IN MEMORIAM
Joseph J. Kocyan, M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Joseph F. Lester
Reuben H. Levy
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Rev. Charles S. Roush
COLLEGE
ALUMNUS
1
~t
---- o has a friendly habit of painting gloriously fresh
Spring
colors on the landscape. Nowhere in Wyoming Valley is
there an area that quite compares with that in the rear
of Chase Hall. Hogen Oh, Alumnus staff photographer,
and Ace Hoffman have combined to make this area come
alive with beauty. The right panel depicts a group of
undergraduates beneath the cherry blossom tree outside
the Commons. In the center panel, Old Glory tells its
democratic story, as the weeping cherry blossom tree
enhances the scene. To the right, Hogen Oh has caught
the cherry blossoms of an evening.
Louis Shaffer
Mrs. Esther Weckesser Walker
Charles B. Waller
Aaron Weiss
Eugene S. Farley
THE STAFF
On The Cover
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representative
EDITOR
ASSISTANT EDITOR
SPORTS
ALUMNI NOTES
Gordon E. Roberts ’60
Kathleen O’Donnell
Arthur J. Hoover ’55
Felicia Perlick ’63
Alumni Officers
Gordon E. Roberts, Executive Secretary
Russell H. Williams, President
Leonard Mulcahy, Vice-President
Wilkes College ALUMNUS is published
j
quarterly for the
Wilkes College Alumni Associa!ition by the Wilkes College
Alumni Office, 184 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre, Penn
sylvania. Second class mailing privi!'*
— 1have
----- ‘-----•*’—
privileges
been—authorized at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Subscription — $2.00
Anita Janerich, Secretary
Eugene Roth, Treasurer
�EXPLORATION
AND THE PURSUIT
OF KNOWLEDGE
The following is the concluding section of an historic
address, delivered to a Joint Session of Congress, on
February 26, 1962 by LT. COL. JOHN H. GLENN, JR.,
U.S.M.C. (Reprinted with permission of the American
Alumni Council - Leaflet No. 11)
I feel we are on the brink of an era of expansion of knowledge about ourselves and our surroundings that is beyond description or comprehension at this time. Our efforts today are but
small building blocks in a huge pyramid.
But questions are sometimes raised regarding the immediate payoffs from our efforts, What
benefits are we gaining from the money spent? The real benefits we probably cannot even detail.
They are probably not even known to man today.
But exploration and the pursuit of knowledge have always paid dividends in the long run —
usually far greater than anything expected at the outset.
Experimenters with common gray mold little dreamed what effect their discovery of penicillin
would have.
The story has been told of Disraeli, Prime Minister of England at the time, visiting the labo
ratory of Faraday, one of the early experimenters with basic electrical principles. After viewing
various demonstrations of electrical phenomena, Disraeli asked: “But of what possible use
is it?” Faraday replied: “Mr. Prime Minister, what good is a baby?”
THE FIRST
DINNER-SEMINAR
A TRIUMPH AS
182 ALUMNI
PACK COMMONS
Dr. Farley Presents ”A Chronology of Progress" —
Predicts Great Future for College
Winter was fast expending itself on I
ning, March 31, as sharp blasts of wine
pockets of rain into the faces of almos
alumni who came from far and near
first alumni dinner-seminar in The Coi
came as guests of Dr. Farley to hear h
progress of the College over the pas
years and to hear him discuss plans fc
ate future. And they were both ar
progress and proud of their Alma Ma
The dinner-seminar idea is somethi
the alumni association, although it '
cussed for some time by its officers,
rolls growing steadily, the urge was
many alumni to create some potent, co
some catalyst— to help unify and s
alumni body. The seminar-dinner is
The March 31 affair was a triumph i
three alumni who signified their inten
failed to appear. With the success
attempt still ringing, plans are now t
for future assemblies of this nature. 1
arrives, invitations will be extended
chapters in the hope that, given ampl
from greater distances will be able to
ments to revisit the College and keep
its steady march of progress.
If the returning alumni expected to h
special from Dr. Farley, they were not
for at the very outset of his inform!
That is the stage of development in our program today — in its infancy. And it indicates a
much broader potential impact, of course, than even the discovery of electricity did. We are
just probing the surface of the greatest advancement in man’s knowledge of his surroundings
that has ever been made.
There are benefits to science across the board. Any major effort such as this results in research
by so many different specialties that it is hard to even envision the benefits that will accrue in
many fields.
Knowledge begets knowledge. The more I see, the more impressed I am — not with how much
we know — but with how tremendous the areas are that are as yet unexplored.
Exploration, knowledge and achievement are good only insofar as we apply them to our future
actions. Progress never stops. We are now on the verge of a new era.
Today, I know that I seem to be standing alone on this great platform — just as I seemed to
be alone in the cockpit of the Friendship 7 spacecraft. But I am not.
There were with me then — and with me now — thousands of Americans and many hundreds of
cozens of many countries around the world who contributed to this truly great undertaking.
On behalf of all these people, I would like to express my and their heartfelt thanks for the honor
you have bestowed upon us here today.
We are all proud to have been privileged to be part of this effort, to represent our country as
we ave.
s our knowledge of the universe in which we live increases, may God grant us
the wisdom and guidance to use it wisely.
2
K-W.
�RATION
IE PURSUIT
)WLEDGE
duding section of an historic
oint Session of Congress, on
COL. JOHN H. GLENN, JR.,
permission of the American
No. 11)
I feel we are on the brink of an era of expansion of knowledge about ourselves and our surroundings that is beyond description or comprehension at this time. Our efforts today are but
small building blocks in a huge pyramid.
THE FIRST
DINNER-SEMINAR
A TRIUMPH AS
182 ALUMNI
PACK COMMONS
Dr. Farley Presents "A Chronology of Progress" —
Predicts Great Future for College
Winter was fast expending itself on Saturday eve
ning, March 31, as sharp blasts of wind blew swirling
pockets of rain into the faces of almost two hundred
alumni who came from far and near to attend the
first alumni dinner-seminar in The Commons. They
came as guests of Dr. Farley to hear him review the
progress of the College over the past twenty-five
years and to hear him discuss plans for the immedi
ate future. And they were both amazed at this
progress and proud of their Alma Mater.
The dinner-seminar idea is something new with
the alumni association, although it has been dis
cussed for some time by its officers. With alumni
rolls growing steadily, the urge was strong with
many alumni to create some potent, cohesive force—
some catalyst— to help unify and strengthen the
alumni body. The seminar-dinner is the result.
Experimenters with common gray mold little dreamed what effect their discovery of penicillin
would have.
The March 31 affair was a triumph in that all but
three alumni who signified their intention to attend
failed to appear. With the success of the initial
attempt still ringing, plans are now being prepared
for future assemblies of this nature. When the time
arrives, invitations will be extended to all alumni
chapters in the hope that, given ample time, alumni
from greater distances will be able to make arrange
ments to revisit the College and keep in touch with
its steady march of progress.
The story has been told of Disraeli, Prime Minister of England at the time, visiting the labo
ratory of Faraday, one of the early experimenters with basic electrical principles. After viewing
various demonstrations of electrical phenomena, Disraeli asked: “But of what possible use
is it?” Faraday replied: “Mr. Prime Minister, what good is a baby?”
If the returning alumni expected to hear something
special from Dr. Farley, they were not disappointed;
for at the very outset of his informal talk, he an-
But questions are sometimes raised regarding the immediate payoffs from our efforts. What
benefits are we gaining from the money spent? The real benefits we probably cannot even detail.
They are probably not even known to man today.
But exploration and the pursuit of knowledge have always paid dividends in the long run —
usually far greater than anything expected at the outset.
That is the stage of development in our program today — in its infancy. And it indicates a
much broader potential impact, of course, than even the discovery of electricity did. We are
just probing the surface of the greatest advancement in man’s knowledge of his surroundings
that has ever been made.
Jl
There are benefits to science across the board. Any major effort such as this results in research
by so many different specialties that it is hard to even envision the benefits that will accrue in
many fields.
Knowledge begets knowledge. The more I see, the more impressed I am — not with how much
we know — but with how tremendous the areas are that are as yet unexplored.
Exploration, knowledge and achievement are good only insofar as we apply them to our future
actions. Progress never stops. We are now on the verge of a new era.
Today, I know that I seem to be standing alone on this great platform — just as I seemed to
be alone in the cockpit of the Friendship 7 spacecraft. But I am not.
There were with me then — and with me now — thousands of Americans and many hundreds of
citizens of many countries around the world who contributed to this truly great undertaking.
Un behalf of all these people, I would like to express my and their heartfelt thanks for the honor
you have bestowed upon us here today.
We are all proud to have been privileged to be part of this effort, to represent our country as
■ e ave. As our knowledge of the universe in which we live increases, may God gran
the wisdom and guidance to use it wisely.
3
�nounced that an anonymous giver had presented
the College with $500,000 for the construction of
X IX Building. Later in the evening, Gordon
E. Roberts, executive alumni secretary, amp .,
the information by stating the new building would
be erected on a lot adjacent to Temple Israel, 236
South River Street.
The Fine Arts Building is only one of seven projects
proposed for the next five years and based upon
the Federal Aid to Education Program. Cost of
the projects is listed at $5,130,000 with Federal Aid
totaling $2,570,000. Of this amount, $1,702,000 is
listed as grants and $868,000 as loans. College share
is shown at $2,560,000. (“A Chronology of Progress,”
distributed at the March 31 meeting, is reproduced
in tote at the conclusion of this article.)
The total cost of the Fine Arts Building is listed
at $550,000. In reviewing “The Chronology of
Progress,” Dr. Farley showed the Federal grant to
be $246,000, Federal loan of $164,000 and $140,000
as the share of the College. Alfred Groh has already
been called in by the President to suggest plans.
On the night of the dinner, Dr. Farley mentioned
that hope was high that the Area Redevelopment
Administration would approve the application of the
College for a Federal grant for a scientific research
center, and on April 5, the Federal agency reported
this was approved to the extent of $400,000. The
center will be designed to aid in operation and ex
pansion of electrical, electronic and chemical in
dustries already in the area and to attract new and
expanding industries at the same time. The College
will invest another $100,000 in the project for equip
ment. Dr. Farley said it is hoped the Fine Arts
Building, Research and Graduate Centers will be
constructed and operating within one and one-half
years.
Other construction announced was a $1,100,000
dormitory to be erected on Wright Street, $280,000
dining hall, and a quarter million volume library.
The College’s share was listed at $720,000, with
Federal grants totaling $1,056,000. Of the College’s
share, $100,0000 was allotted for furnishings and
equipment.
Another $200,000 was listed for land with $1,000,000
for endowment to provide income to match the six
per cent charge on the Federal loan.
In his talk before the alumni, Dr. Farley said, “Only
an intelligent and informed people can combat the
extremism of communism and fascism. Thanks to
a dedicated faculty and a dedicated board of
trustees, Wilkes College is nurturing and developing
such intelligence in the minds of its students.”
4
He revealed that during the last 10 years Wilk
College trustees had contributed $2,000,000 and that
“today, we can look forward to advancement w
dared not envision a few years ago.”
Dr. Farley emphasized the fact that while the
College is highly selective in accepting students it
is not selective enough. He explained that long
ago Wilkes could have expanded to a population of
2,000 had not the Admissions Board been highly
selective. “Yet,” he said, “it is highly probable that
we shall be forced to raise our college population
to 1,600 -1,700 students by 1970.”
He pointed out in 1936 less than 5 per cent of high
school students matriculated in colleges. Today
this percentage has reached 30.
Reviewing the progress of Wilkes College chrono
logically, Dr. Farley related when Wilkes was
founded in 1933, “there was no college in WilkesBarre offering opportunities for self-development to
the young people of the area. Instead there was a
hopelessness arising from a world-wide depression,
accentuated in Wilkes-Barre by the decline of the
anthracite industry upon which its prosperity had
been based.
“In the years that have passed, the College has
joined with others to create a new economy and a
new community. With these changes, a new and
stronger College has grown.”
7
A Chronology of Progress
When Wilkes was founded in 1933, there was no college in Wilkes-Barre offering opportunities for self-dc
ment to the young people of the area. Instead there was a hopelessness arising from a worldwide depi
accentuated in Wilkes-Barre by the decline of the anthracite industry upon which its prosperity had been
In the years that have passed, the College has joined with others to create a new economy — a new comn
and with these changes, a new and stronger College has grown.
The tables that follow show those developments that have been significant and which can be reported statisi
ENROLLMENT
164
157
199
797
29
175
156
235
596
1011
1137*
1171
1179
510
486
437
Wilkes College
1951-52
1956-57
1960- 61
1961- 62
Day and evening enrollment has grown from 193
in 1933 to 1,608 in 1962. Yet Dr. Farley said
selectivity has increased with this growth of enroll
ment. In 1961, only 38 per cent of the applicants
were admitted.
In 1933, there were no buildings, no endowed book
value, no plant or plant funds and no other assets.
In March, 1962, there are 32 buildings, and endow
ment book value of $1,951,532; plant and plant
funds of $5,036,500, and other assets of $428,189.
In other words, the net total of Wilkes College to
day is $8,000,000. In 1936 the net total of the
College showed a deficit of $7,000. Since then,
friends of Wilkes College showed their willingness
to cooperate to the extent of $5,000,000.
Prior to Dr. Farley’s address to the alumni, RevThomas T. Williams, Wilkes College 1956, offered
the invocation, after which the meeting got under
way with a group of college songs directed by
Richard Chapline, music department instructor.
Following dinner, Russell H. Williams, ’50, advertis
ing manager, Eberhard Faber, Inc.; President o
Wilkes College Alumni Association, welcomed e
guests. Mr. Roberts, then reviewed activities o
the association.
EVENING
DAY
Bucknell University Junior College
1933-34 — the year of founding
1936-37
1941-42
1946-47
.........
38% of the applicants were admi
* Selectivity has increased as the enrollment has grown.
September, 1961.
GROWTH OF TANGIBLE ASSETS
BUILDINGS
YEAR
1933
1936
1941
1946
1951
1956
1961
1962
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
(Mar.)
.... 0
.... 0
.... 5
. .. . 8
....16
....22
....31
....32
ENDOWMENT
BOOK VALUE
0
0
0
;
150,000
$
551,686
1,319,726
1,951,532
1,951,532
OTHER
ASSETS
PLANT &
PLANT FUNDS
0
$ 21,000
270,000
362,000
1,636,565
2,922,884
4,508,500
5,036,500
5
0
0
0
0
219,733
217,770
428,189
428,189
DEBTS
$
0
28,000
3,500
0
0
0
0
0
PROJECTED GROWTH
UNDER THE PROPOSED FEDERAL AID PROGRAM
1962-1967
PROJECT
TOTAL
COST
COLLEGE
SHARE
FEDERAL SHARE
GRANT
$ 500,000
Graduate Center . .
$ 500,000
400,000
Research Center .
$ 400,000
1,100,000
300,000
480,000
2. Dormitory
70,000
280,000
126,000
3. Dining Hall
550,000
140,000
246,000
Fine Arts Building
1,100,000
350,000”
450,000
5. Library
200,000
200,000
6. Land
1,000,000
1,000,000
7. Endowment* * ...
$2,560,000
$5,130,000
$1,702,000
Totals
"—Includes $100,000 for furnishings and equipment.
■♦—Will provide income to match the 6% charge on the federal loan.
LOAN
TOTAL
1.
$ 320,000
84,000
164,000
300,000
$ 400,000
800,000
210,000
410,000
750,000
$ 868,000
$2,570,000
$
2,
4,
6,
7,
�nonymous giver had presented
,00,000 for the constructton oi a
Later in the evening, Gordon
ive alumni secretary, amplified
stating the new building would
adjacent to Temple Israel, 236
ing is only one of seven projects
3xt five years and based upon
Education Program. Cost of
at $5,130,000 with Federal Aid
Of this amount, $1,702,000 is
>868,000 as loans. College share
0. (“A Chronology of Progress,”
’arch 31 meeting, is reproduced
ision of this article.)
le Fine Arts Building is listed
^viewing “The Chronology of
y showed the Federal grant to
loan of $164,000 and $140,000
ollege. Alfred Groh has already
ie President to suggest plans.
dinner, Dr. Farley mentioned
that the Area Redevelopment
1 approve the application of the
1 grant for a scientific research
5, the Federal agency reported
> the extent of $400,000. The
ed to aid in operation and ex, electronic and chemical inle area and to attract new and
at the same time. The College
00,000 in the project for equip
aid it is hoped the Fine Arts
ind Graduate Centers will be
ating within one and one-half
announced was a $1,100,000
ed on Wright Street, $280,000
larter million volume library,
was listed at $720,000, with
g $1,056,000. Of the College’s
allotted for furnishings and
listed for land with $1,000,000
'vide income to match the six
e Federal loan.
alumni, Dr. Farley said, “Only
armed people can combat the
nsm and fascism. Thanks to
and a dedicated board of
;e is nurturing and developing
ie minds of its students.”
He revealed that during the last 10 years Wn,
College trustees had contributed $2,000,000 and th
“today, we can look forward to adv^cement
dared not envision a few years ago.”
We
Dr. Farley emphasized the fact that while th
College is highly selective in accepting student ’+
is not selective enough. He explained that 1
ago Willies could have expanded to a population11!
2,000 had not the Admissions Board been hi hi
selective. “Yet,” he said, “it is highly probable that
we shall be forced to raise our college ponulaf
to 1,600-1,700 students by 1970.”
U
A Chronology of Progress
He pointed out in 1936 less than 5 per cent of high
school students matriculated in colleges. Toda
this percentage has reached 30.
Reviewing the progress of Wilkes College chrono
logically, Dr. Farley related when Wilkes was
founded in 1933, “there was no college in WilkesBarre offering opportunities for self-development to
the young people of the area. Instead there was a
hopelessness arising from a world-wide depression
accentuated in Wilkes-Barre by the decline of the
anthracite industry upon which its prosperity had
been based.
“In the years that have passed, the College has
joined with others to create a new economy and a
new community. With these changes, a new and
stronger College has grown.”
When Wilkes was founded in 1933, there was no college in Wilkes-Barre offering opportunities for self-develop
ment to the young people of the area. Instead there was a hopelessness arising from a worldwide depression
accentuated in Wilkes-Barre by the decline of the anthracite industry upon which its prosperity had been based.
In the years that have passed, the College has joined with others to create a new economy — a new community,
and with these changes, a new and stronger College has grown.
The tables that follow show those developments that have been significant and which can be reported statistically.
ENROLLMENT
Bucknell University Junior College
1933-34 — the year of founding
1936-37
1941-42
1946-47
the association.
TOTAL
EVENING
29
175
156
235
193
332
355
1032
596
1011
1137*
1171
1179
510
486
437
1775
1521
1577
1608
Wilkes College
1951-52
1956-57
1960- 61
1961- 62
Day and evening enrollment has grown from 193
in 1933 to 1,608 in 1962. Yet Dr. Farley said
selectivity has increased with this growth of enroll
ment. In 1961, only 38 per cent of the applicants
were admitted.
In 1933, there were no buildings, no endowed book
value, no plant or plant funds and no other assets.
In March, 1962, there are 32 buildings, and endow
ment book value of $1,951,532; plant and plant
funds of $5,036,500, and other assets of $428,189.
In other words, the net total of Wilkes College to
day is $8,000,000. In 1936 the net total of the
College showed a deficit of $7,000. Since then,
friends of Wilkes College showed their willingness
to cooperate to the extent of $5,000,000.
Prior to Dr. Farley’s address to the alumni, RevThomas T. Williams, Wilkes College 1956, offered
the invocation, after which the meeting got under
way with a group of college songs directed by
Richard Chapline, music department instructor.
Following dinner, Russell H. Williams, '50, advertis
ing manager, Eberhard Faber, Inc.; President o
Wilkes College Alumni Association, welcomed
®
guests. Mr. Roberts, then reviewed activities o
DAY
164
157
199
797
.........
* Selectivity has increased as the enrollment has grown.
September, 1961.
38% of the applicants were admitted in
GROWTH OF TANGIBLE ASSETS
BUILDINGS
YEAR
1933
1936
1941
1946
1951
1956
1961
1962
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
(Mar.)
.... 0
.... 0
.... 5
.... 8
... .16
....22
....31
....32
ENDOWMENT
BOOK VALUE
0
0
0
$ 150,000
551,686
1,319,726
1,951,532
1,951,532
PLANT &
PLANT FUNDS
$
0
21,000
270,000
362,000
1,636,565
2,922,884
4,508,500
5,036,500
OTHER
ASSETS
0
0
0
0
$ 219,733
217,770
428,189
428,189
TOTAL
(net)
DEBTS
$
0
28,000
3,500
0
0
0
0
0
$
0
-7,000
266,500
512,000
2,407,984
4,460,380
6,888,221
7,416,221
PROJECTED GROWTH
UNDER THE PROPOSED FEDERAL AID PROGRAM
1962-1967
PROJECT
TOTAL
COST
COLLEGE
SHARE
GRANT
FEDERAL SHARE
LOAN
$ 500,000
$ 500,000
Graduate Center .
400,000
$ 400,000
Research Center .
1,100,000
300,000
480,000
2. Dormitory
280,000
70,000
126,000
3. Dining Hall
550,000
140,000
246,000
4. Fine Arts Building
1,100,000
350,000*
450,000
5. Library
200,000
200,000
6. Land
1,000,000
1,000,000
Endowment*
*
...
7.
$5,130,000
$2,560,000
$1,702,000
Totals
’—Includes $100,000 for furnishings and equipment.
**—Will provide income to match the 6% charge on the federal loan.
TOTAL
$ 320,000
84,000
164,000
300,000
$ 400,000
800,000
210,000
410,000
750,000
$ 868,000
$2,570,000
5
�WITH THE CLASSES . .
‘35
WARD W. WHITEBREAD is a
Project Leader at Whitemarsh Research Laboratories in Chestnut Hill,
Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Whitebread reside at Box 432, R. D. No. 1,
Furlong, Pennsylvania, with their four
daughters, Susan, Carol, Linda, and
Holly.
THOMAS J. TOOLE has been ap
pointed as vice chairman of the 1962
Crusade of Luzerne County Unit,
American Cancer Society.
‘37
DONALD P. McHUGH was named
vice president of legal matters for
the Farm Mutual Insurance Com
pany in Bloomington, Illinois, in No
vember. He is residing at the Coach
man Motel, Bloomington, Illinois.
‘39
WILLIAM F. DOWDELL, M.D., has
a private practice in internal medicine
at 6402 Ridge Road, Parma, Ohio.
JOHN J. EMANSKI, JR., is present
ly a Commander of the Navy, work
ing at the Bureau of Weapons, Navy
Department, Washington 25, D. C.
‘40
DAVID J. SECUNDA is employed
by the American Management Asso
ciation, Inc., 1515 Broadway, New
York 36, New York.
‘41
Attorney THOMAS E. BRISLIN
has been appointed Chairman for the
Wilkes-Barre City Unit of the Ameri
can Cancer Society, 1962 Crusade.
Actively interested in civic matters,
he has served as president of the
Cerebral Palsy group and president
of the Wilkes College Alumni Asso
ciation. He is also a member of the
Toastmaster’s Club.
‘43
GEORGE I. RIFENDIFER is super
visor of training and accident pre
vention for the Duquesne Light
Company, with whom he has been
associated for 14 years. Mr. Rifendifer resides in Cheswick, Pennsyl
vania, with his wife and four children,
Janet, Richard, Nancy, and Beverly.
6
‘45
Dr. Edithe J. Levit (EDITHE MIL
LER), has been appointed assistant
director of the National Board of
Medical Examiners of the American
Medical Association. The functions
of this board are conducting exami
nations for licenses of physicians
throughout the country, and admini
stration of examinations to foreign
physicians to determine their eligi
bility for advanced medical study in
this country.
The appointment was at the annual
meeting of the board of directors,
which took place in Chicago in
February.
Dr. Levit is married to Dr. Samuel
M. Levit. They reside at 1910 Spruce
Street, Philadelphia, with their two
sons.
‘47
ALFRED LaVIE, JR., of Silver
Spring, Maryland covered from Cape
Canaveral the launching of Astronaut
John H. Glenn for Mutual Radio
Network. He joined Mutual in May,
1961 and was later named news editor
with headquarters at Sheraton Park
Hotel, Washington. He is heard coast
to coast on Mutual outlets at 10:30
each night. Mr. and Mrs. LaVie
have three children, Sharon Jean,
Kimberly Dawn, and Alfred, 3rd.
‘48
MR. and MRS. SHELDON G. TUR
LEY, (June Williams, Class of ’50),
are employed as chemists at the Dow
Chemical Company’s Sales Head
quarters in Midland, Michigan.
LEONARD E. KOVALSKI is a
chemist in the Chemical Engineering
Project Development, a division of
Bethlehem Steel Corporation in Beth
lehem.
HARRY L. DAVIS is currently
serving a three-year term as BoardMember-At-Large of the National
American Institute of Industrial
Engineers Board of Trustees. He is
a past national Vice President and
Treasurer. He is presently Technical
Advisor, Industrial Engineering Di
vision, Kodak Park for Eastman
Kodak Company.
‘51 (conc’d)
WILLIAM C. GELSLEICHTER is a
Programs Management Manager for
I.B.M. Corporation in Endicott, New
York. Bill lives with his wife and
son at 44 Audubon Avenue, Bingham
ton, New York.
JOHN J. FETCH is Assistant Sales
Director for Fischer and Porter Com
pany, water treatment equipment
dealers. Mr. and Mrs. Fetch reside
at 500 Inman Terrace, Willow Grove,
Pennsylvania with their four children^
Jackie, Bobbie, Ronnie, and Jeanne
Marie.
‘49
Attorney ARTHUR D. DALESSAN
DRO has been appointed a director
of the First National Bank of Exeter.
He resides with his wife at 874 Exeter
Avenue, Exeter, Pennsylvania.
DR. CARL W. DUDECK is a surge
on with offices in the Butler Savings
and Trust Building, Butler, Pennsyl
vania. Dr. and Mrs. Dudeck, the
former FRANCES WENTZEL,Class
of ’48, reside at 184 Oak Hill Heights,
Butler with their two sons.
JOSEPH B. SCHLEICHER is a
Senior Staff Member in the Biological
Production Development Department,
Pitman-Moore Company, a division
of Dow Chemical Company, in
Indianapolis. His home address is
3546 Norfolk Street, Indianapolis 24,
Indiana.
DANIEL S. WILCOX, JR. has been
appointed school director on the
Kingston School Board.
Attorney HARRY HISCOX was pro
moted to the post of trust officer at
the Miners National Bank of WilkesBarre. Attorney and Mrs. Hiscox,
the former BEVERLY BLAKESLEE,
Class of ’58, have three sons, twins,
David and Richard, and Stephen.
The family resides at 38 Maffet Street,
Wilkes-Barre.
E. OLIN THOMAS is Director of the
Community Adult School, teacher,
and coach in athletics in ParsippanyTroy Hills Township High School,
Parsippany, New Jersey. Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas, the former IRENE
SHEPLOCK, also of the Class of ’51,
have four children, Colette, Joan,
Leslie, and Allison. Their home is
at 92 Lake Drive, Mountain Lakes,
New Jersey.
GEORGE A. LEWIS has been pro
moted to assistant cashier at the
Miners National Bank in WilkesBarre.
Mrs. Charles S. Forve, Jr., (MARIE
F. JUDGE), is teaching English at
Glen Cove Junior High School, Glen
Cove, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Forve
and children, Diana and Charles, are
making their home at 105 Radcliffe
Drive, East Norwich, Long Island,
New York.
LEONARD J. CZAJKOWSKI of
7509 Elgar Street, Springfield, Vir
ginia is Assistant to the Director for
the Budget, Bureau of Naval Weap
ons, U. S. Navy Department, Wash
ington, D. C.
DANIEL M. UNGVARSKY is a
stress engineer working on Missile
and Space Vehicles for General Elec
tric Company. Mr. and Mrs. Ungvarsky, Ronald and Carole reside at
1229 Columbia Avenue, Landsdale,
Pennsylvania.
‘50
Mrs. Peter DiMaggio, (DOLORES
PASSERI), is teaching French and
Spanish at Springfield Township
Senior High School in Oreland, Penn
sylvania. She is presently residing
at 309 Huntingdon Pike, Philadelphia
11, Pennsylvania.
‘51
SANFORD COHEN is vice president
of Edward I. Plottle Company,
Advertising Specialty Headquarters,
Scranton, Pennsylvania.
‘52
BOYD EARL has received a science
faculty fellowship by the National
Science Foundation for the 1962-1963
academic year. Boyd is a member
of the mathematics department of
Bucknell University and is currently
on leave of absence to work on his
Ph.D. in mathematics at Pennsyl
vania State University. Boyd, his
wife, and two daughters, Cathy and
Lee Ann, make their home at 805
Old Boalsburg Road, State College,
Pennsylvania.
D. JANE PIEKARSKI, music teach
er in the Kingston schools and a
member of the Wilkes-Barre branch
of the Pennsylvania State Education
Association, has received a certificate
from the French Minister of Educa
tion for her Summer studies in music
at the Conservatoire de Musique,
Palais de Fontainebleau, France. She
was principal flutist in the Conser
vatoire ensemble and a solo performer
in the Jeu de Paume at the Palais.
Also, Jane is a member of the WilkesBarre Philharmonic Orchestra.
JAMES G. RICHARDSON has been
appointed assistant manager of the
Sears Roebuck and Company store
at Ridgeway Center, Stamford, Conn.
STEPHEN R. KRUPINSKI is an
account representative for Burroughs
Corporation in Wilkes-Barre.
DR. EDMUND V. NIKLEWSKI is
a psychiatrist on the staff of the
Madigan General Hospital, Tacoma,
Washington. Dr. Niklewski received
his M. D. degree from Jefferson Medi
cal College in 1956.
‘53
DR. GEORGE J. McMAHON is a
staff psychiatrist at the U. S. Naval
Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida. Dr.
and Mrs. McMahon, the former
ISABEL ECKER, also of the Class
of ’53, make their home at 7421 Or
tega Hills Drive, Jacksonville 10,
Florida, with their two sons, Doug
and Scott.
‘54
DR. RALPH B. ROZELLE is en
gaged in active research in the area
of surface phenomena at Surface
Processes Research and Development
Corporation, established at Dallas,
Pennsylvania a year ago.
Mrs. Mervin Gold, (ANNETTE D.
SHALLETE), of 122 North Dawes
Avenue, Kingston is Director of
Nurses at Valley Crest Home in
Wilkes-Barre. Annette has three
children, Jillian, Shelley, and Ann.
‘55
SHELDON H. DAVIS is Assistant
Sales Manager for Difco Laboratories
in Detroit, Michigan. He is a con
sultant bacteriologist and technical
advisor to the sales department. Shel
don lives at 15717 Cloverlawn Street,
Detroit 38, Michigan.
ROLAND E. FEATHERA
been named assistant direct
cial service at the Danville S
pital. Prior to his appoint
was serving as psychiatric
supervisor in the Alcoholic
tation Unit, located at that it
His work in the alcoholic
earned him many comm
from Danville State Hospita
physicians, and lay people
in the rehabilitation of the
His present duties entail a<
tive and supervisory respo
of casework programs, far
programs, and out patien
Roland and his wife make f
at 329 Mill Street, Danvill
‘56
DR. STANLEY ABRAMS
cal psycholigist at Camar
Hospital, Camarillo, Califor
therapy and research with tl
ly ill and teaching psychi
dents, nurses, and technici:
to assuming his duties in
Dr. Abrams had been an
at Temple University.
SAMUEL R. SHUGAR of
Fairbanks Drive, Moses L<
ington, is a section chief fi
Electric Company, Inc.,
Air Force Base, Washingt
an engineering supervise
SAGE Project. Mr. and A
have a daughter, Dana Rt
Mrs. John A. Anziulewicz
CIA PETRASH), is a ho
siding at 2728-B Green Str
burg, with her husband ar
Charles and Ann.
TONY SCARANTINO 1
Vice President of Factors <
of America at 2 Penn Ce
Philadelphia. His duties ii
mercial financing and ind
sales financing on a natioi
He is also responsible f
acquisition as well as int<
tions. Mr. and Mrs. Sea
children, James, Valerie,
reside at 18 Medallion I
town, New Jersey.
PEARL ONACKO is a k
teacher and Director of
at Hillside School, Mt. 1
Jersey. She is living at '
Street, Haddonfield, Nev
�th the classes
‘35
W. WHITEBREAD is a
reader at Whitemarsh Reboratories in Chestnut Hill,
nia. Mr. and Mrs. Whitede at Box 432, R. D. No. 1,
’ennsylvania, with their four
Susan, Carol, Linda, and
J. TOOLE has been apvice chairman of the 1962
)f Luzerne County Unit,
Cancer Society.
‘37
P. McHUGH was named
lent of legal matters for
Mutual Insurance Comoomington, Illinois, in No
te is residing at the Coach, Bloomington, Illinois.
‘39
F. DOWDELL, M.D., has
■actice in internal medicine
ige Road, Parma, Ohio.
MANSKI, JR., is presentlander of the Navy, workBureau of Weapons, Navy
:, Washington 25, D. C.
‘40
SECUNDA is employed
srican Management Asso:., 1515 Broadway, New
few York.
‘41
'HOMAS E. BRISLIN
pointed Chairman for the
3 City Unit of the AmeriSociety, 1962 Crusade,
erested in civic matters,
'ed as president of the
Isy group and president
is College Alumni Assois also a member of the
3 Club.
‘43
RIFENDIFER is supermng and accident prethe Duquesne Light
ith whom he has been
■14 years. Mr. Rifenm Cheswick, Pennsyls wife and four children,
■a, Nancy, and Beverly’
..
‘51 (cont’d)
‘45
Dr. Eclithe J. Levit (EDITHE MIL
LER), has been appointed assistant
director of the National Board of
Medical Examiners of the American
Medical Association. The functions
of this board are conducting exami
nations for licenses of physicians
throughout the country, and admini
stration of examinations to foreign
physicians to determine their eligi
bility for advanced medical study in
this country.
The appointment was at the annual
meeting of the board of directors,
which took place in Chicago in
February.
Dr. Levit is married to Dr. Samuel
M. Levit. They reside at 1910 Spruce
Street, Philadelphia, with their two
sons.
‘47
ALFRED LaVIE, JR., of Silver
Spring, Maryland covered from Cape
Canaveral the launching of Astronaut
John H. Glenn for Mutual Radio
Network. He joined Mutual in May,
1961 and was later named news editor
with headquarters at Sheraton Park
Hotel, Washington. He is heard coast
to coast on Mutual outlets at 10:30
each night. Mr. and Mrs. LaVie
have three children, Sharon Jean,
Kimberly Dawn, and Alfred, 3rd.
‘48
MR. and MRS. SHELDON G. TUR
KEY, (June Williams, Class of ’50),
are employed as chemists at the Dow
Chemical Company’s Sales Head
quarters in Midland, Michigan.
LEONARD E. KOVALSKI is a
chemist in the Chemical Engineering
Project Development, a division of
Bethlehem Steel Corporation in Beth
lehem.
HARRY L. DAVIS is currently
serving a three-year term as BoardMember-At-Large of the National
American Institute of Industrial
_
Engineers Board of Trustees. ’ He
I is
a past national Vice President and
Treasurer. He is presently Technical
Adnsor, Industrial Engineering DiKnrfnv rK°dak Park f0r Eastman
Kodak Company.
WILLIAM C. GELSLEICHTER •
Programs Management Manager ’isf ®a
I.B.M. Corporation in Endi<
*
New
York. Bill lives with his
wife and
son at 44 Audubon Avenue, Bingham"
ton, New York.
ghamJOHN J. FETCH is Assistant Sales
Director for Fischer and Porter Com
pany, water treatment equipment
dealers. Mr. and Mrs. Fetch reside
at 500 Inman Terrace, Willow Grove
Pennsylvania with their four children^
Jackie, Bobbie, Ronnie, and Jeanne
Marie.
‘49
Attorney ARTHUR D. DALESSAN
DRO has been appointed a director
of the First National Bank of Exeter.
He resides with his wife at 874 Exeter
Avenue, Exeter, Pennsylvania.
DR. CARL W. DUDECK is a surge
on with offices in the Butler Savings
and Trust Building, Butler, Pennsyl
vania. Dr. and Mrs. Dudeck, the
former FRANCES WENTZEL,Class
of ’48, reside at 184 Oak Hill Heights,
Butler with their two sons.
JOSEPH B. SCHLEICHER is a
Senior Staff Member in the Biological
Production Development Department,
Pitman-Moore Company, a division
of Dow Chemical Company, in
Indianapolis. His home address is
3546 Norfolk Street, Indianapolis 24,
Indiana.
DANIEL S. WILCOX, JR. has been
appointed school director on the
Kingston School Board.
Attorney HARRY HISCOX was pro
moted to the post of trust officer at
the Miners National Bank of WilkesBarre. Attorney and Mrs. Hiscox,
the former BEVERLY BLAKESLEE,
Class of ’58, have three sons, twins,
David and Richard, and Stephen.
The family resides at 38 Maffet Street,
Wilkes-Barre.
E. OLIN THOMAS is Director of the
Community Adult School, teacher,
and coach in athletics in ParsippanyTroy Hills Township High School,
Parsippany, New Jersey. Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas, the former IRENE
SHEPLOCK, also of the Class of >51,
have four children, Colette, Joan,
Leslie, and Allison. Their home is
at 92 Lake Drive, Mountain Lakes,
New Jersey.
GEORGE A. LEWIS has been pro
moted to assistant cashier at the
Miners National Bank in WilkesBarre.
Mrs. Charles S. Forve, Jr., (MARIE
F. JUDGE), is teaching English at
Glen Cove Junior High School, Glen
Cove, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Forve
and children, Diana and Charles, are
making their home at 105 Radcliffe
Drive, East Norwich, Long Island,
New York.
LEONARD J. CZAJKOWSKI of
7509 Elgar Street, Springfield, Vir
ginia is Assistant to the Director for
the Budget, Bureau of Naval Weap
ons, U. S. Navy Department, Wash
ington, D. C.
DANIEL M. UNGVARSKY is a
stress engineer working on Missile
and Space Vehicles for General Elec
tric Company. Mr. and Mrs. Ungvarsky, Ronald and Carole reside at
1229 Columbia Avenue, Landsdale,
Pennsylvania.
‘50
Mrs. Peter DiMaggio, (DOLORES
PASSERI), is teaching French and
Spanish at Springfield Township
Senior High School in Oreland, Penn
sylvania. She is presently residing
at 309 Huntingdon Pike, Philadelphia
11, Pennsylvania.
‘51
SANFORD COHEN is vice president
of Edward I. Plottie Company,
Advertising Specialty Headquarters,
Scranton, Pennsylvania.
‘52
BOYD EARL has received a science
faculty fellowship by the National
Science Foundation for the 1962-1963
academic year. Boyd is a member
of the mathematics department of
Bucknell University and is currently
on leave of absence to work on his
Ph.D. in mathematics at Pennsyl
vania State University. Boyd, his
wife, and two daughters, Cathy and
Lee Ann, make their home at 805
Old Boalsburg Road, State College,
Pennsylvania.
D. JANE PIEKARSKI, music teach
er in the Kingston schools and a
member of the Wilkes-Barre branch
of the Pennsylvania State Education
Association, has received a certificate
from the French Minister of Educa
tion for her Summer studies in music
at the Conservatoire de Musique,
Palais de Fontainebleau, France. She
was principal flutist in the Conser
vatoire ensemble and a solo performer
in the Jeu de Paume at the Palais.
Also, Jane is a member of the WilkesBarre Philharmonic Orchestra.
JAMES G. RICHARDSON has been
appointed assistant manager of the
Sears Roebuck and Company store
at Ridgeway Center, Stamford, Conn.
STEPHEN R. KRUPINSKI is an
account representative for Burroughs
Corporation in Wilkes-Barre.
DR. EDMUND V. NIKLEWSKI is
a psychiatrist on the staff of the
Madigan General Hospital, Tacoma,
Washington. Dr. Niklewski received
his M. D. degree from Jefferson Medi
cal College in 1956.
‘53
DR. GEORGE J. McMAHON is a
staff psychiatrist at the U. S. Naval
Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida. Dr.
and Mrs. McMahon, the former
ISABEL ECKER, also of the Class
of ’53, make their home at 7421 Or
tega Hills Drive, Jacksonville 10,
Florida, with their two sons, Doug
and Scott.
‘54
DR. RALPH B. ROZELLE is en
gaged in active research in the area
of surface phenomena at Surface
Processes Research and Development
Corporation, established at Dallas,
Pennsylvania a year ago.
Mrs. Mervin Gold, (ANNETTE D.
SHALLETE), of 122 North Dawes
Avenue, Kingston is Director of
Nurses at Valley Crest Home in
Wilkes-Barre. Annette has three
children, Jillian, Shelley, and Ann.
‘55
SHELDON H. DAVIS is Assistant
Sales Manager for Difco Laboratories
in Detroit, Michigan. He is a con
sultant bacteriologist and technical
advisor to the sales department. Shel
don lives at 15717 Cloverlawn Street,
Detroit 38, Michigan.
ROLAND E. FEATHERMAN has
been named assistant director of so
cial service at the Danville State Hos
pital. Prior to his appointment, he
was serving as psychiatric casework
supervisor in the Alcoholic Rehabili
tation Unit, located at that institution.
His work in the alcoholic unit has
earned him many commendations
from Danville State Hospital officials,
physicians, and lay people interested
in the rehabilitation of the alcoholic.
His present duties entail administra
tive and supervisory responsibilities
of casework programs, family care
programs, and out patient clinics.
Roland and his wife make their home
at 329 Mill Street, Danville, Penna.
‘56
DR. STANLEY ABRAMS is a clini
cal psycholigist at Camarillo State
Hospital, Camarillo, California, doing
therapy and research with the mental
ly ill and teaching psychiatric resi
dents, nurses, and technicians. Prior
to assuming his duties in California,
Dr. Abrams had been an instructor
at Temple University.
SAMUEL R. SHUGAR of 814 South
Fairbanks Drive, Moses Lake, Wash
ington, is a section chief for Western
Electric Company, Inc., at Larson
Air Force Base, Washington. He is
an engineering supervisor on the
SAGE Project. Mr. and Mrs. Shugar
have a daughter, Dana Renee.
Mrs. John A. Anziulewicz, (PATRI
CIA PETRASH), is a housewife re
siding at 2728-B Green Street, Harris
burg, with her husband and children,
Charles and Ann.
TONY SCARANTINO is Assistant
Vice President of Factors Corporation
of America at 2 Penn Center Plaza,
Philadelphia. His duties include com
mercial financing and industrial time
sales financing on a nationwide level.
He is also responsible for business
acquisition as well as internal opera
tions. Mr. and Mrs. Scarantino and
children, James, Valerie, and David
reside at 18 Medallion Lane, Levit
town, New Jersey.
PEARL ONACKO is a language arts
teacher and Director of Recreation
at Hillside School, Mt. Laurel, New
Jersey. She is living at 124 Clement
Street, Haddonfield, New Jersey.
7
�Wilkes Alumni: A Dynamic Force
Wilkes Alumni have met in many different areas
this past year. New York City, Binghamton, N. Y.,
Newark, N. J., Trenton, N. J., Harrisburg, Penna.,
Philadelphia, Penna., Scranton, Penna., WilkesBarre, Penna., Wilmington, Del., and Miami, Florida
are the cities in which alumni of our College
gathered to meet and to see each other once again,
and to hear about Wilkes from a guest faculty
member.
Attendance by alumni is always excellent, and in
terest in developments now taking place at Wilkes
is at an all-time high. Attesting to this was the
gathering of one hundred and eighty-five alumni
for the first President’s Alumni Seminar which was
held in March at the College Commons.
These alumni came from throughout the eastern
part of the United States to hear Dr. Farley outline
the new and dynamic plans of our College. As Dr.
Farley pointed out that evening, “Wilkes looks to
its alumni now more than ever, for encouragement,
for advice, and for financial support ...” Alumni
interest at this meeting may be measured somewhat
by the three and one-half hour meeting (actually, a
two hour program was planned). Perhaps the most
fitting and the most uttered expression by alumni
that evening was, “It’s so good to come back to
Wilkes.”
Plans are now underway for the next seminar (next
Spring). Your Alumni Association hopes eventually
to extend an invitation to every Wilkes alumnus
and alumna to these seminars.
Wilkes, through our Alumni Association, has been
in personal contact with approximately 850 alumni
this past year. Homecoming, the President’s Alumni
Seminar, and extensive Chapter meetings in various
cities have brought the developments of the College
to its loyal alumni. Won’t you plan to take ad
vantage of these activities during the next year.
Future meetings in the previously mentioned
Chapter areas and in Washington, D. C., Baltimore,
Md., and in the New England area are now being
formulated for next year. When you receive notice
of a chapter meeting, plan to attend; bring a guest
and enjoy the warm fellowship of other Wilkes
alumni. Hundreds of Wilkes alumni live in the
areas already mentioned. It is always a delightful
surprise to discover that so many Wilkes alumni
live nearby. Renewal of old friendships, many new
friendships, and mutual professional interests result
from our chapter meetings.
8
Our appreciation is extended to Dr. and Mrs.
Farley, Dr. Eugene Hammer, Dr. Stanko Vujica,
Mr. George Ralston, Mr. Alfred Groh, Dr. Hugo
Mailey, Mr. Arthur Hoover, Dr. Daniel Detwiler,
Mr. Joseph Kanner, Mr. Welton Farrar, and Miss
“Millie” Gittins for giving of their time and efforts
to travel and to speak at chapter meetings.
We hope that you have enjoyed the contents and
the “new look” of the “Alumnus” during this past
year. Only when we hear from you are we able to
publish so much information about Wilkes Alumni.
Keep in touch, and let us share with other alumni
news about you, i.e., graduate work, professional
accomplishments, marriage, and, of course, additions
to your family, or should we say “future Wilkes
alumni.”
Plan now to attend HOMECOMING. The dates:
OCTOBER 12-13.
', • -A «
■
-A'
co LLE
A
of
Alumni Urged To Act
The Annual Scholarship Campaign for funds to
assist able and deserving students at Wilkes is still
in progress.
Wilkes Alumni have a goal of $12,500 to reach as
their part in the annual $100,000 campaign. As of
this report, approximately $4,000 has been pledged
by alumni toward our goal.
Let each of us do his share by supporting this effort
to provide scholarship assistance to students who
are deserving of it and who, without financial assist
ance, might not be able to obtain a college education.
Friends of Wilkes have pledged or given outright
gifts of $91,021 toward the over-all goal of $100,000.
This places the successs of the campaign directly
upon the willingness of Wilkes alumni to contribute
toward achieving their goal which if done, will
assure the successful completion of this annual
appeal.
The Alumni Office has been in direct contact with
each alumnus and alumna in an effort to obtain the
support which is needed. Reaching our goal is the
individual responsibility of some 4,000 Wilkes
alumni.
We urge your support now. The smallest of gifts
add up, and many of these will undoubtedly assure
the success of this annual appeal.
Won’t you send your contribution or pledge for this
worthwhile effort now!
Who will go to collegeWhat will they find?
Who will teach them?
Will they graduate?
What will college have c
Who will pay—and hou
K
IB
TOM
7T TILL MY CHILDREN GET INT0 COLLEGE?”
\\/\\/ The question haunts most parents. Here is
V V the answer:
Yes. ..
> If they graduate from high school or preparatory
school with something better than a “scrape-by” record.
> T/’they apply to the college or university that is right
for them—aiming their sights (and their application
forms) neither too high nor too low, but with an individu
ality and precision made possible by sound guidance both
in school and in their home.
> If America’s colleges and universities can find the
resources to carry out their plans to meet the huge de
mand for higher education that is certain to exist in this
country for years to come.
The if’s surrounding your children and the college of
tomorrow are matters of concern to everyone involved—
to parents, to children, to alumni and alumnae (whatever
their parental status), and to the nation’s educators. But
resolving them is by no means being left to chance.
> The colleges know what they must do, if they are to
RCF
meet the needs of your children and otl
dren’s generation. Their planning is well
wringing stage.
► The colleges know the likely cost
plans into effect. They know this cost, b<
in manpower, will be staggering. But t
already embarked upon finding the met
► Governments—local, state, and f
deeply involved in educational plannin
Some parts of the country are far ahe<
no region is without its planners and
field.
► Public demand—not only for expat
higher education, but for ever-better i
education—today is more insistent, mo
ever before. With this growth of pub
about higher education, it is now clear t
parents that they themselves must take
guiding their children’s educational
making certain that the college of t
ready, and good, for them.
This special report is in the form ofa guide to parents. But we suspect that every read
er, parent or not, willfind the story ofhigher education’s future remarkably exciting.
�ilkes Alumni: A Dynamic Force
» Alumni have met in many different areas
rast year. New York City, Binghamton N. Y„
irk, N. J., Trenton, N. J, Harrisburg, Penna.,
delphia, Penna., Scranton, Penna, Wilkes■ Penna, Wilmington, Del, and Miami, Florida
-he cities in which alumni of our College
red to meet and to see each other once again,
to hear about Wilkes from a guest faculty
jer.
dance by alumni is always excellent, and in: in developments now taking place at Wilkes
an all-time high. Attesting to this was the
ring of one hundred and eighty-five alumni
le first President’s Alumni Seminar which was
in March at the College Commons.
: alumni came from throughout the eastern
if the United States to hear Dr. Farley outline
ew and dynamic plans of our College. As Dr.
f pointed out that evening, “Wilkes looks to
imni now more than ever, for encouragement,
Ivice, and for financial support ...” Alumni
st at this meeting may be measured somewhat
e three and one-half hour meeting (actually, a
iour program was planned). Perhaps the most
and the most uttered expression bjr alumni
evening was, “It’s so good to come back to
is.”
are now underway for the next seminar (next
g). Your Alumni Association hopes eventually
tend an invitation to everj' Wilkes alumnus
ilumna to these seminars.
s, through our Alumni Association, has been
sonal contact with approximately 850 alumni
ast year. Homecoming, the President’s Alumni
lar, and extensive Chapter meetings in various
have brought the developments of the College
loyal alumni. Won’t you plan to take adge of these activities during the next year.
e meetings in the previously mentioned
;er areas and in Washington, D. C, Baltimore,
and in the New England area are now being
lated for next year. When you receive notice
hapter meeting, plan to attend; bring a guest
injoy the warm fellowship of other Wilkes
ii. Hundreds of Wilkes alumni live in the
already mentioned. It is always a delightful
se to discover that so many Wilkes alumni
earby. Renewal of old friendships, many new
ships, and mutual professional interests result
aur chapter meetings.
Our appreciation is extended to Dr. and Mrs
Farley, Dr. Eugene Hammer, Dr. Stanko Vujica,
Mr. George Ralston, Mr. Alfred Groh, Dr. Hugo
Mailey, Mr. Arthur Hoover, Dr. Daniel Detwiler,
Mr. Joseph Kanner, Mr. Welton Farrar, and Miss
“Millie” Gittins for giving of their time and efforts
to travel and to speak at chapter meetings.
Ml
'■w ar
We hope that you have enjoyed the contents and
the “new look” of the “Alumnus” during this past
year. Only when we hear from you are we able to
publish so much information about Wilkes Alumni.
Keep in touch, and let us share with other alumni
news about you, i.e, graduate work, professional
accomplishments, marriage, and, of course, additions
to your family, or should we say “future Wilkes
alumni.”
thelai
A
Alumni Urged To Act
The Annual Scholarship Campaign for funds to
assist able and deserving students at Wilkes is still
in progress.
Let each of us do his share by supporting this effort
to provide scholarship assistance to students who
are deserving of it and who, without financial assist
ance, might not be able to obtain a college education.
Friends of Wilkes have pledged or given outright
gifts of $91,021 toward the over-all goal of $100,000.
This places the successs of the campaign directly
upon the willingness of Wilkes alumni to contribute
toward achieving their goal which if done, will
assure the successful completion of this annual
appeal.
The Alumni Office has been in direct contact with
each alumnus and alumna in an effort to obtain the
support which is needed. Reaching our goal is the
individual responsibility of some 4,000 Wilkes
alumni.
We urge your support now. The smallest of gifts
add up, and many of these will undoubtedly assure
the success of this annual appeal.
Won’t you send your contribution or pledge for this
worthwhile effort now!
,1
COLLEi
Plan now to attend HOMECOMING. The dates:
OCTOBER 12-13.
Wilkes Alumni have a goal of $12,500 to reach as
their part in the annual $100,000 campaign. As of
this report, approximately $4,000 has been pledged
by alumni toward our goal.
Who will go to collegt ■and where?
What will they find?
Who will teach them?
Will they graduate?
What will college have done for them?
Who will pay—and how?
JA.
of
OM ~ ROW
J\ TILL MY CHILDREN GET INTO COLLEGE?”
\\/ \\/ The question haunts most parents. Here is
V '1 the answer:
Yes...
> If they graduate from high school or preparatory
school with something better than a “scrape-by” record.
> If they apply to the college or university that is right
for them—aiming their sights (and their application
forms) neither too high nor too low, but with an individu
ality and precision made possible by sound guidance both
in school and in their home.
> If America’s colleges and universities can find the
resources to carry out their plans to meet the huge de
mand for higher education that is certain to exist in this
country for years to come.
The if’s surrounding your children and the college of
tomorrow are matters of concern to everyone involved—•
to parents, to children, to alumni and alumnae (whatever
their parental status), and to the nation’s educators. But
resolving them is by no means being left to chance.
> The colleges know what they must do, if they are to
meet the needs of your children and others of your chil
dren’s generation. Their planning is well beyond the hand
wringing stage.
► The colleges know the likely cost of putting their
plans into effect. They know this cost, both in money and
in manpower, will be staggering. But most of them are
already embarked upon finding the means of meeting it.
► Governments—local, state, and federal—are also
deeply involved in educational planning and financing.
Some parts of the country are far ahead of others. But
no region is without its planners and its doers in this
field.
► Public demand—not only for expanded facilities for
higher education, but for ever-better quality in higher
education—today is more insistent, more informed than
ever before. With this growth of public sophistication
about higher education, it is now clear to most intelligent
parents that they themselves must take a leading role in
guiding their children’s educational careers—and in
making certain that the college of tomorrow will be
ready, and good, for them.
This special report is in the form ofa guide to parents. But we suspect that every read
er, parent or not, willfind the story ofhigher education’s future remarkably exciting.
�A^/here will your children
go to college?
4
"■“AST fall, more than one million students enrolled
!’
in the freslpnan classes of U.S. colleges and univerII
sities. They came from wealthy families, middle
income families, poor families; from all races, here and
abroad; from virtually every religious faith.
Over the next ten years, tlje number of students will
grow enormously. Around 1964 the long-predicted tidal
wave” of young people, bom in the postwar era and
steadily moving upward through the nation’s school sys
tems ever since, will engulf the college campuses. By 1970
the population between (the .hges pf 18 and 21—now
around 10.2 million—will have grown to 14.6 million.
College enrollment, now ‘less than'4 million, will be at
least 6.4 million, and perhaps far more.
The character of the student bodies will also have
changed. More than half of the fulhtime students in the
country’s four-year colleges afp already coming from
lower-middle and Io\v income groups. With expanding
scholarship, loan, anff self-help programs, this trend will
continue strong. Non-white college students—who in the
past decade have more than doubled in number and now
compose about 7 per cent of the total enrollment—will
continue to increase. (Non-whites formed 11.4 per cent of
the U.S. population in the 1960 census.) The number of
married students will grow. The average age of students
will continue its recent rise.
The sheer force of this great wave of students is enough
to take one’s breath away. Against this force, what chance
has American higher education to stand strong, to main
tain standards, to improve quality, to keep sight of the
individual student?
And, as part of the gigantic population swell, what
chances have your children?
they are keenly aware of it. But for reasons of finance, of
faculty limitations, of space, of philosophy, of function, of
geographic location—or of a combination of these and
other restrictions—they cannot grow.
Many other institutions, public and private, are expand
ing their enrollment capacities and will continue to do so:
Private institutions: Currently, colleges and universities
under independent auspices enroll around 1,500,000
students—some 40 per cent of the U.S. college popula
tion. In the future, many privately supported institutions
will grow, but slowly in comparison with publicly sup
ported institutions. Thus the total number of students at
private institutions will rise, but their percentage of the
total college population will become smaller.
Public institutions: State and locally supported colleges
and universities are expanding their capacity steadily. In
the years ahead they will carry by far the heaviest share of
America’s growing student population.
Despite their growth, many of them arc already feeling
the strain of the burden. Many state institutions, once
committed to accepting any resident with a high-school
diploma, are now imposing entrance requirements upon
applicants. Others, required by law or long tradition not
to turn away any high-school graduate who applies, resort
in desperation to a high flunk-out rate in the freshman
year in order to whittle down their student bodies to
manageable size. In other states, coordinated systems of
higher education are being devised to accommodate
there are some encouraging answers.
At the same time, the intelligent parent will not ignore
some danger signals. '
to both questions,
FINDING ROOM FOR EVERYBODY
not every college or university in the country is able to
expand its student capacity. A number have concluded
that, for one persuasive reason Or another, they must
maintain their present enrollments. They are not blind to
the need of American higher education, in the aggregate,
to accommodate morestuderits in the years ahead;indeed,
COPYRIGHT 1962 DY EDITORIAL PROJECTS TOR EDUCATION
students of differing aptitudes, high-school academic
records, and career goals.
Two-year colleges: Growing at a faster rate than any
other segment of U.S. higher education is a group com
prising both public and independently supported institu
tions: the two-year, or “junior,” colleges. Approximately
600 now exist in the United States, and experts estimate
that an average of at least 20 per year will be established
in the coming decade. More than 400 of the two-year
institutions are community colleges, located within com
muting distance of their students.
These colleges provide three main services: education for
students who will later transfer to four-year colleges or
universities (studies show they often do as well as those
who go directly from high school to a four-year institu
tion, and sometimes better), terminal training for voca
tions (more and more important as jobs require higher
techmeal skills), and adult education and community
cultural activities.
Evidence of their importance: One out of every four
students beginning higher education today does so in a
two-year college. By 1975, the ratio is likely to be one in
two.
Branch campuses: To meet local demands for educa
tional institutions, some state universities have opened
branches in population centers distant from their main
campuses. The trend is likely to continue. On occasion,
however, the “branch campus” concept may conflict with
the “community college” concept. In Ohio, for example,
proponents of community two-year colleges are currently
arguing that locally controlled community institutions are
the best answer to the state’s college-enrollment prob
lems. But Ohio State University, Ohio University, and
Miami University, which operate off-campus centers and
whose leaders advocate the establishment of more, say
that taxpayers get better value at lower cost from a uni
versity-run branch-campus system.
Coordinated systems: To meet both present and future
demands for higher education, a number of states are
attempting to coordinate their existing colleges and
universities and to lay long-range plans for developing
new ones.
California, a leader in such efforts, has a “master plan”
involving not only the three main types of publicly sup
ported institutions—the state university, state colleges,
and locally sponsored two-year colleges. Private institu
tions voluntarily take part in the master planning, also.
With at least 661,000 students expected in their colleges
and universities by 1975, Californians have worked out
a plan under which every high-school graduate will be
eligible to attend a junior college; the top one-third will
be eligible for admission to a state college; and the top
one-eighth will be eligible to go directly from high school
to the University of California. The plan is flexible: stu
dents who prove themselves in a junior college, for
ILLUSTRATIONS BY PEGGY SOUCI
example, may transfer to the university. If past exper
is a guide, many will—with notable academic succes
hus it is likely that somewhere in America’s n
2,000 colleges and universities there will be i
for your children.
How will you—and they—find it?
On the same day in late May of last year, 33,559 li
went out to young people who had applied for admi
to the 1961 freshman class in one or more of the
schools that compose the Ivy League. Of these le
20,248 were rejection notices.
Not all of the 20,248 had been misguided in appl
Admissions officers testify that the quality of the 196
plicants was higher than ever before, that the compe
was therefore intense, and that many applicants
might have been welcomed in other years had 1
turned away in ’61.
Even so, as in years past, a number of the appli
had been the victims of bad advice—from pai
teachers, and friends. Had they applied to other in
tions, equally or better suited to their aptitudes
abilities, they would have been accepted gladly, avo
the bitter disappointment, and the occasional traget
a turndown.
The Ivy League experience can be, and is, repeat
dozens of other colleges and universities every s[
Yet, while some institutions are rejecting more ap,
tions than they can accept, others (perhaps better qua
to meet the rejected students’ needs) still have openir
their freshman classes on registration day.
Educators, both in the colleges and in the secoi
schools, are aware of the problems in “marrying
right students to the right colleges. An intensive eff
under way to relieve them. In the future, you may ej
l> Better guidance by high-school counselors, bast
�Adhere will your children
go to college?
■fast fall, more than one million students enrolled
in the fresfiman classes of U.S. colleges and univer11 J sities. They came from wealthy families, middle
income families, poor families; from all races, here and
abroad; from virtually every religious faith.
Over the next ten years, tl;e number of students will
grow enormously. Around 1964'the long-predicted ‘ tidal
wave” of young people, bom in the ppstwar era and
steadily moving upwafd through the nation’s school sys
tems ever since, will engult the college campuses. By 1970
the population between [the, ages pf 18 and 21—now
around 10.2 million—will have grown to 14.6 million.
College enrollment, now less'than-4 million, will be at
least 6.4 million, and perhaps far more.
The character of the student bodies will also have
changed. More than half of th? fulMime students in the
country’s four-year colleges are already coming from
lower-middle and loiv income groups. With expanding
scholarship, loan, and self-help-'programs, this trend will
continue strong. Non-white college students—who in the
past decade have more than doubled in number and now
compose about 7 per cent of the total enrollment—will
continue to increase. (Non-whites formed 11.4 per cent of
the U.S. population in the 1960 census.) The number of
married students will grow. The average age of students
will continue its recent rise.
The sheer force of this great wave of students is enough
to take one’s breath away. Against this force, what chance
has American higher education to stand strong, to main
tain standards, to improve quality, to keep sight of the
individual student?
And, as part of the gigantic population swell, what
chances have your children?
they are keenly aware of it. But for reasons of finance, of
faculty limitations, of space, of philosophy, of function, of
geographic location—or of a combination of these and
other restrictions—they cannot grow.
Many other institutions, public and private, are expand
ing their enrollment capacities and will continue to do so:
Private institutions: Currently, colleges and universities
under independent auspices enroll around 1,500,000
students—some 40 per cent of the U.S. college popula
tion. In the future, many privately supported institutions
will grow, but slowly in comparison with publicly sup
ported institutions. Thus the total number of students at
private institutions will rise, but their percentage of the
total college population will become smaller.
Public institutions: State and locally supported colleges
and universities are expanding their capacity steadily. In
the years ahead they will carry by far the heaviest share of
America’s growing student population.
Despite their growth, many of them are already feeling
the strain of the burden. Many state institutions, once
committed to accepting any resident with a high-school
diploma, are now imposing entrance requirements upon
applicants. Others, required by law or long tradition not
to turn away any high-school graduate who applies, resort
in desperation to a high flunk-out rate in the freshman
year in order to whittle down their student bodies to
manageable size. In other states, coordinated systems of
higher education are being devised to accommodate
there are some encouraging answers.
At the same time, the intelligent parent will not ignore
some danger signals.
to both questions,
FINDING ROOM FOR EVERYBODY
or university in the country is able to
expand its student capacity. A number have concluded
that, for one persuasive reason or another, they must
maintain their present enrollments. They are not blind to
the need of American higher education, in the aggregate,
to accommodate more students in the years ahead; indeed,
not every college
COPYRIGHT 1962 nv EDITORIAL projects for education
students of differing aptitudes, high-school academic
records, and career goals.
Two-year colleges: Growing at a faster rate than any
other segment of U.S. higher education is a group com
prising both public and independently supported institu
tions: the two-year, or “junior,” colleges. Approximately
600 now exist in the United States, and experts estimate
that an average of at least 20 per year will be established
in the coming decade. More than 400 of the two-year
institutions are community colleges, located within com
muting distance of their students.
These colleges provide three main services: education for
students who will later transfer to four-year colleges or
universities (studies show they often do as well as those
who go directly from high school to a four-year institu
tion, and sometimes better), terminal training for voca
tions (more and more important as jobs require higher
technical skills), and adult education and community
cultural activities.
Evidence of their importance: One out of every four
students beginning higher education today does so in a
two-year college. By 1975, the ratio is likely to be one in
two.
Branch campuses: To meet local demands for educa
tional institutions, some state universities have opened
branches in population centers distant from their main
campuses. The trend is likely to continue. On occasion,
however, the “branch campus” concept may conflict with
the “community college” concept. In Ohio, for example,
proponents of community two-year colleges are currently
arguing that locally controlled community institutions are
the best answer to the state’s college-enrollment prob
lems. But Ohio State University, Ohio University, and
Miami University, which operate off-campus centers and
whose leaders advocate the establishment of more, say
that taxpayers get better value at lower cost from a uni
versity-run branch-campus system.
Coordinated systems: To meet both present and future
demands for higher education, a number of states are
attempting to coordinate their existing colleges and
universities and to lay long-range plans for developing
new ones.
California, a leader in such efforts, has a “master plan”
involving not only the three main types of publicly sup
ported institutions—the state university, state colleges,
and locally sponsored two-year colleges. Private institu
tions voluntarily take part in the master planning, also.
With at least 661,000 students expected in their colleges
and universities by 1975, Californians have worked out
a plan under which every high-school graduate will be
eligible to attend a junior college; the top one-third will
be eligible for admission to a state college; and the top
one-eighth will be eligible to go directly from high school
to the University of California. The plan is flexible: stu
dents who prove themselves in a junior college, for
ILLUSTRATIONS BY PEGGY SOUCHEGK
example, may transfer to the university. If past experience
is a guide, many will—with notable academic success.
p 11 ^hus IT is likely that somewhere in America’s nearly
2,000 colleges and universities there will be room
for your children.
How will you—and they—find it?
On the same day in late May of last year, 33,559 letters
went out to young people who had applied for admission
to the 1961 freshman class in one or more of the eight
schools that compose the Ivy League. Of these letters,
20,248 were rejection notices.
Not all of the 20,248 had been misguided in applying.
Admissions officers testify that the quality of the 1961 ap
plicants was higher than ever before, that the competition
was therefore intense, and that many applicants who
might have been welcomed in other years had to be
turned away in ’61.
Even so, as in years past, a number of the applicants
had been the victims of bad advice—from parents,
teachers, and friends. Had they applied to other institu
tions, equally or better suited to their aptitudes and
abilities, they would have been accepted gladly, avoiding
the bitter disappointment, and the occasional tragedy, of
a turndown.
The Ivy League experience can be, and is, repeated in
dozens of other colleges and universities every spring.
Yet, while some institutions are rejecting more applica
tions than they can accept, others (perhaps better qualified
to meet the rejected students’ needs) still have openings in
their freshman classes on registration day.
Educators, both in the colleges and in the secondary
schools, are aware of the problems in “marrying” the
right students to the right colleges. An intensive effort is
under way to relieve them. In the future, you may expect:
> Better guidance by high-school counselors, based on
�improved testing methods and on improved understanding
of individual colleges and their offerings.
> Better definitions, by individual colleges and univer
sities, of their philosophies of admission, their criteria for
choosing students, their strengths in meeting the needs of
pprtain types of student and their weakness in meeting the
needs of others.
> Less parental pressure on their offspring to attend: the
college or university that mother or father attended; the
college or university that “everybody else’s children” are
attending; the college or university that enjoys the greatest
sports-page prestige, the greatest financial-page prestige,
or the greatest society-page prestige in town.
> More awareness that children are different from one
another, that colleges are different from one another, and
that a happy match of children and institutions is within
the reach of any parent (and student) who takes the pains
to pursue it intelligently.
► Exploration—but probably, in the near future, no
widespread adoption—of a central clearing-house for col
lege applications, with students stating their choices of
colleges in preferential order and colleges similarly fisting
their choices of students. The “clearing-house” would
thereupon match students and institutions according to
their preferences.
Despite the likely growth of these practices, applying to
college may well continue to be part-chaos, part-panic
part-snobbishness for years to come. But with the aid of
enlightened parents and educators, it will be less so,
tomorrow, than it is today.
'y^That will they find
in
HE COLLEGE OF tomorrow—the one your children
will find when they get in—is likely to differ from
the college you knew in your days as a student.
The students themselves will be different.
Curricula will be different.
Extracurricular activities will be different, in many
respects, from what they were in your day.
The college year, as well as the college day, may be
different.
Modes of study will be different.
With one or two conspicuous exceptions, the changes
will be for the better. But for better or for worse,
changes there will be.
THE NEW BREED OF STUDENTS
IT WILL COME as news to no parents that their children
are different from themselves.
Academically, they are proving to be more serious than
many of their predecessor generations. Too serious, some
say. They enter college with an eye already set on the
vocation they hope to pursue when they get out; college,
to many, is simply the means to that end.
Many students plan to marry as soon as they can afford
to, and some even before they can afford to. They want
families, homes, a fair amount of leisure, good jobs,
security. They dream not of a far-distant future; today’s
students are impatient to translate their dreams into
reality, soon.
Like most generalizations, these should be qualified.
There will be students who are quite far from the average,
and this is as it should be. But with international ten
sions, recurrent war threats, military-service obligations,
and talk of utter destruction of the race, the tendency is
for the young to want to cram their lives full of living—
with no unnecessary delays, please.
At the moment, there is little likelihood that the urge to
pace one’s life quickly and seriously will soon pass. This is
the tempo the adult world has set for its young, and they
will march doubletime to it.
Economic backgrounds of students will continue to
grow more diverse. In recent years, thanks to scholar
ships, student loans, and the spectacular growth of
public educational institutions, higher education has
become less and less the exclusive province of the sons
and daughters of the well-to-do. The spread of scholarship
and loan programs geared to family income levels will in
tensify this trend, not only in low-tuition public colleges
and universities but in high-tuition private institutions.
Students from foreign countries will flock to the U.S. for
college education, barring a totally deteriorated interna
tional situation. Last year 53,107 foreign students, from
143 countries and political areas, were enrolled in 1,666
American colleges and universities—almost a 10 per cent
increase over the year before. Growing numbers of
African and Asian students accounted for the rise; the
growth is virtually certain to continue. The presence o
such students on U.S. campuses—50 per cent of them are
undergraduates—has already contributed to a greater
international awareness on the part of American stu
dents. The influence is bound to grow.
Foreign study by U.S. students is increasing. In 1959-60,
the most recent year reported, 15,306 were enrolled in 63
foreign countries, a 12 per cent increase in a period of 12
months. Students traveling abroad during summer vaca
tions add impressive numbers to this total.
WHAT THEY’LL STUDY
studies are in the course of change, and the changes will
affect your children. A new toughness in academic
standards will reflect the great amount of knowledge that
must be imparted in the college years.
In the sciences, changes are particularly obvious. Every
decade, writes Thomas Stelson of Carnegie Tech, 25 per
cent of the curriculum must be abandoned, due to
obsolescence. J. Robert Oppenheimer puts it another
way: nearly everything now known in science, he says,
“was not in any book when most of us went to school.”
There will be differences in the social sciences and
humanities, as well. Language instruction, now getting
new emphasis, is an example. The use of language lab
oratories, with tape recordings and other mechanical
devices, is already popular and will spread. Schools once
preoccupied almost entirely with science and technology
(e.g., colleges of engineering, leading medical schools)
have now integrated social and humanistic studies into
their curricula, and the trend will spread to other institu
tions.
International emphasis also will grow. The big push will
be related to nations and regions outside the Western
World. For the first time on a large scale, the involvement
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of U.S. higher education will be truly global. This non
Western orientation, says one college president (who is
seconded by many others) is “the new frontier in Ameri
can higher education.” For undergraduates, comparative
studies in both the social sciences and the humanities are
likely to be stressed. The hoped-for result: better under
standing of the human experience in all cultures.
Mechanics of teaching will improve. “Teaching ma■ chines” will be used more and more, as educators assess
their value and versatility (see Who will teach them? on
the following pages). Closed-circuit television will carry a
lecturer’s voice and closeup views of his demonstrations to
hundreds of students simultaneously. TV and microfilm
will grow in usefulness as library tools, enabling institu
tions to duplicate, in small space, the resources of distant
libraries and specialized rare-book collections. Tape
recordings will put music and drama, performed by
masters, on every campus. Computers, already becoming
almost commonplace, will be used for more and more
study and research purposes.
This availability of resources unheard-of in their
parents’ day will enable undergraduates to embark on
extensive programs of independent study. Under careful
faculty guidance, independent study will equip students
with research ability, problem-solving techniques, and
bibliographic savvy which should be of immense value to
them throughout their lives. Many of yesterday’s college
graduates still don’t know how to work creatively in un
familiar intellectual territory: to pinpoint a problem,
formulate intelligent questions, use a library, map a re
search project. There will be far fewer gaps of this sort in
the training of tomorrow’s students.
Great new stress on quality will be found at all institu
tions. Impending explosive growth of the college popula
tion has put the spotlight, for years, on handling large
numbers of students; this has worried educators who
feared that quality might be lost in a national preoccupa
tion with quantity. Big institutions, particularly those with
“growth situations,” are now putting emphasis on main
taining high academic standards—and even raising them
—while handling high enrollments, too. Honors pro
grams, opportunities for undergraduate research, in
sistence on creditable scholastic achievement are symp
tomatic of the concern for academic excellence.
It’s important to realize that this emphasis on quality
will be found not only in four-year colleges and universi
ties, but in two-year institutions, also. “Each [type of
institution] shall strive for excellence in its sphere,” is
how the California master plan for higher education puts
it; the same idea is pervading higher education at all levels
throughout the nation.
WHERE’S THE FUN?
has been undergoing subtle
changes at colleges and universities for years and is likely
extracurricular activity
�to continue doing so. Student apathy toward some ac
tivities—political clubs, for example—is lessening. Toward
other activities—the light, the frothy—apathy appears to
be growing. There is less interest in spectator sports, more
interest in participant sports that will be playable for most
ef a lifetime. Student newspapers, observes the dean of
students at a college on the Eastern seaboard, no longer
rant about band uniforms, closing hours for fraternity
parties, and the need for bigger pep rallies. Sororities are
disappearing from the campuses of women s colleges.
“Fun festivals” are granted less time and importance by
students; at one big midwestem university, for example,
the events of May Week—formerly a five-day wingding
involving floats, honorary-fraternity initiations, faculty
student baseball, and crowning of the May Queen—are
now crammed into one half-day. In spite of the wellpublicized antics of a relatively few roof-raisers (e.g.,
student rioters at several summer resorts last Labor Day,
student revelers at Florida resorts during spring-vacation
periods), a new seriousness is the keynote of most student
activities.
“The faculty and administration are more resistant to
these changes than the students are,” jokes the president of
a women’s college in Pittsburgh. “The typical student
congress wants to abolish the junior prom; the dean is the
one who feels nostalgic about it: ‘That’s the one event
Mrs. Jones and I looked forward to each year.’ ”
A QUEST FOR ETHICAL VALUES
education, more and more educators are saying, “should
be much more than the mere retention of subject matter.”
Here are three indications of how the thoughts of many
educators are running:
“If [the student] enters college and pursues either an
intellectual smorgasbord, intellectual Teutonism, or the
cash register,” says a midwestern educator, “his educa
tion will have advanced very little, if at all. The odds are
quite good that he will simply have exchanged one form of
barbarism for another . . . Certainly there is no incom
patibility between being well-informed and being stupid;
such a condition makes the student a danger to himself
and society.”
Says another observer: “I prophesy that a more serious
intention and mood will progressively characterize the
campus .. . This means, most of all, commitment to the
use of one’s learning in fruitful, creative, and noble ways.”
“The responsibility of the educated man,” says the
provost of a state university in New England, “is that he
make articulate to himself and to others what he is willing
to bet his life on.”
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in fashioning the minds and attitudes of your children—is
not jeopardized again by a failure to pay its practitioners
adequately.
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IrC, can look forward to, and you will know much
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receive. Teaching, tomorrow as in the past, is the heart of
higher education.
It is no secret, by now, that college teaching has been
on a plateau of crisis in the U.S. for some years. Much of
the problem is traceable to money. Salaries paid to college
teachers lagged far behind those paid elsewhere in jobs
requiring similarly high talents. While real incomes, as
well as dollar incomes, climbed for most other groups of
Americans, the real incomes of college professors not
merely stood still but dropped noticeably.
The financial pinch became so bad, for some teachers,
that despite obvious devotion to their careers and obvious
preference for this profession above all others, they had to
leave for other jobs. Many bright young people, the sort
who ordinarily would be attracted to teaching careers,
took one look at the salary scales and decided to make
their mark in another field.
Has the situation improved?
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Will it be better when your children go to college?
Yes. At the moment, faculty salaries and fringe benefits
(on the average) are rising. Since the rise started from an
extremely disadvantageous level, however, no one is getting
rich in the process. Indeed, on almost every campus the
real income in every rank of the faculty is still considerably
less than it once was. Nor have faculty salary scales,
generally, caught up with the national scales in competitive
areas such as business and government.
But the trend is encouraging. If it continues, the
financial plight of teachers—and the serious threat to
education which it has posed—should be substantially
diminished by 1970.
None of this will happen automatically, of course. For
evidence, check the appropriations for higher education
made at your state legislature’s most recent session. If
yours was like a number of recent legislatures, it “econo
mized”—and professorial salaries suffered. The support
which has enabled many colleges to correct the most
glaring salary deficiencies must continue until the problem
is fully solved. After that, it is essential to make sure that
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and retaining a good faculty besides money.
t> The better the student body—the more challeng
ing, the more livelyits members—the more attractive is the
job of teaching it. “Nothing is more certain to make
teaching a dreadful task than the feeling that you are
dealing with people who have no interest in what you are
talking about,” says an experienced professor at a small
college in the Northwest.
“An appalling number of the students I-have known
were bright, tested high on their College Boards, and
still lacked flair and drive and persistence,” says another
professor. “I have concluded that much of the difference
between them and the students who are ‘alive’ must be
traceable to their homes, their fathers, their mothers.
Parents who themselves take the trouble to be interesting
—and interested—seem to send us children who are
interesting and interested.”
> The better the library and laboratory facilities, the
more likely is a college to be able to recruit and keep a
good faculty. Even small colleges, devoted strictly to
undergraduate studies, are finding ways to provide their
faculty members with opportunities to do independent
reading and research. They find it pays in many ways: the
faculty teaches better, is more alert to changes in the
subject matter, is less likely to leave for other fields.
► The better the public-opinion climate toward teachers
in a community, the more likely is a faculty to be strong.
Professors may grumble among themselves about all the
invitations they receive to speak to women’s clubs and
alumni groups (“When am I supposed to find the time to
check my lecture notes?”), but they take heart from the
high regard for their profession which such invitations
from the community represent.
> Part-time consultant jobs are an attraction to good
faculty members. (Conversely, one of the principal check
points for many industries seeking new plant sites is,
What faculty talent is nearby?) Such jobs provide teachers
both with additional income and with enormously useful
opportunities to base their classroom teachings on
practical, current experience.
Tpj)UT colleges and universities must do more than
|-4x hold on to their present good teachers and replace
—those who retire or resign. Over the next few years
many institutions must add to their teaching staffs at a
prodigious rate, in order to handle the vastly larger
numbers of students-who are already forming lines in the
admissions office.
The ability to be a college teacher is not a skill that can
be acquired overnight, or in a year or two. A Ph.D.
degree takes at least four years to get, after one has
earned his bachelor’s degree. More often it takes six or
seven years, and sometimes 10 to 15.
In every ten-year period since the turn of the century,
as Bernard Berelson of Columbia University has pointed
out, the production of doctorates in the U.S. has doubled.
But only about 60 per cent of Ph.D.’s today go into
academic life, compared with about 80 per cent at the turn
of the century. And only 20 per cent wind up teaching
undergraduates in liberal arts colleges.
Holders of lower degrees, therefore, will occupy many
teaching positions on tomorrow’s college faculties.
This is not necessarily bad. A teacher’s ability is not
always defined by the number of degrees he is entitled to
�write after his name. Indeed, said the graduate dean of one
great university several years ago, it is high time that
“universities have the courage ... to select men very
largely on the quality of work they have done and softpedal this matter of degrees.”
~ttn summary, salaries for teachers will be better, larger
( numbers of able young people will be attracted into the
A field (but their preparation will take time), and fewer
TEACHING MACHINES
for the improvement of instruc
tion at all levels of schooling, including college, are
programs of learning presented through mechanical self
teaching devices, popularly called “teaching machines.”
The most widely used machine, invented by Professor
Frederick Skinner of Harvard, is a box-like device with
holding great promise
able people will be lured away. In expanding their faculties,
some colleges and universities will accept more holders of
bachelor’s and master’s degrees than they have been ac
customed to, but this may force them to focus attention
on ability rather than to rely as unquestioningly as in the
past on the magic of a doctor’s degree.
Meanwhile, other developments provide grounds for
cautious optimism about the effectiveness of the teaching
your children will receive.
THE TV SCREEN
television, not long ago found only in the lounges of
dormitories and student unions, is now an accepted
teaching tool on many campuses. Its use will grow. “To
report on the use of television in teaching,” says Arthur
S. Adams, past president of the American Council on
Education, “is like trying to catch a galloping horse.”
For teaching closeup work in dentistry, surgery, and
laboratory sciences, closed-circuit TV is unexcelled. The
number of students who can gaze into a patient’s gaping
mouth while a teacher demonstrates how to fill a cavity
is limited; when their place is taken by a TV camera and
the students cluster around TV screens, scores can watch
—and see more, too.
Television, at large schools, has the additional virtue of
extending the effectiveness of a single teacher. Instead of
giving the same lecture (replete with the same jokes) three
times to students filling the campus’s largest hall, a pro
fessor can now give it once—and be seen in as many
auditoriums and classrooms as are needed to accommo
date all registrants in his course. Both the professor and
the jokes are fresher, as a result.
How effective is TV? Some carefully controlled studies
show that students taught from the fluorescent screen do
as well in some types of course (e.g., lectures) as those
sitting in the teacher’s presence, and sometimes better.
But TV standardizes instruction to a degree that is not
always desirable. And, reports Henry H. Cassirer of
UNESCO, who has analyzed television teaching in the
U.S., Canada, Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and
Japan, students do not want to lose contact with their
teachers. They want to be able to ask questions as instruc
tion progresses. Mr. Cassirer found effective, on the other
hand, the combination of a central TV lecturer with
classroom instructors who prepare students for the lecture
and then discuss it with them afterward.
ing process by removing some external sources of anxie
ties, such as fear of falling behind.
t> If a student is having difficulty with a subject, the
teacher can check back over his machine tapes and find
the exact point at which the student began to go wrong.
Correction of the difficulty can be made with precision,
not gropingly as is usually necessary in machineless
classes.
Not only do the machines give promise of accelerating
the learning process; they introduce an individuality to
learning which has previously been unknown. “Where
television holds the danger of standardized instruction,”
said John W. Gardner, president of the Carnegie Corpora
tion of New York, in a report to then-President Eisen- .
hower, “the self-teaching device can individualize instruc
tion in ways not now possible—and the student is always
an active participant.” Teaching machines are being
tested, and used, on a number of college campuses and
seem certain to figure prominently in the teaching of your
children.
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at a university in the South
not long ago (he was the director of admissions, no
less, and he spoke not entirely in jest):
“I’m happy I went to college back when I did, instead
of now. Today, the admissions office probably wouldn’t
let me in. If they did, I doubt that I’d last more than a
semester or two.”
Getting into college is a problem, nowadays. Staying
there, once in, can be even more difficult.
Here are some of the principal reasons why many
students fail to finish:
Academic failure: For one reason or another—not
always connected with a lack of aptitude or potential
scholastic ability—many students fail to make the grade.
Low entrance requirements, permitting students to enter
college without sufficient aptitude or previous preparation,
also play a big part. In schools where only a high-school
diploma is required for admission, drop-outs and failures
during the first two years average (nationally) between 60
and 70 per cent. Normally selective admissions procedures
usually cut this rate down to between 20 and 40 per cent.
Where admissions are based on keen competition, the
attrition rate is 10 per cent or less.
future outlook: High schools are tightening their
academic standards, insisting upon greater effort by
students, and teaching the techniques of note-taking, ef
fective studying, and library use. Such measures will
inevitably better the chances of students when they reach
college. Better testing and counseling programs should
help, by guiding less-able students away from institutions
where they’ll be beyond their depth and into institutions
better suited to their abilities and needs. Growing popular
acceptance of the two-year college concept will also help,
as will the adoption of increasingly selective admissions
procedures by four-year colleges and universities.
Parents can help by encouraging activities designed to
find the right academic spot for their children; by recogz(^aid an administrator
three windows in its top. When the student turns a crank,
an item of information, along with a question about it,
appears in the lefthand window (A). The student writes
his answer to the question on a paper strip exposed in
another window (B). The student turns the crank again—
and the correct answer appears at window A.
Simultaneously, this action moves the student’s answer
under a transparent shield covering window C, so that
the student can see, but not change, what he has written.
If the answer is correct, the student turns another crank,
causing the tape to be notched; the machine will by-pass
this item when the student goes through the series of ques
tions again. Questions are arranged so that each item
builds on previous information the machine has given.
Such self-teaching devices have these advantages:
> Each student can proceed at his own pace, whereas
classroom lectures must be paced to the “average” student
—too fast for some, too slow for others. “With a ma
chine,” comments a University of Rochester psychologist,
“the brighter student could go ahead at a very fast pace.”
> The machine makes examinations and testing a re
warding and learning experience, rather than a punish
ment. If his answer is correct, the student is rewarded
with that knowledge instantly; this reinforces his memory
of the right information. If the answer is incorrect, the
machine provides the correct answer immediately. In large
classes, no teacher can provide such frequent—and indi
vidual—rewards and immediate corrections.
> The machine smooths the ups and downs in the learn-
nizing their children’s strengths and limitations; by creat
ing an atmosphere in which children will be encouraged to
read, to study, to develop curiosity, to accept new ideas.
Poor motivation: Students drop out of college “not only
because they lack ability but because they do not have
the motivation for serious study,” say persons who have
studied the attrition problem. This aspect of students’
failure to finish college is attracting attention from edu
cators and administrators both in colleges and in secondary
schools.
future outlook: Extensive research is under way to
determine whether motivation can be measured. The
“Personal Values Inventory,” developed by scholars at
Colgate University, is one promising yardstick, providing
information about a student’s long-range persistence,
personal self-control, and deliberateness (as opposed to
rashness). Many colleges and universities are participating
in the study, in an effort to establish the efficacy of the
tests. Thus far, report the Colgate researchers, “the tests
have successfully differentiated between over- and under
achievers in every college included in the sample.”
Parents can help by their own attitudes toward scholas
tic achievement and by encouraging their children to
�develop independence from adults. “This, coupled with
the reflected image that a person acquires from his
parents—an image relating to persistence and other
traits and values—may have much to do with his orienta
tion toward academic success,” the Colgate investigators
say.
Money: Most parents think they know the cost of send
ing a child to college. But, a recent survey shows, rela
tively few of them actually do. The average parent, the
survey disclosed, underestimates college costs by roughly
40 per cent. In such a situation, parental savings for col
lege purposes often run out quickly—and, unless the
student can fill the gap with scholarship aid, a loan, or
earnings from part-time employment, he drops out.
future outlook: A surprisingly high proportion of
financial dropouts are children of middle-income, not
low-income, families. If parents would inform themselves
fully about current college costs—and reinform them
selves periodically, since prices tend to go up—a substan
tial part of this problem could be solved in the future by
realistic family savings programs.
Other probabilities: growing federal and state (as
well as private) scholarship programs; growing private
and governmental loan programs.
Jobs: Some students, anxious to strike out on their
own, are lured from college by jobs requiring little skill but
offering attractive starting salaries. Many such students
may have hesitated about going to college in the first
place and drop out at the first opportunity.
future outlook: The lure of jobs will always tempt
some students, but awareness of the value of completing
college—for lifelong financial gain, if for no other reason
—is increasing.
Emotional problems: Some students find themselves
unable to adjust to college life and drop out as a result.
Often such problems begin when a student chooses a col
lege that’s “wrong” for him. It may accord him too much
or too little freedom; its pace may be too swift for him,
resulting in frustration, or too slow, resulting in boredom;
it may be “too social” or “not social enough.”
future outlook: With expanding and more skillful
guidance counseling and psychological testing, more
students can expect to be steered to the “right” college
environment. This won’t entirely eliminate the emotionalmaladjustment problem, but it should ease it substantially.
Marriage: Many students marry while still in college
but fully expect to continue their education. A number do
go on (sometimes wives withdraw from college to earn
money to pay their husbands’ educational expenses).
Others have children before graduating and must drop
out of college in order to support their family.
future outlook: The trend toward early marriage
shows no signs of abating. Large numbers of parents
openly or tacitly encourage children to go steady and to
marry at an early age. More and more colleges are provid-
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Some even have day-care facilities for students’ young
children. Attitudes and customs in their “peer groups”
will continue to influence young people on the question
of marrying early; in some groups, it’s frowned upon; in
others, it’s the thing to do.
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7 aspects. Today, at many institutions, enrollment
resembles a pyramid: the freshman class, at the bottom,
is big; the sophomore class is smaller, the junior class still
smaller, and the senior class a mere fraction of the fresh
man group. Such pyramids are wasteful, expensive, inef
ficient. They represent hundreds, sometimes thousands, of
personal tragedies: young people who didn’t make it.
The goal of the colleges is to change the pyramid into a
straight-sided figure, with as many people graduating as
enter the freshman class. In the college of tomorrow, the
sides will not yet have attained the perfect vertical, but—as
a result of improved placement, admissions, and aca
demic practices—they should slope considerably less than
they do now.
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[1 college graduates, they will not end their formal educaZL tion when they get their bachelor’s degrees. On they’ll
go_ to graduate school, to a professional school, or to an
advanced technological institution.
There are good reasons for their continuing:
> In four years, nowadays, one can only begin to scratch
the surface of the body of knowledge in his specialty. To
teach, or to hold down a high-ranking job in industry or
government, graduate study is becoming more and more
useful and necessary.
t> Automation, in addition to eliminating jobs in un
skilled categories, will have an increasingly strong effect on
persons holding jobs in middle management and middle
technology. Competition for survival will be intense.
Many students will decide that one way of competing
advantageously is to take as much formal education be
yond the baccalaureate as they can get.
t> One way in which women can compete successfully
with men for high-level positions is to be equipped with a
graduate degree when they enter the job market.
> Students heading for school-teaching careers will
increasingly be urged to concentrate on substantive studies
in their undergraduate years and to take methodology
courses in a postgraduate schooling period. The same will
be true in many other fields.
> Shortages are developing in some professions, e.g.,
medicine. Intensive efforts will be made to woo more top
undergraduates into professional schools, and opportuni
ties in short-supplied professions will become increasingly
attractive.
> “Skills,” predicts a Presidential committee, “may be
come obsolete in our fast-moving industrial society. Sound
education provides a basis for adjustment to constant and
abrupt change—a base on which new skills may be built.’
The moral will not be lost on tomorrow’s students.
In addition to having such practical motives, tomor
row’s students will be influenced by a growing tendency
to expose them to graduate-level work while they are still
undergraduates. Independent study will give them a taste
of the intellectual satisfaction to be derived from learning
on their own. Graduate-style seminars, with their stimulat
ing give-and-take of fact and opinion, will exert a strong
appeal. As a result, for able students the distinction be
tween undergraduate and graduate work will become
blurred and meaningless. Instead of arbitrary insistence
upon learning in two-year or four-year units, there will
be more attention paid to the length of time a student
requires—and desires—to immerse himself in the specialty
that interests him.
A nd even with graduate or professional study, educaZjX tion is not likely to end for your children.
Administrators in the field of adult education—
or, more accurately, “continuing education”—expect that
within a decade the number of students under their wing
will exceed the number of undergraduates in American
colleges and universities.
“Continuing education,” says Paul A. McGhee, dean
of New York University’s Division of General Education
(where annually some 17,000 persons enroll in around
1,200 non-credit courses) “is primarily the education of
the already educated.” The more education you have, the
more you are likely to want. Since more and more people
will go to college, it follows that more and more people
will seek knowledge throughout their lives.
We are, say adult-education leaders, departing from the
old notion that one works to live. In this day of automa
tion and urbanization, a new concept is emerging: “time,”
not “work,” is the paramount factor in people’s lives.
Leisure takes on a new meaning: along with golf, boating,
�and partying, it now includes study. And he who forsakes
gardening for studying is less and less likely to be regarded
as the neighborhood oddball.
Certain to vanish are the last vestiges of the stigma that
has long attached to “night school.” Although the con
cept of night school as a place for educating only the il
literate has changed, many who have studied at night—
either for credit or for fun and intellectual stimulation—
have felt out of step, somehow. But such views are
obsolescent and soon will be obsolete.
Thus far, American colleges and universities—with
notable exceptions-—have not led the way in providing
continuing education for their alumni. Most alumni have
been forced to rely on local boards of education and other
civic and social groups to provide lectures, classes, discus
sion groups. These have been inadequate, and institutions
of higher education can be expected to assume un
precedented roles in the continuing-education field.
Alumni and alumnae are certain to demand that they
take such leadership. Wrote Clarence B. Randall in The
New York Times Magazine: “At institution after institu
tion there has come into being an organized and articulate
group of devoted graduates who earnestly believe ... that
the college still has much to offer them.”
When colleges and universities respond on a large scale
to the growing demand for continuing education, the
variety of courses is likely to be enormous. Already, in
institutions where continuing education is an accepted
role, the range is from space technology to existentialism
to funeral direction. (When the University of California
offered non-credit courses in the first-named subject to
engineers and physicists, the combined enrollment reached
4,643.) “From the world of astronauts, to the highest of
ivory towers, to six feet under,” is how one wag has
described the phenomenon.
/TT owe other likely features of your children, after
''■vx they are graduated from tomorrow’s colleges:
► They’ll have considerably more political sophisti
cation than did the average person who marched up to get
a diploma in their parents’ day. Political parties now have
active student groups on many campuses and publish
material beamed specifically at undergraduates. Student
government organizations are developing sophisticated
procedures. Nonpartisan as well as partisan groups, oper
ating on a national scale, are fanning student interest in
current political affairs.
► They’ll have an international orientation that many of
their parents lacked when they left the campuses. The
presence of more foreign students in their classes, the
emphasis on courses dealing with global affairs, the front
pages of their daily newspapers will all contribute to this
change. They will find their international outlook useful:
a recent government report predicts that “25 years from
now, one college graduate in four will find at least part of
his career abroad in such places as Rio de Janeiro, Dakar,
Beirut, Leopoldville, Sydney, Melbourne, or Toronto.”
► They’ll have an awareness of unanswered questions,
to an extent that their parents probably did not have.
Principles that once were regarded (and taught) as in
controvertible fact are now regarded (and taught) as sub
ject to constant alteration, thanks to the frequent toppling
of long-held ideas in today’s explosive sciences and
technologies. Says one observer: “My student generation,
if it looked at the world, didn’t know it was ‘loaded’.
Today’s student has no such ignorance.”
> They’ll possess a broad-based liberal education, but
in their jobs many of them are likely to specialize more
narrowly than did their elders. “It is a rare bird today
who knows all about contemporary physics and all about
modern mathematics,” said one of the world’s most dis
tinguished scientists not long ago, “and if he exists, I
yyho will pay and how?
-vr yr y'lLL YOU be able to afford a college education
\/%/ for your children? The tuition? The travel exV V pensc? The room rent? The board?
In addition:
Will you be able to pay considerably more than is
written on the price-tags for these items?
The stark truth is that you—or somebody—must pay,
if your children are to go to college and get an education
as good as the education you received.
is where colleges and universities get their
i— money:
JL JI
From taxes paid to governments at all levels:
city, state, and federal. Governments now appropriate an
estimated $2.9 billion in support of higher education
every year. By 1970 government support will have grown
to roughly $4 billion.
From private gifts and grants. These now provide nearly
SI billion annually. By 1970 they must provide about
$2,019 billion. Here is where this money is likely to come
from:
tt tt ere
Alumni..................................... $ 505,000,000(25%)
Non-aiumni individuals..............
Business corporations...............
Foundations . . .. ......................
Religious denominations .........
Total voluntary support, 1970..
haven’t found him. Because of the rapid growth of science
it has become impossible for one man to master any large
part of it; therefore, we have the necessity of specializa
tion.”
► Your daughters are likely to be impatient with the
prospect of devoting their lives solely to unskilled labor as
housewives. Not only will more of tomorrow’s women
graduates embark upon careers when they receive their
diplomas, but more of them will keep up their contacts
with vocational interests even during their period of childrearing. And even before the children are grown, more of
them will return to the working force, either as paid
employees or as highly skilled volunteers.
II '\lEPENDING upon their own outlook, parents of
I tomorrow's graduates will find some of the pros
pects good, some of them deplorable. In essence,
however, the likely trends of tomorrow are only continua
tions of trends that are clearly established today, and
moving inexorably.
505,000,000 (25%)
505,000,000 (25%)
262,000,000 (13%)
242,000,000 (12%)
$2,019,000,000
From endowment earnings. These now provide around
$210 million a year. By 1970 endowment will produce
around $333 million a year.
From tuition and fees. These now provide around $1.2
billion (about 21 per cent of college and university funds).
By 1970 they must produce about $2.1 billion (about 23.5
per cent of all funds).
From other sources. Miscellaneous income now provides
around $410 million annually. By 1970 the figure is ex
pected to be around $585 million.
These estimates, made by the independent Council for
Financial Aid to Education*, are based on the “best
available” estimates of the expected growth in enroll
ment in America’s colleges and universities: from slightly
less than 4 million this year to about 6.4 million in the
’To whose research staff the editors are indebted for most of the
financial projections cited in this section of their report. CFAE
statisticians, using and comparing three methods of projection, built
their estimates on available hard figures and carefully reasoned
assumptions about the future.
academic year 1969-70. The total income that the colleges
and universities will require in 1970 to handle this enroll
ment will be on the order of $9 billion—compared with
the $5.6 billion that they received and spent in 1959-60.
WHO PAYS?
of funds, of course—however
it is labeled—boils down to you. Some of the money, you
pay directly: tuition, fees, gifts to the colleges and univer
sities that you support. Other funds pass, in a sense,
through channels—your church, the several levels of
government to which you pay taxes, the business corpora
tions with which you deal or in which you own stock.
But, in the last analysis, individual persons are the source
of them all.
Hence, if you wished to reduce your support of higher
education, you could do so. Conversely (as is presumably
the case with most enlightened parents and with most col
lege alumni and alumnae), if you wished to increase it,
you could do that, also—with your vote and your check
book. As is clearly evident in the figures above, it is es
sential that you substantially increase both your direct
and your indirect support of higher education between
now and 1970, if tomorrow’s colleges and universities are
to give your children the education that you would wish
for them.
virtually every source
THE MONEY YOU’LL NEED
SINCE IT REQUIRES long-range planning and long-range
voluntary saving, for most families the most difficult part
of financing their children’s education is paying the direct
costs: tuition, fees, room, board, travel expenses.
These costs vary widely from institution to institution.
At government-subsidized colleges and universities, for
�example, tuition fees for state residents may be non
existent or quite low. At community colleges, located
within commuting distance of their students’ homes, room
and board expenses may consist only of what parents are
already paying for housing and food. At independent
(non-governmental) colleges and universities, the costs
may be considerably higher.
In 1960-61, here is what the average male student
spent at the average institution of higher education, in
cluding junior colleges, in each of the two categories
(public and private):
Public
Private
Institutions Institutions
Tuition
$179
$ 676
Board .
383
404
Room .
187
216
Total
$749
$1,296
These, of course, are “hard-core” costs only, repre
senting only part of the expense. The average annual
bill for an unmarried student is around $1,550. This con
servative figure, provided by the Survey Research Center
at the University of Michigan for the U.S. Office of Edu
cation, does not include such items as clothing. And, as
we have attempted to stress by italicizing the word “aver
age” wherever it appears, the bill can be considerably
higher, as well as somewhat lower. At a private college
for women (which is likely to get relatively little money
from other sources and must therefore depend heavily
upon tuition income) the hard-core costs alone may now
run as high as $2,600 per year.
Every parent must remember that costs will inevitably
rise, not fall, in the years ahead. In 1970, according to
one estimate, the cost of four years at the average state
university will be $5,800; at the average private college,
$11,684.
HOW TO AFFORD IT?
SUCH sums represent a healthy part of most families’
resources. Hard-core costs alone equal, at public institu
tions, about 13 per cent of the average American family’s
annual income; at private institutions, about 23 per cent
of average annual income.
How do families afford it? How can you afford it?
Here is how the typical family pays the current average
bill of $1,550 per year:
Parents contribute..
Scholarships defray
The student earns..
Other sources yield.
for many families, a scramble—a piecing-together of
many sources of funds.
Is such scrambling necessary? The question can be
answered only on a family-by-family basis. But these
generalizations do seem valid:
► Many parents think they are putting aside enough
money to pay most of the costs of sending their children
to college. But most parents seriously underestimate
what these costs will be. The only solution: Keep posted,
by checking college costs periodically. What was true of
college costs yesterday (and even of the figures in this
report, as nearly current as they are) is not necessarily
true of college costs today. It will be even less true of
college costs tomorrow.
► If they knew what college costs really were, and what
they are likely to be in the years when their children are
likely to enroll, many parents could save enough money.
They would start saving earlier and more persistently.
They would gear their family budgets to the need. They
would revise their savings programs from time to time,
as they obtained new information about cost changes.
► Many parents count on scholarships to pay their chil
dren’s way. For upper-middle-income families, this reli
ance can be disastrous. By far the greatest number of
scholarships are now awarded on the basis of financial
need, largely determined by level of family income. (Col
leges and other scholarship sources are seriously con
cerned about the fact, indicated by several studies, that
at least 100,000 of the country’s high-school graduates
each year are unable to attend college, primarily for
financial reasons.) Upper-middle-income families are
among those most seriously affected by the sudden reali
zation that they have failed to save enough for their
children’s education.
► Loan programs make sense. Since going to college
sometimes costs as much as buying a house (which most
families finance through long-term borrowing), long-term
$950
130
360
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Nearly half of all parents begin saving money for their
children’s college education well before their children are
ready to enroll. Fourteen per cent report that they borrow
money to help meet college costs. Some 27 per cent take
on extra work, to earn more money. One in five mothers
does additional work in order to help out.
Financing the education of one’s children is obviously,
I
Using the current and the 1970 figures that were cited
earlier, tuition will probably have to carry, on the aver
age, about 2 per cent more of the share of total educa
tional costs than it now carries. Governmental support,
although increasing by about a billion dollars, will actu
ally carry about 7 per cent less of the total cost than it
now does. Endowment income’s share will remain about
the same as at present. Revenues in the category of “other
sources” can be expected to decline by about .8 per cent,
in terms of their share of the total load. Private gifts and
grants—from alumni, non-alumni individuals, businesses
and unions, philanthropic foundations, and religious de
nominations—must carry about 6 per cent more of the
total cost in 1970, if higher education is not to founder.
Alumnae and alumni, to whom colleges and universi
ties must look for an estimated 25 per cent ($505 million)
of such gifts: please note.
repayment of college costs, by students or their parents,
strikes many people as highly logical.
Loans can be obtained from government and from
private bankers. Just last spring, the most ambitious
private loan program yet developed was put into opera
tion: United Student Aid Funds, Inc., is the backer, with
headquarters at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York 17,
N.Y. It is raising sufficient capital to underwrite a reserve
fund to endorse S500 million worth of long-term, lowinterest bank loans to students. Affiliated state com
mittees, established by citizen groups, will act as the
direct contact agencies for students.
In the 1957-58 academic year, Ioans for educational
purposes totaled only SI 15 million. Last year they totaled
an estimated S430 million. By comparison, scholarships
from all sources last year amounted to only SI60 million.
IS THE COST TOO HIGH?
high as they seem, tuition rates are bargains, in this
sense: They do not begin to pay the cost of providing a
college education.
On the national average, colleges and universities must
receive between three and four additional dollars for
every one dollar that they collect from students, in order
to provide their services. At public institutions, the ratio
of non-tuition money to tuition money is greater than
the average: the states typically spend more than $700
for every student enrolled.
Even the gross cost of higher education is low, when
put in perspective. In terms of America’s total production
of goods and services, the proportion of the gross na
tional product spent for higher education is only 1.3 per
cent, according to government statistics.
To put salaries and physical plant on a sound footing,
colleges must spend more money, in relation to the gross
national product, than they have been spending in the
past. Before they can spend it, they must get it. From
what sources?
CAN COLLEGES BE MORE EFFICIENT?
not infrequently,
other business men—sometimes tear their hair over the
“inefficiencies” they see in higher education. Physical
facilities—classrooms, for example—are in use for only
part of the 24-hour day, and sometimes they stand idle
for three months in summertime. Teachers “work”—
i.e., actually stand in the front of their classes—for only
a fraction of industry’s 40-hour week. (The hours devoted
to preparation and research, without which a teacher
would soon become a purveyor of dangerously outdated
misinformation, don’t show on formal teaching schedules
and are thus sometimes overlooked by persons making a
judgment in terms of business efficiency.) Some courses
are given for only a handful of students. (What a waste
of space and personnel, some cost analysts say.)
A few of these “inefficiencies” are capable of being
curbed, at least partially. The use of physical facilities is
being increased at some institutions through the provision
of night lectures and lab courses. Summer schools and
year-round schedules are raising the rate of plant utiliza
tion. But not all schools are so situated that they can
avail themselves of even these economies.
The president of the Rochester (N.Y.) Chamber of
Commerce observed not long ago:
“The heart of the matter is simply this: To a great
extent, the very thing which is often referred to as the
‘inefficient’ or ‘unbusinesslike’ phase of a liberal arts
college’s operation is really but an accurate reflection of
its true essential nature . . . [American business and
industry] have to understand that much of liberal edu
cation which is urgently worth saving cannot be justified
on a dollars-and-cents basis.”
In short, although educators have as much of an obli
gation as anyone else to use money wisely, you just can’t
run a college like a railroad. Your children would be
cheated, if anybody tried.
industrial cost accountants—and,
�In sum
They will need, as always, the understanding by
thoughtful portions of the citizenry (particularly their
own alumni and alumnae) of the subtleties, the sensitiveness, the fine balances of freedom and responsibility
without which the mechanism of higher education cannot
■TF -w- -then YOUR children go to college, what will
\/\ / college be like? Their college will, in short, be
’
’
ready for them. Its teaching staff will be compe
tent and complete. Its courses will be good and, as you
would wish them to be, demanding of the best talents
that your children possess. Its physical facilities will sur
function.
They will need, if they are to be of highest service to
your children, the best aid which you are capable of
giving as a parent: the preparation of your children to
value things of the mind, to know the joy of meeting and
overcoming obstacles, and to develop their own personal
pass those you knew in your college years. The oppor
tunities it will offer your children will be limitless.
If.
That is the important word.
Between now and 1970 (a date that the editors arbi
trarily selected for most of their projections, although
the date for your children may come sooner or it may
come later), much must be done to build the strength of
America’s colleges and universities. For, between now
and 1970, they will be carrying an increasingly heavy
load in behalf of the nation.
They will need more money—considerably more than
is now available to them—and they will need to obtain
much of it from you.
independence.
Your children are members of the most promising
American generation. (Every new generation, properly,
is so regarded.) To help them realize their promise is a
job to which the colleges and universities are dedicated.
It is their supreme function. It is the job to which you, as
parent, are also dedicated. It is your supreme function.
With your efforts and the efforts of the college of to
morrow, your children’s future can be brilliant. If.
“The College
of Tomorrow
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The University of Pennsylvania
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Sweet Briar College
�CUE AND CURTAIN
CONCLUDES
SEASON WITH
SMASH HIT
Chase Theater was the scene each evening from
May 1-5 of overflowing audiences which came to
see Wilkes Cue and Curtain perform superbly Hen
rik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People.”
Art Fair
May 17 and 18 brought to the campus the annual Art Fair
sponsored by the Art Club. This is the second year for
the event and it complemented nicely the annual Wyo
ming Valley Fine Arts Fiesta which is gaining nation-wide
publicity. Conyngham Hall Annex, setting for the Art
Fair, saw a steady stream of visitors numbering almost
1,000 who viewed the exhibits occupying the two floors
of the hall. Water colors, fashion drawing, sculpture,
typography, batik, copper enameling, pastels, figure draw
ing, ceramics, oils, pottery, printing, tempera and encaustic
painting comprised the exhibit. The Art Fair was climaxed
with an Artists and Models Ball.
10
“A spontaneous overflow of powerful emotions” does
not begin to describe adequately the standing ova
tions given members of the cast for their outstanding
performances. According to “Al” Groh, Director of
the Theater, there has never been such immediate
audience reaction to any play given previously at
Wilkes.
Cue and Curtain reached new heights with this play
which is an adaptation by Arthur Miller. The
Theater at Wilkes, under the expert direction of
Mr. Groh, is providing intellectual stimulus to stu
dents, to faculty, and to friends of the College.
Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” concerns Kirsten
Springs, a town on the Norwegian seacoast, and its
inhabitants. The town and its people profit greatly
from the attraction of the “springs,” the mineral
waters, so called, of the area. Dr. Stockmann,
played by David Fendrick, discovers that the waters
are poisonous, and advises a halt to the tourist trade
which visits Kirsten Springs annually to bathe in
its “miraculous” waters. The resulting clash of
interests between the individual and society follows.
Dr. Stockmann, ostracized by his friends, concludes
the drama in a scene with his wife and children:
“You are fighting for the truth, and that’s why
you’re alone. And that makes you strong — we’re
the strongest people in the world ... and the strong
must learn to be lonely.”
Recently Cue and Curtain held its annual awards
program. Awards were presented by Dr. William
Edgerton, English Department Chairman, to the
following students for outstanding performances
during the past year: Best actor, David Fendrick,
for his role as Dr. Stockmann in “An Enemy of the
People”; Best actress, Sieglinde Vallot, as Elvira in
“Blithe Spirit”; Best supporting actor, Marc Hirshman, as the mayor in “An Enemy of the People”;
Best supporting actress, Joan Pitney, as grandma in
“The American Dream.”
J. Paul Thomas, ’51, President of Theater Alumni,
presented the annual “Theater Alumni Award” to
Marc Hirshman for his portrayal of Mayor Stock
mann in Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People.”
Dr. Beverly Canning, Associate Professor of Speech
and Drama, Hood College, Frederick, Maryland,
was the guest speaker at the annual awards program.
Dr. Canning reviewed several current non-musical
Broadway dramas. Among them were the English
plays: “A Passage to India”; “The Aspern Papers”;
and “A Man for All Seasons.” American plays re
viewed briefly by Dr. Canning were: “Gideon”;
“Gift of Time”; “The Night of the Iguana”; and
“Purlie Victorious.”
Dr. Canning concluded her remarks by stating that
“the theater is not deteriorating ... it (drama) is
the chief contributor to our cultural heritage.”
11
�CUE AND CURTAIN
CONCLUDES
SEASON WITH
SMASH HIT
Chase Theater was the scene each evening from
May 1-5 of overflowing audiences which came to
see Wilkes Cue and Curtain perform superbly Hen
rik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People.”
“A spontaneous overflow of powerful emotions” does
not begin to describe adequately the standing ova
tions given members of the cast for their outstanding
performances. According to “Al” Groh, Director of
the Theater, there has never been such immediate
audience reaction to any play given previously at
Wilkes.
sponsored by the Art Club. This is the second year for
the event and it complemented nicely the annual Wyo
ming Valley Fine Arts Fiesta which is gaining nation-wide
publicity. Conyngham Hall Annex, setting for the Art
Fair, saw a steady stream of visitors numbering almost
1,000 who viewed the exhibits occupying the two floors
of the hall. Water colors, fashion drawing, sculpture,
typography, batik, copper enameling, pastels, figure draw
ing, ceramics, oils, pottery, printing, tempera and encaustic
painting comprised the exhibit. The Art Fair was climaxed
with an Artists and Models Ball.
Cue and Curtain reached new heights with this play
which is an adaptation by Arthur Miller. The
Theater at Wilkes, under the expert direction of
Mr. Groh, is providing intellectual stimulus to stu
dents, to faculty, and to friends of the College.
Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” concerns Kirsten
Springs, a town on the Norwegian seacoast, and its
inhabitants. The town and its people profit greatly
from the attraction of the “springs,” the mineral
waters, so called, of the area. Dr. Stockmann,
played by David Fendrick, discovers that the waters
are poisonous, and advises a halt to the tourist trade
which visits Kirsten Springs annually to bathe in
its “miraculous” waters. The resulting clash of
interests between the individual and society follows.
Dr. Stockmann, ostracized by his friends, concludes
the drama in a scene with his wife and children:
“You are fighting for the truth, and that’s why
you’re alone. And that makes you strong — we’re
the strongest people in the world . . . and the strong
must learn to be lonely.”
Recently Cue and Curtain held its annual awards
program. Awards were presented by Dr. William
Edgerton, English Department Chairman, to the
following students for outstanding performances
during the past year: Best actor, David Fendrick,
for his role as Dr. Stockmann in “An Enemy of the
People”; Best actress, Sieglinde Vallot, as Elvira in
“Blithe Spirit”; Best supporting actor, Marc Hirshman, as the mayor in “An Enemy of the People”;
Best supporting actress, Joan Pitney, as grandma in
“The American Dream.”
J. Paul Thomas, ’51, President of Theater Alumni,
presented the annual “Theater Alumni Award” to
Marc Hirshman for his portrayal of Mayor Stock
mann in Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People.”
Dr. Beverly Canning, Associate Professor of Speech
and Drama, Hood College, Frederick, Maryland,
was the guest speaker at the annual awards program.
Dr. Canning reviewed several current non-musical
Broadway dramas. Among them were the English
plays: “A Passage to India”; “Tire Aspern Papers”;
and “A Man for All Seasons.” American plays re
viewed briefly by Dr. Canning were: “Gideon”;
“Gift of Time”; “The Night of the Iguana”; and
“Purlie Victorious.”
Dr. Canning concluded her remarks by stating that
“the theater is not deteriorating ... it (drama) is
the chief contributor to our cultural heritage.”
11
�Attorney Andrew Hourigan, Jr., has accepted an invita
tion to serve on the Wilkes College Board of Trustees.
The last issue of the Alumnus should have carried the
announcement, but due to copy pressure, it was held over
until the Spring issue.
Mr. Hourigan, senior partner in the law firm of Hourigan,
Kluger and Spohrer, is well known to residents of Greater
Wilkes-Barre both for his activities with the Chamber
and its industrial corporations; and numerous civic organi
zations throughout the area. Last year he served as
general chairman of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Industrial
Fund Campaign which through support by business, labor
and industry and the community successfully reached
$1,720,000.
Jack P. Kam, ’39, is a fellow who keeps so bui
have time to think about being handicapp
really is!
Most of all, he is keenly aware of the prol
cerebral palsied — for he himself is cerebral ]
he has pointed the way for many other hand
sons to stop feeling sorry for themselves ant
something.
Co-founder of the Wyoming Valley United Fund, Mr.
Hourigan has served as president of the Fund, 1958-60;
chairman of the Planning Council 1955-58; and campaign
chairman in 1954. Presently he is a director of Wyoming
Valley United Fund, Pennsylvania United Fund, Council
for Mentally Retarded, Mercy Hospital and Miners Na
tional Bank of Wilkes-Barre.
Scholar, licensed theatrical agent, foreign fi
and magazine writer, Jack’s latest success
playwriting. The United Cerebral Palsy her
New York City has recently published rave i
official publication, “Crusader,” about Kam’
play, “Appearance Counts,” which is design
good grooming in palsied teen-agers and a<
A graduate of Wyoming Seminary, Princeton University
and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Mr.
Hourigan resides at 1720 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort
with his wife, the former Annette Beasley of Baltimore,
and children Kathleen, Andrew III and Annette.
Jack has been one of the most deeply motivat
of the local UCP organization. He was oi
organize the affiliate’s adult group in 1955 an
its activities until 1958. A charter member
of directors of Wyoming Valley’s UCP, he 1
legislative chairman and as second vice pre
affiliate and chairman of the Development
ANDREW HOURIGAN
Effective July 1, Mrs. Hervey Ahlborn, currently finishing
her term as Dean of Women at Keystone Junior College,
will become the new Dean of Women at Wilkes. She
will occupy the post now held by Mrs. Gertrude Doane,
who returned to the College to fill this interim appoint
ment. Dr. Farley made the announcement May 9.
Educated by private tutors as a child, the i
dynamic Jack shelved such instruction to enr<
Barre Business School — and despite his h
came a fine typist and stenographer. That v
for this man who has been an inspiration 1
handicapped. He then enrolled here at W
here he earned a lasting reputation as a sou
the theater and a skilled writer. His “Bea
is still remembered as “really something t
From 1942 to 1948 he was a keyman on the
Wilkes College Thespians.
Although a resident of Wilkes-Barre for many years, Mrs.
Ahlborn was born in Altoona and graduated from Al
toona High School to attend the Madeira School, Washing
ton, D. C. In 1928, she was graduated from Mt. Holyoke
College with an A. B. degree in Zoology.
An active participant in various community activities in
Greater Wilkes-Barre, she served as Executive Secretary
of the Luzerne County Medical Society from 1957 to 1959.
She then joined the staff of Keystone Junior College in
her present capacity.
A widow, she has two children — one, a married son in
Oakland, California; the other, a daughter who teaches
at Annie Wright Seminary, Tacoma, Washington.
MRS. HERVEY AHLBORN
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Mrs. Ahlborn’s professional affiliations include the Penn
sylvania Association of Women Dean Counsellors, Na
tional Association of Women Dean Counsellors, and
sustaining membership in the Junior League.
JACK P. KARN
In 1948 he opened an office in Simon Lonj
become the city’s first foreign film exhibi
licensed by the state as a theatrical agent,
organized the well-remembered “Cinema Cla
appreciation group.
His work with UCP would keep any man
but Jack also finds time to be active witl
College Alumni Association, Little Theater, 1
Fox Hill Country Club, and Wilkes-Barre I
Jack resides at 372 South River Street. Wi
�Attorney Andrew Hourigan, Jr., has accepted an invita
tion to serve on the Wilkes College Board of Trustees.
The last issue of the Alumnus should have carried the
announcement, but due to copy pressure, it was held over
until the Spring issue.
Mr. Hourigan, senior partner in the law firm of Hourigan,
Kluger and Spohrer, is well known to residents of Greater
Wilkes-Barre both for his activities with the Chamber
and its industrial corporations; and numerous civic organi
zations throughout the area. Last year he served as
general chairman of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Industrial
Fund Campaign which through support by business, labor
and industry and the community successfully reached
$1,720,000.
Jack P. Kam, ’39, is a fellow who keeps so busy he doesn’t
have time to think about being handicapped — and he
really is!
Most of all, he is keenly aware of the problems of the
cerebral palsied — for he himself is cerebral palsied — but
he has pointed the way for many other handicapped per
sons to stop feeling sorry for themselves and start doing
something.
Co-founder of the Wyoming Valley United Fund, Mr.
Hourigan has served as president of the Fund, 1958-60;
chairman of the Planning Council 1955-58; and campaign
chairman in 1954. Presently he is a director of Wyoming
Valley United Fund, Pennsylvania United Fund, Council
for Mentally Retarded, Mercy Hospital and Miners Na
tional Bank of Wilkes-Barre.
Scholar, licensed theatrical agent, foreign film exhibitor
and magazine writer, Jack’s latest successful effort is
playwriting. The United Cerebral Palsy headquarters in
New York City has recently published rave notices in its
official publication, “Crusader,” about Karn’s pantomine
play, “Appearance Counts,” which is designed to inspire
good grooming in palsied teen-agers and adults.
A graduate of Wyoming Seminary, Princeton University
and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Mr.
Hourigan resides at 1720 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort
with his wife, the former Annette Beasley of Baltimore,
and children Kathleen, Andrew III and Annette.
Jack has been one of the most deeply motivated volunteers
of the local UCP organization. He was one of five to
organize the affiliate’s adult group in 1955 and he directed
its activities until 1958. A charter member of the board
of directors of Wyoming Valley’s UCP, he has served as
legislative chairman and as second vice president of the
affiliate and chairman of the Development Center.
HOURIGAN
Effective July 1, Mrs. Hervey Ahlborn, currently finishing
her term as Dean of Women at Keystone Junior College,
will become the new Dean of Women at Wilkes. She
will occupy the post now held by Mrs. Gertrude Doane,
who returned to the College to fill this interim appoint
ment. Dr. Farley made the announcement May 9.
Educated by private tutors as a child, the energetic and
dynamic Jack shelved such instruction to enroll in WilkesBarre Business School —and despite his handicap —be
came a fine typist and stenographer. That wasn’t enough
for this man who has been an inspiration to this area’s
handicapped. He then enrolled here at Wilkes. While
here he earned a lasting reputation as a sound student of
the theater and a skilled writer. His “Beacon” column
is still remembered as “really something that clicked.”
From 1942 to 1948 he was a keyman on the board of the
Wilkes College Thespians.
Although a resident of Wilkes-Barre for many years, Mrs.
Ahlborn was bom in Altoona and graduated from Al
toona High School to attend the Madeira School, Washing
ton, D. C. In 1928, she was graduated from Mt. Holyoke
College with an A. B. degree in Zoology.
1
IVEY AHLBORN
An active participant in various community activities in
Greater Wilkes-Barre, she served as Executive Secretary
of the Luzerne County Medical Society from 1957 to 1959.
She then joined the staff of Keystone Junior College in
her present capacity.
A widow, she has two children — one, a married son in
Oakland, California; the other, a daughter who teaches
at Annie Wright Seminary, Tacoma, Washington.
Mrs. Ahlbom’s professional affiliations include the Penn
sylvania Association of Women Dean Counsellors, Na
tional Association of Women Dean Counsellors, and
sustaining membership in the Junior League.
JACK P. KARN
In 1948 he opened an office in Simon Long Building to
become the city’s first foreign film exhibitor and was
licensed by the state as a theatrical agent. In 1949 he
organized the well-remembered “Cinema Classics,” a film
appreciation group.
His work with UCP would keep any man on the run,
but Jack also finds time to be active with our Wilkes
College Alumni Association, Little Theater, Drama Guild,
Fox Hill Country Club, and Wilkes-Barre Elks.
Jack resides at 372 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre.
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�PAUL P. ZAVADA has been notified
by the Pennsylvania State Board of
Examiners of Public Accountants that
he has successfully passed the exami
nation for Certified Public Account
ants. Now residing at R722 Hazle
Street, Ashley, the new CPA is mar
ried and has a son, David. He is
presently employed by Joseph H.
Williams, CPA, with offices in the
Blue Cross Building, Wilkes-Barre.
GEORGE H. BATTERSON is an
advertising and sales promotion man
ager for UARCO Incorporated, Bar
rington, Illinois.
WILBUR J. SMILES is an Industrial
Engineer for Jones and Laughlin Steel
Corporation, Aliquippa Works, Ali
quippa, Pennsylvania.
has recorded songs for an album re
leased March 1962 by Folkways Rec
ords entitled “More Learning as We
Play,” musical activities for excep
tional children, selected and arranged
by Winifred E. Stiles and David R.
jinglend. This album is “an aid in
developing an expansive beginning
music program for retarded children
or young normal children with mental
ages of from three to eight years.”
Mrs. Ennis is a former music teacher
in the Plainfield, New Jersey ele
mentary public schools.
JAMES E. MARK of Menlo Park,
California, is a research associate at
Stanford University in Stanford, Cali
fornia. He is presently doing research
in Polymer Physical Chemistry.
‘58
‘57
RAYMOND G. SABA received a
Master of Science degree in physics
from Penn State in January.
CHARLES W. ROBINSON is work
ing as an accountant for Raymond
International Construction Company
in Saigon, Viet Nam.
LARRY D. AMDUR is a division
manager for Suburban Directory Pub
lishers, Inc., Washington, D. C.
WILLIAM J. JACOBSON is a super
visor of Scheduling at Okonite Com
pany, North Brunswick, New Jersey.
He supervises and improves the Pro
duction Control function in the areas
of machine loading and machine
assignment.
JOHN S. UCZEN has been appointed
organist and music director of St.
Patrick’s Church and Academy, Syra
cuse, New York. He is married and
has three children.
R. DAVID SLIMAK is Technical
Advisor of Air Products and Chem
icals, Inc., Los Angeles, California.
He is advisor for the U.S.A.F. aircraft
and missile cryogenic systems. He is
married and has a daughter, Cheryl.
RAYMOND J. FALCHEK is a field
engineer for the Micro Switch Divi
sion of Minneapolis-Honeywell Reg
ulator Company, Philadelphia.
Mrs. Harry W. Ennis, (GWEN
JONES), of Somerville, New Jersey,
14
make their home at 122 Atkins Ave
nue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania with
their son, Paul.
Mrs. Paul Earl, (MERRIE JONES),
is a teacher in the elementary schools
of Belleview, New Jersey.
JOSEPH W. OLIVER of 104 Wood
land Avenue, Medina, New York is
a teacher and football coach at Me
dina Central Schools, Medina. Joe
is married to the former JOAN
TIERNEY, Class of ’59, and has a
son, Thomas.
Mrs. Oscar Knight, Jr., (NANCY
CASTERLIN), is a research assist
ant, preparing bibliographies from
chemical abstracts, physical ab
stracts, etc., and is also the chemical
librarian at Baltimore Gas and Elec
tric Company, Baltimore.
ANDREW SHAW, JR. has been ap
pointed executive secretary of the
Lehigh Valley Branch of the Penn
sylvania Economy League, Inc. The
Economy League is a statewide non
profit, non-partisan organization which
does research aimed at producing ef
ficient management in state and local
government throughout the state. The
Lehigh Valley branch has offices at
635 Main Street, Bethlehem.
WILLIAM I. J. WILLIAMS is As
sistant Superintendent and Business
Administrator in the Verona, New
Jersey schools. Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liams, the former PATRICIA STOUT,
Class of ’56, make their home at 38
Brentwood Drive, Verona with their
sons, David and William.
RICHARD S. WYDOSKI of Swoyerville received a Master of Science de
gree in zoology in January from Penn
State.
EDWARD J. BOLTZ, former assist
ant vice president at the Miners Na
tional Bank, was promoted to vice
president in December.
RONALD D. TREMAYNE of Scran
ton is a data processing sales repre
sentative for I.B.M. in Scranton. He
is married and has a daughter, Kathy
Lynn.
PAUL EARL is teaching mathe
matics in the Belleview New Jersey
Senior High School.
HARRY L. MOYLE was promoted
to assistant cashier at Miners Na
tional Bank, Mountaintop Branch.
Rev. GEORGE R. RICHARDS was
ordained into the priesthood of the
Episcopal Church in Bethlehem. He
is rector of St. James Church, Freeland-Drifton, and St. Paul’s Church,
White Haven, Pennsylvania.
THOMAS A. YAHARA of Edwards
ville received a B.S. degree in Me
chanical Engineering from Penn State
in January.
LEE W. ECKERT is a service fore
man for Bell Telephone in Lancaster.
Mr. and Mrs. Eckert, the former
NANCY WILKINS, Class of ’59,
‘59
FRED MALKEMES, JR. teaches
English in Bergenfield High School,
Bergenfield, New Jersey.
RODGER LEWIS has accepted a
position with the Montrose Consoli
dated School Board, Montrose, Penn
sylvania, as the new guidance coun
selor at the High School. He began
his work in March, devoting his full
time to the guidance program. Prior
to his present position, he had been
a teacher at Plymouth Junior High
School.
DAVID E. WASSERSTROM has
been named chief clerk of the “Moot
Court” at Dickinson Law School for
the moot court finals for law students
recently. Members of the court are
selected for high academic standing
and demonstrated competence in court
‘59 (coin’d)
procedure. The program is a part of
the law school’s Student Bar Associa
tion Spring Weekend.
CARROLL DAVENPORT has been
winning honors with his high school
bands and color guards. He taught
music at the Guilford School in New
York for two years where his band
won two awards. He is now Assist
ant Music Supervisor for the Sher
burne School District and also at
Edmenston, where he has the Junior
Band and Color Guard. His Color
Guard, in a seven Color Guard com
petition, won first prize in January
and have now been invited to partici
pate in State competition at Soldiers
and Sailors War Memorial Auditori
um in Syracuse. His Drum and Bugle
Corp has won first prizes and will
now compete, along with 30 or 40
other bands and color guards, in the
Sherburne Band Festival.
JACOB B. ARMILLEI is Chairman
of the Audio-Visual Aids Department
of the Bergenfield Senior High School,
Bergenfield, New Jersey. His duties
include director of audio-visual aids
materials and equipment, including
closed-circuit television operation. He
is also equipment co-ordinator for the
school system.
LEONARD P. MAJIKAS is execu
tive director of Family Service of
Columbia County, Bloomsburg, Penn
sylvania. He is married and has a
son, Mark.
RICHARD E. EDWARDS of 207
Berbro Avenue, Upper Darby, Penn
sylvania is a Senior Finaldial Analyst
at the Philadelphia National Bank,
in charge of analizing credits of fi
nance companies.
CHARLES S. BUTLER is a Procure
ment Coordinator for Vertol Division,
the Boeing Company, Morton, Penn
sylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Butler re
side at 3030 Surrey Lane, Concord
quare, Chester, Pennsylvania with
their two daughters, Cynthia Ann and
Constance Elizabeth.
Mrs. Charles Young, (ANN T.
DIXON), is a housewife, residing
With her husband,
--------- , a Navy Lieutenant,
in Yokosuka,
■
Japan.
Mi.
P'lihmg tjc/JIa
MAP 7
ID'il'.f. SPINELLI;, .. a teacher
in lh<- ---Binghamton
fj
r.-—i School
S/'.V-rn.
Binghamten, fh-w York.
ELLEN KEMP is teaching fifth
grade in East Islip, Long Wand,
SchooJw,
FREDERICK J. ROBERTS is a re
searcher studying recruitment and
retention problems involving profes
sional personnel employed by the
City of New York government for
Brookings Institution Manpower
Study.
‘60
BERNARD JOHNS is a mathematics
instructor at the University of Scran
ton.
HOWARD I, ALU
muted tfj M<-rchan
V'inr-land. New
SearRoebuck anc
and Mrs. Allen, I
SHER;, Class of '5
to 742 West Earl
New Jersey.
KATHRYN J. J
Shickshinny was chc
ing student in her g
th'' School of Mec
Geisinger Medical
The award is detei
students. She recen
that she had been a
cal technologist by
ciety of Clinical Pat
ray, Indiana.
Mrs. Joseph Olexy (JEAN SHOFRANKO), is teaching English in
Brick Township Schools, New Jersey.
ROBERT T. BEN
grammer working or
for I.B.M. Corpora
Space Center, Gree
AGESINO PRIMATIC is Director
of Concert Band and music instructor
at G.A.R. High School, Wilkes-Barre.
CAROLYN R. HO'
ing English in I
School, Parsippany,
EDWIN A. MATTHEWS of 4817
Fourth Avenue, Oxon Hill, Maryland
is a mathematics teacher and audio
visual aids coordinator at Oxon Hill
Junior High School, Washington, D.C.
Mrs. David Skib
ANN FUSHEK),
fifth grade in Dowe
Texas.
WILLIAM G. MAXWELL is a bi
ology teacher at Dundee Central
School, Dundee, New York.
CYNTHIA ANN DYSLESKI is a
senior in the Engineering School of
the University of Miami.
THOMAS D. EVANS is teaching
English in the seventh and eighth
grades at the Montrose Consolidated
School, Montrose, Pennsylvania.
DONALD E. STEIN of Wapwallopen
is a Retail Specialist for Atlantic Re
fining Company, Miners National
Bank Building, Wilkes-Barre.
ROBERT C. AMBROSE is a Sys
tems Analyst for Burroughs Corpora
tion, Scranton. Mr. and Mrs. Am
brose and children Robert and Brenda
reside at 285 Hazle Avenue, WilkesBarre.
ANNE CURLEY is an Advertising
Copywriter at Fowler, Dick and
Walker in Binghamton, New York.
FAITH E. EDWZ
ministrative Secrets
national Commissio
Student Associate
The Association is
approximately 400
leges and universiti
ment of 1,350,000
International Comrr
the foreign student
expresses to them .
policies and philosoj
lates these ideas wh
to all French-speaki
sides translating, sh
strative Secretary n
secretarial work le
national Commissio,
‘61
ROBERT L. CHEV
nical Aide at Bell
oratories. Murray I
LOUISE C. HISCI
science and mathem
ton Township Publ
lock, New Jersey.
�ADA has been notified
Ivania State Board of
’ublic Accountants that
ully passed the examitified Public Accountsiding at R722 Hazle
the new CPA is mara son, David. He is
loyed by Joseph H.
L, with offices in the
n’lding, Wilkes-Barre.
BATTERSON is an
I sales promotion man20 Incorporated, Bars.
4ILES is an Industrial
>nes and Laughlin Steel
Uiquippa Works, Alidvania.
‘57
3. SABA received a
mce degree in physics
te in January.
ROBINSON is workountant for Raymond
Construction Company
t Nam.
is a division
iburban Directory Pub'ashington, D. C.
has recorded songs for an album re
leased March 1962 by Folkways Rec
ords entitled “More Learning as We
Play,” musical activities for excep
tional children, selected and arranged
by Winifred E. Stiles and David R.
jinglend. This album is “an aid in
developing an expansive beginning
music program for retarded children
or young normal children with mental
ages of from three to eight years.”
Mrs. Ennis is a former music teacher
in the Plainfield, New Jersey ele
mentary public schools.
JAMES E. MARK of Menlo Park,
California, is a research associate at
Stanford University in Stanford, Cali
fornia. He is presently doing research
in Polymer Physical Chemistry.
‘58
EN has been appointed
music director of St.
;h and Academy, Syrak. He is married and
ren.
LIMAK is Technical
Products and Chems Angeles, California,
ir the U.S.A.F. aircraft
rngenic systems. He is
as a daughter, Cheryl.
. FALCHEK is a field
le Micro Switch Diviapolis-Honeywell Regy, Philadelphia.
W. Ennis, (GWEN
omerville, New Jersey,
Mrs. Paul Earl, (MERRIE JONES),
is a teacher in the elementary schools
of Belleview, New Jersey.
JOSEPH W. OLIVER of 104 Wood
land Avenue, Medina, New York is
a teacher and football coach at Me
dina Central Schools, Medina. Joe
is married to the former JOAN
TIERNEY, Class of ’59, and has a
son, Thomas.
Mrs. Oscar Knight, Jr., (NANCY
CASTERLIN), is a research assist
ant, preparing bibliographies from
chemical abstracts, physical ab
stracts, etc., and is also the chemical
librarian at Baltimore Gas and Elec
tric Company, Baltimore.
ANDREW SHAW, JR. has been ap
pointed executive secretary of the
Lehigh Valley Branch of the Penn
sylvania Economy League, Inc. The
Economy League is a statewide non
profit, non-partisan organization which
does research aimed at producing ef
ficient management in state and local
government throughout the state. The
Lehigh Valley branch has offices at
635 Main Street, Bethlehem.
WILLIAM I. J. WILLIAMS is As
sistant Superintendent and Business
Administrator in the Verona, New
Jersey schools. Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liams, the former PATRICIA STOUT,
Class of ’56, make their home at 38
Brentwood Drive, Verona with their
sons, David and William.
RICHARD S. WYDOSKI of Swoyerville received a Master of Science de
gree in zoology in January from Penn
State.
EDWARD J. BOLTZ, former assist
ant vice president at the Miners Na
tional Bank, was promoted to vice
president in December.
RONALD D. TREMAYNE of Scran
ton is a data processing sales repre
sentative for I.B.M. in Scranton. He
is married and has a daughter, Kathy
Lynn.
PAUL EARL is teaching mathe
matics in the Belleview New Jersey
Senior High School.
lMDUR
JACOBSON is a superuling at Okonite Comrunswick, New Jersey,
and improves the Proil function in the areas
loading and machine
make their home at 122 Atkins Ave
nue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania with
their son, Paul.
HARRY L. MOYLE was promoted
to assistant cashier at Miners Na
tional Bank, Mountaintop Branch.
Rev. GEORGE R. RICHARDS was
ordained into the priesthood of the
Episcopal Church in Bethlehem. He
is rector of St. James Church, Freeland-Drifton, and St. Paul’s Church,
White Haven, Pennsylvania.
THOMAS A. YAHARA of Edwards
ville received a B.S. degree in Me
chanical Engineering from Penn State
in January.
LEE W. ECKERT is a service fore
man for Bell Telephone in Lancaster.
Mr. and Mrs. Eckert, the former
NANCY WILKINS, Class of ’59,
‘59
FRED MALKEMES, JR. teaches
English in Bergenfield High School,
Bergenfield, New Jersey.
RODGER LEWIS has accepted a
position with the Montrose Consoli
dated School Board, Montrose, Penn
sylvania, as the new guidance coun
selor at the High School. He began
his work in March, devoting his full
time to the guidance program. Prior
to his present position, he had been
a teacher at Plymouth Junior High
School.
DAVID E. WASSERSTROM has
been named chief clerk of the "Moot
Court” at Dickinson Law School for
the moot court finals for law students
recently. Members of the court are
selected for high academic standing
and demonstrated competence in court
‘59 (corn’d)
re The program is a part of
procedure,
school’s Student Bar Associathe law sSpring Weekend.
tion
CARROLL DAVENPORT has been
honors with his high school
winning
uonds and color guards. He taught
music at the Guilford School in New
York
two years where his band
*°n two
two awards.
awards. He is now Assist
_
for the Sherant Music Supervisor
“school District and also at
burne
Edmenston, where he has the Junior
Band and Color Guard. His Color
Guard, in a seven Color Guard com
petition, won first prize in January
and have now been invited to participate in State competition at Soldiers
and Sailors War Memorial Auditori
um in Syracuse. His Drum and Bugle
Corp has won first prizes and will
now compete, along with 30 or 40
other bands and color guards, in the
Sherburne Band Festival.
JACOB B. ARMILLEI is Chairman
of the Audio-Visual Aids Department
of the Bergenfield Senior High School,
Bergenfield, New Jersey. His duties
include director of audio-visual aids
materials and equipment, including
closed-circuit television operation. He
is also equipment co-ordinator for the
school system.
LEONARD P. MAJIKAS is execu
tive director of Family Service of
Columbia County, Bloomsburg, Penn
sylvania. He is married and has a
son, Mark.
RICHARD E. EDWARDS of 207
Berbro Avenue, Upper Darby, Penn
sylvania is a Senior Finaldial Analyst
at the Philadelphia National Bank,
in charge of analizing credits of fi
nance companies.
CHARLES S. BUTLER is a Procure
ment Coordinator for Vertol Division,
the Boeing Company, Morton, Penn
sylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Butler reside at 3030 Surrey Lane, Concord
quare, Chester, Pennsylvania with
their two daughters, Cynthia Ann and
Constance Elizabeth.
Dtyo Char!es Young, (ANN T.
. ~*N), is a housewife, residing
i her husband, a Navy Lieutenant,
in
ln Yokosuks
Y°kosuka, Japan.
Mrs. Pershing Casella, (MARY
LOUISE SPINELLI), is a teacher
in the Binghamton School System,
Binghamton, New York.
ELLEN KEMP is teaching fifth
grade in East Islip, Long Island,
Schools.
FREDERICK J. ROBERTS is a re
searcher studying recruitment and
retention problems involving profes
sional personnel employed by the
City of New York government for
Brookings Institution Manpower
Study.
‘60
BERNARD JOHNS is a mathematics
instructor at the University of Scran
ton.
Mrs. Joseph Olexy (JEAN SHOFRANKO), is teaching English in
Brick Township Schools, New Jersey.
AGESINO PRIMATIC is Director
of Concert Band and music instructor
at G.A.R. High School, Wilkes-Barre.
EDWIN A. MATTHEWS of <1817
Fourth Avenue, Oxon Hill, Maryland
is a mathematics teacher and audio
visual aids coordinator at Oxon H’ll
Junior High School, Washington, D.C.
WILLIAM G. MAXWELL is a bi
ology teacher at Dundee Central
School, Dundee, New York.
CYNTHIA ANN DYSLESKI is a
senior in the Engineering School of
the University of Miami.
THOMAS D. EVANS is teaching
English in the seventh and eighth
grades at the Montrose Consolidated
School, Montrose, Pennsylvania.
DONALD E. STEIN of Wapwallopen
is a Retail Specialist for Atlantic Re
fining Company, Miners National
Bank Building, Wilkes-Barre.
ROBERT C. AMBROSE is a Sys
tems Analyst for Burroughs. CorporaMr. and
tion, Scranton. I....
---- Nirs. Ambrose and children Robert and Brenda
reside at 285 Hazle Avenue, WilkesBarre.
ANNE CURLEY is an Advertising
Copywriter at Fowler, Dick and
Walker in Binghamton, New York.
HOWARD L. ALLEN has been ppromoted to Merchandise Managerr in
the Vineland, New Jersey store of
Sears, Roebuck and Company. Mr.
and Mrs. Allen, (DEBORAH DEISHER), Class of ’58, recently moved
to 742 West Earl Drive, Vineland,
New Jersey.
KATHRYN J. McDANIELS of
Shickshinny was chosen the outstand
ing student in her graduating class at
the School of Medical Technology,
Gcisinger Medical Center, Danville.
The award is determined by fellow
students. She recently received word
that she had been certified as a medi
cal technologist by the American So
ciety of Clinical Pathologists at Mur
ray, Indiana.
ROBERT T. BENESKI is a Pro
grammer working on Project Mercury
for I.B.M. Corporation at Goddard
Space Center, Greenbelt, Maryland.
CAROLYN R. HOWELLS is teach
ing English in Parsippany High
School, Parsippany, New Jersey.
Mrs. David Skibbs, (PATRICIA
ANN FUSHEK), is teaching the
fifth grade in Dowell School, ElPaso,
Texas.
FAITH E. EDWARDS is an Ad
ministrative Secretary for the Inter
national Commission, U. S. National
Student Association, Philadelphia.
The Association is a confederation of
approximately 400 member U.S. col
leges and universities with an enroll
ment of 1,350,000 students. The
International Commission deals with
the foreign student associations and
expresses to them American student
policies and philosophies. Faith trans
lates these ideas which are then sent
to all French-speaking countries. Be
sides translating, she is the Admini
strative Secretary responsible for all
secretarial work leaving the Inter
national Commission.
‘61
ROBERT L. CHEW is Senior Tech
nical Aide at Bell Telephone Lab
oratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey.
LOUISE C. HISCHAK is teaching
science and mathematics at Washing
ton Township Public School, Grenlock, New Jersey.
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�‘61 (cont’d)
CHRISTOPHER H. LOESCH, JR.
has successfully taken the test neces
sary to become a registered Certified
Public Accountant. The test, a uni
form one given simultaneously
throughout the country, is comprised
of five sections and requires a testing
period of 2'A days. It has been noted
that it is not uncommon for a grad
uate to try his luck at the test but
that very few took the five sections
in one 214 day sitting. Most account
ants take the sections individually
and spread them out over a period of
time. Thus, he has the top achieve
ment in the field of accounting within
one year of his graduation, a feat
not accomplished by many ac
countants.
HERBERT M. KLINE was recently
commissioned an officer in the U. S.
Naval Reserve at exercises held at the
USN Officer Candidate School, New
port, Rhode Island.
JOSEPH OLEXY is teaching English
in Brick High School, Brick Town
ship, New Jersey.
ROBERT S. EVANS has been as
signed to Headquarters and Head
quarters Company of the 3rd Army
Garrison Post at Fort George G.
Meade, Maryland for on-the-job-training in finance.
RAYMOND S. LITMAN is Assist
ant Credit Manager in the Harrisburg
store of Sears, Roebuck and Com
pany. Ray is the newly elected Presi
dent of the Harrisburg Chapter of
the Wilkes Alumni Association.
LOIS J. SCHWARTZ is a private
secretary for the manager of Photocell
Engineering and Manufacturing at
R.C.A., Crestwood Industrial Park,
Mountaintop, Pennsylvania.
Second Lt. BRUCE D. WHAITE has
entered United States Air Force pilot
training at Williams A.F.B., Arizona.
He will fly T-37 and T-33 jets during
the year-long flying training course.
He also will receive special academic
and military training and will be
awarded the silver wings of a pilot
upon graduation.
Mrs. Benjamin Levy, (SANDRA
UNGAR), is teaching fourth grade
in the Dover Public Schools, Dover,
New Jersey.
16
MARVIN ANTINNES is teaching
English at Meyers High School,
Wilkes-Barre, where he has also been
named to the coaching staff.
FLORA F. LOPKO of Swoyerville,
Pennsylvania, was married recently
to Raymond Ohannes of Detroit,
Michigan. Until the time of her mar
riage, the bride was employed by the
Department of Interior, Washington,
as a scientific illustrator for the geo
logical survey. The couple is residing
at 661 Merton Road, Detroit, Mich.
‘58
STANLEY J. NOVAK was married
recently to Miss Margo Avedisian in
Connecticut. Stan is presently pursu
ing a Master of Science Degree at
Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute and
is employed as an Analytical Engine
er at the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
Corporation, Connecticut Aircraft Nu
clear Engine Laboratory, Middletown,
Connecticut. He is a member of the
American Institute of Electrical
Engineers.
‘60
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‘51
JULIAN GOLDSTEIN was married
on November 19 to Miss Sandra Si
mon at the Dunes Motel, Miami
Beach, Florida. The couple is pres
ently making their home at 234
Sidonia Avenue, Coral Gables, Fla.
‘54
RODION J. RUSSIN was married
on January 20 to Miss Jane E. Hollo
way in Cleveland, Ohio, where Rodion
is a practicing attorney. Mr. and
Mrs. Russin are residing at 11820
South Lane Drive, Lakewood, Ohio.
‘56
CHESTER J. BELSKY, JR. was
married on February 24 in WilkesBarre to Patricia Ann Brady. Chet
is employed by the SKF Industries,
Philadelphia, as a research engineer.
WILLIAM G. BECK was married re
cently to Miss Nathalie R. Betz in
Glen Burnie, Maryland.
Bill is
employed as senior project engineer
with Air Products, Incorporated,
Allentown.
‘57
ELNORA METROKA was married
on January 27 to Nick Rusnak. The
couple is residing at 3425 Cromwell
Place, San Diego 16, California.
BARBARA ANN RITTER of Forty
Fort became the bride on October 23
of Edwin J. Brush in Augsburg, Ger
many. Prior to her marriage, Bar
bara was employed as a secretary at
the Kingston Branch of the First Na
tional Bank of Wilkes-Barre. The
couple is presently residing at 131
South Maple Avenue, Kingston, Pa.
WALTER S. ANGIELSKI was mar
ried recently to Barbara A. Rebrik
in Wilkes-Barre.
Walter is doing
graduate work at Seton Hall Univer
sity, South Orange, New Jersey and
is employed as an accountant with
Warner- Lambert Pharmaceutical
Company, Morris Plains, New Jersey.
The couple is residing at 318 Monroe
Street, Boonton, New Jersey.
THOMAS M. WALSH was married
recently to MARY ANN DREHER
in Philadelphia. The bride is now
attending St. Francis of Loretto Col
lege at Loretto. In June, she will re
ceive her BA degree from Wilkes.
Tom is employed as a social worker
at Hollidaysburg State Hospital and
also attends Pennsylvania State Uni
versity Center at Altoona. The couple
is now residing at 516 Allegheny
Street, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
JOHN M. EVANS, of Newton, New
Jersey, was married December 23 to
Helen Francisco. John is a music
instructor at Dover High School,
Dover, New Jersey. The couple is
residing in Stanhope, New Jersey.
DAVID J. SOKIRA was married re
cently to Bernadette M. Kratz in
Wilkes-Barre. Dave will receive his
Bachelor of Science degree in June.
‘40
daughter, Donna Elaine, to Rev.
3and
d Mrs.
R. Steinhauer of
Mrs. Charles
C
Wapwallopen, Penna., on March 17.
South 34th Street, Arlington f>, Vir
ginia, on October 28, 196j.
‘49
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Honeywell, 87 Old River Road,
Wilkes-Barre, on February 17.
a son to Mr. and Mrs. Reese D. Jlories,
ot 210 Roberts Road, Ardmore. Penn
sylvania, on March 30.
a daughter, Caren Sue, to^Mn and
Mrs. Harry Fierverker, 54 South
Dawes Avenue, Kingston, on February 21. Mrs. Fierverker is the
former GLORIA T. FARKER, Class
of ’46.
‘50
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Henry
S. VanKoski of 26 Main Bridge Lane,
Levittown, New Jersey on December
15, 1961.
‘51
a son to Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kotch,
Middle Road, Nanticoke, Pennsyl
vania, on March 24.
'•
fl
'iJ
a daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. James
Ferris, 117’4 West Vaughn Street
Kingston, on March 22.
a son, Blake Matthew, to Mr. and
Mrs. George Batterson, “Lindenwald,” Downers Grove, Illinois, or.
September 20, 1961.
1962.
a daughter to
MstiD. Apart:
Villa ga. Lewisi
February 27.
‘57
twin daughters to Dr. and Mrs. Je
rome Stein, 484 East 55th Street,
Brooklyn 3, New York, on March 13.
a son, David Joel, to Mr. and Mrs.
Irwin Birnbaum of 1801 Avenue “N”,
Brooklyn, New York, on January 25
a son, Paul. 1
Earl. BeUeviev
25, 196L M
MERRIE JOI
a son to Mr. z
of 33 Caetletor
‘58
‘52
a son, Bruce Leslie, to Mr. and Mrs.
James Richardson, 180 Wolverine,
Staten Island, New York on June 6,
1961. Mrs. Richardson is the former
JEANNETTE R. PERRINS, Class
of ’56.
‘53
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. George
Burk, 44 Willow Street, Plymouth,
Pennsylvania, on February 15. Mrs.
Burk is the former BARBARA
EVANS.
a son, Scott Donald, to Dr. and Mrs.
George J. McMahon, 7421 Ortega
Hills Drive, Jacksonville, Florida, on
March 19. Mrs. McMahon is the for
mer ISABEL ECKER, also of the
Class of ’53.
‘55
a daughter, Elaine Christine, to Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas R. Sarnecky, 4503
This Bright
■
F.v.-J
J-:
‘56
a daughter, Elizabeth Jayne, „
to Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbur Smiles, Beaver
Pennsylvania, on January 5, 1962.
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■
a son, Thomas Warren, to Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph W. Oliver, Medina New
York, on October 16, 1961. Mrs.
Oliver is the former JOAN C. LLERNEY, Class of ’59.
a son, Paul H., to Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Eckert, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on
August 14, 1961.
a daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. George
Karosa, 37 Montgomery Avenue, West
Pittston, Pennsylvania, on January
17, 1962. Mother is the former BETTILOU MAZER.
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ahmad
Kazimi, 1917 Englewood Terrace,
Forty Fort, Pennsylvania, on March
a son, Edwin Hollinger, to Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Swisher, Kirkwood,
Pennsylvania, on November 24, 1961.
Mrs. Swisher is the former BAR
BARA HOLLINGER.
a son. Willia
Mrs. William
I-arte. Kingsti
a son, David,
ard J. Johns <
ticoke on N<
a daughter t
Marr, RJD.
vania on Oc
a daughter t
Walton, 23
Barre, on Ji
a son, Thom
Thomas J.
Heights, Ne
a daughter,
McKenzie, 1
ford, Corine.
3Jn ^kmoriam
New World
‘36
!
a daughter, Michelle, to Mr. and Mrs.
Michael Solomon, 75 Miner Street,
Wilkes-Barre, on September 8, 1961.
Mrs. Solomon is the former MABEL
F. RICHARDS, Class of ’52.
I
IL
DR. THOMAS C. OWENS, Class of 1948, died
unexpectedly January 21, 1962 following a heart
attack in the living room of his home in Harris
burg. He was 36.
The young physician, a native of Nanticoke,
was clinical director at Retreat State Hospital
and was an associate in the department of psy
chiatry at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, pnor
to April, 1960, when he assumed the duties ot
neuro.psychiatrist at Harrisburg Polyclinic
Hospital.
j. i r i
He was graduated from Jefferson Medica. o
lege in 1952 with undergraduate preparation at
University of Pittsburgh, Bucknell Junior
College, and Wilkes. Dr. Owera served his
internship at Germantown Hospital, Fhiiaaei
phia, and had residencies in neurology at Jellcrson Medical College and in psychiatry at Norris
town State Hospital.
.
Surviving are his father, Thomas E. Owens.
the fonncr ~
Dolores
Stulls o
Nanticoke; his wife, tue
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t, Jane
Nanticoke, and children, Sally.
Thomas.
Beth, and Kimberly Ruth.
uy receiv^ --- to dcat
This office recently
of VICTOR A. NAVIKAS. Class of '35. wh
died in 1959.
J ERNEST CRANE, a former instructor .
education at Wilkes, died on
‘J*
at the age of 78 in St. Petersburg. Florida uhe
in 1WI. where!
taught education, reading.
Until the time of Iuj **“>. - Jr n resident of Pitman. New Jcr8'- ■
..M
�‘61 (cont’d)
TOPHER H. LOESCH, JR.
eessfully taken the test necesbecome a registered Certified
Accountant. The test, a uniine given simultaneously
mt the country, is comprised
ections and requires a testing
f 2H days. It has been noted
s not uncommon for a gradtry his luck at the test but
y few took the five sections
H day sitting. Most account:e the sections individually
ad them out over a period of
hus, he has the top achievethe field of accounting within
■ of his graduation, a feat
omplished by many ac-
IT M. KLINE was recently
oned an officer in the U. S.
serve at exercises held at the
cer Candidate School, New>de Island.
OLEXY is teaching English
High School, Brick Townv Jersey.
' S. EVANS has been as> Headquarters and HeadCompany of the 3rd Army
Post at Fort George G.
laryland for on-the-job-trainance.
STD S. LITMAN is Assistt Manager in the Harrisburg
Sears, Roebuck and Comly is the newly elected Presithe Harrisburg Chapter of
is Alumni Association.
SCHWARTZ is a private
for the manager of Photocell
ig and Manufacturing at
'restwood Industrial Park,
op, Pennsylvania.
. BRUCE D. WHAITE has
lited States Air Force pilot
Williams A.F.B., Arizona.
’ T-37 and T-33 jets during
mg flying training course,
ill receive special academic
iry training and will be
ae silver wings of a pilot
ration.
amin Levy, (SANDRA
is teaching fourth grade
-’er Public Schools, Dover,
y.
MARVIN ANTINNES is teaching
English at Meyers High School,
Wilkes-Barre, where he has also been
named to the coaching staff.
FLORA F. LOPKO of Swoyerville,
Pennsylvania, was married recently
to Raymond Ohannes of Detroit,
Michigan. Until the time of her mar
riage, the bride was employed by the
Department of Interior, Washington,
as a scientific illustrator for the geo
logical survey. The couple is residing
at 661 Merton Road, Detroit, Mich.
‘58
STANLEY J. NOVAK was married
recently to Miss Margo Avedisian in
Connecticut. Stan is presently pursu
ing a Master of Science Degree at
Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute and
is employed as an Analytical Engine
er at the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
Corporation, Connecticut Aircraft Nu
clear Engine Laboratory, Middletown,
Connecticut. He is a member of the
American Institute of Electrical
Engineers.
‘60
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‘51
JULIAN GOLDSTEIN was married
on November 19 to Miss Sandra Si
mon at the Dunes Motel, Miami
Beach, Florida. The couple is pres
ently making their home at 234
Sidonia Avenue, Coral Gables, Fla.
‘54
RODION J. RUSSIN was married
on January 20 to Miss Jane E. Hollo
way in Cleveland, Ohio, where Rodion
is a practicing attorney. Mr. and
Mrs. Russin are residing at 11820
South Lane Drive, Lakewood, Ohio.
‘56
CHESTER J. BELSKY, JR. was
married on February 24 in WilkesBarre to Patricia Ann Brady. Chet
is employed by the SKF Industries,
Philadelphia, as a research engineer.
WILLIAM G. BECK was married re
cently to Miss Nathalie R. Betz in
Glen Burnie, Maryland.
Bill is
employed as senior project engineer
with Air Products, Incorporated,
Allentown.
‘57
ELNORA METKOKA was married
on January 27 to Nick Rusnak. The
couple is residing at 3425 Cromwell
Place, San Diego 16, California.
BARBARA ANN RITTER of Forty
Fort became the bride on October 23
of Edwin J. Brush in Augsburg, Ger
many. Prior to her marriage, Bar
bara was employed as a secretary at
the Kingston Branch of the First Na
tional Bank of Wilkes-Barre. The
couple is presently residing at 131
South Maple Avenue, Kingston, Pa.
WALTER S. ANGIELSKI was mar
ried recently to Barbara A. Rebrik
in Wilkes-Barre.
Walter is doing
graduate work at Seton Hall Univer
sity, South Orange, New Jersey and
is employed as an accountant with
Warner- Lambert Pharmaceutical
Company, Morris Plains, New Jersey.
The couple is residing at 318 Monroe
Street, Boonton, New Jersey.
THOMAS M. WALSH was married
recently to MARY ANN DREHER
in Philadelphia. The bride is now
attending St. Francis of Loretto Col
lege at Loretto. In June, she will re
ceive her BA degree from Wilkes.
Tom is employed as a social worker
at Hollidaysburg State Hospital and
also attends Pennsylvania State Uni
versity Center at Altoona. The couple
is now residing at 516 Allegheny
Street, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
JOHN M. EVANS, of Newton, New
Jersey, was married December 23 to
Helen Francisco. John is a music
instructor at Dover High School,
Dover, New Jersey. The couple is
residing in Stanhope, New Jersey.
DAVID J. SOKIRA was married re
cently to Bernadette M. Kratz in
Wilkes-Barre. Dave will receive his
Bachelor of Science degree in June.
‘40
daughter, Donna Elaine, to Rev.
a
Charles R. Steinhauer of
and Mrs.
VVapwallopen, Penna., on March 17.
‘36
‘56
‘49
a daughter, Elizabeth Jayne, to „„
Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbur Smiles, ’ Beaver^
Pennsylvania, on January 5, 1962.
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Honeywell, 87 Old River Road,
Wilkes-Barre, on February 17.
a son to Mr. and Mrs. Reese D. Jones
210 Roberts Road, Ardmore, Penn
sylvania, on March 30.
daughter, Caren Sue, to Mr. and
a
Mrs. Harry Fierverker, 54 South
Dawes Avenue, Kingston, on February 21. Mrs. Fierverker is the
former GLORIA T. FARKER, Class
of ’46.
‘50
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Henry
S. VanKoski of 26 Main Bridge Lane,
Levittown, New Jersey on December
15, 1961.
‘51
a son to Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kotch,
Middle Road, Nanticoke, Pennsyl
vania, on March 24.
a daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. James
Ferris, 117’,4 West Vaughn Street,
Kingston, on March 22.
a son, Blake Matthew, to Mr. and
Mrs. George Batterson, “Lindenwald,” Downers Grove, Illinois, on
September 20, 1961.
‘57
twin daughters to Dr. and Mrs. Je
rome Stein, 484 East 55th Street,
Brooklyn 3, New York, on March 13.
a son, David Joel, to Mr. and Mrs.
Irwin Birnbaum of 1801 Avenue “N”,
Brooklyn, New York, on January 25.
a daughter, Mary Catherine, to Mr.
and Mrs. Robert E. Reisser, 46 Glen
Road, Bound Brook, New Jersey, on
January 6, 1962. Mrs. Reisser is the
former GRACE A. ViPOND.
‘59
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Bolton, 137 Meadowcrest, Trucksville,
Pennsylvania, on March 4.
a son, Richard James, to Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Edwards of Upper
Darby, Pennsylvania, on January 4
1962.
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Motill, Apartment G-21, Bucknell
Village, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, on
February 27.
a son, Paul, to Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Earl, Belleview, New Jersey, on May
25, 1961. Mrs. Earl is the former
MERRIE JONES, ’58.
a son to Mr. and Mrs. Myron Suseck
of 33 Castleton, Somerset, New Jersey.
‘58
‘52
a son, Bruce Leslie, to Mr. and Mrs.
James Richardson, 180 Wolverine,
Staten Island, New York on June 6,
1961. Mrs. Richardson is the former
JEANNETTE R. PERRINS, Class
of ’56.
‘53
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. George
Burk, 44 Willow Street, Plymouth,
Pennsylvania, on February 15. Mrs.
Burk is the former BARBARA
EVANS.
a son, Scott Donald, to Dr. and Mrs.
George J. McMahon, 7421 Ortega
Hills Drive, Jacksonville, Florida, on
March 19. Mrs. McMahon is the for
mer ISABEL ECKER, also of the
Class of ’53.
‘55
a daughter, Elaine Christine, to Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas R. Sarnecky, 4503
This Bright
New World
a daughter, Michelle, to Mr. and Mrs.
Michael Solomon, 75 Miner Street,
Wilkes-Barre, on September 8, 1961.
Mrs. Solomon is the former MABEL
F. RICHARDS, Class of ’52.
South 34th Street, Arlington 6, Virginia, on October 28, 1961.
a son, Thomas Warren, to Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph W. Oliver, Medina, New
York, on October 16, 1961.
Mrs.
Oliver is the former JOAN C. TIER
NEY, Class of ’59.
a son, Paul H., to Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Eckert, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on
August 14, 1961.
a daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. George
Karosa, 37 Montgomery Avenue, West
Pittston, Pennsylvania, on January
17, 1962. Mother is the former BETTILOU MAZER.
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ahmad
Kazimi, 1917 Englewood Terrace,
Forty Fort, Pennsylvania, on March
a son, Edwin Hollinger, to Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Swisher, Kirkwood,
Pennsylvania, on November 24, 1961.
Mrs. Swisher is the former BAR
BARA HOLLINGER.
‘60
a son, William James, to Mr. and
Mrs. William J. Michaels of 8 Meyers
Lane, Kingston, on March 12.
a son, David, to Mr. and Mrs. Bern
ard J. Johns of 30 Spring Street, Nan
ticoke on November 5, 1961.
‘61
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Marr, R.D. No. 2, Dallas, Pennsyl
vania, on October 15, 1961.
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Walton, 23 Park Avenue, WilkesBarre, on January 13.
a son, Thomas, Jr., to Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas J. Sangiuliano of Haddon
Heights, New Jersey, on March 13.
a daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. Daryl
McKenzie, 148 Dauntless Lane, Hart
ford, Connecticut, on March 21.
3Jn j$lemoriam
j
I
■
DR. THOMAS C. OWENS, Class of 1948, died
unexpectedly January 21, 1962 following a heart
attack in the living room of his home in Harris
burg. He was 36.
The young physician, a native of Nanticoke,
was clinical director at Retreat State Hospital
and was an associate in the department of psy
chiatry at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, prior
to April, 1960, when he assumed the duties of
neuropsychiatrist at Harrisburg Polyclinic
Hospital.
He was graduated from Jefferson Medical Col
lege in 1952 with undergraduate preparation at
University of Pittsburgh, Bucknell Junior
College, and Wilkes. Dr. Owens served his
internship at Germantown Hospital, Philadel
phia, and had residencies in neurology at Jeffer
son Medical College and in psychiatry at Norris
town State Hospital.
Surviving are his father, Thomas E. Owens,
Nanticoke; his wife, the former Dolores Slacfts of
Nanticoke, and children, Sally, Thomas, Jane,
Beth, and Kimberly Ruth.
This office recently received word of the death
of VICTOR A. NAVIKAS, Class of ’35, who
died in 1959.
J ERNEST CRANE, a former instructor of
education at Wilkes, died on January 1, 196at the age of 78 in St. Petersburg, Florida where
he had been vacationing.
Mr. Crane come to Wilkes in 1951, where he
taught education, rending. Innage, and student
teacher courses for one year. He ra Braduated
from Dickinson College in 1911 with a> Bachelo
of Philosophy degree and from New York Uni
versity with a Master of Arts degree.
Until the time of his death, Mr. Crane had been
n resident of Pitman, New Jersey.
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C O LLE G E
ALUMNUS
ALUMNI MAGAZINE o SUMMER ISSUE o JULY, 1962
Volume 9
Number 3
�Board of Trustee;
Admiral Harold R. Stark, Cha
IN THIS ISSUE
Arnaud C. Marts, First Vice-1
Andrew J. Sordoni, Second Vk
Charles H. Miner, Jr., Secretar
NASA ADMINISTRATOR FILLS TIGHT SCHEDULE
2
James P. Harris, Treasurer
James E. Webb holds Press Conference
3
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
William Weir Boyd
Alumni Representative
Frank Burnside
“Our New Science and Technology — Space For Growth”
By James E. Webb, Administrator
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
Mrs. Charles E. Clift
William L Conyngham
Mrs. Franck G. Darte
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D
13
BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS
“When Gyroscopes Go Hunting”
By Dr. Julien A. Ripley
Associate Professor of Physics, Wilkes College
Miss Annette Evans
Eugene S. Farley
John Farr
Hon. John S. Fine
Harry F. Goeringer
Andrew Hourigan, Jr.
Joseph J. Kocyan, M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Joseph F. Lester
Wf LKES
, M& 'fc LEGE
taMNUS
1
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Ji
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Rev. Charles S. Roush
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representative
Louis Shaffer
Mrs. Esther Weckesser W
Charles B. Waller
Aaron Weiss
President
Eugene S. Farley
THE STAFF
EDITOR
ASSISTANT EDITOR
SPORTS
ALUMNI NOTES
Gordon E. Roberts ’60
Kathleen O’Donnell
Arthur J. Hoover ’55
Felicia Perlick ’63
Alumni Officer:
Gordon E. Roberts, Executive
Russell H. Williams, Preside
On the Cover
(Upper left) NASA Administrator, James E. Webb, is
Stark, USN,
met at the Airport by Admiral Harold R. F
Farley
Retired, and Dr. Farley. (Lower left) atf the
Farm, members of the class enjoy their picnic as
as gues
of the Farleys. (Upper right) Just before Baccalaurea e,
a group of seniors “fan the breeze”. (Lower right) n
seniors probably discuss their four years at Wilkes.
Len Yoblonski took the photographs.
Reuben H. Levy
Leonard Mulcahy, Vice-Presidt
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NASA ADMINISTRATOR FILLS TIGHT SCHEDULE
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James P. Harris, Treasurer
James E. Webb holds Press Conference
3
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
William Weir Boyd
Alumni Representative
Frank Burnside
“Our New Science and Technology — Space For Growth”
By James E. Webb, Administrator
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
Mrs. Charles E. Clift
William L. Conyngham
Mrs. Franck G. Darte
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.
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“When Gyroscopes Go Hunting”
By Dr. Julien A. Ripley
Associate Professor of Physics, 'Wilkes College
Miss Annette Evans
Eugene S. Farley
John Farr
Hon. John S. Fine
Harry F. Goeringer
Andrew Hourigan, Jr.
Joseph J. Kocyan, M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
Joseph F. Lester
Reuben H. Levy
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Rev. Charles S. Roush
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representative
Louis Shaffer
Mrs. Esther Weckesser Walker
Charles B. Waller
Aaron Weiss
President
Eugene S. Farley
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On the Cover
(Upper left) NASA Administrator, James E. Webb, is
met at the Airport by Admiral Harold R. Stark, USN,
Retired, and Dr. Farley. (Lower left) at the Farley
Farm, members of the class enjoy their picnic as guests
of the Farleys. (Upper right) Just before Baccalaureate,
a group of seniors “fan the breeze". (Lower right) And,
seniors probably discuss their four years at Wilkes.
Len Yoblonski took the photographs.
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�NASA ADMINISTRATOR
COMMENCEMENT
ADDRESS
FILLS TIGHT SCHEDULE
James E. Webb Speaks to Civic
Leaders-Held Press Conference
Prior to Commencement Address
“Our New Science and Technology - Space For
By James Edwin Webb, Administrator
National Aeronautics and Space Administrat
NASA Administrator, James E. Webb’s visit to WilkesBarre was primarily to fill an engagement as principal
speaker at the 15th Commencement of the College. While
they were not publicized, Mr. Webb had two additional
appointments on his agenda. The first, to address a
luncheon meeting at Hotel Sterling at noon, where 150
invited guests were waiting to hear him; and following
the luncheon, to be interviewed at a press conference.
NASA’s special Convair plane touched down at the WilkesBarre-Scranton Airport about 11:45 A.M. and was met
by Admiral Harold R. Stark, USN, Ret., and Dr. Farley.
Whisked to Hotel Sterling, Mr. Webb found an enthusi
astic audience awaiting him.
His talk differed somewhat from the one he delivered in
the gymnasium that night, although one would say it
complemented the latter.
He told the business and professional men, bankers and
industrialists that technology and science have created
one-half the jobs in which our people are employed today.
In defining the space age, he said it is the era when man
has invented an engine to reach out beyond the earth’s
atmosphere.
Although the United States has made tremendous progress
during the last ten years, this was not always the case.
After the Wright Brothers made their historic flight at
Kitty Hawk, the United States paid little heed to aviation.
As a result, both Germany and Russia outstripped us.
The meeting at the Sterling was called to excite interest
m the proposed scientific research and graduate center
MOmf nhe
,^ed®veloplnent Authority has allotted
L°P’
0Vlded,the College matches it with $500,000
And Webb excited this interest.
2eetvto^llthheeTP a”
neXt ten years’ democratic society will be dependent on trained mindq nf Q
x
level and that between 16 and 18 billions of doflars^er
are now going into research and development; that
those communities are wise which can attract some of
this money.
Webb commented upon the growth of Wilkes College and
mentioned that Wilkes recognizes the value of science in
today’s world of technology.
Touching upon air speed, he recalled in the last ten years,
there has been an increase from 700 mph to 4,000 mph.
The X-15 engine, he continued, has 57,000 pounds of
thrust; the Atlas which carried John Glenn has 360,000
pounds of thrust, and today, there is an advanced flight
vehicle which has 7,500,000 pounds of thrust.
The unifying thought which persisted throughout Webb’s
noon talk was the necessity of knowledge . . . knowledge,
and more knowledge.
It would come, he said, from the institutions of higher
learning.
In the Adams Room, outside the Crystal Ballroom, where
the meeting was held, members of the press and repre
sentatives from three television stations and a score o
radio stations were set up to interview the administrator
of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
s
he entered the room, and was introduced by the Pu ic
Relations Director of the College, lights biazea aP
cameras turned. In rapid fire, clipped sentences,
e
answered the questions fired at him, most of whic were
in relation to his noon-day talk. He answered eac ques
tion in detail, developing the thought to completion.
Channels 28, 16, and 22 carried portions of the !nt:eTj-g
to viewers throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania,
Station WBAX carried Webb’s address in its entirety
the gymnasium and all local radio stations carne
portion of the interview in addition to spot news e
ing from the visit of the NASA Administrator.
future efforts in space. He pre
years — or about 1970 — a satel
and the moon.
It is a privilege to be here tonight to share with you
an event which marks not so much the conclusion of one
phase of your experience as it does the beginning of
another.
About 1990, he went on, spa,
would have advanced to the f
ship carrying human beings wl
for an extended period as a
safely.
The pleasure of ushering a group of alert and enthusiastic
graduates into the world of opportunity which lies ahead
is one which has come to many thousands of speakers
since the process of formal education was first devised.
Not all of my predecessors, however, have had the good
fortune to perform this mission during an era which offered
so much promise. Some of them, indeed, in more dismal
periods of our national history, must have struggled
mightily to find encouraging and stimulating thoughts
with which to launch their listeners on new careers, or a
continued search for knowledge.
And then, reaching far into th
shortly after the year 2000, rr
a space ship which would lam
to the earth.
These seemed dramatic and far
but we all know how conserv:
the intervening five years. Il
of the predictions, and the cc
quoted them, are acutely awa
they were.
You are emerging from your undergraduate experience in
a time of challenge and opportunity which at least equals,
if not exceeds, any other in man’s laborious progress from
primitive circumstances to the complex and highly de
veloped society that we know today.
The man who created this tir
Donnell, president of the firm w
spacecraft in which John G1
orbited the earth. The astrona
by almost 30 years.
We live in a period of scientific progress which is providing
us with new knowledge, new processes and new materials
at an unprecedented rate. We are witnessing a leaping
technology with which men are hard put to keep pace.
Ideas which, a few years ago, were largely found in pulp
paper fiction today form the core of scientific and technical
publications. Predictions which seemed visionary and
unrealistic only yesterday, are being fulfilled today at a
pace which is outstripping the early hopes of the most
optimistic authorities.
The commencement speaker w
E. Webb.
I tell this story on myself, bee
the pace at which science and
this 20th Century. Since beci
national civilian space effort,
of the first two of these predii
ticipating in an enterprise w
complish the third — that of I
within this decade. If we ach
by President Kennedy, and e
it again will be some 30 ye:
which seemed probable as re<
I recall a commencement address given at a western
college in 1957, only five years ago — five years yesterday,
to be exact — in which the speaker quoted a timetable for
space exploration which had been drafted by a leader in
the aeronautics industry.
American Broadcasting Company beamed several^
capsules coast-to-coast, high spots of his ad reas’
following day carried a summation on the al
ference call” of ABC stations.
non
The business leader who was quoted was a man wellversed in the subject and deeply concerned with our
3
�dministrator
COMMENCEMENT
ADDRESS
3HT schedule
Vebb Speaks to Civic
[eld Press Conference
mmencement Address
“Our New Science and Technology - Space For Growth”
By Janies Edwin Webb, Administrator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
those communities are wise which can attract some of
this money.
•ator, James E. Webb’s visit to Wilkesirily to fill an engagement as principal
th Commencement of the College. While
rblicized, Mr. Webb had two additional
his agenda. The first, to address a
; at Hotel Sterling at noon, where 150
ere waiting to hear him; and following
be interviewed at a press conference.
Webb commented upon the growth of Wilkes College and
mentioned that Wilkes recognizes the value of science in
today’s world of technology.
Touching upon air speed, he recalled in the last ten years,
there has been an increase from 700 mph to 4,000 mph.
The X-15 engine, he continued, has 57,000 pounds of
thrust; the Atlas which carried John Glenn has 360,000
pounds of thrust, and today, there is an advanced flight
vehicle which has 7,500,000 pounds of thrust.
lonvair plane touched down at the Wilkeslirport about 11:45 A.M. and was met
Id R. Stark, USN, Ret., and Dr. Farley.
1 Sterling, Mr. Webb found an enthusili ting him.
The unifying thought which persisted throughout Webb’s
noon talk was the necessity of knowledge . . . knowledge,
and more knowledge.
somewhat from the one he delivered in
"hat night, although one would say it
It would come, he said, from the institutions of higher
learning.
latter.
less and professional men, bankers and
; technology and science have created
n which our people are employed today.
In the Adams Room, outside the Crystal Ballroom, where
the meeting was held, members of the press and repre
sentatives from three television stations and a score of
radio stations were set up to interview the administrator
of National Aeronautics and Space Administration. As
he entered the room, and was introduced by the Public
Relations Director of the College, lights blazed and
cameras turned. In rapid fire, clipped sentences, Webb
answered the questions fired at him, most of which were
in relation to his noon-day talk. He answered each ques
tion in detail, developing the thought to completion.
ace age, he said it is the era when man
mgine to reach out beyond the earth’s
ed States has made tremendous progress
n years, this was not always the case.
Brothers made their historic flight at
Tnited States paid little heed to aviation.
Germany and Russia outstripped us.
le Sterling was called to excite interest
scientific research and graduate center,
a Redevelopment Authority has allotted
1 the College matches it with $500,000.
d this interest.
Channels 28, 16, and 22 carried portions of the interview
to viewers throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania, Ra 10
Station WBAX carried Webb’s address in its entirety from
the gymnasium and all local radio stations carried some
portion of the interview in addition to spot news deve op
ing from the visit of the NASA Administrator.
? in the next ten jyears,
----- , 2democratic
_____
soindent on trained minds of a
.
------ f a graduate
tween 16 and 18 billions of dolls
lars per
ig into research and development; that
American Broadcasting Company beamed several J1'''
capsules coast-to-coast, high spots of his address, an
following day carried a summation on the daily c0
It is a privilege to be here tonight to share with you
an event which marks not so much the conclusion of one
phase of your experience as it does the beginning of
another.
future efforts in space. He predicted that within a dozen
years —or about 1970 —a satellite would circle the earth
and the moon.
About 1990, he went on, space science and technology
would have advanced to the point of launching a space
ship carrying human beings which would circle the earth
for an extended period as a satellite, and then return
safely.
The pleasure of ushering a group of alert and enthusiastic
graduates into the world of opportunity which lies ahead
is one which has come to many thousands of speakers
since the process of formal education was first devised.
Not all of my predecessors, however, have had the good
fortune to perform this mission during an era which offered
so much promise. Some of them, indeed, in more dismal
periods of our national history, must have struggled
mightily to find encouraging and stimulating thoughts
with which to launch their listeners on new careers, or a
continued search for knowledge.
And then, reaching far into the future, he suggested that
shortly after the year 2000, men might take passage on
a space ship which would land on the moon and return
to the earth.
These seemed dramatic and far-reaching goals at the time,
but we all know how conservative they have become- in
the intervening five years. In fact, both the originator
of the predictions, and the commencement speaker who
quoted them, are acutely aware today how conservative
they were.
You are emerging from your undergraduate experience in
a time of challenge and opportunity which at least equals,
if not exceeds, any other in man’s laborious progress from
primitive circumstances to the complex and highly de
veloped society that we know today.
The man who created this timetable was James S. Mc
Donnell, president of the firm which produced the Mercury
spacecraft in which John Glenn and Scott Carpenter
orbited the earth. The astronauts anticipated his schedule
by almost 30 years.
We live in a period of scientific progress which is providing
us with new knowledge, new processes and new materials
at an unprecedented rate. We are witnessing a leaping
technology with which men are hard put to keep pace.
Ideas which, a few years ago, were largely found in pulp
paper fiction today form the core of scientific and technical
publications. Predictions which seemed visionary and
unrealistic only yesterday, are being fulfilled today at a
pace which is outstripping the early hopes of the most
optimistic authorities.
The commencement speaker who quoted him was James
E. Webb.
I tell this story on myself, because it illustrates so vividly
the pace at which science and technology are moving in
this 20th Century. Since becoming Administrator of the
national civilian space effort, I have seen the fulfillment
of the first two of these predictions, and find myself par
ticipating in an enterprise which will endeavor to ac
complish the third — that of lunar landing and return —
within this decade. If we achieve this goal recommended
by President Kennedy, and established by the Congress,
it again will be some 30 years in advance of the date
which seemed probable as recently as five years ago.
I recall a commencement address given at a western
college in 1957, only five years ago — five years yesterday,
to be exact — in which the speaker quoted a timetable for
space exploration which had been drafted by a leader in
the aeronautics industry.
The business leader who was quoted was a man wellversed in the subject and deeply concerned with our
ference call” of ABC stations.
3
2
�nany graduation memoranda
For fifteen years, many_
members of the graduating
have been sent to me—
administration. The
class, the faculty and the -j but little. Only
contents .and the agenda vary
who receive them
the year and the students w— this is the grand finale which
change. For
ol undergraduate work leadclimaxes four years
ing to a degree.
Rummage's Grove, South of Wilkes-Barre
back of Hunlock Creek, over the years
formed a haven for those undergraduates i
when schedules permit, like to "get away j
it all.” It was here that the Class of
convened for their class outing. Swimn
games, dancing, barbecues and camarac
formed the basis for the affair which got
pre-commencement activities off to a sta
With official Commencement se^ ior Monday,
"grand build-up" began with the
June 11, the
Rummage’s Grove,
proverbial class outing at "
the preceding Wednesday.
Hunlock Creek,
ALUMNUS has endeavored to tell the Commencement story in its entirety with pictures,
_ do the Chinese, that one picture is
believing, as Uu
----------worth ten thousand
thousand words,
words. Perhaps, the ae_____
• ■
will reverse Time for
companying
putnsitb photographs
—I-----and recall those last of your undergraduate
days.
The geometric progression of accomplishment in scientific
research and technology will be the dominant feature of
your lives. Unlike most of your forebears, you will never
have the opportunity to become fully adjusted to the world
as you know it before you have thrust upon you, or before
you help to discover and develop, new ideas, new methods,
and new products which will change the way you live.
We live in a world of change, and more than any other
generation, have learned to accept it as a fact of life. This
is in sharp contrast with the situation which prevailed
during most of human experience.
construction of a railroad between Liverpool and Man
chester, many of the Members were convinced that no
one would dare to ride such a fiendish device. It was
asserted that travelors would sooner let themselves
be "blown away atop a gunpowder rocket than trust them
selves to such a machine.’’ One wonders what those states
men would say of Shepard, Grissom, Carpenter, or Glenn.
Within our own century, science and technology began a
rapid acceleration, but even this was most gradual until
very recent years. For example, despite his own ad
vanced thought in other fields, Edison almost buried the
airplane, just after Kitty Hawk. He told reporters that
the contraption could never have any practical value and
would, at best, be nothing more than the toy of wealthy
sportsmen.
About two thousands years before the birth of Christ,
man had already invented the wheel, something unknown
in nature, and the sled became the wagon. In time, hand
carts became horse-drawn chariots. But after that develop
ment which greatly affected civilization, little technological
progress was made until the time of George Washington.
I read recently an interesting comparison of the situation
of King Solomon with that of George Washington. Both
men wore homespun clothing, both illuminated their
houses with oil lamps, both heated with wood, both trav
eled in horse-drawn vehicles.
It was almost 50 years from the Wright Brothers’ flight
until we learned to build an airplane that could fly faster
than sound, at 700 miles per hour. But little more than
a decade was required to go from that 700 miles an hour
to 4,000 miles an hour in the X-15, and by 1959 we were
reaching out beyond the earth’s atmosphere with space
craft which could travel up to 25,000 miles an hour — fast
enough to overcome the earth’s gravity and speed out
into the solar system, never to return.
The period of human development which lay between
Kmg Solomon and George Washington covered almost
3,000 years. That between Washington and ourselves is
hardly more than 150 years, but what a contrast in human
progress.
In 1939, Niels Bohr listed fifteen important reasons for
his conviction that the atomic fission process would no
have any practical application. Yet, in the same year’
Albert Einstein wrote his now historic letter to Presi en
Roosevelt which read:
Between the time of Washington and the beginning of
our own century, a similiar situation prevailed.
“Some recent work by E. Fermi and L. Szilard,
which has been communicated to me in manusenp ,
leads me to expect that the element uranium my
be turned into a new and important source of energy
in the immediate future.
“This new phenomenon could also lead to the
^teironnirleS-N™Old’ °f Philade,Phia. Rented the
cast iron plow m 1797, and decided to devote his life and
fortune to it, he died believing that his life had been
U itk ,Except for Thomas Jefferson, and a few of his
anlndS’farmers would have none of the iron plow
weedTto grow'
P°iS°ned
°F ™^d
In 1825, when the British
construction of bombs.”
Parliament was debating the
Even in the field of rocketry, despite the
fact that the
principle dates back
than 1,500 years, pioneers in
the first half of our century encountered great skepticism
and resistance. Dr. Robert Goddard, the father of the
modern rocket, found little enthusiasm for his assertion
that “It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream
of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of to
morrow.” Rockets became the symbol to many of im
practical ideas and grandiose schemes, and Goddard and
other rocket pioneers inherited the mantle of ridicule worn
by the Wrights, Langley, and the other airplane pioneers.
technology and the very large research and developi
effort associated with it.
One of the problems of our highly developed science
technology, and the automation which it is bringin
business and industry, is that of finding an outlet foi
human energy which new machines and power soi
have displaced.
When you consider that the energy embodied in one |
of matter corresponds to the normal annual outpi
fourteen thousand human beings; when you view
effects of automation on our requirements for hi
energy, it is evident that man’s own energy must be
to use in new ways for the benefit of mankind.
If you find the recollection of these facts startling, it is
because most of us rarely stop to think how new every
thing which we call technology actually is.
Heinz Gartmann has suggested that this is because “in
time as well as space there is a psychological effect which
we may call foreshortening due to perspective. Events
of the past millennia lying hundreds of years apart appear
to us virtually contemporaneous.”
The solution to this problem lies not in reducing
number of hours in which we make a constructive
tribution to human progress, and diverting human er
to non-productive purposes. It lies rather in finding
areas in which man can expend his energy for his
benefit, and that of his fellow human beings.
Thus, to someone who is alive 4,000 years from now, in
5962, Aristotle, Leonardo da Vinci and Einstein will prob
ably appear as belonging to the same period of human
development. But what does all of this mean to you?
How will it affect your lives and your careers? Let me
state it again. Change, and the rate of change, will be
the dominant feature of your existence.
This is among the reasons why our present and f
efforts in space are so important to all of us. Just a
United States government’s first venture into scie
exploration — the Lewis and Clark expedition — le
the opening of the West and created a new frontier fc
young people of that day, so are our government’s a
ties in science and technology today opening a
frontier for our college graduates of this and the co
years.
Change means different things to different people. To
some it means an uncomfortable uprooting of a settled
existence. To others it may mean disillusionment and
despair. To still others —and this is the group in which
you can place yourselves — it means progress and
opportunity.
The extent to which you and your contemporaries
benefit from this new science and technology', the extt
which you will participate in reaping the harvest of
research and exploration, will depend largely upoi
extent to which you prepare yourselves to take adva
of it.
This is a contrast, I know, which I scarcely need make
in 1962 for an audience in this part of our country. Some
of your families and friends have, I know, been victims
of change. But just as the sons of wagonmakers found
new careers in the manufacture of automobiles, so will the
sons and daughters of Pennsylvania coal miners find
opportunities in developments stemming from science and
You have had the opportunity, during your eleme
and secondary education, and during your four ye:
undergraduate work at Wilkes College, to lay the gr
5
4
�many graduation memoranda
ent to members of the graduating
cully and the administration. The
i the agenda vary but little. Only
d the students who receive them
the grand finale which
■ this is the
indergraduate work Icad• years of
yee.
Rummage’s Grove, South of Wilkes-Barre and
back of Hunlock Creek, over the years has
formed a haven for those undergraduates who,
when schedules permit, like to "get away from
it all." It was here that the Class of 1962
convened for their class outing.
Swimming,
games, dancing, barbecues and camaradarie
formed the basis for the affair which got the
pre-commencement activities off to a start.
uCirr^nt set for Monday,
Commencement
"grand build-up" began with the
outing
at Rummage's Grove,
ass
the preceding Wednesday,
eek,
has endeavored to tell the Com
tory in ils entirety with pictures,
L-t one picture is
do the Chinese, that
ousand words. Perhaps, the ac,holographs —
will
reverse Time for
'-I reU
I those last of your undergraduate
•ic progression of accomplishment in scientific
I technology will be the dominant feature of
Unlike most of your forebears, you will never
lortunity to become fully adjusted to the world
it before you have thrust upon you, or before
iiscover and develop, new ideas, new methods,
rducts which will change the way you live,
i world of change, and more than any other
ave learned to accept it as a fact of life. This
contrast with the situation which prevailed
)f human experience.
construction of a railroad between Liverpool and Man
chester, many of the Members were convinced that no
one would dare to ride such a fiendish device. It was
asserted that travelers would sooner let themselves
be “blown away atop a gunpowder rocket than trust them
selves to such a machine.” One wonders what those states
men would say of Shepard, Grissom, Carpenter, or Glenn.
Within our own century, science and technology began a
rapid acceleration, but even this was most gradual until
very recent years. For example, despite his own ad
vanced thought in other fields, Edison almost buried the
airplane, just after Kitty Hawk. He told reporters that
the contraption could never have any practical value and
would, at best, be nothing more than the toy of wealthy
sportsmen.
housands years before the birth of Christ,
>ady invented the wheel, something unknown
d the sled became the wagon. In time, hand
horse-drawn chariots. But after that developreatly affected civilization, little technological
made until the time of George Washington,
y an interesting comparison of the situation
non with that of George Washington. Both
omespun clothing, both illuminated their
il lamps, both heated with wood, both travdrawn vehicles.
It was almost 50 years from the Wright Brothers’ flight
until we learned to build an airplane that could fly faster
than sound, at 700 miles per hour. But little more than
a decade was required to go from that 700 miles an hour
to 4,000 miles an hour in the X-15, and by 1959 we were
reaching out beyond the earth’s atmosphere with space
craft which could travel up to 25,000 miles an hour — fast
enough to overcome the earth’s gravity and speed out
into the solar system, never to return.
f human development which lay between
i and George Washington covered almost
That between Washington and ourselves is
lan 150 years, but what a contrast in human
In 1939, Niels Bohr listed fifteen important reasons for
his conviction that the atomic fission process would not
have any practical application. Yet, in the same year,
Albert Einstein wrote his now 1historic letter to President
;ime of Washington and the beginning of
ry, a similiar situation prevailed.
Roosevelt which read:
,recint work by E- Fermi and L- Szilard,
umicti has been communicated to me in manuscript,
leans me to expect that the element uranium may
• 6 yfrn. into a new and important source of energy
m the immediate future.
This new phenomenon could also lead to the
construction of bombs.”
Even in the field of rocketry, despite the fact that the
Newbold, of Philadelphia, invented the
in 1797, and decided to devote his life and
he died believing that his life had been
>t for Thomas Jefferson, and a few of his
, fanners would have none of the iron plow,
the iron poisoned the ground, or encouraged
the British Parliament
was debating the
principle dates back more than 1,500 years, pioneers in
the first half of our century encountered great skepticism
and resistance. Dr. Robert Goddard, the father of the
modern rocket, found little enthusiasm for his assertion
that “It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream
of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of to
morrow.” Rockets became the symbol to many of im
practical ideas and grandiose schemes, and Goddard and
other rocket pioneers inherited the mantle of ridicule worn
by the Wrights, Langley, and the other airplane pioneers.
technology and the very large research and development
effort associated with it.
One of the problems of our highly developed science and
technology, and the automation which it is bringing to
business and industry, is that of finding an outlet for the
human energy which new machines and power sources
have displaced.
When you consider that the energy embodied in one gram
of matter corresponds to the normal annual output of
fourteen thousand human beings; when you view the
effects of automation on our requirements for human
energy, it is evident that man’s own energy must be put
to use in new ways for the benefit of mankind.
If you find the recollection of these facts startling, it is
because most of us rarely stop to think how new every
thing which we call technology actually is.
Heinz Gartmann has suggested that this is because “in
time as well as space there is a psychological effect which
we may call foreshortening due to perspective. Events
of the past millennia lying hundreds of years apart appear
to us virtually contemporaneous.”
The solution to this problem lies not in reducing the
number of hours in which we make a constructive con
tribution to human progress, and diverting human energy
to non-productive purposes. It lies rather in finding new
areas in which man can expend his energy for his own
benefit, and that of his fellow human beings.
Thus, to someone who is alive 4,000 years from now, in
5962, Aristotle, Leonardo da Vinci and Einstein will prob
ably appear as belonging to the same period of human
development. But what does all of this mean to you?
How will it affect your lives and your careers? Let me
state it again. Change, and the rate of change, will be
the dominant feature of your existence.
This is among the reasons why our present and future
efforts in space are so important to all of us. Just as the
United States government’s first venture into scientific
exploration — the Lewis and Clark expedition — led to
the opening of the West and created a new frontier for the
young people of that day, so are our government’s activi
ties in science and technology today opening a new
frontier for our college graduates of this and the coming
years.
Change means different things to different people. To
some it means an uncomfortable uprooting of a settled
existence. To others it may mean disillusionment and
despair. To still others — and this is the group in which
you can place yourselves — it means progress and
opportunity.
The extent to which you and your contemporaries will
benefit from this new science and technology, the extent to
which you will participate in reaping the harvest of space
research and exploration, will depend largely upon the
extent to which you prepare yourselves to take advantage
of it.
This is a contrast, I know, which I scarcely need make
in 1962 for an audience in this part of our country. Some
of your families and friends have, I know, been victims
of change. But just as the sons of wagonmakers found
new careers in the manufacture of automobiles, so will the
sons and daughters of Pennsylvania coal miners find
opportunities in developments stemming from science and
You have had the opportunity, during your elementary
and secondary education, and during your four years of
undergraduate work at Wilkes College, to lay the ground-
5
4
�the Crystal Ballroom of Hotel Sterling the
graduating
gathered for .7.
At the dinner, they heard jMePh Hanner
Psychology Instructor. spell out the fact
■determination makes the difference between
At the
victory and failure in life's pursuits.
head'table. seated, left to right: Barbara Pledggi Joseph Shambe. Mrs. Farley. Dr. Farley.
Jerome Krasa. Pauline Honeko. Dean Ger‘ru^
Doane. Dr. John Doane.
Standing. David
Edwards. Esther Link. Arthur Hoover. Mrs.
George Ralston. Dean Ralston. Judy Butchko.
■Skip" Davis. Lucille Thomas. Wayne Thomas,
and Mr. Kanner.
Following the Commencement rehearsal at the
gym and taking of the official class picture,
"1962” enjoyed a buffet spread prepared by
Bill Dennion, Commons steward. The area to
the rear of Chase and Kirby Halls took on the
general atmosphere of a garden fete.
and how effectively he learns to use that knowledge. He
no longer must fear change, for it is within his ability to
influence the changes which are to come, and to determine
whether the resources at his disposal will be used in the
common victory of mankind, or abused in its ignominious
surrender.
work for a career geared to the complex age in which you
live. You have the opportunity, if you choose, to continue
that education and acquire the more detailed and refined
knowledge which graduate education can provide, or to
venture immediately into fields of business and industrial
activity which will provide you with the kind of experience
which will enable you to cope with a fast-paced modem
world.
The missions of Shepard, Grissom, Glenn, and Carpenter
were the product of years of research and development
involving literally thousands of scientists and engineers
with the training, the knowledge and the imagination to
venture successfully into the unknown. Yet, complex as
these missions were, and demanding on the talents of
those responsible for the effort, Project Mercury and its
spacecraft will, within this decade — perhaps within a
year — become outmoded.
In either event, the space age offers opportunity for you.
You have space in which to grow.
I often feel that the more glamorous aspects of the space
program — the dramatic features of manned space flight —
have a tendency to overshadow the basic and fundamental
purposes of the space effort in which we are engaged.
Just as the moon has influenced the course of young
lovers for centuries, so has the excitement of lunar ex
ploration blinded many to the more immediate and farreaching benefits and influences which the conquest of
space will provide. Journeys into space and voyages to
the moon are and will be thrilling human experiences.
But we cannot all be astronauts.
It will be followed, only next year, by Project Gemini,
the next step in preparation for man’s ventures further
into space. The scientific and engineering brains of the
Nation are already hard at work on this effort which wil
launch two objects into orbit, and then join them together
as they circle the earth at 17,500 miles an hour. Among
the things we will gain from this experience are a furt er
knowledge of weightlessness and other problems of e
space environment.
Subsequently, in Project Apollo, larger space vehicles
whose height exceeds that of the Nation’s Capito wi
escape from earth orbit and rocket to the moon.
s
they will travel in manned circumlunar flight, and ma
for lunar landing and return.
Meanwhile, scores of scientific satellites will belaunched
to orbit the earth, and numerous rockets will be dispa c
to the far reaches of deep space. While answering que j
tions which have perplexed men for centuries, ey
accumulate information which will contribute significan y
to our lives today.
Although still in its infancy, space exploration has _a^reai.y
useful benefits
produced much new knowledge and many
for mankind.
A decade ago, when our present astronauts were test
flying the jet aircraft which were the parents or the
grandparents of the jet passenger planes of today, few of
us expected ever to share their experience. Yet millions
have benefited from their activities, and contributed to
the growth of the aeronautics industry as passengers, or
in the design, construction, supply and maintenance of
planes, or in the countless service industries which have
developed because of them.
Similarly, it is unlikely that many persons alive today
will have the opportunity to serve as astronauts, but it is
certain that the knowledge gained in space research and
technology will affect us all.
Today,
premium has
,y’ aa premium
has been
been placed
placed on knowledge, for
deP-ndS UP°n h0W rapidly he accumulates
W edge concerning both his environment and himself,
Seated, left to right: Estelle Manos, trustee; Judy Butchko, secretary; h
trustee. Standing, Wayne Thomas, treasurer; Rick Reese, trustee; Michae
Joseph Shambe. president; Albert Kishel, trustee; "Bud" Menaker, vice
lower ionosphere, after sunset, which ma
for your radio to receive the reflected si
distant radio stations which you cannot
the day.
The vehicles in our scientific satellite program perform
scores of experiments aimed at adding to our basic know
ledge of the earth, the moon, the sun, the entire universe.
Their investigations may be defined in four major
categories:
First, they investigate the region in the vicinity of the
space vehicle.
Second, they study the earth by viewing it from above.
In the second category of scientific invest
viewing the earth from above, significan
been made in weather research.
The star performers in the weather field
TIROS satellites, which, along with the
are probably the best known of our unm:
TIROS has provided thousands of phot
earth’s cloud cover which have provided us
not available from ground based meteon
which cover a relatively small percentage <
the earth.
Third, they examine the radiation from the sun, planets,
and stars before it passes through the earth’s atmosphere.
Finally, they yield information which will facilitate the
manned exploration of the moon and the planets.
The final category lies largely in the future, but much
useful information has already been obtained from the
first three. Because most of this knowledge is in the
field of basic science, and highly technical, it has not
received the popular attention accorded to manned space
flight. Yet, this basic knowledge is the raw material on
which a developing technology feeds, and consequently
is of vital importance to all of us.
The broader coverage provided by T1R(
meteorologists to discover and track hur
phoons before they were detected by f
Hurricane Esther, for example, was spol
three days before it was picked up by otl
TIROS is also providing weather reseai
portant facts regarding the mechanics of
the sun’s energy to the earth; how much i
much is reflected, and how the local wes
by the variations in the rate of absorptioi
The area of sun-earth relationships promi
the most exciting and fruitful areas of spa
is one on which we have made the most ]
Preliminary results hint at the interrela
between the sun and what goes on in tl
atmosphere, and scientists speculate t
eventually influences variations in our v
What have we learned from our scientific investiga
tions in space?
In the first category which I have outlined, that of in
vestigating the region traveled by space vehicles, we have
the discovery, in 1958, of the Van Allen radiation belts,
a region of charged particles which surrounds the earth.
Significant discoveries in this first category have also been
made in the measurement of magnetic fields, atmospheric
density, micrometeorites, and the properties of the iono
sphere.
In the latter case, sounding rockets made it
possible for the first time to measure directly the proper
ties of the ionosphere, a region surrounding the earth that
contains a high concentration of free electrons that re
flects radio waves. Later satellite observations have made
a continuing contribution to this knowledge.
One objective of our scientific investiga
detailed, quantitative understanding o
phenomena involved. It has been predicts
in the future the understanding of this
relationship will have a direct impact upo
It is a decrease in the absorption of radio waves by the
7
6
�o! Hotel Sterling, the
errd lor its dinner-dance,
heard Joseph Kanner.
spell out the fact that
, the difference between
life's pursuits." At the
■ft to right: Barbara Pi.. Mrs. Farley. Dr. Farley.
, Honeko. Dean Gertrude
oane.
Standing. Daeid
k. Arthur Hooter. Mrs.
Ralston. Judy Butchko.
Thomas. Wayne Thomas.
Following the Commencement rehearsal at the
gym and taking of the official class picture,
•‘1962" enjoyed a buffet spread prepared by
Bill Dennion, Commons steward. The area to
the rear of Chase and Kirby Halls took on the
general atmosphere of a garden fete.
and how effectively he learns to use that knowledge. He
no longer must fear change, for it is within his ability to
influence the changes which are to come, and to determine
whether the resources at his disposal will be used in the
common victory of mankind, or abused in its ignominious
surrender.
eared to the complex age in which you
opportunity, if you choose, to continue
acquire the more detailed and refined
raduate education can provide, or to
y into fields of business and industrial
provide you with the kind of experience
<ou to cope with a fast-paced modem
The missions of Shepard, Grissom, Glenn, and Carpenter
were the product of years of research and development
involving literally thousands of scientists and engineers
with the training, the knowledge and the imagination to
venture successfully into the unknown. Yet, complex as
these missions were, and demanding on the talents of
those responsible for the effort, Project Mercury and its
spacecraft will, within this decade — perhaps within a
year — become outmoded.
space age offers opportunity for you.
'hich to grow.
j more glamorous aspects of the space
atic features of manned space flight —
overshadow the basic and fundamental
ace effort in which we are engaged,
has influenced the course of young
, so has the excitement of lunar exany to the more immediate and farid influences which the conquest of
Journeys into space and voyages to
will be thrilling human experiences.
>e astronauts.
It will be followed, only next year, by Project Gemini,
the next step in preparation for man’s ventures further
into space. The scientific and engineering brains of the
Nation are already hard at work on this effort which will
launch two objects into orbit, and then join them together
as they circle the earth at 17,500 miles an hour. Among
the things we will gain from this experience are a further
knowledge of weightlessness and other problems of the
space environment.
Subsequently,
Subsequently, in
in Project
Project Apollo,
Apollo, larger
larger space
space vehicles
n.L.
—_
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1
J that
1 _ J
_of
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—
"NT
en 1
whose
height
exceeds
the
Nation’s Capitol
will
escape from earth orbit and rocket to the moon. First
they will travel in manned circumlunar flight, and final y
for lunar landing and return.
Meanwhile, scores of scientific satellites will be launched
to orbit the earth, and numerous rockets will be dispatc e
to the far reaches of deep space. While answering
tions which have perplexed men for centuries, they wi
accumulate information which will contribute sigmfican y
to our lives today.
Although still in its infancy, space exploration has alread^
produced much new knowledge and many useful bene
for mankind.
n our present astronauts were test
raft which were the parents or the
jet passenger planes of today, few of
share their experience. Yet millions
their activities, and contributed to
sronautics industry as passengers, or
ruction, supply and maintenance of
Jntless service industries which have
them.
tely that many persons alive today
mity to serve as astronauts, but it is
/.ledge gained in space research and
us all.
has been placed on knowledge, for
ds aP°n h° " rapidly he accumulates
g both his environment and himself
Seated, left to right: Estelle Manos, trustee; Judy Butchko, secretary; Rachael Altavilla,
trustee. Standing, Wayne Thomas, treasurer; Rick Reese, trustee; Michael Bianco, trustee;
Joseph Shambe, president; Albert Kishel, trustee; “Bud" Menaker, vice president.
The vehicles in our scientific satellite program perform
scores of experiments aimed at adding to our basic know
ledge of the earth, the moon, the sun, the entire universe.
Their investigations may be defined in four major
categories:
lower ionosphere, after sunset, which makes it possible
for your radio to receive the reflected signals of many
distant radio stations which you cannot receive during
the day.
In the second category of scientific investigation, that of
viewing the earth from above, significant findings have
been made in weather research.
First, they investigate the region in the vicinity of the
space vehicle.
Second, they study the earth by viewing it from above.
The star performers in the weather field have been the
TIROS satellites, which, along with the Echo balloon,
are probably the best known of our unmanned satellites.
TIROS has provided thousands of photographs of the
earth’s cloud cover which have provided useful information
not available from ground based meteorological stations
which cover a relatively small percentage of the surface of
the earth.
Third, they examine the radiation from the sun, planets,
and stars before it passes through the earth’s atmosphere.
Finally, they yield information which will facilitate the
manned exploration of the moon and the planets.
The final category lies largely in the future, but much
useful information has already been obtained from the
first three. Because most of this knowledge is in the
field of basic science, and highly technical, it has not
received the popular attention accorded to manned space
flight. Yet, this basic knowledge is the raw material on
which a developing technology feeds, and consequently
is of vital importance to all of us.
The broader coverage provided by TIROS has enabled
meteorologists to discover and track hurricanes and ty
phoons before they were detected by ground stations.
Hurricane Esther, for example, was spotted by TIROS
three days before it was picked up by other means.
TIROS is also providing weather researchers with im
portant facts regarding the mechanics of the transfer of
the sun’s energy to the earth; how much is absorbed, how
much is reflected, and how the local weather is affected
by the variations in the rate of absorption and reflection.
The area of sun-earth relationships promises to be one of
the most exciting and fruitful areas of space research, and
is one on which we have made the most progress to date.
Preliminary results hint at the interrelation that exists
between the sun and what goes on in the earth’s upper
atmosphere, and scientists speculate that this effect
eventually influences variations in our weather.
What have we learned from our scientific investiga
tions in space?
In the first category which I have outlined, that of in
vestigating the region traveled by space vehicles, we have
the discovery, in 1958, of the Van Allen radiation belts,
a region of charged particles which surrounds the earth.
Significant discoveries in this first category have also been
made in the measurement of magnetic fields, atmospheric
density, micrometeorites, and the properties of the iono
sphere.
In the latter case, sounding rockets made it
possible for the first time to measure directly the proper
ties of the ionosphere, a region surrounding the earth that
contains a high concentration of free electrons that re
flects radio waves. Later satellite observations have made
a continuing contribution to this knowledge.
One objective of our scientific investigations is a more
detailed, quantitative understanding of the physical
phenomena involved. It has been predicted that some day
in the future the understanding of this sun-earth inter
relationship will have a direct impact upon our daily lives.
It is a decrease in the absorption of radio waves by the
7
6
�Each graduating class looks fan
picnic at the Beaumont farm of
where both Dr. and Mrs. Farle'
This year was no exception. One
as many did.
After the buffet, the class gathered for its last
official meeting, when Joe Shambe, class presi
dent. addressed the group and conducted election
of permanent officers and trustees.
/
$
One of our satellites has produced information that casts
doubt on some aspects of one of the major theories of the
origin of the universe. This version of the theory, called
the steady state theory, includes an assumption that matter
and anti-matter are being created continuously in space
at a slow rate.
We have also observed, from studying the orbit of the
Echo balloon, the changes in the orbit caused by solar
radiation pressure and by atmospheric density variations
induced by solar flares.
Studies of Vanguard I, still in orbit after more than four
years, have also enabled the solar physicist to deduce
something about radiation pressure from the sun; the
upper atmosphere physicist to derive the temperatures
and composition of the atmosphere at extreme altitudes
and the influence of the sun on these characteristics; and
the geologist to make deductions about the earth’s crust.
Before a malfunction occurred in the spin-control system
of this satellite on May 22, OSO had transmitted useful
information through 1,138 orbits. Its highly advanced
sun-sensing instruments kept instruments pointed toward
the sun through each of these orbits, even though they
lost contact with the sun every time the satellite passed
behind the earth. The degree of accuracy involved was
equivalent to scoring unerring bull’s-eyes with a rifle
aimed at a 216 foot balloon at a distance of one mile.
If this aspect of the theory were correct, the physicists
tell us that there would have to be a sort of static condition
of gamma rays throughout space. The Explorer XI satel
lite, launched by NASA last year, carried instruments to
detect gamma rays, and test this theory. But in nine
hours of observation, the Explorer XI observed gamma
ray messengers at a rate far below what would be expected
if the steady state theory were correct; information which
poses another new challenge for the scientists.
Geodetic work in our space research has been equally
interesting. School children were long taught that Colum
bus proved, in 1492, that the world is round. Scientists
have considered it an oblate spheroid. It remained for
the geodetic measurements taken in Project Vanguard
to indicate that Columbus was wrong, and that the earth
is really slightly pear-shaped.
Observations from high altitude rockets of ultraviolet
radiations from various stars have upset a previously exist
ing theory and indicate that the rate of energy release
from hot young stars is much lower than had been sup
posed. This rate of energy release is an indicator of the
process of development of a star, and our experimental
results seem to imply that our present theories of stellar
evolution, or the life cycle of stars, is incorrect.
The third category of scientific investigation in space, that
of studying the sun, planets, and stars from beyond the
earth’s atmosphere, has challenged many previously exist
ing theories.
Data from such spacecraft as Pioneer V, Explorer X, and
Explorer XII have produced information regarding solar
flares which, while far from conclusive, is of great interest
to those who are planning future manned space flight
missions. The measurements taken are being used to
design the protection which a man will need from ex
posure to energetic particles - electrons, protons, and
neutrons — while traveling in space.
Dr. Harry Goett, Director of NASA’s Goddard Space
Flight Center, commented recently that this information
had, in a sense, sent the astrophysicists back to their
drawing boards, reminding him of a pertinent quotation:
Our scientists believe that, at least for a trip to the moon,
a man can be adequately protected from all but the most
extreme events. One objective of our solar studies is to
devise a way of predicting when a major event, or solar
flare, will occur. If we succeed in this, manned space shots
will be timed to avoid these events, as an aircraft would
avoid a severe thunderstorm which turned up on its radar.
The satellite with which we have studied the sun is the
Orbiting Solar Observatory, which was launched from
Cape Canaveral last March 7, and during eleven weeks
of nearly perfect operation transmitted almost 1,000 hours
of scientific information on solar phenomena.
"The terrible tragedy of science is the horrible
murder of beautiful theories by ugly facts.”
OSO observed and measured more than 75 solar flares
and sub-flares, mapped the sky in gamma radiation, ex
8
in science and engineering are still alive tod
more will be needed. Our space program needs
and chemists; electrical, structural, and mecha
neers; mathematicians and statisticians; geol
astronomers; biologists and those in many othe
engineering, and professional disciplines to dea
new problems of the space environment.
amined energetic particles in the lower Van Allen Region,
monitored the sun in a broad region of X-ray and gamma
radiation, and performed surface-erosion studies of various
kinds of materials.
)
The quantity and quality of the students educa
elementary, secondary, undergraduate, and
schools now will determine, in large measure
years, the excellence of our space program. I di
to imply that our schools, colleges, and universi
produce “space scientists” and “space engii
would be folly to concentrate on so-called “spa:
at the expense of weakening our basic educatk
in both the physical and social sciences.
The benefits to basic science of our space program are
only part of the story. The problems involved in launch
ing vehicles and spacecraft beyond the earth’s atmosphere
are daily challenging the ingenuity of the Nation’s sci
entists. Countless problems, associated with low temper
atures, weightlessness, operation in a hard vacuum, ex
treme heat, weight and space limitations in spacecraft,
are forcing scientists and engineers to search for new
methods, new materials, new processes, new techniques
of miniaturization.
Fortunately, this is not happening. It has bee:
said that space science is only science performe
The acceleration of research and development ii
field has heightened appreciation of the imp
research in other fields, as well, with an acci
increase in expenditures for those purposes,
program, thus, is not being carried on at the
progress in other research fields, but actually
as a stimulus for them. This is as it should 1
program of space exploration must be an integ
a balanced national effort in all fields of human 1
Our free society is dependent upon the succe
gration of the new physical sciences and techno
our political, economic, social, and education:
as national security systems.
The value of these discoveries is not limited to space
research and technology. Many of them have practical
applications in our daily lives, and are already having
their effect on the way we live. It is from discoveries in
this area that we may look forward to the establishment of
many new industries, and of new products for manufacture
by industries which already exist.
The scientific research and development required to
achieve our national objectives in space will require the
talents of young scientists and engineers in ever increas
ing numbers.
While most students entering secondary sc
colleges are not thinking of careers in science am
ing, all students should acquire the understand
ciation, and knowledge required by profession
should, however, be sufficiently familiar wii
mathematics, and engineering to comprehend t
ingly technological environment in which we li’
Despite the vast numbers who have been trained in re
cent years — and it is estimated that about nine-tenths of
all the men and women who ever received formal training
9
�Each graduating class looks forward to the
picnic at the Beaumont farm of the Farleys,
where both Dr. and Mrs. Farley play host.
This year was no exception. One could relax,
many did.
kr class gathered for its last
ken Joe Shambe. class prcsi. group and conducted election
rrs and trustees.
One of our satellites has produced information that casts
doubt on some aspects of one of the major theories of the
origin of the universe. This version of the theory, palled
the steady state theory, includes an assumption that matter
and anti-matter are being created continuously in space
at a slow rate.
bserved, from studying the orbit of the
le changes in the orbit caused by solar
e and by atmospheric density variations
flares.
rard I, still in orbit after more than four
enabled the solar physicist to deduce
radiation pressure from the sun; the
e physicist to derive the temperatures
of the atmosphere at extreme altitudes
; of the sun on these characteristics; and
make deductions about the earth’s crust.
Before a malfunction occurred in the spin-control system
of this satellite on May 22, OSO had transmitted useful
information through 1,138 orbits. Its highly advanced
sun-sensing instruments kept instruments pointed toward
the sun through each of these orbits, even though they
lost contact with the sun every time the satellite passed
behind the earth. The degree of accuracy involved was
equivalent to scoring unerring bull’s-eyes with a rifle
aimed at a 2'A foot balloon at a distance of one mile.
If this aspect of the theory were correct, the physicists
tell us that there would have to be a sort of static condition
of gamma rays throughout space. The Explorer XI satel
lite, launched by NASA last year, carried instruments to
detect gamma rays, and test this theory. But in nine
hours of observation, the Explorer XI observed gamma
ray messengers at a rate far below what would be expected
if the steady state theory were correct; information which
poses another new challenge for the scientists.
n our space research has been equally
>ol children were long taught that Colum192, that the world is round. Scientists
it an oblate spheroid. It remained for
isurements taken in Project Vanguard
lolumbus was wrong, and that the earth
pear-shaped.
Observations from high altitude rockets of ultraviolet
radiations from various stars have upset a previously exist
ing theory and indicate that the rate of energy release
from hot young stars is much lower than had been sup
posed. This rate of energy release is an indicator of the
process of development of a star, and our experimental
results seem to imply that our present theories of stellar
evolution, or the life cycle of stars, is incorrect.
y of scientific investigation in space, that
un, planets, and stars from beyond the
e, has challenged many previously existpacecraft as Pioneer V, Explorer X, and
e produced information regarding solar
- far from conclusive, is of great interest
' planning future manned space flight
measurements taken are being used to
tion which a man will need from ex
otic particles — electrons, protons, and
raveling in space.
Dr. Harry Goett, Director of NASA’s Goddard Space
Flight Center, commented recently that this information
had, in a sense, sent the astrophysicists back to their
drawing boards, reminding him of a pertinent quotation.
“The terrible tragedy of science is the horrible
murder of beautiful theories by ugly facts.”
The satellite with which we have studied the sun is the
Orbiting Solar Observatory, which was launched from
Cape Canaveral last March 7, and during eleven wee
of nearly perfect operation transmitted almost 1,000 hours
of scientific information on solar phenomena.
eve that, at least for a trip to the moon,
quately protected from all but the most
One objective of our solar studies is to
predicting when a major event, or solar
if we succeed in this, manned space shots
avoid these events, as an aircraft would
nderstorm which turned up on its radar.
OSO observed and measured more than 75 solar flares
and sub-flares, mapped the sky in gamma radiation, ex
8
in science and engineering are still alive today — many
more will be needed. Our space program needs physicists
and chemists; electrical, structural, and mechanical engi
neers; mathematicians and statisticians; geologists and
astronomers; biologists and those in many other scientific,
engineering, and professional disciplines to deal with the
new problems of the space environment.
amined energetic particles in the lower Van Allen Region,
monitored the sun in a broad region of X-ray and gamma
radiation, and performed surface-erosion studies of various
kinds of materials.
I
J
The quantity and quality of the students educated by our
elementary, secondary, undergraduate, and graduate
schools now will determine, in large measure in future
years, the excellence of our space program. I do not mean
to imply that our schools, colleges, and universities should
produce “space scientists” and “space engineers.” It
would be folly to concentrate on so-called “space science”
at the expense of weakening our basic educational efforts
in both the physical and social sciences.
The benefits to basic science of our space program are
only part of the story. The problems involved in launch
ing vehicles and spacecraft beyond the earth’s atmosphere
are daily challenging the ingenuity of the Nation’s sci
entists. Countless problems, associated with low temper
atures, weightlessness, operation in a hard vacuum, ex
treme heat, weight and space limitations in spacecraft,
are forcing scientists and engineers to search for new
methods, new materials, new processes, new techniques
of miniaturization.
Fortunately, this is not happening. It has been correctly
said that space science is only science performed in space.
The acceleration of research and development in the space
field has heightened appreciation of the importance of
research in other fields, as well, with an accompanying
increase in expenditures for those purposes. Our space
program, thus, is not being carried on at the expense of
progress in other research fields, but actually has served
as a stimulus for them. This is as it should be, for the
program of space exploration must be an integral part of
a balanced national effort in all fields of human knowledge.
Our free society is dependent upon the successful inte
gration of the new physical sciences and technologies into
our political, economic, social, and educational, as well
as national security systems.
The value of these discoveries is not limited to space
research and technology. Many of them have practical
applications in our daily lives, and are already having
their effect on the way we live. It is from discoveries in
this area that we may look forward to the establishment of
many new industries, and of new products for manufacture
by industries which already exist.
The scientific research and development required to
achieve our national objectives in space will require the
talents of young scientists and engineers in ever increas
ing numbers.
While most students entering secondary schools and
colleges are not thinking of careers in science and engineer
ing, all students should acquire the understanding, appre
ciation, and knowledge required by professionals. They
should, however, be sufficiently familiar with science,
mathematics, and engineering to comprehend the increas
ingly technological environment in which we live.
Despite the vast numbers who have been trained in re
cent years — and it is estimated that about nine-tenths of
all the men and women who ever received formal training
9
�“May you live in interesting times."
“The American, by nature, is optimistic,
mental, an inventor, and a builder who bi
when called upon to build greatly. Arous
believe in himself, give him a great goal to b
he will create the means to reach it. This ti
can character is our greatest national asset
Certainly this is one of the assets which is yours as you
leave Wilkes College to face the uncertainties, the reali
ties, and the opportunities of life in our contemporary
society. You do live in interesting times.
But more than this — and unlike most of the descendants
of that Chinese philosopher — you have the advantages
of participating in these interesting times as Americans —
a privilege which you must not underestimate or overlook.
What being an American means in an age such as this
was expressed with great clarity by President Kennedy
in 1960, when he wrote:
At the Farley Farm, where the class
occupied their leisure in devious ways,
one could take time out to review the
AMNICOLA which was delivered
from the printer the previous day,
reminisce as seniors do ...
... or enjoy pleasantries with your
hostess.
On this graduation day you have a great goal
May you also have the will to believe in y<
the imagination and the initiative to bent
contribute to the age of science and technol
we live.
Congratulations and good luck.
Mrs. Farley, together with her hus
band and Admiral Stark, watch the
proceedings of the press conference.
In advanced graduate education, the National Science
Foundation reports that the Soviet production of candidate
degree holders, roughly equivalent to the American Ph.D.,
is about the same, 8,500 per annum, as in the United
States. But 75 percent of the degrees were awarded in
the sciences and engineering, compared with 55 percent
in our country.
Similarly, just as the non-sc:entist student should have a
basic understanding of science and technology as they
affect society, so should the science or engineering major
be afforded the opportunity to develop an appreciation
of the social sciences, arts, and humanities. Narrow con
centration of study within any field of knowledge tends to
beget a student and a person without the understanding
required for a full and responsible life.
Our colleges and universities, whether or not they offer it
themselves, must continue to place more emphasis upon
advanced study by college graduates and particularily
upon graduate education in science and technology. To
you, who are graduating today, graduate study offers a
field of very large opportunity for important service and
a full and rich life.
It is in this respect, perhaps, except for its vastly greater
emphasis upon scientific and technical education, that
the Soviet educational system differs in greatest degree
from our own.
There is little in the educational system of the Soviet
Union that corresponds to the American university liberal
arts program. The extent of the orientation of Soviet
higher education toward science and technology is
measured by the fact that about 57 percent of all 1959
graduates at the bachelor degree level were in engineering,
sciences, and selected applied science fields, compared
with 24 percent in the United States. The professional
instruction provided these graduates, although extensive
in fundamentals of science and engineering, was found to
be directed toward narrowly defined specialties with the
main purpose of equipping the individual student to per
form a specific job.
I would hope also that our colleges and universities, in
increasing degree, would associate research activities and
graduate education wherever possible. This creates prob
lems, of course, for some great teachers are equally emi
nent research people, but other notable scientists have
little to do with teaching.
Universities which receive grants or contracts from
government and industry often assign research projects to
eminent and capable scientists who occupy themselves
fully with achieving desired technical objectives, leaving
little or no time for teaching. Yet it must be said that
in the long run it is dangerous to separate research in
any field of knowledge entirely from education. Obviously,
the objective should be the attainment of a truly scholarly
environment of inquiry, learning, and teaching.
Yet, we should not minimize the fact that, with only half
as many higher education graduates as the United States,
the Soviet Union has a greater number of professionals in
scientific, engineering, and other applied science fields,
and the Soviet rate of growth in these fields is more than
twice that of the United States.
When Jim. Webb landed at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport Monday, June 11, at 11:30 A.M., he w
old friend, Admiral Harold R. Stark. Accompanied by Dr. Farley, the two welcomed the NASA Adm.
oery busy and tight schedule. This lasted until 10:30 P.M.. when Webb and his party took off again f<
capital.
Nor does it take an M.I.T. or a California Institute of
Technology to contribute toward such a goal. A college
such as Wilkes, for example, has a great opportunity to
contribute to the advancement of science, even though
this contribution involves only the contribution of a single
man or group, working on a single specific problem.
While we produce about 90,000 engineering, science, and
applied science graduates each year, the Soviet Union’s
production is currently 190,000. Projections indicate that
during this decade the Soviet rate will reach 250,000 a
year, more than twice the anticipated rate for the United
States.
An ancient Chinese philosopher, expressing his hopes for
the young people of his generation, stated them with
profound simplicity. He said:
10
11
�“Muy y°u ^ue
interesting times.”
“The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experi
He is experimental, an inventor, and a builder who builds his best
when called upon to build greatly. Arouse his will to
believe in himself, give him a great goal to believe in, and
he will create the means to reach it. This trait of Ameri
can character is our greatest national asset.”
Certainly this is one of the assets which is yours as you
leave Wilkes College to face the uncertainties, the reali
ties, and the opportunities of life in our contemporary
society. You do live in interesting times.
But more than this — and unlike most of the descendants
of that Chinese philosopher — you have the advantages
of participating in these interesting times as Americans —
a privilege which you must not underestimate or overlook.
What being an American means in an age such as this
was expressed with great clarity by President Kennedy
in I960, when he wrote:
■c the class
clous ways,
review the
delivered
tvious day,
. . . or enjoy pleasantries with your
hostess.
non-scientist student should have a
if science and technology as they
Id the science or engineering major
tunity to develop an appreciation
arts, and humanities. Narrow conhin any field of knowledge tends to
person without the understanding
i responsible life.
On this graduation day you have a great goal to believe in.
May you also have the will to believe in yourselves, and
the imagination and the initiative to benefit from and
contribute to the age of science and technology in which
we live.
Congratulations and good luck.
Mrs. Farley, together with her hus
band and Admiral Stark, watch the
proceedings of the press conference.
In advanced graduate education, the National Science
Foundation reports that the Soviet production of candidate
degree holders, roughly equivalent to the American Ph.D.,
is about the same, 8,500 per annum, as in the United
States. But 75 percent of the degrees were awarded in
the sciences and engineering, compared with 55 percent
in our country.
Our colleges and universities, whether or not they offer it
themselves, must continue to place more emphasis upon
advanced study by college graduates and particularily
upon graduate education in science and technology. To
you, who are graduating today, graduate study offers a
field of very large opportunity for important service and
a full and rich life.
erhaps, except for its vastly greater
ific and technical education, that
system differs in greatest degree
educational system of the Soviet
> to the American university liberal
dent of the orientation of Soviet
>ard science and technology is
that about 57 percent of all 1959
or degree level were in engineering,
applied science fields, compared
United States. The professional
lese graduates, although extensive
nee and engineering, was found to
rowly defined specialties with the
ring the individual student to per-
I would hope also that our colleges and universities, in
increasing degree, would associate research activities and
graduate education wherever possible. This creates prob
lems, of course, for some great teachers are equally emi
nent research people, but other notable scientists have
little to do with teaching.
Universities which receive grants or contracts from
government and industry often assign research projects to
eminent and capable scientists who occupy themselves
fully with achieving desired technical objectives, leaving
little or no time for teaching. Yet it must be said that
in the long run it is dangerous to separate research in
any field of knowledge entirely from education. Obviously,
the objective should be the attainment of a truly scholarly
environment of inquiry, learning, and teaching.
Nor does it take an M.I.T. or a California Institute of
Technology to contribute toward such a goal. A college
such as Wilkes, for example, has a great opportunity to
contribute to the advancement of science, even though
this contribution involves only the contribution of a single
man or group, working on a single specific problem.
limize the fact that, with only half
on graduates as the United States,
greater number of professionals in
and other applied science fields,
;rowth in these fields is more than
States.
it 90,000 engineering, science, and
tes each year, the Soviet Union’s
190,000. Projections indicate that
Soviet rate will reach 250,000 a
he anticipated rate for the United
very busy and tight schedule.
capital.
This lasted until 10:30 P.M., when Webb and hts party took on ag
An ancient Chinese philosopher, expressing his hopes for
the young people of his generation, stated them with
profound simplicity. He said:
10
11
f
�Baccalaureate Address
WHEN
GYROSCOPES
GO HUNTING
Dr. Julien A. Ripley
Associate Professor of Physics
Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Dr. Farley, fellow-travellers of Wilkes College, and
guests.
The diagnosis of this sense of d<
by many and I shall pause to
lying reasons in order to give
my thoughts.
I suppose every member of this faculty resorts occasionally
to an old trick when he needs time to think of how to
answer some puzzling question. He points to a student
and says, “Mr. Craven, will you volunteer to give an
answer.” Well, Dr. Farley pulled the same trick on me.
When he could find no one else, he casually accosted me
one day on the campus and with his inexorable finger
pointing at me asked: “Ripley, will you volunteer to give
the Baccalaureate address?”
First, there is the collapse of
arose with the 18th century
through the 19th century, ai
modern science in the Renaiss
Newton found an order in nai
stood, they gave birth to this 1
could be understood — its basi
covered and made intelligible,
nature could be found. Surely
used to establish the natural Is
Optimistically, men approach
Declaration of Independence stei
The phrase “the laws of nature
central in that document. A ne
was established — government ol
created equal, independent, and
be assured by a social system. |
freedom, and working through
economic self-interest. The 1
established on earth.
Among some faculties there is a device by which the
professors enable themselves to stay awake through these
occasions. They form a betting pool on how many minutes
the address will take. I thought for a time that here is
my opportunity to rake in a fortune. But the Wilkes
faculty is either too penurious or too clever.
I considered getting even with Dr. Farley by confining
my address to one quick sentence, stolen from Bob Hope’s
recent comment when he was given an honorary degree
at Georgetown University. “I am asked,” said Hope “to
give my advice to you who are about to go out into the
world. It is very simple: Don’t!”
I know it is expected that I should give you
some kind
°f a message — a challenge to lift you — even if it should
he happily forgotten in a day or two. Well, I have no
Message to give, just a few comments and a few questions
to ask of you.
Baccalaureate exercises, Sunday, June 10, brought Dr. J—...
Julien A. Ripley, Associate Professor of Physics, to the
platform in the gymnasium as principal speaker. Just before
the ceremony got underway at 5 P.M., the
graduating class gathered before the g,...
fu,
gym to form the procession. Above, baccalaureate principals pause for
photographs. Left to right, Rev. Frank H. Jogwick,
------- - Dr. Julien A. Ripley, Dr. Farley, Rev. Burke Rivers, D.D.
Alas, the dream was not easily ft
cruelty, and wretchedness conti
into any analysis of why the brer
and free society took place. I
we became convinced that the o
order had to be overhauled. Fi
discovery of the unconscious, we
do not even behave rationally,
to work more will be required
reason and self-interest. But a
not yet been developed.
May I begin with some comments on this present point in
history. Although many have been the periods in the
Past when times were such as “to try one’s soul,” there
a^e been few so marked by a widespread sense of anxiety
andi despair. Many of the most powerful expressions in
wn ing and drama reflect this sense of sickness, of nothing
ness at the center of existence: T. S. Eliot, Kafka, Albee,
Pesco, Sartre, to name but a few who have drawn devasand^ P'ctures devaluating man. A feeling of helplessness
despair is abroad in the world. Purpose and direction
have been lost.
The second element of our cont
only mention, since we are all so
it is the present international siti
of nuclear war hanging over us
the old international diplomacies
12
13
�Baccalaureate Address
WHEN
gyroscopes
GO HUNTING
Dr. Julien A. Ripley
Associate Professor of Physics
Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Dr. Farley, fellow-travellers of Wilkes College, and
guests.
The diagnosis of this sense of despair has been undertaken
by many and I shall pause to mention only three under
lying reasons in order to give structure to the sequel of
my thoughts.
I suppose every member of this faculty resorts occasionally
to an old trick when he needs time to think of how to
answer some puzzling question. He points to a student
and says, “Mr. Craven, will you volunteer to give an
answer.” Well, Dr. Farley pulled the same trick on me.
When he could find no one else, he casually accosted me
one day on the campus and with his inexorable finger
pointing at me asked: “Ripley, will you volunteer to give
the Baccalaureate address?”
First, there is the collapse of those bright hopes which
arose with the 18th century rationalists and extended
through the 19th century, arising out of the birth of
modern science in the Renaissance. When Galileo and
Newton found an order in nature that could be under
stood, they gave birth to this new hope. Nature at last
could be understood — its basic structure could be dis
covered and made intelligible. The immutable laws of
nature could be found. Surely the same method could be
used to establish the natural laws of social organization.
Optimistically, men approached the challenge. Our
Declaration of Independence stemmed from this optimism:
The phrase "the laws of nature and of nature’s God” is
central in that document. A new principle of government
was established — government of, by, and for the people,
created equal, independent, and rational. Progress could
be assured by a social system, guaranteeing equality and
freedom, and working through the principle of rational
economic self-interest. The heavenly city could be
established on earth.
Alas, the dream was not easily fulfilled. Squalor, ugliness,
cruelty, and wretchedness continued. I shall not enter
into any analysis of why the breakdown of the competitive
and free society took place. But in the 20th century,
we became convinced that the old economic and political
order had to be overhauled. Furthermore, since Freud’s
discovery of the unconscious, we are now aware that men
do not even behave rationally. If any social system is
to work more will be required than a simple appeal to
reason and self-interest. But a satisfactory system has
not yet been developed.
The second element of our contemporary anxiety I need
only mention, since we are all so profoundly aware of it it is the present international situation with the possibility
of nuclear war hanging over us, and a recognition that
the old international diplomacies exemplified in Kipling s
Among some faculties there is a device by which the
professors enable themselves to stay awake through these
occasions. They form a betting pool on how many minutes
the address will take. I thought for a time that here is
my opportunity to rake in a fortune. But the Wilkes
faculty is either too penurious or too clever.
I considered getting even with Dr. Farley by confining
my address to one quick sentence, stolen from Bob Hope’s
recent comment when he was given an honorary degree
at Georgetown University. “I am asked,” said Hope “to
give my advice to you who are about to go out into the
world. It is very simple: Don’t!”
I know it is expected that I should give you some kind
o a message — a challenge to lift you — even if it should
e happily forgotten in a day or two. Well, I have no
message to give, just a few comments and a few questions
to ask of you.
ate exercises, Sunday, June 10, brought Dr. Julien A. Ripley, Associate Professor of Physics, to the
i the gymnasium as principal speaker. Just before the ceremony got underway at 5 P.M., the
class gathered before the gym to form the procession. Above, baccalaureate principals pause for
s. Left to right, Rev. Frank H. Joguiick, Dr. Julien A. Ripley, Dr. Farley, Rev. Burke Rivers, D.D.
I begin with some comments on this present point in
ts ory. Although many have been the periods in the
?aS when times were such as “to try one’s soul,” there
an^rl een feW S° marked by a widespread sense of anxiety
. esPa>r- Many of the most powerful expressions in
ri mg and drama reflect this sense of sickness, of nothinglone at the Center °f existence: T- S- Eliot> Kafka> Albee’
tat'eSC°'-^ar^re’
name but a few who have drawn devasancTrt Pictures devaluating man. A feeling of helplessness
have foSPa*r *s abroad in the world. Purpose and direction
12
13
�''■' ':r^ vf Mond
i
to the rear
HMh far their last offu
- coMfcrgradualef, as they f.
tymnnsium for their degri
geometry may form a better system for describing nature
than the Euclidean geometry which our forefathers held
up as an example of absolute, self-evident truth. There
are no laws of science which are immutable. They are all
subject to modification and reinterpretation.
phrase: “taking up the White man’s burden” has ended
in massacre of women and children in Algiers. The old
order is rejected, but a new international order has not
come into being.
The third, and perhaps in the long run, the most im
portant, although also the most indirect factor leading
to a sense of insecurity finds its origin in the modern
scientific revolution. It is a scientific revolution which
is having as great an impact on the thinking and hence
on social organization and values as did the Copernican
revolution of four centuries ago. Darwin, Freud, and
Einstein symbolize this revolution. Each has made us
look further beyond appearances and question the nature
of man’s creation, the nature of man’s inner self, and the
nature of man’s understanding of the physical universe
in which he lives. I will attend only to the third of these.
What is the relationship between these observations on
science and the problem of meaninglessness in our general
thinking? Science and scientific thought does not con
tinue on its path unrelated to other aspects of culture.
If the doctrine of absolute truth is abandoned in science,
so it has become abandoned in many other areas. This
has its good side as well as its dangers. We are today
much more tolerant of the basic beliefs of other cultures
and their alternative theories of social organization than
we were in the past. And many of us feel that just as the
scientific laws of our forefathers must be continuously
reinterpreted and re-evaluated, so likewise must our
political traditions, our ethical standards, yes, even our
religions. The God of Moses — stern, jealous, dominat
ing — was once reinterpreted by Christ. The concept of
God is being reinterpreted by modern men, such as Tillich
or Schweitzer or the Pope. But this poses a dilemma.
If absolute truth cannot be reached in science or ethics
or religion, does that not raise the problem of whether
there is any core of meaning to cling to, any certainty
to grasp, any tradition to accept or to follow?
You are all more or less familiar with Einstein’s general
conception. I wish to emphasize today one of the con
sequences which has brought about a significant reorien
tation of scientific thought. I have said that the scientists
of the 18th and 19th centuries believed that there was a
single, unique, intelligible structure to the universe. The
work of the scientist was to find this and to approach
closer and closer to the absolute truth. Find the basic
propositions and the basic laws and these would constitute
the absolute truth, reflecting the operation of God in the
universe. Some of these basic propositions might indeed
be quite complicated, such as Maxwell’s equations of
electromagnetism and might not be quite as self-evident
as the earlier scientists hoped. But they were there —
basic propositions and laws ruling the universe. All that
was needed was to discover them.
It would be quite absurd to propound an easy answer.
I shall continue only to make some comments and suggest
certain questions which you might pursue related, I hope,
to what you have learned in college.
Allow me to use a very loose analogy — that which sug
gested my title, "While Gyroscopes Go Hunting.” You
are all familiar with servo-mechanisms, those intricate
devices often involving gyroscopes, which serve to control
and to guide planes, ships, or missiles. A course is set
and the servo-mechanisms keep the travelling object on
course. Often because of variations in the surroundings,
the object deviates from its course; the mechanism then
As you know, the modern scientist is not so ambitious.
He is still convinced that there is order in the universe,
or he could not operate at all, but he is willing to recog
nize that any theory developed today is a tentative one
and that there are alternative modes for describing the
structure. It is possible, for example, that non-Euclidean
14
brings it back. In the operation, however, there are apt
to be oscillations about the predetermined direction. These
oscillations are termed “hunting” and are similar in a
way to a hunting animal following the scent or spoor of
the prey. The hunter in his search pursues his course
but oscillates about it.
formulating and reformulating your goals i
little prescribing. But I mention one good
which I believe in, as I think do all of us wh<
of this liberal arts college, namely, ask i
continue to ask them and continue to wo
cease to question and cease to wonder, it
you will cease to be interested in your owt
become lost in mechanical routines.
Our civilization is articulated in an extremely complicated
fashion and requires certain mechanisms to preserve its
continuity. Among these mechanisms are those of tradi
tion, of laws, and of conventions. It is the responsibility
of governments, schools, parents, and teachers to prevent
the inevitable oscillations from becoming so violent or
so unstable that society collapses. So much, so good!
Now let us ask the two questions: Who maintains the
mechanism and who determines the course or the goals?
What is the individual’s role in these determinations?
Ask the large personal questions again and
am I?” "What is man?” “What is God
meant by the good, the true, and the beaut:
am I going in life and why?”
Ask also the social questions: “In what sen
equal?" “What is meant by loving my brc
love of my country mean hatred of other
This is an age of the quick slogan and t
the shortcuts to thinking. Note the word
are told to keep the image of America clear
I or America nothing but a collection of :
mirrors reflecting what people would like t<
what we would like them to see?
Some of you may play a large role in maintaining or even
overhauling the mechanisms — in keeping the oscillations
within proper bounds. All of you as citizens will play’
some role in this, since the proper working of this mecha
nism in a democracy depends upon the judgment of all
mature citizens expressed in the polls or through public
opinion.
And formulate your own answers on the
own experience and thought, not just on
slogans or of authority. Let go the familit
cure. In Goethe’s words: “What thou hast i
thy fathers, acquire it to make it thine,
up to the religious, political, and scientific
questions and to formulate answers - it
But I wish to concentrate on the second problem. What
aetermines the aim and the goal? This I feel is both a
co ective and individual responsibility equal in importance
o at of maintaining the mechanism itself, although both
e closely
c ose'v related and affect one another.
rpi
m efe *-S a ten
^ency today to found our security on the
tendency
.. c anism alone
«lone and to think that if only we could choose
the right
experts and the right system, all would be well,
We seek to find
this security outside ourselves in the
conventions, laws,
authority of church, parent, or school,
and in E=
so doing our inner security and sense of human
dignity
are often lost.
While
gyroscopes go hunting, you must find your own
goals and
-• thus become more aware of yourself and your
own
aning- There are many aspects to this process of
Make your choices for yourself. Kierkegai
thus: “to venture causes anxiety, but not
to lose one’s self . ■ . and to venture in the
is precisely to become conscious of one s se
in other words, “dare disturb the univen
questions continuously and seeking answers
vou personally upon which you can act.
will end as did Mr. Prufrock saying I she
a pair of ragged claws scuttling across the
seas.”
15
�Of well-wishers £ shown here. C°nS‘a,“ “ram
June‘hlin’ °he°UlSe' °n ‘he eVminS of Monday,
one 11, the Class assembled to the rear of
^^th^uHndlS ’d ‘heir
undergraduates,
geometry may form a better system for describing nature
than the Euclidean geometry which our forefathers held
up as an example of absolute, self-evident truth. There
are no laws of science which are immutable. They are all
subject to modification and reinterpretation.
e man’s burden” has ended
hildren in Algiers. The old
international order has not
the long run, the most imnost indirect factor leading
Is its origin in the modem
. scientific revolution which
on the thinking and hence
dues as did the Copernican
ago. Darwin, Freud, and
lution. Each has made us
ces and question the nature
of man’s inner self, and the
ig of the physical universe
id only to the third of these.
What is the relationship between these observations on
science and the problem of meaninglessness in our general
thinking? Science and scientific thought does not con
tinue on its path unrelated to other aspects of culture.
If the doctrine of absolute truth is abandoned in science,
so it has become abandoned in many other areas. This
has its good side as well as its dangers. We are today
much more tolerant of the basic beliefs of other cultures
and their alternative theories of social organization than
we were in the past. And many of us feel that just as the
scientific laws of our forefathers must be continuously
reinterpreted and re-evaluated, so likewise must our
political traditions, our ethical standards, yes, even our
religions. The God of Moses — stem, jealous, dominat
ing — was once reinterpreted by Christ. The concept of
God is being reinterpreted by modern men, such as Tillich
or Schweitzer or the Pope. But this poses a dilemma.
If absolute truth cannot be reached in science or ethics
or religion, does that not raise the problem of whether
there is any core of meaning to cling to, any certainty
to grasp, any tradition to accept or to follow?
iliar with Einstein’s general
isize today one of the conabout a significant reorienhave said that the scientists
s believed that there was a
cture to the universe. The
find this and to approach
lute truth. Find the basic
s and these would constitute
he operation of God in the
: propositions might indeed
as Maxwell’s equations of
lot be quite as self-evident
1. But they were there —
ling the universe. All that
n.
It would be quite absurd to propound an easy answer.
I shall continue only to make some comments and suggest
certain questions which you might pursue related, I hope,
to what you have learned in college.
Allow me to use a very loose analogy — that which sug
gested my title, “While Gyroscopes Go Hunting.” You
are all familiar with servo-mechanisms, those intricate
devices often involving gyroscopes, which serve to control
and to guide planes, ships, or missiles. A course is set
and the servo-mechanisms keep the travelling object on
course. Often because of variations in the surroundings,
the object deviates from its course; the mechanism then
entist is not so ambitious,
re is order in the universe,
but he is willing to recogd today is a tentative one
• modes for describing the
xample, that non-Eudidean
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brings it back. In the operation, however, there are apt
to be oscillations about the predetermined direction. These
oscillations are termed “hunting” and are similar in a
way to a hunting animal following the scent or spoor of
the prey. The hunter in his search pursues his course
but oscillates about it.
formulating and reformulating your goals and I can do
little prescribing. But I mention one good starting point
which I believe in, as I think do all of us who are members
of this liberal arts college, namely, ask questions and
continue to ask them and continue to wonder. If you
cease to question and cease to wonder, it is likely that
you will cease to be interested in your own meaning and
become lost in mechanical routines.
Our civilization is articulated in an extremely complicated
fashion and requires certain mechanisms to preserve its
continuity. Among these mechanisms are those of tradi
tion, of laws, and of conventions. It is the responsibility
of governments, schools, parents, and teachers to prevent
the inevitable oscillations from becoming so violent or
so unstable that society collapses. So much, so good!
Now let us ask the two questions: Who maintains the
mechanism and who determines the course or the goals?
What is the individual’s role in these determinations?
Ask the large personal questions again and again: “What
am I?” “What is man?” “What is God?” “What is
meant by the good, the true, and the beautiful?” “Where
am I going in life and why?”
Ask also the social questions: “In what sense are all men
equal?” “What is meant by loving my brother?” “Does
love of my country mean hatred of other countries?”
This is an age of the quick slogan and the catchword,
the shortcuts to thinking. Note the word “image.” We
are told to keep the image of America clear. Are you or
I or America nothing but a collection of shallow tricky
mirrors reflecting what people would like to see? or only
what we would like them to see?
Some of you may play a large role in maintaining or even
overhauling the mechanisms — in keeping the oscillations
within proper bounds. All of you as citizens will play
some role in this, since the proper working of this mecha
nism in a democracy depends upon the judgment of all
mature citizens expressed in the polls or through public
opinion.
And formulate your own answers on the basis of your
own experience and thought, not just on the basis of
slogans or of authority. Let go the familiar and the se
cure. In Goethe’s words: “What thou hast inherited from
thy fathers, acquire it to make it thine.” It is not only
up to the religious, political, and scientific leaders to ask
questions and to formulate answers - it is up to you!
But I wish to concentrate on the second problem. What
determines the aim and the goal? This I feel is both a
co active and individual responsibility equal in importance
o at of maintaining the mechanism itself, although both
e c osely related and affect one another.
Th
rn„eL6 \S a tendency today to found our security on the
the ’ n/Sm al°ne and to think that if only we could choose
the
—1 anfi the right system, all would be well,
We right
nR t c*"
experts
,Seek t0 dnd
And this secur
____ity
_ outside ourselves in the
conv^'r
6n Ions
'?nSj’ ^ws,
’.aws’ authority of church, parent, or school,
and in
so doing our inner
inner security
security and
and sense
sense of human
dignity
’ are often lost.
While |
So hunting, you must find your own
J* and thus become'
-a more aware of yourself and your
Waning. There are many aspects to this process of
Make your choices for yourself. Kierkegaard has put it
thus- “to venture causes anxiety, but not to venture is
to lose one’s self ... and to venture in the highest sense
is precisely to become conscious of one’s self.” You must,
in other words, “dare disturb the universe” by asking
questions continuously and seeking answers meaningful to
you personally upon which you can act Otherwise, you
will end as did Mr. Prufrock saying I should have been
a pair of ragged claws scuttling across the floors of silent
seas.”
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This year, the Alumni dance, honoring the
o
________, was held in the American Legion
graduates,
Home on North River Street. Following Com
mencement, the Legion was packed with
celebrants until 1 A. M. Above, left to right:
Mrs. Anita Janerich, Mrs. Harry Hiscox, Albert
Kishel, graduate of the year; Harry Hiscox.
Russ Williams, Joseph Savitz, Don Eller, grad
uate of the year; Dr. Carl Urbanski, Nora
Zahavy, Tel Aviv; Gordon Roberts.
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,
I realize that many here will say this is dangerous advice.
It is time to close ranks and obey the old tested authori
ties. Just last week at commencement exercises in a local
college, the advice was given to the effect, do not expose
yourself to the danger of losing your faith. And Billy
Graham is touring the world rather pathetically, it seems
to me, asking us to return without further question to the
literal Biblical injunctions.
But I hold, as I believe many on this faculty do and
legions of scholars and scientists, philosophers, and re
ligious thinkers throughout history do, that to ask a ques
tion seriously is an act of affirmation. It implies the
possibility of some answer, some guide to action. What
is the scientific experiment but a question posed to nature?
Every question is an appeal to experience in the broadest
sense. It forces you to evaluate and extend your ex
perience. A question can have a rational justification if
you have a metaphysics which assures you there is mean
ingful experience to appeal to. It aims at a way of under
standing and predicting the future, and this presupposes
some basis of knowledge or some assumption that there
is a future, subject to some kind of determinism.
To ask and to seek answers meaningful to you is an affirm
ative act which may cause some anxiety but this is better
than finding a zero at the center of your life.
Of course, there exist temporary conflicts between the
teachings of religious authorities, political authorities,
scientific authorities, and the authority of group mores
>■
■
and conventions. Each must be continuously re-evaluated
by you. But each discipline, if I am not mistaken, is
based upon the conviction of some unity in the universe.
Lest I appear to be too disrespectful of religious authori
ties, may I quote from Pope Pius XII’s address to students
at the University of Paris in 1953:
“In your studies and scientific research, rest assured
that no contradiction is possible between the certain
truths of faith and established scientific facts.
Nature, no less than revelation, proceeds from
God, and God cannot contradict Himself.”
As a student of science, I should have phrased this differ
ently, but the essential meaning is clear, it is approval
of a constant search for explanation and understanding
of all nature, social, material, and spiritual.
“And the truth shall make you free” — not the absolute
truth, not the truth handed down to you on a platter from
authorities of your church, your government, your college,
or your parents, but those tentative truths you develop
inside yourself as you relate to others through your work
and through your love. Buddha’s last injunction was:
“Believe nothing on hearsay. Do not believe in traditions
because they are old, or in anything on the mere authority
of myself or any other teacher.” It is only thus, I believe,
that while the gyroscopes go hunting, you will become
aware of your own destiny and help in your small way
to clarify the destiny of mankind.
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i dance, honoring the
the American Legion
Street. Following Comm was packed with
. Above, left to right:
■s. Harry Hiscox, Albert
e year: Harry Hiscox,
Sanitz, Don Eller, gradCarl Urbanski, Nora
>n Roberts.
jpy^LL SPORTS SCHEDULE
1962 FOOTBALL
Away
2:00 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 29 Moravian
Home
2:00 p.m.
6 P.M.C.
Sat., Oct.
Home
2:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 13 Ursinus
(Homecoming)
Away
1:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 20 Drexel
Away
2:00 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 27 Juniata
Home
2:00 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 10 Haverford
Away
2:00 p.m.
Sat., Nov.
I—-- 17 Wagner
All Home Events — Wilkes College Athletic Field
ere will say this is dangerous advice,
nks and obey the old tested authori
al commencement exercises in a local
as given to the effect, do not expose
er of losing your faith. And Billy
e world rather pathetically, it seems
eturn without further question to the
lions.
elieve many on this faculty do and
nd scientists, philosophers, and reghout history do, that to ask a quesact of affirmation. It implies the
nswer, some guide to action. What
ment but a question posed to nature?
appeal to experience in the broadest
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ics which assures you there is meanppeal to. It aims at a way of under
ng the future, and this presupposes
dge or some assumption that there
o some kind of determinism.
swers meaningful to you is an affirmause some anxiety but this is better
; the center of your life.
t temporary conflicts between the
> authorities, political authorities,
and the authority of group mores
1962 SOCCER
Sat. Sept. 22 Alumni
Home
2:00 p.m.
Wed., Sept. 26Harpur
Away
4:00 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 29 Lycoming
Home
2:00 p.m.
Sat.,
l!:_„„;
.... Oct.
- 3 6 Lafayette
Home
10:00 a.m.
Wed., Oct. 10 Stevens
Home
3:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 13 Fairleigh-DickinsonHome
11:00 a.m.
(Homecoming)
Wed., Oct. 17 Gettysburg
Home
3:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 20 Hofstra
Away
2:00 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 24 Muhlenburg
Away
3:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 27 Wagner
Away
2:00 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 31 Susquehanna
Home
3:30 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 3 Rider
Away
2:00 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 7 East Stroudsburg Away
2:00 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 10 Elizabethtown
Home
10:00 a.m.
All Home Events - Wilkes College Athletic Field
and conventions. Each must be continuously re-evaluated
by you. But each discipline, if I am not mistaken, is
based upon the conviction of some unity in the universe.
Lest I appear to be too disrespectful of religious authori
ties, may I quote from Pope Pius XII’s address to students
at the University of Paris in 1953:
“In your studies and scientific research, rest assured
that no contradiction is possible between the certain
truths of faith and established scientific facts.
Nature, no less than revelation, proceeds from
God, and God cannot contradict Himself.”
As a student of science, I should have phrased this differ
ently, but the essential meaning is clear, it is approval
of a constant search for explanation and understanding
of all nature, social, material, and spiritual.
“And the truth shall make you free” — not the absolute
truth, not the truth handed down to you on a platter from
authorities of your church, your government, your college,
or your parents, but those tentative truths you develop
inside yourself as you relate to others through your work
and through your love. Buddha’s last injunction was:
“Believe nothing on hearsay. Do not believe in traditions
because they are old, or in anything on the mere authority
of myself or any other teacher.” It is only thus, I believe,
that while the gyroscopes go hunting, you will become
aware of your own destiny and help in your small way
to clarify the destiny of mankind.
Meeting informally in Dennison Hall of the College, Wilkes College Alumnii Association Executive Council
Specifically
discussed were annual Homecoming,
made plans for activities during the coming scholastic year: C,
.
scheduled for October 12 and 13.
,
lour^d^ a reP°rt °f chapter activities by Gordon E. Roberts, Executive
Russeii Williams,
ned unhi iate August Above, seated left to right: Gordon Roberts,
■
Leonard Mulcahy,
^ociation president; Dr. Herbert Oliver, Lloyd Davies. Standing, Attorney Eugene
Mrs. Anita Janerich, Attorney Gifford Cappellini, Millie Gittens, Attorney Hiscox.
16
�15th. Annual Homecoming
Plans for the 15th Annual Homecoming of Wilkes College Alumni are nearing completion. Russell
Williams, ’50, President of our Association, and the Executive Committee have, announced that
all Homecoming activities will be held at the Host Motel in Wilkes-Barre. Spacious facilities and
excellent parking accommodations are provided at the Host.
Committees appointed for Homecoming (October 12 - 13) are as follows: Attorney Eugene Roth,
'57, General Chairman; Paul A. Klein, ’60, and Attorney Gifford Cappellim, 45, Co-Chairmen.
Co-Chairmen for the Warm-up Party to be held in the Alexander Room of the Host Motel are:
Dr. Carl Urbanski, ’57, and Dr. Frank Gazda, ’59.
Beverly Hiscox, ’58, and Lloyd Davies, ’47, are Co-Chairmen for the Annual Alumni Dance to be
held Saturday evening in the spacious Dorian Room at the Host. The Judging Committee for dor
mitory displays is headed by T. R. Price, ’56.
On Saturday evening, the classes of ’37, ’42, ’47, ’52, and ’57 will hold a combined reunion dinner in
the Alexander Room. Attorney John Doran, ’57, will act as Toastmaster, and Dr. Farley and
Mrs. Farley will be guests of the “reuning” classes.
Last year approximately 650 alumni returned to Wilkes for the Annual Homecoming. Each year,
attendance at this annual event increases, and this year we are looking forward to a record turn
out.
Plans for this year’s Homecoming have been formulated well in advance so as to give all alumni
an opportunity to reserve these dates and to plan to attend the festivities. Make your plans NOW!
Bring a guest! Have a great time seeing and talking with your “ol pals.”
Reservations from alumni from the “reuning” classes will be accepted as soon as final arrange
ments have been completed. Your Alumni Office will contact each member of these classes in late
August. Plan to attend!
Wilkes College Theater Alumni will present a Kum-Bak Musical on Friday evening, October 12.
Curtain time 8:15 p.m. Alumni who were active as students in the Theater are already rehearsing
for the show which has as its setting - Wilkes College and the acquisition of a Fine Arts Building.
From all reports, this Kum-Bak Musical should be a delightful show. Alumni are urged to attend
and to support the Theater at Wilkes College.
Check the back cover of this “Alumnus” for more details about Homecoming, ’62. See you on the
12th and 13th of October.
Friday - October 12
7:00 P.M.
8:15 P.M.
9:30 P.M.
Dormitory Displays
Kum-Bak Musical
Warm-Up Party
Campus
Chase Theater
Alexander Room,
Host Motel
Saturday - October 13
11:00 A.M.
Soccer
Wilkes vs. Fairleigh-Dickinson
2:00 P.M.
Football
Wilkes vs. Ursinus
6:00 P.M.
Class Reunion Dinners
’37, ’42, ’47 ’52, ’57
9:00 P.M.
Homecoming Dance
Wilkes Athletic Field
Wilkes Athletic Stadium
Alexander Room
Host Motel
Dorian Room
Host Motel
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Admiral Harold
IN THIS ISSUE
Arnaud
C.
Mai
Andrew J. Sord
2
15TH ANNUAL HOMECOMING
Charles H. Min
James P. Harri
1962 ALUMNI CAMPAIGN TOPS LAST YEAR’S
3
William We
Alumni
PICTURE PLAY
11
Frank Burns
Mrs. Charle*
L
William L. C
BLIND WILKES GRADUATE SHOWING THE LIGHT
TO ALCOHOLICS AT DANVILLE
14
Mrs. Franck
Samuel M. I
Miss Annette
WITH THE CLASSES
16
Mrs. Julia T.
Eugene S. F
COLLEGE BREAKS GROUND FOR NEW GRADUATE
AND RESEARCH CENTER
John Farr
19
Hon. John S
Harry F. Got
Andrew Horn
IN MEMORIAM
21
Joseph
J.
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Miss Mary I
Joseph F. L
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■E O L L E G E
FvLUMNUS
On rhe Cover
During the Homecoming game with Ursinut
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the mid-time
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break was
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ion by the Lettermen-past,
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-----present
and future-of <a photograph of Dean George F.
Ralston. The Lettermen singled out Ralston .for
his intense loyalty
to both the college and to the
' ilty to
teams of the college.
allege. The presentation came as a
complete surprise to the Dean. Hogen Oh, Alum
nus staff photographer, trained his camera lens
on Dean Ralston and Dr. Farley in the president’s
office. The portrait is between them.
Reuben H. I
Thomas F. 1
F. Ellsworth
Hon. Frank
Rev. Charles
Joseph J. Sai
Alumni ]
Louis
Shaffe:
Mrs. Esther
Charles B. A
Aaron
Weiss
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THE STAFF
EDITOR
ASSISTANT EDITOR
SPORTS
ALUMNI NOTES
I.
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Gordon E. Roberts ’60
Kathleen O’Donnell
Arthur J. Hoover ’55
Felicia Perlick
Alun
Gordon E. Robert
Russell H. Willia
Wilkes College ALUMNUS is published quarterly for the
Wilkes College Alumni Association by the Wilkes College
Alumni Office, 184 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre, Penn
sylvania. Second class mailing privileges have been author
ized at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Subscription — $2.00
1
Leonard Mulcahy,
Anita Janerich. S
Eugene Roth, Tr<
�Board of Trustees
Admiral Harold R. Stark, Chairman
IN THIS ISSUE
Arnaud C. Marts, First Vice-Chairman
Andrew J. Sordoni, Second Vice-Chairman
2
15TH ANNUAL HOMECOMING
Charles H. Miner, Jr., Secretary
James P. Harris, Treasurer
3
1962 ALUMNI CAMPAIGN TOPS LAST YEAR’S
William Weir Boyd
Alumni Representative
11
PICTURE PLAY
Frank Bumside
Mrs. Charles E. Clift
I
William L. Conyngham
BLIND WILKES GRADUATE SHOWING THE LIGHT
14
TO ALCOHOLICS AT DANVILLE
Mrs. Franck G. Darte
Samuel M. Davenport, M.D.
Miss Annette Evans
16
WITH THE CLASSES
Mrs. Julia T. Faber
Eugene S. Farley
COLLEGE BREAKS GROUND FOR NEW GRADUATE
AND RESEARCH CENTER
John Farr
19
Hon. John S. Fine
Harry F. Goeringer
Andrew Hourigan, Jr.
21
IN MEMORIAM
Joseph J. Kocyan, M.D.
Miss Mary R. Koons
its
E G E
Joseph F. Lester
Reuben H. Levy
Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.
F. Ellsworth Parkhurst, Jr.
Hon. Frank L. Pinola
Rev. Charles S. Roush
Joseph J. Savitz
Alumni Representative
Louis Shaffer
Mrs. Esther Weckesser Walker
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Aaron Weiss
President
On the Cover
During the Homecoming game with Ursinus, high
spot of the game during the mid-time break was
the presentation by the Lettermen-past, present
and future-of a photograph of Dean George F.
Ralston. The Lettermen singled out Ralston for
his intense loyalty to both the college and to the
teams of the college. The presentation came as a
complete surprise to the Dean. Hogen Oh, Alum
nus staff photographer, trained his camera lens
on Dean Ralston and Dr. Farley in the president s
office. The portrait is between them.
Charles B. Waller
THE STAFF
EDITOR
ASSISTANT EDITOR
SPORTS
ALUMNI NOTES
Eugene S. Farley
Gordon E. Roberts ’60
Kathleen O’Donnell
Arthur J. Hoover ’55
Felicia Perlick
Alumni Officers
Gordon E. Roberts, Executive Secretary
Russell H. Williams, President
Wilkes College ALUMNUS is published quarterly for the
Wilkes College Alumni Association by the Wilkes College
Alumni Office, 184 South River Street, Wilkes-Barre, Penn
sylvania. Second class mailing privileges have been author
ized at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Subscription — $2.00
Leonard Mulcahy, Vice-President
Anita Janerich, Secretary
Eugene Roth, Treasurer
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Alumni Campaign . .
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Above: The Friday night party at the Host Motel gave
many of the homecomers a chance to reminisce. Here are
a few of them seated, left to right; Mrs. Russell H. Willi
ams, Russell H. Williams, Clayton A. Bloomburg, Mrs.
Bloomburg, Mrs. M. Lloyd Davies. Mr. Davies. Standing,
George Kabusk, Mrs. Kabusk, Chester Omichinski, Mrs.
Omichinski, Mrs. Gifford Cappellini, Gifford Cappellini, Mrs.
■James F. Price, Mr. Price.
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15th ANNUAL HOMECOMING - GREAT SUCCESS
Approximately 450-500 alumni returned for the 15th
Annual Homecoming festivities on October 12 and 13.
Various planning sessions by the General Chairman,
Attorney Eugene Roth ’57; Co-Chairman, Paul A. Klein,
’60 and Attorney Gifford Cappellini, ’45; by the Alumni
Association officers: President, Russell Williams, ’50;
Vice-President, Leonard Mulcahy, ’58; Secretary, Anita
Janerich, ’52; and Treasurer, Attorney Eugene Roth, ’57
and by the Executive Committee were held prior to the
big event. All of these efforts became a reality when the
Homecoming Weekend “kicked-off” with the annual
Warm-up Party on Friday evening, in the Alexander
Room of the Host Motel. Co-Chairman, Dr. Frank
Gazda, ’59 and Dr. Carl Urbanski, ’57 worked diligently
to keep the evening’s program running smoothly. Faculty
members, alumni and guests from the Wilkes-Barre area
and from all of the alumni chapter areas filled the Alex
ander Room. Renewing acquaintances and discussmg
careers highlighted the social informality of the evening.
Appropriate decorations were provided by Theta Delta
Rho, women’s sorority at Wilkes.
A brief organizational meeting of Theater Alumni took
place at 10:00 p.m. in one of the Host’s dining rooms.
Prior to the Warm-up Party, a committee of alumni
judges headed by Leonard Mulcahy, Attorney Joseph
Farrell and Attorney Thomas Brislin completed a review
of all Homecoming displays in preparation for the
awards presentation the following day.
Hollenback Hall, men’s dormitory, won two trophies for
the second straight year, one for the best over-all display,
the other for the best display of men’s dormitories. Catlin
Hall, women’s dormitory, won the trophy in that area,
and the Biology Club captured the award in the campus
organization’s area.
Homecoming activities on Saturday got off to a fast start
with the Wilkes—Fairleigh-Dickinson soccer game at
11:00 a.m. Many alumni watched the Wilkes soccer
men drop a hard-fought game by a 3-1 score.
In the afternoon a large crowd of alumni, students, and
friends of the College witnessed the outstanding football
victory of the Wilkes “Colonels” over the Ursinus
“Bears.” The thrilling goal-line stand by the Colonels
°*tend
in the closing seconds of the game netted the team a 126 victory. Prior to the game, the student car caravan
arrived at the athletic field with the Homecoming Queen
and her court. Miss Rowena Simms, a sociology major,
was crowned Homecoming Queen 1962 by Dr. Farley.
Homecoming princesses were Miss Jean Mattern an
elementary education major, and Miss Elaine Kozemchak, an art education major. Gifts were presented to
the Queen and the princesses by the Alumni Association,
the Student Government, the Beacon, and by the Sopho
more, Junior and Senior Classes.
At half-time a colored portrait of George Ralston, Dean
of Men, was presented by the Lettermen’s Club to the
College. Ralston, who was unaware of plans for the
presentation, was given a standing ovation by alumni
and friends as he walked out to mid-field from the side
lines.
The Alexander Room at the Host Motel was the scene
of the class reunion dinners on Saturday evening. Attor
ney John Doran, ’57, presided as master of ceremonies.
Guests of honor Dr. and Mrs. Farley were seated with
the reunion committee members at the head table.
Alumni from classes of ’37, ’42, ’47, ’52 and ’57 listened
to Dr. Farley speak of the immediate and long-range
goals of the College, and of the ever-important need of
continued and growing alumni support.
Later in the evening hundreds of alumni gathered in the
spacious Dorian Room for the Annual Homecoming
Dance, the final social event of the weekend.
Election of officers took place during the Saturday festi
vities. Elected to guide the association for the following
year were: Russell H. Williams, ’50, Advertising Mana
ger, Eberhard Faber, Inc., President; Leonard Mulcahy,
Certified Public Accountant, Charles S. Rockey Com
pany, Vice-President; Anita Janerich, Pennsylvania De
partment of Public Welfare, Secretary; and Eugene Roth,
Attorney, Treasurer.
Color movies of Homecoming activities were taken. It
is the plan of your alumni association to show these
movies and others at various chapter meetings through
out the year.
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THE LEADE
COMPARISON
1962
1961
Rank
Total number of alumni
contacted
3,837
4,059
Percentage of participation
10.4%
14.7%
2nd
$ 6,916.70
$ 9,511.74
3rd
418
17
596
Total amt. pledged
by alumni
Total number of
alumni donors
Number of matching gifts
$
Total amount matched
27
$
250.00
1st
4th
5th
542.17
THE LEADI
THE LEADERS BY NUMBER OF DONORS
3
Number
Rank
Rank
Class
1st
1950
52
1st
2nd
1951
47
2nd
3rd
1956 and 1958
46
3rd
4th
1949, 1955 and 1960
42
4th
5th
1961
41
5th
�ATTORNEY HARRY R. ITISCOX
Miners Notional Dunk Bulldlnu
WllkeH-Darrr, Penna.
Dear Follow Alunnus:
■t to a climax Saturday
1962 was brought
~’'j Host Motel. Some of
m. ol
In the photograph
Dorian Koorr
c._ ’
use between dance
d‘
Mr and Mrs. John
?!‘nerM^rris Mr. and Mrs.
1962
Alumni Campaign . . .
John A. Wolfhell.
'..A Mrs- ---
As Chairman of tho 1962 Annual Aluanl
Canpaicn and on bohalf of Wilkes College, I would
liko to express my appreciation and sincere thanks
to all Wilkos alumni who participated in the recent
scholarship campaign.
tops last year’s Campaign
in amount
Although our goal of $12,50° va3 not
reached, tho campaign surpassed last year's results
with an alumni incroaso of U.jjt in participation and
SZtSSiaO1* in total amount pledged by alumni.
and participation
This
demonstration of increased support aakos us confident
that oven more alumni of Wilkes will participate in
next year's campaign.
Tho comparison chart shown bolow indicates
tho continued growing support of Vilkas College by
her alumni.
Once again, on behalf of our Collego, I
extend my heartfelt thanks.
-4
mers
night aparty
chanceat tome
reminisce,
—
Me Villid. left to right; Mrs. Russell H. Mrsilliams, Clayton A. Bloomburg, Mn>.
Lloyd Davies, Mr. Davies. Standing,
s. Kabusk, Chester Omichinski, Mrs.
’'r’e
ord Cappellini, Gifford Cappellini, Mrs‘rice.
Sincerely yours,
ATTORNEY/HAI
L.RRY HI500X
Chai reran
1962 Annual Alunnl Cocpaicn
SUCCESS
team a 12■3 seconds of the game netted the
car caravan
_ __ _ Prior to the game, the student <
Homecoming Queen
in .-rived
the closing
at the athletic field with the 17—
——
0-500 alumni returned for the 15th
1g victory^
' — court. Miss Rowena1 Simms,
Simms, a
a sociology
sociology major,
Queen
1962 by
by Dr.
ing festivities on October 12 and 13.
was
crowned
Homecoming
Queen
1962
~ Farley.
an
were Miss Jean Mattern an
sessions by the General Chairman,
and
her
Homecoming
princesses were and
MissMiss
Jean
loth ’57; Co-Chairman, Paul A. Klein,
’—.ontary education major, and Miss Elaine
Elaine Kozemv?as
Gifts were presented to
Sifford Cappellini, ’45; by the Alumni
art education major. Gifts were prest
princes__ by
s: President, Russell Williams, ’50;
elementary
_ui and the princesses
bythe
theAlumni
Am*—JAssociation,
*"
•nment, the Beacon, and
and by
by the
the Sophoonard Mulcahy, ’58; Secretary, Anita
ident
chak, an
a Governing.., '
Treasurer, Attorney Eugene Roth, ’57
the Queen
Dean
"!as«es.
ive Committee were held prior to the
ind Senior Classes.
the Stud■ait of George Ralston,
Club to the
hese efforts became a reality when the
more, ®m°r aicolored portn
the Lettermen’s
for the
kend “kicked-off” with the annual
of Men, was picsented by is
1 unaware of plans
n Friday evening, in the Alexander
by
aluC
College. Ralston,
the SideRalston, who wasstanding ovation
it Motel. Co-Chairman, Dr. Frank
mid-field from
presentation,
was
given
a
s
Carl Urbanski, ’57 worked diligently
.-Station,
and
friends aswas
he walked out to
;’s program running smoothly. Faculty
The
Alexander
id friends
as Room at the Host Motel was the scene
. theonHost
Motelevening. Attor
of the class reunion dinners
Saturday
nd guests from the Wilkes-Barre area
lines.
alumni chapter areas filled the Alexney John Doran, ’57, presided as master of ceremonies.
Guests of honor Dr. and Mrs. Farley were seated with
lewing acquaintances and discussing
,CV7 presided
the social informality of the evening,
the reunion committee
members
at the head table.
Dr.’and
Mrs.
Delta
Alumni from classes
of ’37,
’42, ’47, ’52 and ’57 listened
tions were provided by Theta
to Dr. Farley>»mittee
speak of the immediate and long-range
goals of the College, and of the ever-important need of
rial at
meeting
■ity
Wilkes.of Theater Alumni took
in one of the Host’s dining rooms,
College,
andalumniofsupport.
i-up Party, a committee of alumni
continued
and
growing
Later in the
evening
hundreds
alumni gathered in the
— the Annual Homecc
Leonard Mulcahy, Attorney Joseph
'
•orning
spacious Dorian >wing
Room afor
""
a review
f Thomas Brislin completed •
Dance,
the
final
social
event
ol
the
weekend.
for the
-y festi’ displays in preparation
Election of officers took place during the Saturday
’following
vities.
Elected
to
guide
the
association
for
the
fa"
the
following
day.
in’s dormitory, won two trophies for
year were: Russell H. Williams, ’50, Advertising 1
■ear, one for the best over-all display,
MulcaW’
ger, Eberhard Faber, Inc., President; Leonard I - Com: display of men’s dormitories. Catlin
Certified
Public
Accountant,
Charles
S.
Rockey
itory, won the trophy in that area,
fia Oepany, Vice-President; Anita Janerich, Pennsylvania
b captured the award in the campus
partment of Public Welfare, Secretary; and F”wene Roth,
id Eugene
>s on Saturday got off to a fast start
takenairleigh-Dickinson soccer game at
activities were >w these
Attorney, Treasurer.
ilumm watched the Wilkes soccerof Homecoming association to show
through'
meetings tColor movies
alumni
Jght game by a 3-1 score.
chapter
irge crowd of alumni, students, and
is the plan of
, y°ur various
,d others
at
i witnessed the outstanding football
movies and
.
tes Colonels” over the Ursinus
out the year.
ng goal-line stand by the Colonels
AL HOMECOMING
2
the
UBUTIONS
CONT®
readers s'7
^rnoufit
Class
comparison
1950
1961
3,831
1961
$
1952
$
i960
9,51d-74
11
$
250.00
1951
21
5th
PAKnctwm®<
542.11
$
the
readers
oF
BY NOjmber
1
3
46
42
41
1961
5th
and I960
20. 7°
3rd
1951
1956 and 1958
21®°
1956
41
4th
23.®°
2nd
1950
1949,1955
24.67°
1936
52
1st
percentage
1955
1st
Class
3rd
BY
Rank
Number
Rank
2nd
readers
Class
donors
THE
676.00
4th
596
418
gifts
Number of matching
ia
tched
Total amount m.
689.00
3rd
6,916.^0
by alumm
Total number of
TOXm« donors
708.50
2nd
14.H°
10.4°/°
?teds,d
765.50
1st
4,059
Total number of a)iluinni
contacted
•ticipation
percentage o! ?
$ 900.00
Rank
1962
1944
17.87°
4th
1958
5th
�DONORS BY CLASSES . .
COMPARISON
1962 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
1961 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
CLASS
NUMBER
OF DONORS
DOLLARS
CONTRIBUTED
PERCENT OF
PARTICIPATION
NUMBER
OF DONORS
DOLLARS
CONTRIBUTED
PERCENT OF
PARTICIPATION
$301.50
1935
5
$185.00
7.9%
8
1936
5
90.00
19.2%
6
1937
3
55.00
5.1%
2
25.00
3.3%
1
15.00
2.2%
6
95.00
9.7%
6.5%
14.3%
1938
1939
168.00
6
10.5%
97.50
1940
2
20.00
3.3%
4
1941
6
161.00
10.5%
8
276.00
1942
3
30.00
4.4%
6
87.50
9.4%
6
73.50
12.5%
1943
6
88.50
12. %
1944
8
149.00
15.4%
10
125.00
20. %
1945
3
72.50
5.9%
6
85.00
11.3%
1946
4
42.50
11.4%
4
55.00
11.1%
1947
4
90.00
5.5%
5
100.00
6.6%
1948
13
210.50
6.3%
20
382.00
10.2%
$ 301.50
DOLLARS PLEDGED
23.1%
60.00
8 out of 69
NUMBER OF DONORS •
11.6%
CLASS OF IS
CLASS OF 1935
•
% OF PARTICIPATION •
Mrs. Edward Berger
(Sadie Zwass)
Dr. Charles N. Burns
Mrs. Harold J. Harris
(Marion Chaffey)
•
11.6%
Mrs. William Henderson
(Beverly Jones)
George Jacobs
Clarence Levin
Robert H. Melson (MG)
Lester L. Sullum
NUMBER OF DONORS
DOLLARS PLEDGED
•
Dr. Robei
Mrs. Rid
(Doi
Dr. Earl
Francis A. Baldauski
Mrs. William C. Davis
(Genevieve Brennan)
Jack P. Kam
CLASS OF 19
NUMBER OF DONORS
CLASS OF 1936
6 out of 26
NUMBER OF DONORS
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
•
•
$
97.50
•
23.1%
DOLLARS PLEDGED
•
% OF PARTICIPATION
John C. Bush
Donald R. Kersteen
1949
27
396.50
9.7%
42
516.50
15.4%
1950
34
502.00
9.6%
52
900.00
15.3%
1951
27
470.00
9.4%
47
676.00
16.4%
1952
18
675.00
8.5%
30
708.50
14.5%
1953
19
300.50
10.7%
24
386.50
13.9%
NUMBER OF DONORS
1954
29
442.50
14.9%
29
526.50
14.9%
DOLLARS PLEDGED
1955
41
570.80
23.3%
42
643.40
24.6%
1956
28
294.50
12.2%
46
603.00
21.1%
1957
28
371.90
12.4%
24
331.00
10.7%
1958
20
297.00
7.4%
46
546.84
17.8%
DOLLARS PLEDGED
1959
1960
29
31
327.50
566.50
9.6%
38
42
441.00
689.00
12.8%
% OF PARTICIPATION •
15.2%
1961
19
265.00
41
765.50
17.4%
1
20.00
Unsolicited
418
$6,916.70
596
$9,511.74
1962
2,400.00*
$9,316.70
*-$2,400 was received from
Eastman Kodak Company
in the name of an alumnus
who is employed by that
company.
11.4%
Unsolicited
•
% OF PARTICIPATION •
Mrs. George Jacobs
(Irma Hewitt)
Dilys M. Jones
Dr. Robert L. Mayock
Mrs. Coray H. Miller
(Betty Bittenbender)
Mrs. Norman Pearse
(Lois Devendorf)
Mirko J. Tuhy (MG)
•
Robert J.
Albert W
CLASS OF IS
% OF PARTICIPATION
•
CLASS ©F 1937
2 out of 60
NUMBER OF DONORS
Mrs. John W. Rees
(Betty Tonks)
$
25.00
3.3%
•
Dr. John A. Anthony
Mrs. Cha
Ben Badman, Jr.
(Car
Attorney Thomas E. Brislin Mrs. Star
David L. Friedman
(Mil
Alfred S. Groh
Raymond
Walter E. Thomas
CLASS OF 19
NUMBER OF DONORS
70.00*
CLASS ©F 1938
DOLLARS PLEDGED
$9,581.74
1 out of 45
NUMBER OF DONORS
*$70.00 was received from
interested friends (non
alumni).
$
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
Ernest Weisberger
4
5
•
% OF PARTICIPATION
•
15.00
2.2%
Elmo Clemente
Attorney Joseph B. Farrell
Mrs. Edwin C. Hutter
(Elizabeth D. Lance)
Warren t
Mrs. Hai
(Sal
Robert S
�COMPARISON
DONORS BY CLASSES . .
1962 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
1961 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTED
PERCENT OF f
PARTICIPATION
NUMBER
OF DONORS
5
$185.00
7.9%
8
$301.50
11.6%
NUMBER OF DONORS
5
90.00
19.2%
6
97.50
23.1%
DOLLARS PLEDGED
3
55.00
5.1%
2
25.00
3-3%
1
15.00
2.2%
6
95.00
9.7%
dollars
BER
NOHS
10.5%
dollars
CONTRIBUTED
PERCENT OF~
!
6
168.00
1
20.00
3.3%
4
60.00
6.5%
161.00
10.5%
8
276.00
14.3%
9.4%
)
30.00
4.4%
6
87.50
88.50
12. %
6
73.50
12.5%
149.00
15.4%
10
125.00
20. %
11.3%
72.50
5.9%
6
85.00
42.50
11.4%
4
55.00
90.00
5.5%
5
100.00
6.6%
210.50
6.3%
20
382.00
10.2%
396.50
9.7%
42
516.50
15.4%
15.3%
502.00
9.6%
52
900.00
9.4%
47
676.00
16.4%
675.00
8.5%
30
708.50
14.5%
300.50
10.7%
24
386.50
13.9%
442.50
14.9%
29
526.50
14.9%
23.3%
42
643.40
24.6%
294.50
12.2%
46
603.00
21.1%
24
331.00
10.7%
Mrs. William Henderson
(Beverly Jones)
George Jacobs
Clarence Levin
Robert H. Melson (MG)
Lester L. Sullum
6 out of 62
NUMBER OF DONORS
$
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
Francis A. Baldauski
Mrs. William C. Davis
(Genevieve Brennan)
Jack P. Karn
95.00
9.7%
•
Dr. Robert M. Kerr
Mrs. Richard W. Nutt
(Dorothy Smailes)
Dr. Earl J. Rhoades
NUMBER OF DONORS
6 out of 26
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
Mrs. George Jacobs
(Irma Hewitt)
Dilys M. Jones
Dr. Robert L. Mayock
$
97.50
•
23.1%
•
Mrs. Coray H. Miller
(Betty Bittenbender)
Mrs. Norman Pearse
(Lois Devendorf)
Mirko J. Tuhy (MG)
4 out of 62
$
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
John C. Bush
Donald R. Kersteen
•
6.5%
GLASS OF 1941
NUMBER OF DONORS
% OF PARTICIPATION
8 out of 56
$ 276.00
•
14.3%
©ILASS ©IF
46
546.84
17.8%
DOLLARS PLEDGED
9.6%
38
441.00
12.8%
% OF PARTICIPATION
566.50
11.4%
42
689.00
15.2%
41
765.50
17.4%
1
20.00
I Unsolicited
596
$9,511.74
NUMBER OF DONORS
Mrs. John W. Rees
(Betty Tonks)
2 out of 60
$
25.00
•
3.3%
60.00
Robert J. Patton
Albert W. Shafer (MG)
DOLLARS PLEDGED
327.50
2,400.00*
11.6 %
NUMBER OF DONORS
7.4%
$9,316.70
$ 301.50
©IL/AS Sa ©IF
12.4%
Unsolicited
8 out of 69
CLASS OF 1940
371.90
$6,916.70
'ed from
Company
ilumnus
/that
Mrs. Edward Berger
(Sadie Zwass)
Dr. Charles N. Burns
Mrs. Harold J. Harris
(Marion Chaffey)
297.00
265.00
CLASS OF 1939
% OF PARTICIPATION
11.1%
470.00
570.80
GLASS OF 1935
participation
Dr. John A. Anthony
Ben Badman, Jr.
Attorney Thomas E. Brislin
David L. Friedman
Alfred S. Groh
Mrs. Charles Reif
(Carolyn Hoffa)
Mrs. Stanley Weiss
(Miriam J. Cohen)
Raymond H. Young
Walter E. Thomas
©LASS ©IF 110)42
NUMBER OF DONORS
70.00*
GLASS ©IF H ©33 SB
$9,581.74
NUMBER OF DONORS
*$70.00 was received from
interested friends (non
alumni).
1 out of 45
$
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
Ernest Weisberger
4
5
•
6 out of 64
• $
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
•
87.50
9.4%
15.00
2.2%
Elmo Clemente
Attorney Joseph B. Farrell
Mrs. Edwin C. Hutter
(Elizabeth D. Lance)
Warren A. Kistler (MG)
Mrs. Harold Rosenn
(Sallyanne Frank)
Robert S. Rovinski
�CLASS OF 1946
CLASS OF 1943
CLASS OF 1949
6 out of 48
NUMBER OF DONORS
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
$
73.50
•
12.5%
•
NUMBER OF DONORS
DOLLARS PLEDGED
4 out of 36
$
•
% OF PARTICIPATION
•
•
NUMBER OF DONORS
55.00
11.1%
% OF PARTICIPATION
Nelson F. Jones
Harry S. Katz
Ruth L. Keats
Dr. William S. Myers
Mrs. Paul F. DeWitt
(Betty Woolcock)
Mrs. Thomas Flanagan
(Mary Hutchko)
Mrs. Harry Fierverker
(Gloria Farkas)
Mrs. James H. Harris
(Ruth Kluger)
10 out of 50
NUMBER OF DONORS
DOLLARS PLEDGED
$ 125.00
% OF PARTICIPATION
Robert Barnum
Mrs. Walter Douglass
(Ethel Farley)
Loretta Farris
Mrs. Nelson F. Jones
(Ruth Punshon)
Dr. Alex Kotch
• 20.0%
•
Mrs. Emrys P. Lewis
(Jean Lampert)
Albert N. Miller (MG)
Mrs. Creighton Lytle
((Mary Jane Varker)
Mrs. William S. Myers
(Beverly Graham)
Mrs. Robert H. Voelker
(Ruth Tischler)
Arthur C. Williams
Daniel E. Williams
NUMBER OF DONORS
5 out of 76
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
Anonymous
M. Lloyd Davies (MG)
Attorney Elmer Harris
$ 100.00
•
42 out of 272
$ 516.50
•
•
15.4%
Eugene R. Anderson
Donald Honeywell
Dr. Doris G. Bartuska
Joseph Kanner
(Doris Gorka)
Clayton Karambelas
John Martin
Mrs. Mossy V. Beets
(Eleanor Krute)
Chester Miller, Sr.
Gerald P. Bush
Jerome Mintzer
Reverend Michael Mokris
Ralph B. Connor
Dr. Sheldon Morrison
Robert F. Crouse
Mrs. Sheldon Morrison
Malcolm Dale
(Carol Weiss)
Atty. Arthur D. Dalessando
John A. Moss
Paul F. DeWitt
Joseph Parella
Dr. Carl R. Dudeck
Alexander Perkson
Major Samuel Elias
Allen P. Prodgers
Mrs. Samuel Elias
(Beverly J. Brown)
Mrs. Calvin E. Rakes
(Roberta Russell)
Frank J. Evan (MG)
Morris J. Feinstein, D.D.S. Mrs. Arne K. Rasmussen
(Evelyn Penaligon)
Harry Fierverker
Mrs. Walter R. Fleet, Jr.
Arthur J. Rice
Edmund A. Sajeski
(Shirley J. Rees)
Clemence A. Scott
Thomas M. Gill
Walter H. Greenwald
Joseph Sooby
Albert J. Stratton
Mrs. Robert G. Haag
(Naomi Hons)
Leonard J. Swicklick
Edward R. Hendler
Joseph Teno
©IF 1947
CLASS OF 1944
•
DOLLARS PLEDGED
6.6%
Frank J. Keating
Kenneth F. Maloney
CLASS ©F
NUMBER OF DONORS
20 out of 197
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
CLASS OF 1950
$ 382.00
•
•
10.2%
DOLLARS PLEDGED
CLASS OF 1945
NUMBER OF DONORS
6 out of 53
$
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
Atty. Gifford S. Cappellini
Mrs. Evelyn Eisenstadt
(Evelyn Feinstein)
Mrs. David Fischman
(Ruth Holtzman)
•
52 out of 340
NUMBER OF DONORS
85.00
11.3%
Mrs. Mark L. Iba (MG)
(Jeanne Steele)
Dr. Edithe M. Levit
(Edithe Miller)
Emrys P. Lewis
Attorney Norman Baum
Herman Baumann
Mrs. Herman Baumann
(Miriam Golightly)
Richard H. Conklin
John A. Cooney
William S. Doberstein (MG)
Mrs. Carl R. Dudeck
(Frances Wentzel)
Mrs. Frank J. Evan (MG)
(Lydia Blancodine)
George F. Fry, Jr.
Leonard E. Kovalski
Mrs. Jerome Mintzer
(Muriel Brandsdorf)
Arnold Nachlis
Marino Ruggere
Attorney Joseph J. Savitz
Gordon R. Schlier
Eugene L. Shaver
Joseph B. Slamon, Jr.
Harold D. Smith
Dr. Sheldon G. Turley (MG)
Frederick D. Varker
6
% OF PARTICIPATION
Robert D. Barber
William H. Bergstrasser
Dr. Rudolph S. Bottei
William W. Boyd
William J. Brown
Augustus C. Buzby
Robert S. Capin
Robert M. Chopick
Leonard Czajkowski
Richard M. Edwards
7
$ 900.00
•
•
15.3%
Dr. Walter E. Mokychic
Chester P. Omichinski
John L. Owens
Samuel L. Owens
Frank Paduck
Nicholas Parella
Dr. William A. Plummer (MG)
William Purcell
Herbert M. Quick
Arne K. Rasmussen
Mrs. James C. Erickson
(Jean B. Ditoro)
George F. Ermel
Mrs. Edward Eyerman
(Ruth E. Trethaway)
Mrs. Robert C. Farley
(Barbara A. Medland)
Dr. Don C. Follmer
Albert E. Herbert
Mrs. Homer Huffman
(Lois DeGraw)
Donald E. Kemmerer
Philip E. Kennedy
Raymond S. Kinback
Joseph Kitler
Francis S. Koch
Edward Lidz
Mario E. Lizzi
Vincent Macri
Alfred D. Markim
CLASS
NUMBER OF DONORS
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
Frank W. Anderson
Mrs. Frank W. Anderson
(Audrey Seaman)
Mrs. Martin W. Altman
(Marion Weltman)
William H. Atherton
Eugene G. Bradley
Sanford Cohen
Dr. Peter J. Corey
Delbert J. Cragle
Norman E. Cromack
Norman M. Cross
Carl H. DeWitt
Melvin Feltz
John M. Fink
Mrs. Willard Furman
(Aida Shulman)
Mrs. Ralph Goldman
(Joan A. Walsh)
John A. Good
Harold W. Graboske
John Gresh, Jr.
�CLASS OF 1946
.ASS OF 1943
6 out of 48
DONORS
$
EDGED
•
CIPATION
NUMBER OF DONORS
73.50
DOLLARS PLEDGED
12.5%
% OF PARTICIPATION
CLASS OF 1949
4 out of 36
$ 55.00
•
•
•
NUMBER OF DONORS
•
11.1%
Vitt
cock)
inagan
hko)
Nelson F. Jones
Harry S. Katz
Ruth L. Keats
Dr. William S. Myers
CLASS ©F 194T
ASS OF 1944
10 out of 50
DONORS
$ 125.00
DGED
• 20.0%
JPATION
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Mrs. Emrys P. Lewis
(Jean Lampert)
Albert N. Miller (MG)
Mrs. Creighton Lytle
((Mary Jane Varker)
Mrs. William S. Myers
(Beverly Graham)
Mrs. Robert H. Voelker
(Ruth Tischler)
Arthur C. Williams
Daniel E. Williams
NUMBER OF DONORS
5 out of 76
DOLLARS PLEDGED
$ 100.00
% OF PARTICIPATION
•
6.6%
Frank J. Keating
Kenneth F. Maloney
Anonymous
M. Lloyd Davies (MG)
Attorney Elmer Harris
Eugene R. Anderson
Dr. Doris G. Bartuska
(Doris Gorka)
Mrs. Mossy V. Beets
(Eleanor Krute)
Gerald P. Bush
Ralph B. Connor
Robert F. Crouse
Malcolm Dale
Atty. Arthur D. Dalessando
Paul F. DeWitt
Dr. Carl R. Dudeck
Major Samuel Elias
Mrs. Samuel Elias
(Beverly J. Brown)
Frank J. Evan (MG)
Morris J. Feinstein, D.D.S.
Harry Fierverker
Mrs. Walter R. Fleet, Jr.
(Shirley J. Rees)
Thomas M. Gill
Walter H. Greenwald
Mrs. Robert G. Haag
(Naomi Hons)
Edward R. Hendler
42 out of 272
$ 516.50
% OF PARTICIPATION
Mrs. Harry Fierverker
(Gloria Farkas)
Mrs. James H. Harris
(Ruth Kluger)
•
DOLLARS PLEDGED
•
•
15.4%
Donald Honeywell
Joseph Kanner
Clayton Karambelas
John Martin
Chester Miller, Sr.
Jerome Mintzer
Reverend Michael Mokris
Dr. Sheldon Morrison
Mrs. Sheldon Morrison
(Carol Weiss)
John A. Moss
Joseph Parella
Alexander Perkson
Allen P. Prodgers
Mrs. Calvin E. Rakes
(Roberta Russell)
Mrs. Arne K. Rasmussen
(Evelyn Penaligon)
Arthur J. Rice
Edmund A. Sajeski
Clemence A. Scott
Joseph Sooby
Albert J. Stratton
Leonard J. Swicklick
Joseph Teno
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NUMBER OF DONORS
DOLLARS PLEDGED
20 out of 197
% OF PARTICIPATION
©LASS ©F Ug)S©
$ 382.00
•
•
•
NUMBER OF DONORS
10.2%
SS OF 1945
DNORS
□ED
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6 out of 53
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$
•
52 out of 340
DOLLARS PLEDGED
85.00
11.3%
Mrs. Mark L. Iba (MG)
(Jeanne Steele)
Dr. Edithe M. Levit
(Edithe Miller)
Emrys P. Lewis
Attorney Norman Baum
Herman Baumann
Mrs. Herman Baumann
(Miriam Golightly)
Richard H. Conklin
John A. Cooney
William S. Doberstein (MG)
Mrs. Carl R. Dudeck
(Frances Wentzel)
Mrs. Frank J. Evan (MG)
(Lydia Blancodine)
George F. Fry, Jr.
Leonard E. Kovalski
Mrs. Jerome Mintzer
(Muriel Brandsdorf)
Arnold Nachlis
Marino Ruggere
Attorney Joseph J. Savitz
Gordon R. Schlier
Eugene L. Shaver
Joseph B. Slamon, Jr.
Harold D. Smith
Dr. Sheldon G. Turley (MG)
Frederick D. Varker
6
% OF PARTICIPATION
Robert D. Barber
William H. Bergstrasser
Dr. Rudolph S. Bottei
William W. Boyd
William J. Brown
Augustus C. Buzby
Robert S. Capin
Robert M. Chopick
Leonard Czajkowski
Richard M. Edwards
7
$ 900.00
•
•
15.3%
Dr. Walter E. Mokychic
Chester P. Omichinski
John L. Owens
Samuel L. Owens
Frank Paduck
Nicholas Parella
Dr. William A. Plummer (MG)
William Purcell
Herbert M. Quick
Arne K. Rasmussen
Mrs. James C. Erickson
(Jean B. Ditoro)
George F. Ermel
Mrs. Edward Eyerman
(Ruth E. Trethaway)
Mrs. Robert C. Farley
(Barbara A. Medland)
Dr. Don C. Follmer
Albert E. Herbert
Mrs. Homer Huffman
(Lois DeGraw)
Donald E. Kemmerer
Philip E. Kennedy
Raymond S. Kinback
Joseph Kitler
Francis S. Koch
Edward Lidz
Mario E. Lizzi
Vincent Macri
Alfred D. Markim
Clyde H. Ritter
Steven Senko
Daniel Sherman
John Shoemaker
Mrs. Harold D. Smith
(Priscilla Sweeney)
John D. Stark
Allen Strassman
John Turchin
Dr. June W. Turley (MG)
(June Williams)
Anthony Urban
Dr. Kenneth Widdall
Mrs. Kenneth Widdall
(Margaret Anthony)
Robert L. Williams
Russell H. Williams
Thomas P. Williams
John E. Young
©LASS OF 1SS1!
NUMBER OF DONORS
•
47 out of 286
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
Frank W. Anderson
Mrs. Frank W. Anderson
(Audrey Seaman)
Mrs. Martin W. Altman
(Marion Weltman)
William H. Atherton
Eugene G. Bradley
Sanford Cohen
Dr. Peter J. Corey
Delbert J. Cragle
Norman E. Cromack
Norman M. Cross
Carl H. DeWitt
Melvin Feltz
John M. Fink
Mrs. Willard Furman
(Aida Shulman)
Mrs. Ralph Goldman
(Joan A. Walsh)
John A. Good
Harold W. Graboske
John Gresh, Jr.
$ 676.00
•
16.4%
Stanley J. Kieszek
James E. Morse
Dr. Herbert N. Oliver, Jr.
Mrs. Chester P. Omichinski
(Alma Fannucci)
D. Joseph Pelmoter (MG)
William A. Perlmuth
M. Thomas Robbins
Reverend Fred B. Schultz
Mrs. John N. Shoemaker
(Antoinette Menegus)
Andrew Skumanich
Mrs. John D. Stark
(Marianna Tomassetti)
Robert P. Starr (MG)
E. Olin Thomas
Mrs. E. Olin Thomas
(Irene Sheplock)
James D. Trumbower
Mrs. John VanNewenhizen
(Jean Claypool)
Vester V. Vercoe
�Continuation — CLASS OF 1951
Robert W. Hall
George P. Heffernan, Jr.
Nicholas A. Heineman
Attorney Harry Hiscox
Harold Hymen
Charles F. Jackson
Attorney Merton E. Jones
Robert R. Weeks
Mrs. Kenneth Wenz
(Virginia J. Bolen)
Daniel Wilcox
William J. Williams
Stanley T. Yunkunis
CLASS ©F 19S2
NUMBER OF DONORS
•
•
% OF PARTICIPATION •
Archie Antonio
A. Francis Casper
Albert T. Cole
Paul J. Delmore
Mrs. Priscilla Drake
(Priscilla Swartwood)
Mrs. Joseph Dugan
(Marilyn Wilkes)
C. Frank Eastman
Dr. William E. Evans, III
Reverend Joseph S. Falzone
Carl Fosko
Mrs. Robert W. Hall
(Carol Reynar)
William G. Hart
David H. Hopkins
Mrs. Anita Janerich
John Kirchman
Dr. William M. Martin
$ 708.50
•
•
14.5%
Alexander Molosh
Robert D. Morris (MG)
John W. Murtha
William G. Nelson
Mrs. George Ralston
(Helen B. Hawkins)
Robert Reister
Richard Scripp
Mrs. Richard Scripp
(Maria A. Hofman)
C. V. Stein
Mrs. C. V. Stein
(Adeline Elvis)
John Strojny
Mrs. Catherine Thompson
(Catherine Read)
William J. Umphred
Carl A. Wallison
NUMBER OF DONORS
•
•
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
Elizabeth Badman
John C. Bator
Paul Beers
Mrs. Marvin Berg
(Faye M. Jaffe)
Robert V. Croker, Jr.
•
•
29 out of 194
24 out of 173
•
•
•
14.9%
George Modrak
Reverend James A. Moss
Mrs. Katherine Peckham
(Katherine Goetzmanl
Mrs. Abe Savitz
(Sylvia Strauss)
Joseph J. Sikora
Raymond Tait
Arthur G. Taylor
George A. Thomas
Mrs. Raymond L. Trump
(Sharon Dotter)
Mrs. Carl A. Wallison
Peter Wurm
Mrs. Stanley K. Young
(Eleanor Perlman)
John M. Yuscavage
Charles F. Acore (MG)
Thomas R. Adams (MG)
Mrs. Arthur A. Allen
(Anita R. Gordon)
Mrs. Margaret Connolly
Edward R. Davis
George J. Elias
Mrs. Charles E. Hagen
(Thelma Williams)
Barry Iscovitz
Marvin Kanner
Carl Karassik
Hillard A. Kemp
Michael Lewis
Lucy J. Liggett
Wayne S. Madden
Van Clifton Martin (MG)
Albert N. Miller
•
13.9%
Joseph Kropiewnicki
Dr. David Kunkle
George Liggett
Dr. George McMahon (I-]_)
Mrs. George McMahon (I-L)
(Isabel Ecker)
NUMBER OF DONORS
DOLLARS PLEDGED
•
■
•
% OF PARTICIPATION
Dr. Dean A. Arvan
Dr. J. Warren Blaker
Walter Chapko (I)
Casimer Ciesla (I)
William Crowder (I)
Virginia E. Denn
Russell R. Picton (I-)-)
Michael Riley (I)
David Rosser (I)
Austin Sherman (I)
Eugene Snee (I)
Kingsley N. Snyder (I)
Albert Spanich (I)
Louis Steck (I)
Mrs. Murray Strassman (I)
(Esther Goldman)
Joseph Trosko (I)
Howard Updyke (I—}—)
Kenneth J. Varker
William W. Walp
Kathryn R. White
Edward Yarasheski (I)
Ralph Zezza (I)
$ 526.50
% OF PARTICIPATION
©F
$ 386.50
•
•
DOLLARS PLEDGED
©IL2&SS ©F '95E
NUMBER OF DONORS
James Dull (I)
Robert Dymond (I)
Howard Ennis (I)
Melvin W. Farkas (I-|-)
Allen Feld
Ronald J. Fitzgerald
Dr. Sandy A. Furey
Mrs. Sandy A. Furey
(Ellen Witiak)
Dorothy E. Hessler
David L. Hoats
Arthur J. Hoover (I—f—)
Joshua J. Kaufman
John Kearney (I)
Dr. Richard B. Kent
John Lancio (I)
Margaret Luty (I)
eLASS ©F UBScg.
30 out of 207
■
DOLLARS PLEDGED
Continuation - CLASS OF 1955
William Morgan (I)
David W. Park
Mrs. Richard Pierce
(Lucille M. Reese)
Mrs. Ira Roden
(Dorothy Hamaker)
Dr. Stephen C. Thomas
David B. Whitney
Joseph C. Yaroshinsky
Preston Eckmeder (I)
Charles A. Giunta
Mrs. Ralph Heller
(Denah Fleisher)
Homer Huffman
Mrs. Carl Karassik
(Dolores Roth)
Mrs. Anne V. Kish
Reverend Earl Kohl
42 out of 171
.
•
$ 643.40
•
24.6%
Mrs. Richard McGuire (I)
(Patricia Fitzgerald)
Mrs. Doris Merrill (!+'
(Doris Sadowski)
Robert Metzger (I)
James Neveras (I)
8
CL
NUMBER OF
DOLLARS PL
% OF PARTI
Larry Amdur
Mrs. William J. 1
(Norma J. I
Jesse H. Choper
John L. Coats
Lawrence E. Coh
George W. Davis
Mrs. C. Wayne C
(Jacqueline
Roland M. Grow
William J. Jacob:
George Kolesar
Peter Masloski
Mrs. Robert B. N
(Patsy Rees
©LASS ©F USS®
NUMBER OF DONORS
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
46 out of 218
©E=
$ 603.00
21.1%
NUMBER OF
DOLLARS PLI
George H. Batterson
Mrs. Paul Beers
(Joan Shoemaker)
Mrs. Madge K. Benovitz
(Madge Klein)
Fred J. Boote
Ronald M. Borofski
Forrest Bromfield
Glenn D. Carey (MG)
Robert D. Darrow
William S. Davis
Leo Dombroski
Robert L. T. Evans
James F. Ferris
Mrs. Walter S. Fisher
(Sylvia L. Williams)
Mrs. Ronald J. Fitzgerald
(Barbara Bialogawicz)
Howard E. Gross
Hugh B. Hughes
B. William Isaacs
Reese D. Jones
Mrs. Carl F. Juris
(Nancy Batcheler)
Mrs. Richard B. Kent
(Lorraine Giacometti)
Mrs. William P. Lloyd
(Elizabeth Bretz)
Dr. David B. Lucchino
9
Mrs. Peter Masloski
(Sarah L. Harvey)
Atty. Donald D. McFadden
Chester Miller, Jr.
James B. Mitchell, Jr.
Mrs. Andrew Molitoris
(Irma Bianconi)
Mrs. Joseph Neuwirth
(Barbara Grow)
Benjamin Omilian
Pearl I. Onacko
Charles Petrilak
Mrs. Charles Petrilak
(Lois Jones)
D. Glenn Phethean
Raymond J. Radaszewski
Jessie Roderick
Tony Scarantino
Mrs. Constance K. Schaefer
(Constance Kamarunas)
David T. Shearer
Samuel R. Shugar
Gilbert Tough
Lawrence A. Turpin
Carl Van Dyke
Reverend Ralph E. Whitmer
Mrs. Peter Williams
(Nancy Brown)
Rev. Thomas T. Williams
Mrs. William I. J. Williams
(Patricia R. Stout)
% OF PARTI
Agnes Alderdice
Anthony Bianco
Mrs. Anthony Bi
(Susan Shot
Richard W. Brow
Samuel T. Buck)
Mrs. Alastair Cr;
(Janet Jone
Mrs. William R.
(Ruth Youn
Harriette Davis
Max B. Greenwr
Walter S. Fisher
Dr. Francis Gall
Mrs. Michael G<
(Rita A. M:
Carol Hallas
John P. Heim (1
Mrs. Harry Hisc
(Beverly Bl
Donald K. Jone:
Carl P. Karmilo
Matthew I. Kess
Marion J. Laine
Joseph Leibman
William P. Lloy
Samuel J. Lowe
Mrs. David B. I
(Sylvia Ma
�, - CLASS OF 1951
Robert R. Weeks
Mrs. Kenneth Wenz
(Virginia J. Bolen)
Daniel Wilcox
William J. Williams
Stanley T. Yunkunis
.Hall
Heffernan. Jr.
A. Heineman
Harry Hiscox
/men
. Jackson
Merton E. Jones
©LASS ©F US)5>2
;r
•
•
•
of donors
$ 708.50
■
•
PARTICIPATION
14.5%
Alexander Molosh
Robert D. Morris (MG)
John W. Murtha
William G. Nelson
Mrs. George Ralston
(Helen B. Hawkins)
Robert Reister
Richard Scripp
Mrs. Richard Scripp
(Maria A. Hofman)
C. V. Stein
Mrs. C. V. Stein
(Adeline Elvis)
John Strojny
Mrs. Catherine Thompson
(Catherine Read)
William J. Umphred
Carl A. Wallison
tonio
: Casper
Dole
dmore
ilia Drake
alia Swartwood)
h Dugan
lyn Wilkes)
lastman
n E. Evans, III
loseph S. Falzone
t W. Hall
. Reynar)
Hart
lopkins
Janerich
iman
i M. Martin
CLASS ©F 195S
OF DONORS
•
S PLEDGED
ART1CIPATION
adman
or
i Berg
J. Jaffe)
■oker, Jr.
•
•
•
Continuation — CLASS OF 1955
James Dull (I)
Robert Dymond (I)
Howard Ennis (I)
Melvin W. Farkas (I + )
Allen Feld
Ronald J. Fitzgerald
Dr. Sandy A. Furey
Mrs. Sandy A. Furey
(Ellen Witiak)
Dorothy E. Hessler
David L. Hoats
Arthur J. Hoover (I —|—)
Joshua J. Kaufman
John Kearney (I)
Dr. Richard B. Kent
John Lancio (I)
Margaret Luty (I)
©LASS ©F W543,
30 out of 207
RS PLEDGED
William Morgan (I)
David W. Park
Mrs. Richard Pierce
(Lucille M. Reese)
Mrs. Ira Roden
(Dorothy Hamaker)
Dr. Stephen C. Thomas
David B. Whitney
Joseph C. Yaroshinsky
Preston Eckmeder (I)
Charles A. Giunta
Mrs. Ralph Heller
(Denah Fleisher)
Homer Huffman
Mrs. Carl Karassik
(Dolores Roth)
Mrs. Anne V. Kish
Reverend Earl Kohl
NUMBER OF DONORS
•
•
•
29 out of 194
DOLLARS PLEDGED
$ 526.50
% OF PARTICIPATION
Charles F. Acore (MG)
Thomas R. Adams (MG)
Mrs. Arthur A. Allen
(Anita R. Gordon)
Mrs. Margaret Connolly
Edward R. Davis
George J. Elias
Mrs. Charles E. Hagen
(Thelma Williams)
Barry Iscovitz
Marvin Kanner
Carl Karassik
Hillard A. Kemp
Michael Lewis
Lucy J. Liggett
Wayne S. Madden
Van Clifton Martin (MG)
Albert N. Miller
•
■
•
14.9%
George Modrak
Reverend James A. Moss
Mrs. Katherine Peckham
(Katherine Goetzman)
Mrs. Abe Savitz
(Sylvia Strauss)
Joseph J. Sikora
Raymond Tait
Arthur G. Taylor
George A. Thomas
Mrs. Raymond L. Trump
(Sharon Dotter)
Mrs. Carl A. Wallison
Peter Wurm
Mrs. Stanley K. Young
(Eleanor Perlman)
John M. Yuscavage
©LASS ©F USSS
24 out of 173
•
S 386.50
•
•
13.9%
Joseph Kropiewnicki
Dr. David Kunkle
George Liggett
Dr. George McMahon (I~l_)
Mrs. George McMahon (I-l_)
<Isabel Ecker)
.
NUMBER OF DONORS
Dr. Dean A. Arvan
Dr. J. Warren Blaker
Walter Chapko (I)
Casimer Ciesla (I)
William Crowder (I)
Virginia E. Denn
.
42 out of 171
.
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
Russell R. Picton (1+)
Michael Riley (I)
David Rosser (I)
Austin Sherman (I)
Eugene Snee (I)
Kingsley N. Snyder (I)
Albert Spanich (I)
Louis Steck (I)
Mrs. Murray Strassman (I)
(Esther Goldman)
Joseph Trosko (I)
Howard Updyke (I—|-)
Kenneth J. Varker
William W. Walp
Kathryn R. White
Edward Yarasheski (I)
Ralph Zezza (I)
•
$ 643.40
.
24.6%
Mrs. Richard McGuire (I)
(Patricia Fitzgerald)
Mrs. Doris Merrill 11+ >
(Doris Sadowski)
24 out of 224
NUMBER OF DONORS
DOLLARS PLEDGED
$ 331.00
% OF PARTICIPATION
•
Larry Amdur
Mrs. William J. Ball
(Norma J. Davis)
Jesse H. Choper
John L. Coats
Lawrence E. Cohen
George W. Davis
Mrs. C. Wayne Griffith
(Jacqueline Jones)
Roland M. Grover
William J. Jacobson
George Kolesar
Peter Masloski
Mrs. Robert B. Morris
(Patsy Reese)
10.7%
Martin J. Novak (MG)
Mrs. D. Glenn Phethean
(Nancy A. Morris)
Shirley J. Ray
Mrs. Max Rosenn
(Tillie Rose)
Attorney Eugene Roth
J. George Siles
Margaret E. Smith
Joseph J. Szostak
William H. Tremayne
Mrs. William R. Tubbs
(Bonnie P. Watson)
Dr. Carl R. Urbanski
John R. Zachman
©LASS ©F USSS
NUMBER OF DONORS
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
•
46 out of 218
©LASS ©F WS®
$ 603.00
21.1%
NUMBER OF DONORS
•
46 out of 259
DOLLARS PLEDGED
George H. Batterson
Mrs. Paul Beers
(Joan Shoemaker)
Mrs. Madge K. Benovitz
(Madge Klein)
Fred J. Boote
Ronald M. Borofski
Forrest Bromfield
Glenn D. Carey (MG)
Robert D. Darrow
William S. Davis
Leo Dombroski
Robert L. T. Evans
James F. Ferris
Mrs. Walter S. Fisher
(Sylvia L. Williams)
Mrs. Ronald J. Fitzgerald
(Barbara Bialogawicz)
Howard E. Gross
Hugh B. Hughes
B. William Isaacs
Reese D. Jones
Mrs. Carl F. Juris
(Nancy Batcheler)
Mrs. Richard B. Kent
(Lorraine Giacometti)
Mrs. William P. Lloyd
(Elizabeth Bretz)
Dr. David B. Lucchino
Robert Metzger (I)
James Neveras (I)
8
©LASS ©F
9
Mrs. Peter Masloski
(Sarah L. Harvey)
Atty. Donald D. McFadden
Chester Miller, Jr.
James B. Mitchell, Jr.
Mrs. Andrew’ Molitoris
(Irma Bianconi)
Mrs. Joseph Neuwirth
(Barbara Grow)
Benjamin Omilian
Pearl I. Onacko
Charles Petrilak
Mrs. Charles Petrilak
(Lois Jones)
D. Glenn Phethean
Raymond J. Radaszewski
Jessie Roderick
Tony Scarantino
Mrs. Constance K. Schaefer
(Constance Kamarunas)
David T. Shearer
Samuel R. Shugar
Gilbert Tough
Lawrence A. Turpin
Carl Van Dyke
Reverend Ralph E. Whitmer
Mrs. Peter Williams
(Nancy Brown)
Rev. Thomas T. Williams
Mrs. William I. J. Williams
(Patricia R. Stout)
% OF PARTICIPATION
$ 546.84
•
•
17.8%
Agnes Alderdice
Mary Mattey
Anthony Bianco
Gerald A. Minturn (MG)
Mrs. Anthony Bianco
Robert W. Moser
(Susan Shoff)
Harry Moyle
Richard W. Brown
Leonard Mulcahy
Samuel T. Buckman
Mrs. Martin J. Novak (MG)
Mrs. Alastair Crawford
(Virginia Leonardi)
(Janet Jones)
M. Jacqueline Oliver
Mrs. William R. Davidson
Joseph S. Pipan
(Ruth Younger)
Mrs. Robert Pitel (MG)
Harriette Davis
(Vera Wroble)
Max B. Greenwald
William J. Powell
Walter S. Fisher
Mrs. Robert H. Raymond
Dr. Francis Gallia
(Carolyn Goeringer)
Mrs. Michael Goobic
Mrs. Arthur R. Richards
(Rita A. Matiskella)
(Margaret Stevens)
Carol Hallas
Joseph Rizzo
John P. Heim (MG)
Marilyn J. Russ
Mrs. Harry Hiscox
Robert N. Scally
(Beverly Blakeslee)
Rev. Charles R. Steinhauer
Donald K. Jones
Ronald D. Tremayne (MG)
Carl P. Karmilowicz
Salvatore Valenti
Matthew I. Kessman, D.D.S. David E. Vann (MG)
Marion J. Laines
David H. Weber
Joseph Leibman
William I. J. Williams
William P. Lloyd
Mrs. John M. Yuscavage
Samuel J. Lowe
(Shirley Lisman)
Mrs. David B. Lucchino
William Zdancewicz
(Sylvia Maure)
�P*CtUrE
CLASS OF 1959
•
NUMBER OF DONORS
■
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
Jacob B. Armillei
Helen E. Beizup
Edward J. Boltz, Jr.
Charles S. Butler
James M. Cornelius
Samuel M. Davenport
Robert E. Davis
Dr. Frank Gazda
Michael Goobic
C. Wayne Griffith
Arline Hill
Frederick J. Hills
Carl F. Juris
Marion J. Klawonn
Thomas J. Lally
Mrs. Thomas J. Lally
(Joan P. Rishkofski)
Mrs. John A. Lenk
(Peggy Salvatore)
John Rodger Lewis
Mrs. Michael Lewis
(Joan Zawoiski)
38 out of 297
$ 441.00
• 12.8%
•
Steve J. Lovett
John Q. Mask
Edward McCafferty
Mrs. Margaret Morris
Robert B. Morris
Chester J. Nocek
Robert Pitel (MG)
Arthur Podesta
Sylvia Rapp
Arthur R. Richards
Mrs. Joseph Rizzo
(Mary Elizabeth Calhoun)
Frederick J. Roberts
Thomas P. Ruggiero
John M. Saba, Jr.
Paul A. Schecter
Elizabeth K. Schwartz
Mrs. Richard Spitler
(Nancy J. Payne)
Patricia A. Yost
Carl V. Zoolkoski
©F US)®©
NUMBER OF DONORS
•
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
42 out of 276
$ 689.00
•
•
15.2%
Robert Ambrose
Mrs. Melvin J. Mills
Mrs. Charles Austin
(Mary Ellen Zweibel)
(Lynne Boyle)
Mrs. Patricia Minnis
James T. Bogdan
(Patricia Ide)
John P. Bresnahan
John T. Mulhall (MG)
Margaret L. Brown
George W. Murdock
Mrs. Samuel Buckman
Donald Murray
(Joan T. Llewellyn)
William D. Peters
Beverly A. Butler
Arnold J. Popky
Mrs. Vincent Capo
Ralph E. Rittenhouse
(Marie Realmuto)
Gordon E. Roberts
Mrs. Glenn D. Carey (MG) George A. Russett
(Moncey Miller)
Ronald Simms
Stephen L. Cooney
Robert W. Verespy
Louis D. Davis, Jr.
Robert A. Florio
Margaret J. Franklin
Doris Gademan
Adam T. Gajewski
Clement Gavenas
Martha E. Hadsel
Gayle E. Jacobson
Patricia A. Krull
Charles J. Kuschke, II
Virginia A. Lyons
Cledith A. Miller
Mrs. M. von Guilleaume
(Mary J. Homan)
Robert D. Washburn
Mrs. Philip White
(Faith E. Edwards)
Richard R. Wileman
Mrs. Richard R. Wileman
(Raye Thomas)
Larry P. Williams
Christine M. Winslow
Mrs. John Wozniak
(Grace Schneider)
Crystal Ballroom of Hotel Sterling
was packed, and two other private dining
rooms accommodated the Freshman overflow
as Dr. Farley delivered his annual
welcome to the class.
©IL^SS ©F 1961
NUMBER OF DONORS
•
•
41 out of 236
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
Robert F. Amey
Mrs. James M. Basta
(Marie Honcharik)
Francis E. Battle
Janice Bronson
Mrs. Mary R. Brown
(Mary R. Eisenhower)
Vincent Capo
Robert L. Chew
Margaret L. Churchill
Mrs. John Chwalek
(Ottie Hill)
Nancy E. Davies
Gilbert Davis
Mrs. Louis D. Davis, Jr.
(Shirley Hitchner)
Fred Demech
Robert L. Dickerson
Mrs. Ellen Faber
(Ellen Scurria)
Mrs. Clement Gavenas
(Judith Warnick)
Robert J. Hewitt
Jane A. Jablonski
Hana Janjigian
$ 765.50
•
•
17.4%
Edward Kemps
Stephen Klein
John Kluchinski
Mrs. George Kolesar
(Nancy Carroll)
David Lear (MG)
Raymond S. Litman
Christopher Loesch
Benjamin J. Matteo
Irving M. Moses
Arthur A. Naugle
Mrs. Ellen Pfifferling
(Ellen Goldberg)
Michael Piccarreta
A. Francis Riofski
Nancy E. Rosenfeld
Ronald E. Roski
Lois J. Schwartz
Dino J. Sciamanna
Frank A. Spudis
George D. Watson
Diane L. Williams
John Wozniak
Lewis R. Zweibel, Jr.
September ushered in a new crop of Freshmen to
take the places of those June graduates who are
now integrated in the business and professional
world. Student leaders give them the "grand tour”
of the campus and of the city.
CLASS ©F U2)(52
(Not solicited this year)
John Andrusis
gymnasium was the scene of many orientation
sessions in an effort to give the Class of 1966 some
idea of what is to be expected of them.
W©[Yl©Fm[iW MLQJJGVllMO
Abraham H. Berman
Millie Gittins
10
11
The Big Brother P<
First Presbyterian
Freshmen an oppoi
the Big Sister Part.
Jewish Community
�p>cture
.ASS OF 1959
DONORS
38 out of 297
EDGED
$ 441.00
CIPATION
• 12.8%
i
Jr.
ius
nport
h
rm
Lally
hkofski)
ik
atore)
vis
,vis
Steve J. Lovett
John Q. Mask
Edward McCafferty
Mrs. Margaret Morris
Robert B. Morris
Chester J. Nocek
Robert Pitel (MG)
Arthur Podesta
Sylvia Rapp
Arthur R. Richards
Mrs. Joseph Rizzo
(Mary Elizabeth Calhoun)
Frederick J. Roberts
Thomas P. Ruggiero
John M. Saba, Jr.
Paul A. Schecter
Elizabeth K. Schwartz
Mrs. Richard Spitler
(Nancy J. Payne)
Patricia A. Yost
Carl V. Zoolkoski
■ski)
ASS OF 1960
DONORS
42 out of 276
DGED
$ 689.00
JPATION
•
15.2%
Mrs. Melvin J. Mills
(Mary Ellen Zweibel)
Mrs. Patricia Minnis
(Patricia Ide)
John T. Mulhall (MG)
n
George W. Murdock
n
Donald Murray
man
William D. Peters
vellyn)
Arnold J. Popky
Ralph E. Rittenhouse
Gordon E. Roberts
luto)
ey (MG) George A. Russett
Ronald Simms
er)
Robert W. Verespy
in
s)
Louis D. Davis, Jr.
Robert A. Florio
Margaret J. Franklin
Doris Gademan
Adam T. Gajewski
Clement Gavenas
Martha E. Hadsel
Gayle E. Jacobson
Patricia A. Krull
Charles J. Kuschke, II
Virginia A. Lyons
Cledith A. Miller
Mrs. M. von Guilleaume
(Mary J. Homan)
Robert D. Washburn
Mrs. Philip White
(Faith E. Edwards)
Richard R. Wileman
Mrs. Richard R. Wileman
(Raye Thomas)
Larry P. Williams
Christine M. Winslow
Mrs. John Wozniak
(Grace Schneider)
Crystal Ballroom of Hotel Sterling
was packed, and two other private dining
rooms accommodated the Freshman overflow
as Dr. Farley delivered his annual
welcome to the class.
CLASS ©F
NUMBER OF DONORS
•
•
41 out of 236
DOLLARS PLEDGED
% OF PARTICIPATION
Robert F. Arney
Mrs. James M. Basta
(Marie Honcharik)
Francis E. Battle
Janice Bronson
Mrs. Mary R. Brown
(Mary R. Eisenhower)
Vincent Capo
Robert L. Chew
Margaret L. Churchill
Mrs. John Chwalek
(Ottie Hill)
Nancy E. Davies
Gilbert Davis
Mrs. Louis D. Davis, Jr.
(Shirley Hitchner)
Fred Demech
Robert L. Dickerson
Mrs. Ellen Faber
(Ellen Scurria)
Mrs. Clement Gavenas
(Judith Warnick)
Robert J. Hewitt
Jane A. Jablonski
Hana Janjigian
$ 765.50
•
•
17.4%
Edward Kemps
Stephen Klein
John Kluchinski
Mrs. George Kolesar
(Nancy Carroll)
David Lear (MG)
Raymond S. Litman
Christopher Loesch
Benjamin J. Matteo
Irving M. Moses
Arthur A. Naugle
Mrs. Ellen Pfifferling
(Ellen Goldberg)
Michael Piccarreta
A. Francis Riofski
Nancy E. Rosenfeld
Ronald E. Roski
Lois J. Schwartz
Dino J. Sciamanna
Frank A. Spudis
George D. Watson
Diane L. Williams
John Wozniak
Lewis R. Zweibel, Jr.
September ushered in a new crop of Freshmen to
take the places of those June graduates who are
now integrated in the business and professional
world. Student leaders give them the “grand tour"
of the campus and of the city.
CLASS ©F S®(52
(Not solicited this year)
John Andrusis
Abraham H. Berman
The gymnasium was the scene of many orientation
sessions in an effort to give the Class of 1966 some
idea of what is to be expected of them.
Millie Gittins
10
11
The Big Brother Party at
First Presbyterian Church House gave
Freshmen an opportunity to get acquainted;
the Big Sister Party was held in the
Jewish Community Center.
�. . . And in the JCC, many of the under
graduates joined the Freshmen for a dip
in the Pool.
Wilkes-Bari
operated to
of its equip
co-eds to t
During the
mid-game break
Dr. Farley
crowned
“Winkie” Simm
Homecoming Q:
�. . . And in the JCC, many of the under
graduates joined the Freshmen for a dip
in the Pool.
Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department co
operated to the extent of furnishing some
of its equipment to transport many of the
co-eds to the site of the bonfire.
Townspeople and homecoming graduates
alike were treated to a host of gala decora
tions outside the dormitories and buildings
if the college.
During the
mid-game break,
Dr. Farley
crowned
“Winkie” Simms
Homecoming Queen.
�Reprinted from the Sunday Independent
BLIND WILKES GRADUATE SHOWING
THE LIGHT TO ALCOHOLICS AT DANVILLE
Alcoholics generally are loaded with :.<lf pity, but they
find no pity from Featherman. And it is not too long
afifterward that most of them with the help of people
like Featherman, find none in themselves. Sympathy
yes; but not pity.
Featherman Has Sympathy But No Pity For “Alkies'
“It is strange that men should see sublime inspiration
in the ruins of an old church and see none in the ruins
of a man!” This passage from one of G. K. Chesterton’s
writings looks up provocatively from the desk top of the
assistant director of Social Service, assigned to the Al
coholic Unit of Danville State Hospital. He is Roland
Featherman, a native of Shickshinny and a graduate of
Wilkes College, Class of 1955 ... he is sightless. This
is his story. It is also the story of the only comprehen
sive program for the alcoholic, specifically geared to his
illness and supported by the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania.
There is no accurate count of those with an alcoholic
problem. Accepted estimates, however, place the nat
ional figure at 5,500,000. In Pennsylvania, the count
is in the neighborhood of 300,000 and in Luzerne County,
between 11,000 and 12,000 men and women suffer from
this illness which draws into its immediate circle of trag
edy more than 50,000 people county-wise. On a national
basis, this figure jumps to a startling, approximated 11
million.
It is quite apparent at this point that any nation with
a health problem affecting directly and indirectly 11
million of its citizens eating its way into every facet of
the structure of its society-economic, mental, spiritual
and physical-has a job on its hands which demands
immediate attention.
The understandably apathetic attitude on the part of
the people and the government toward alcoholism de
layed action until the 1930’s; and it was not until 1953
that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania recognized the
problem. It was in this year, under the gubernatorial
leadership of John S. Fine and the dogged efforts of a
member of Alcoholics Anonymous and newspaper
publisher that the Legislature of the state enacted a law
providing rehabilitation funds for alcoholics. Even then,
Pennsylvania was 37 states behind the rest of the nation!
A few pilot alcoholic rehabilitation centers were esta
blished. One of them was within Clark’s Summit State
Hospital. In 1958, it seemed a practical move to locate
this unit with Danville State Hospital where today it
embraces two buildings-one for women parents, the
other for men. And it was in 1958 that Roland Feather
man joined the staff as a psychiatric social worker.
It is a well-known fact among those who work with prob
lem drinkers that they are constantly running away from
themselves. This characteristic Roland Featherman has
in common with the alcoholic and his understanding of
the “runner” has formed the basis for his outstanding
success in being able to help them. For, Featherman
too was a “runner,” but for different reasons. He began
running when he discovered at the age of four that he
was going blind. Finally, when he was in eighth grade,
he accepted blindness as part of his life.
“Before, it was one desperate search after another, from
doctor to doctor, hospital to hospital, and all the same
story-no hope. I think I know also how it feels when
tion passes on to the nlcoholic during thow first inter
views with this sightlciin num.
you stop running and accept things as they are, not what
you would like them to be.”
And he points to the prayer which every member of
Alcoholics Anonymous knows: “God grant me the seren
ity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to
change the things I can, and wisdom to know the differ
ence.”
After Roland Featherman stopped “running,” he learned
to read and write braille in six months, graduated from
Shickshinny High School, earned a degree in sociology
from Wilkes College in 1955 and a master’s degree from
Pittsburgh in 1957.
“The State Council for the Blind helped me to get
through college and aided me in getting me a scholar
ship for graduate work. The Council also paid readers,
generally fellow students, and I took class notes on a
Braille puncher.”
George Ralston, dean of men at Wilkes College, recalls
Featherman. “We lived four years on the same floor
in Butler Hall where I was proctor. Roland had a trem
endous personality and warmth which endeared him to
his fellow students. And his sense of humor was some
thing to write home about—literally. He was like leaven
in the domitory; he made it rise, Life was better for
his being there, He never lacked for dates-and with
sighted girls, Men were closely attached to him; he
was no handicap or drag. He carried his weight at
all times. And he was an excellent student, placing on
the Dean’s List several times.”
Michael Barone, guidance counsellor at Coughlin High
School and at one time secretary to the late Judge Ap
onick, also remembers Featherman. His seat was next
to his in several classes at Wilkes. And Barone verifies
Dean Ralston’s picture.
During the last four year:;, Danvil-e S’t.y
tried to help more than 60 alcoholic patients. They
live in two comfortable buildings; the womer ir.
for
mer nurses home which accommodates 15 paiieno TFeatherman reports, is never filled to capacity.
A-SSCC
V’K.’Z
.A. tri wnr.
j-.r:
Men occupy a building with a capachy o
filled most of the time. About 25' '■ o' r'lese <o
Philadelphia.
Repeaters, says Featherman a.-e fei
147 admissions 12 of ■n't.',::. ■>•■-::■-. '•V'/eAll women came to Danv.'—e ■
' -j
were also voluntary patients. ; 'o.-e
-e ■ .
turned, although 13 men d.'c. Lva.
; '■■<■..■■■pointed out, some of these
::e._ ■>. -.
been returned to other dryi.'g-o.r. v-v.v.
La.-.
has no such record, so it is assumed ‘-e .'-xcr“ .:. ctr-e-_r
Dr. Joseph Adlestein, former Dar.vf.le Staze staff physician and chief of the Behavioral prsciems
Division of the State Department of Health :-.r -se era.
years, believes in the need for such programs as :.-_e
Alcoholic Unit, and more intensive investigaticii into me
problem of alcoholic addiction. Dr. AdlestaizL new direc
tor of the Bureau of Mental Health Services, Depart
ment of Welfare in discussing the alcoholic, says: “Ithe past, facilities for treating alcoholics have been great
ly inadequate or even non-existant. Few attempts were
even made to get to the core of the complex problem.
“Now we’re coming to realize that alcoholism itself con
stitutes a serious medical and public health problem.
Hospitals are faced with the necessity not only to accept
alcoholics on the same basis as other patients, but also
to improve the quality of their methods and the scope
of their services.”
“Good study habits got me through school,” the Wilkes
graduate will tell you. “The same habits help me on
the job. It’s just a matter of one step at a time, setting
a tentative goal, attaining it, and then striking out fur
ther. There s less chance of falling down along the way.”
Featherman sees the work of the Alcoholic Rehabilitation
Unit to be of major importance.
This is a pilot program which may lead to some fairly
great things in the treatment of alcoholism. It will take
time, of course, to learn whether we are on the right
track. But of this much we are sure, the problem drink
er is of serious concern to the community and to the
nation. Past methods of handling the problem are in
adequate. Jails do not help alcoholics. Neither do
sober-up periods in hospital wards. There must be some
thing else, and we hope this ‘something’ can be found
here.”
Roland Featherman’s success at
Danville State Hospital is due greatly
to the interest he takes in his patients.
Above, Featherman conducts a "jaw" session.
Featherman is convinced that somewhere, somehow a
solution will be found to a condition which causes more
broken homes, more crime, more juvenile delinquency
than any other cause in America. Much of this convic
14
Fea therm
whether
general h
15
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-
:
V.
�Reprinted from the Sunday Independent
ND WILKES GRADUATE SHOWING
i LIGHT TO ALCOHOLICS AT DANVILLE
Alcoholics generally are loaded with self-pity, but they
find no pity from Featherman. And it is not too long
afterward that most of them with the help of people
like Featherman, find none in themselves. Sympathy,
yes; but not pity.
hexman Has Sympathy But No Pity For ‘Alkies
strange that men should see sublime inspiration
ruins of an old church and see none in the ruins
an!” This passage from one of G. K. Chesterton’s
s looks up provocatively from the desk top of the
it director of Social Service, assigned to the AlUnit of Danville State Hospital. He is Roland
rman, a native of Shickshinny and a graduate of
College, Class of 1955 ... he is sightless. This
;tory. It is also the story of the only comprehenogram for the alcoholic, specifically geared to his
and supported by the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
is no accurate count of those with an alcoholic
i. Accepted estimates, however, place the natigure at 5,500,000. In Pennsylvania, the count
e neighborhood of 300,000 and in Luzerne County,
i 11,000 and 12,000 men and women suffer from
less which draws into its immediate circle of trag>re than 50,000 people county-wise. On a national
;his figure jumps to a startling, approximated 11
nite apparent at this point that any nation with
h problem affecting directly and indirectly 11
of its citizens eating its way into every facet of
ucture of its society—economic, mental, spiritual
lysical—has a job on its hands which demands
ate attention.
iderstandably apathetic attitude on the part of
jple and the government toward alcoholism de
letion until the 1930’s; and it was not until 1953
e Commonwealth of Pennsylvania recognized the
i. It was in this year, under the gubernatorial
rip of John S. Fine and the dogged efforts of a
• of Alcoholics Anonymous and newspaper
er that the Legislature of the state enacted a law
ig rehabilitation funds for alcoholics. Even then,
Ivania was 37 states behind the rest of the nation!
pilot alcoholic rehabilitation centers were estaOne of them was within Clark’s Summit State
1. In 1958, it seemed a practical move to locate
it with Danville State Hospital where today it
■s two buildings—one for women pat’ents, the
r men. And it was in 1958 that Roland Featherned the staff as a psychiatric social worker.
veil-known fact among those who work with probikers that they are constantly running away from
ves. This characteristic Roland Featherman has
non with the alcoholic and his understanding of
nner” has formed the basis for his outstanding
in being able to help them. For, Featherman
a “runner,” but for different reasons. He began
when he discovered at the age of four that he
ng blind. Finally, when he was in eighth grade,
oted blindness as part of his life.
it was one desperate search after another, from
o doctor, hospital to hospital, and all the same
> hope. I think I know also how it feels when
tion passes on to the alcoholic during those first inter
views with this sightless man.
you stop running and accept things as they are, not what
you would like them to be.”
And he points to the prayer which every member of
Alcoholics Anonymous knows: “God grant me the seren
ity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to
change the things I can, and wisdom to know the differ
ence.”
After Roland Featherman stopped “running,” he learned
to read and write braille in six months, graduated from
Shickshinny High School, earned a degree in sociology
from Wilkes College in 1955 and a master’s degree from
Pittsburgh in 1957.
“The State Council for the Blind helped me to get
through college and aided me in getting me a scholar
ship for graduate work. The Council also paid readers,
generally fellow students, and I took class notes on a
Braille puncher.”
George Ralston, dean of men at Wilkes College, recalls
Featherman. “We lived four years on the same floor
in Butler Hall where I was proctor. Roland had a trem
endous personality and warmth which endeared him to
his fellow students. And his sense of humor was some
thing to write home about—literally. He was like leaven
in the domitory; he made it rise, Life was better for
his being there, He never lacked for dates-and with
sighted girls, Men were closely attached to him; he
was no handicap or drag. He carried his weight at
all times. And he was an excellent student, placing on
the Dean’s List several times.”
Michael Barone, guidance counsellor at Coughlin High
School and at one time secretary to the late Judge Ap
onick, also remembers Featherman. His seat was next
to his in several classes at Wilkes. And Barone verifies
Dean Ralston’s picture.
During the last four years, Danville State Hospital has
tried to help more than 60 alcoholic patients. They
live in two comfortable buildings; the women in the for
mer nurses home which accommodates 15 patients. This
Featherman reports, is never filled to capacity.
Men occupy a building with a capacity of 35 which is
filled most of the time. About 25% of these come from
Philadelphia.
Repeaters, says Featherman are few. In 1961, there were
147 admissions 12 of whom were women! 135 were men.
All women came to Danville voluntarily; 71 of the men
were also voluntary patients. None of the women re
turned, although 13 men did. Qualifiedly, Featherman
pointed out, some of these former patients may have
been returned to other drying-out spots, but Danville
has no such record, so it is assumed the report is correct.
Dr. Joseph Adlestein, former Danville State Hospital
staff physician and chief of the Behavioral Problems
Division of the State Department of Health for several
years, believes in the need for such programs as the
Alcoholic Unit, and more intensive investigation into the
problem of alcoholic addiction. Dr. Adlestein, now direc
tor of the Bureau of Mental Health Services, Depart
ment of Welfare in discussing the alcoholic, says: “In
the past, facilities for treating alcoholics have been great
ly inadequate or even non-existant. Few attempts were
even made to get to the core of the complex problem.
“Now we’re coming to realize that alcoholism itself con
stitutes a serious medical and public health problem.
Hospitals are faced with the necessity not only to accept
alcoholics on the same basis as other patients, but also
to improve the quality of their methods and the scope
of their services.”
■■i
A! I
/ VI
-
I
“Good study habits got me through school,” the Wilkes
graduate will tell you. “The same habits help me on
the job. It’s just a matter of one step at a time, setting
a tentative goal, attaining it, and then striking out fur
ther. There’s less chance of falling down along the way.”
Featherman sees the work of the Alcoholic Rehabilitation
Unit to be of major importance.
5^
After six months of rehabilitation,
a patient leaves to put into practice
What Featherman and his staff have taught him.
“This is a pilot program which may lead to some fairly
great things in the treatment of alcoholism. It will take
time, of course, to learn whether we are on the right
track. But of this much we are sure, the problem drink
er is of serious concern to the community and to the
nation. Past methods of handling the problem are in
adequate. Jails do not help alcoholics. Neither do
sober-up periods in hospital wards. There must be some
thing else, and we hope this ‘something’ can be found
here.”
Roland Featherman’s success at
Danville State Hospital is due greatly
to the interest he takes in his patients.
Above, Featherman conducts a “jaw” session.
Featherman is convinced that somewhere, somehow a
solution will be found to a condition which causes more
broken homes, more crime, more juvenile delinquency
than any other cause in America. Much of this convic-
14
Featherman amplifies somewhat on this: When asked
whether there was any Pennsylvania law prohibiting
general hospitals from accepting alcoholics as patients,
he replied in the negative. As to why they hedge on
accepting those suffering from what the American Medi
cal Association has accepted as a disease, he responded
that this policy of rejection has been built up over the
years.
Featherman also believes in community help in the form
of councils or committees on alcoholism.
As to where the money might be found to help combat
the problems of alcoholism, Dr. Adlestein says: “If we
in Pennsylvania can spend annually over 287 million
dollars at State Liquor Stores, and an undisclosed
amount across our favorite bar, I’m sure there must be
a little around somewhere to help fight a major personal
and community calamity.”
Roland Featherman also emphasizes the fellow of alco
holics in the treatment therapy of alcoholism. In his
own words, A A is-one of the finest and most successful
organizations. “It really gives the alcoholic something
to latch on to.”
There is no cure for alcoholism. It can only be arrested,
In the process, Roland Featherman, a sightless Wilkes
College graduate and the Danville State Hospital are
contributing their share.
15
�’50 (cont.)
WITH THE CLASSES
’35
’38
’48
GORDON L. EVERETT of 1639
Fourth Street, York, Pennsylvania, is
a training supervisor for the York Di
vision, Borg-Warner Corporation. He
operates a training program for six
apprenticed trades and supervises
college cooperative training. Mr. Ev
erett has three children, Brian, Doug
las, and Joyce, and one grandchild.
DR. STANLEY M. DAUGERT has
accepted the position as chairman of
the philosophy department of West
ern Washington State College, Bell
ingham, Washington. He has served
the past 15 years as a member of the
faculty at Oglethorpe University,
Atlanta, Georgia.
JOSEPH F. LITCHMAN is Audit
Manager and Professional Develop
ment Director for Price Waterhouse
and Company, Buffalo, New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Litchman reside at
737 Warren Drive, East Aurora, New
York, with their two children, Jos
eph, Jr. and Lorraine Anne.
DR. AMBROSE SARICKS, Jr., who
is a history professor at the Univer
sity of Kansas, is presently doing re
search at Wilmington, Delaware, in
connection with a biography on
Pierre DuPont, the first of the pio
neer family of that name.
’41
’37
DR. ROBERT L. MAYOCK is Chief
of the Pulmonary Disease Section at
the University of Pennsylvania Hos
pital and Philadelphia General Hos
pital. He also serves as associate
professor of Clinical Medicine at the
University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Ma
yock recently addressed the Luzerne
County Medical Society meeting in
Wilkes-Barre. He makes his home at
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, with his
wife and three children.
MASON BALDWIN again served as
executive director of the Miss Florida
Pageant, the official state finals of
the Miss America Pageant, sponsored
by the Sarasota County Chamber of
Commerce in cooperation with the
Sarasota Junior Chamber of Com
merce.
JOHN H. SARICKS has been named
by the U. S. Naval Reserve to take
command of the Naval Reserve Offi
cer School at Clifton, New Jersey.
Mr. Saricks, who holds the rank of
commander in the Naval Reserve,
is public information coordinator for
the Northern Valley Regional H’gh
School at Old Tappan, New Jersey.
Cmdr. Saricks is married and has a
daughter, Mary Ann.
ANDREW P. O’MALLEY, with the
Secret Service since 1948, is Special
Agent in charge of the Kentucky Dis
trict of the United States Secret Ser
vice, with headquarters in Louisville,
Kentucky. During the administra
tion of Dwight D. Eisenhower, he was
temporarily assigned to the detail of
Vice President Richard Nixon, parti
cularly on trips of the Vice Presi
dent outside of the continental limits
of the United States. He was award
ed the Exceptional Civlian Service
Honor for his work in the protection
of Vice President Nixon during the
riots at Lima, Peru, and Caracus,
Venezuela, in May, 1958. The Excep
tional Civilian Service Honor is the
highest award which the government
bestows upon civilians and is com
parable to the Congressional Medal
of Honor awarded to military heroes.
ATTORNEY THOMAS E. BRISLIN was honored at the installation
dinner of the Toastmasters’ Club of
Wilkes-Barre held recently in King
ston. By unanimous vote of the awards committee, Atty. Brislin re
ceived the J. V. O’Donnell Award,
an annual citation given to a member
of the Toastmasters’ Club for out
standing service to the club and com
munity.
’42
RICHARD C. BANTLE is Vice
Principal of the Woodstown-Pilesgrove School District, Woodstown,
New Jersey. Mr. Bantie is married
and has two children, Barbara and
Deborah.
’43
REV. JOSEPH
A.
LORUSSO,
C.S.C., is associate professor of Eng
lish Literature at Notre Dame Col
lege, Dacca, East Pakistan.
’44
RICHARD H. CONKLIN is a buyer
for Midwest Steel Division, National
Steel Corporation, Portage, Indiana.
Mr. Conklin resides at 3803 Sunset
Drive, Valparaiso, Indiana, with his
wife and children, Nancy, Ricky, and
Jill.
REESE E. PELTON is Supervisor
of Instrumental Music in the Forty
Fort Borough Schools. He teaches all
instrumental music from beginners in
grade 5 through grades 12 and also
directs five bands and ensembles.
Mrs. Richard Bergeron (MILDRED
ORLOWSKI) is a bacteriologist at
Maryland State Inspection Service,
University of Maryland. Mildred has
one daughter, Mary Teresa.
’49
DR. ALBERT J. STRATTON has
been appointed chief psychologist at
Staunton Clinic (the psychosomatic
medicine division of the School of
Medicine, University of Pittsburgh).
He was also appointed Assistant Pro
fessor at the Medical School. He lives
at 549 North Neville Street, Pitts
burgh 13, Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Melvin Munk (HARRIET
ZIMMERMAN) is a houswife resi
ding at 48 DeHaven Drive, Yonkers,
New York, with her husband and
three sons, Norman, Gary and Jeff
rey.
STEPHEN H. WOLF, M.D., pedia
trician, is on the staff at Temple and
St. Christopher’s Hospitals, Philadel
phia, and Lower Bucks County Hos
pital, and maintains an office in Lev
ittown, Pennsylvania. He is married
and has one child.
’45
WILLIAM S. DAVIES is a major in
the U. S. Air Force, attending Air
Command and Staff College and also
working on his masters degree in
Business Administration at Maxwell
AFB, Alabama. Major Davies is mar
ried and has three children, Ruth
Ann, William, Jr., and Thomas.
Mrs. David Fishmann,
(RUTH
HOLTZMAN),, 107 Maffet Street,
Wilkes-Barre, leueiveu
received a ivias
Master of
Science in Education degree; from
Temple University in June.
’47
IRVIN ABRAMS of Forest Hills,
New York, is a transportation con
sultant for Attorneys Brodsky, L!nett, and Altman, and Manager for
the New York Movers Tariff Bureau
in New York City.
CARL E. SHONK is a research as
sociate for Merck and Company, Inc.,
Rahway, New Jersey. Carl received
a Ph.D. degree from Rutgers Univer
sity in June. He is married and has
two children, Karen Jean and Carl.
’50
MR, AND MRS. HAROLD P. AN
DERSON (Anne L. Hurst), reside
at 86 Leedsville Drive, Lincroft, New
Jersey, where Mr. Anderson is an
engineering supervisor for Bell Tele
phone Laboratories. His job includes
supervising a group of engineers in
the design and development of Touch
Tone telephones and Automatic
Number Identification for PBX’s.
They have two children, Kathleen
and Thomas.
16
TED WOLFE has been elected a
vice president of the Bucks County
United Services Federation.
Mr.
Wolfe is office manager for Local
4889 United Steel Workers of Ameri
ca ’with headquarters at Fairless
Hills Pennsylvania. He is married
and has one son, Robert 7 years of
age.
THOMAS T. SMITH, JR., 72 Price
Street, Kingston, received a master
of science in education degree from
Bucknell University in August.
DR GEORGE E. HUDOCK has
been appointed a teaching fellow in
pathology at Harrisburg Hospital.
His duties will include teaching and
instructing medical students, interns
and residents. The Harrisburg Hos
pital is associated with Hahnemann
Medical College. Dr. Hudock is a
junior member of the American Col
lege of Pathologists, American Soci
ety of Clinical Pathologists and an
associate member of Pennsylvania
Association of Clinical Pathologists.
He interned and did residence work
in patholog'c anatomy at WilkesBarre General Hospital.
DR. RUDOLPH S. BOTTEI is As
sistant Professor of Chemistry at Uni
versity of Notre Dame. He is also
Research Director in Notre Dame’s
Radiation Laboratory.
FRED B. SCHULTZ received a Mas
ter of Sacred Theology degree from
Temple University in June.
GEORGE BRODY received a Mas
ter of Science degree in Education
from Temple University at the June
graduation.
WILLIAM A. PLUMMER is the co
author of an important techmcal
paper which appears in the July issue
of The Journal of the Amer can Cer
amic Society. Mr. Plummer’s paper
is entitled “Method of Measurement
of Thermal Diffusivity to 1000°C.”
Mr. Plummer is research chemist in
the Technical Services Research De
partment of the Research and De
velopment Division for the Corning
Glass Works, Corning, New York.
’51
PHILIP A. NICHOLAS, Guidance
Counselor at the Hackensack, New
Jersey High School, took part in a
4-week study tour of entrance jobs
at the New Jersey Bell Telephone
Company. He was one of 10 guidance
counselors from New Jersey schools
who surveyed job opportunities for
high school graduates with the com
pany They examined the conditions
which will be encountered by gradu
ates who join the company, or com
panies with similar opportunities.
WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS is at pres
ent associated with the Miami Christ
ian High School in Miami, Florida.
17
J JHN M. IL'.K is an accountant
in charge of audit engagements, in
struction and training of ’^mi-senior
vo J”™* accountants for Haskins
<4 Sells, Wilkes-Barre.
NICHOLAS HEINEMAN is at present associated with Conway Import
Company Inc., Long Island City,
Nev/ York, food importers.
JOSEPH B. SCHLEICHER is Head
of Virus Research for Alcon Lab, Inc..
Fort Worth, Texas. He directs all
virus research for chemotherapeutic
agents and viral vaccines. He is mar
ried and has two children, Joel A.,
and Nathan.
JACK PHETHEAN is serving as
guidance counselor at Blue R:dge
Joint High School in New Milford
Township, Pennsylvania.
DR. PETER J. COREY is Chief
Resident in Surgery at Lankenau
Hospital, Philadelphia.
’52
EDMUND V. NIKLEWSKI, M.D.,
is a Captain in the U. S. Army Med
ical Corps, Madigan General Hospit
al, Tacoma, Washington, servim? as
a psychiatrist. Dr. and Mrs. Niklewski reside in Tacoma, Washington,
with their three children, Carol Ann,
Richard and David.
BYRON M. PHILLIPS received a
Master of Education degree from the
University of Delaware in June.
PAUL RICKENBACH, head foot
ball coach for the past nine years at
North Hunterdon Regional High
School, Newark, New Jersey, has re
signed to accept a post as vice prin
cipal at the school.
ALBERT J. KISLAVAGE, teacher
of algebra and general mathemat’cs
at Delaware Township High School,
Haddonfield, New Jersey, was grant
ed a scholarship for advanced study
through the National Science Foundat:on this summer where he studied
modern mathematics. Providing tui
tion and living expenses for the sum
mer session, these scholarships are
awarded on the basis of the academic
record of the applicant.
D. JANE PIEKARSKI has taken
leave of absence from her teaching
duties at Kingston High School to
study under an assistantship for the
doctor of music degree at the Univer
sity of West Virginia.
EDWARD J. WALLISON of King
ston has recently joined radio station
WEJL, Scranton, as an announcer.
Mr Wallison, well known throughout
the Wyoming Valley in radm circles
for his evening show on WILK radio,
also has been a publ'C speaking in
structor at Kingston High School for
the past five years.
�’50 (cont.)
WITH THE CLASSES
’35
'38
’48
EVERETT of 1639
York. Pennsylvania, is
ervisor for the York Di
Varner Corporation. He
lining program for six
trades and supervises
ative training. Mr. Ev■ children, Brian, Doug?, and one grandchild.
DR. STANLEY M. DAUGERT has
accepted the position as chairman of
the philosophy department of West
ern Washington State College, Bell
ingham, Washington. He has served
the past 15 years as a member of the
faculty at Oglethorpe University,
Atlanta, Georgia.
JOSEPH F. LITCHMAN is Audit
Manager and Professional Develop
ment Director for Price Waterhouse
and Company, Buffalo, New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Litchman reside at
737 Warren Drive, East Aurora, New
York, with their two children, Jos
eph, Jr. and Lorraine Anne.
SE SARICKS, Jr., who
rofessor at the Univeri, is presently doing re
mington, Delaware, in
■ith a biography on
t, the first of the piof that name.
’41
’37
L. MAYOCK is Chief
ary Disease Section at
of Pennsylvania Hosadelphia General Hos>o serves as associate
linical Medicine at the
Pennsylvania. Dr. Maaddressed the Luzerne
al Society meeting in
He makes his home at
Pennsylvania, with his
e children.
DWIN again served as
tor of the Miss Florida
official state finals of
ica Pageant, sponsored
a County Chamber of
cooperation with the
rr Chamber of ComICKS has been named
Maval Reserve to take
le Naval Reserve OffiClifton, New Jersey,
'ho holds the rank of
the Naval Reserve,
nation coordinator for
Galley Regional H'gh
Tappan, New Jersey,
is married and has a
' Ann.
D’MALLEY, with the
since 1948, is Special
of the Kentucky Disted States Secret Ser^uarters in Louisville,
ring the administraD. Eisenhower, he was
gned to the detail of
Richard Nixon, parti5 of the Vice Presithe continental limits
tates. He was awardmal Civ'lian Service
ork in the protection
nt Nixon during the
Peru, and Caracus,
ay, 1958. The Excepservice Honor is the
hich the government
ivilians and is comCongressional Medal
■d to military heroes.
ATTORNEY THOMAS E. BRISLIN was honored at the installation
dinner of the Toastmasters’ Club of
Wilkes-Barre held recently in King
ston. By unanimous vote of the awards committee, Atty. Brislin re
ceived the J. V. O’Donnell Award,
an annual citation given to a member
of the Toastmasters’ Club for out
standing service to the club and com
munity.
’42
RICHARD C. BANTLE is Vice
Principal of the Woodstown-Pilesgrove School District, Woodstown,
New Jersey. Mr. Bantie is married
and has two children, Barbara and
Deborah.
’43
REV. JOSEPH
A.
LORUSSO,
C.S.C., is associate professor of Eng
lish Literature at Notre Dame Col
lege, Dacca, East Pakistan.
’44
RICHARD H. CONKLIN is a buyer
for Midwest Steel Division, National
Steel Corporation, Portage, Indiana.
Mr. Conklin resides at 3803 Sunset
Drive, Valparaiso, Indiana, with his
wife and children, Nancy, Ricky, and
Jill.
REESE E. PELTON is Supervisor
of Instrumental Music in the Forty
Fort Borough Schools. He teaches all
instrumental music from beginners in
grade 5 through grades 12 and also
directs five bands and ensembles.
Mrs. Richard Bergeron (MILDRED
ORLOWSKI) is a bacteriologist at
Maryland State Inspection Service,
University of Maryland. Mildred has
one daughter, Mary Teresa.
’49
DR. ALBERT J. STRATTON has
been appointed chief psychologist at
Staunton Clinic (the psychosomatic
medicine division of the School of
Medicine, University of Pittsburgh).
He was also appointed Assistant Pro
fessor at the Medical School. He lives
at 549 North Neville Street, Pitts
burgh 13, Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Melvin Munk (HARRIET
ZIMMERMAN) is a houswife resi
ding at 48 DeHaven Drive, Yonkers,
New York, with her husband and
three sons, Norman, Gary and Jeff
rey.
STEPHEN H. WOLF, M.D., pedia
trician, is on the staff at Temple and
St. Christopher’s Hospitals, Philadel
phia, and Lower Bucks County Hos
pital, and maintains an office in Lev
ittown, Pennsylvania. He is married
and has one child.
’45
WILLIAM S. DAVIES is a major in
the U. S. Air Force, attending Air
Command and Staff College and also
working on his masters degree in
Business Administration at Maxwell
AFB, Alabama. Major Davies is mar
ried and has three children, Ruth
Ann, William, Jr., and Thomas.
Mrs. David Fishmann,
(RUTH
HOLTZMAN), 107 Maffet Street,
Wilkes-Barre, received
tcuuvcu a ivias
Master of
Science in Education degree» from
Temple University in June.
’47
IRVIN ABRAMS of Forest Hills,
New York, is a transportation con
sultant for Attorneys Brodsky, L;nett, and Altman, and Manager for
the New York Movers Tariff Bureau
in New York City.
CARL E. SHONK is a research as
sociate for Merck and Company, Inc.,
Rahway, New Jersey. Carl received
a Ph.D. degree from Rutgers Univer
sity in June. He is married and has
two children, Karen Jean and Carl.
’50
MR. AND MRS. HAROLD P. AN
DERSON (Anne L. Hurst), reside
at 86 Leedsville Drive, Lincroft, New
Jersey, where Mr. Anderson is an
engineering supervisor for Bell Tele
phone Laboratories. His job includes
supervising a group of engineers in
the design and development of Touch
Tone telephones and Automatic
Number Identification for PBX’s.
They have two children, Kathleen
and Thomas.
16
TED WOLFE has been elected a
vice president of the Bucks County
United Services Federation.
Mr.
Wolfe is office manager for Local
4889, United Steel Workers of Ameri
ca, with headquarters at Fairless
Hills, Pennsylvania. He is married
and has one son, Robert 7 years of
age.
THOMAS T. SMITH, JR., 72 Price
Street, Kingston, received a master
of science in education degree from
Bucknell University in August.
DR. GEORGE E. HUDOCK has
been appointed a teaching fellow in
pathology at Harrisburg Hospital.
His duties will include teaching and
instructing medical students, interns
and residents. The Harrisburg Hos
pital is associated with Hahnemann
Medical College. Dr. Hudock is a
junior member of the American Col
lege of Pathologists, American Soci
ety of Clinical Pathologists and an
associate member of Pennsylvania
Association of Clinical Pathologists.
He interned and did residence work
in patholog’c anatomy at WilkesBarre General Hospital.
DR. RUDOLPH S. BOTTEI is As
sistant Professor of Chemistry at Uni
versity of Notre Dame. He is also
Research Director in Notre Dame’s
Radiation Laboratory.
FRED B. SCHULTZ received a Mas
ter of Sacred Theology degree from
Temple University in June.
GEORGE BRODY received a Mas
ter of Science degree in Education
from Temple University at the June
graduation.
WILLIAM A. PLUMMER is the co
author of an important techmcal
paper which appears in the July issue
of The Journal of the Amercan Cer
amic Society. Mr. Plummer’s paper
is entitled “Method of Measurement
of Thermal Diffusivity to 1000°C.”
Mr. Plummer is research chemist in
the Technical Services Research De
partment of the Research and De
velopment Division for the Corning
Glass Works, Corning, New York.
’51
PHILIP A. NICHOLAS, Guidance
Counselor at the Hackensack, New
Jersey High School, took part in a
4-week study tour of entrance jobs
at the New Jersey Bell Telephone
Company. He was one of 10 guidance
counselors from New Jersey schools
who surveyed job opportunities for
high school graduates with the com
pany. They examined the conditions
which will be encountered by gradu
ates who join the company, or com
panies with similar opportunities.
WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS is at pres
ent associated with the Miami Christ
ian High School in Miami, Florida.
17
JOHN M. FINK is an accountant
m charge of audit engagements, in
struction and training of semi-senior
and junior accountants for Haskins
& Sells, Wilkes-Barre.
DR. WILLIAM E. EVANS, flight
surgeon at Andrews Air Force Base,
formerly of Pensacola, Florida, re
cently moved to 9500 Sherwood
Drive, Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
NICHOLAS HEINEMAN is at pres
ent associated with Conway Import
Company, Inc., Long Island City,
New York, food importers.
Mrs. John H. Kelly (JOANNE E.
DAVIS) is a nursery school teacher
at Dover Community Nursery School,
Dover, New Jersey. JoAnne has three
children, John, Jr., William, and
Jeanne Ann.
JOSEPH B. SCHLEICHER is Head
of Virus Research for Alcon Lab, Inc.,
Fort Worth, Texas. He directs all
virus research for chemotherapeutic
agents and viral vaccines. He is mar
ried and has two children, Joel A.,
and Nathan.
JACK PHETHEAN is serving as
guidance counselor at Blue R’dge
Joint High School in New Milford
Township, Pennsylvania.
DR. PETER J. COREY is Chief
Resident in Surgery at Lankenau
Hospital, Philadelphia.
’52
EDMUND V. NIKLEWSKI, M.D.,
is a Captain in the U. S. Army Med
ical Corps, Madigan General Hospit
al, Tacoma, Washington, serving as
a psychiatrist. Dr. and Mrs. Niklewski reside in Tacoma, Washington,
with their three children, Carol Ann,
Richard and David.
BYRON M. PHILLIPS received a
Master of Education degree from the
University of Delaware in June.
PAUL RICKENBACH, head foot
ball coach for the past nine years at
North Hunterdon Regional High
School, Newark, New Jersey, has re
signed to accept a post as vice prin
cipal at the school.
ALBERT J. KISLAVAGE, teacher
of algebra and general mathematics
at Delaware Township High School,
Haddonfield, New Jersey, was grant
ed a scholarship for advanced study
through the National Science Foundat:on this summer where he studied
modern mathematics. Providing tui
tion and living expenses for the sum
mer session, these scholarships are
awarded on the basis of the academic
record of the applicant.
D. JANE PIEKARSKI has taken
leave of absence from her teaching
duties at Kingston High School to
study under an assistantship for the
doctor of music degree at the Univer
sity of West Virginia.
EDWARD J. WALLISON of King
ston has recently joined radio station
WEJL, Scranton, as an announcer.
Mr. Wallison, well known throughout
the Wyoming Valley in nd:o circles
for his evening show on WILK radio,
also has been a publ’C speaking in
structor at Kingston High School for
the past five years.
’53
Mrs. Edward T. Parsons (ELIZA
BETH C. CHAMPLIN) is a psy
chologist for the Kenosha County
Mental Health Clinic, Kenosha, Wis
consin. Mr. and Mrs. Parsons have
two daughters, Claudia and Cather
ine.
REV. NORMAN FARAMELLI is
priest-in-charge of Christian education
at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, West
field, New Jersey. Rev. and Mrs.
Faramelli reside at 132 South Euclid
Avenue, Westfield, with their three
children, Christine, Catherine, and
Paul.
JAMES W. REYNOLDS, JR. re
ceived a master of arts degree in
bus'ness administration at exercises
held in June at the University of
Delaware. Jim is employed as the per
sonnel director for Auerbach Electro
nics, Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Rey
nolds (FLORENCE KISTLER) re
side in Wilmington.
DR. R. BARRY JORDAN recently
relocated his office at 168 North Main
Street, Wilkes-Barre. Dr. Jordan re
sides and maintains office facilities
at Thornhurst, Pennsylvania.
’54
STANLEY S. KNAPICH has been
notified by the Pennsylvania State
University that he has been awarded
a full scholarship for graduate study
in biology by the National Science
Foundation. He has been chairman
of the biology department of Phillips
burg High School in New Jersey for
the past five years, and is the author
of a biology textbook for advanced
high school students. He received a
Master of Education degree from
Penn State in September.
ARTHUR TAYLOR was awarded a
grant for study this summer by the
National Science Foundation. Mr.
Taylor studied the earth sciences at
Rutgers University.
PETER WURM is employed in the
modern language department of the
Glassboro High School, Haddonfield,
New Jersey.
EDMUND S. KARL is Process En
gineer— Supervisor for R.C.A., Cam
bridge, Ohio, supervising time study
and methods for parts fabrication. He
is married and has four children,
Michael, Eddie, Barbara Ann, and
Lynn Marie.
�54 (cont.)
REV. JAMES A. MOSS is Pastor of
East Penfield Baptist Church, Fair
port, New York.
’55
DR. DONALD S. BERNS, is senior
research scientist for the Division of
Lab and Research, New York State
Department of Health, Albany, New
York, and Assistant Professor of Bio
chemistry, Albany Medical College of
Union University.
DR. BERNARD J. WISNIEWSKI
was graduated from the Boston Uni
versity School of Medicine with an
MD degree on June 2. Dr. Wisniew
ski is serving his internship at Boston
City Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
CARL E. SMITH is presently asso
ciated with the firm of Kamerow and
Serber, CPA’s, Washington, D. C.
ANTHONY J. PILAREK is assist
ant Traffic Manager for General In
strument in Newark, New Jersey. Mr.
and Mrs. Pilarek have two children,
Tony and Jayne.
DR. J. WARREN BLAKER is phys
ics editor for John Wiley and Sons,
New York City. He just completed
18 months in study of high altitude
nuclear effects related to the current
Project Dominic Tests. Dr. Blaker
is married and has two sons, David
and Jeffrey.
’56
TONY SCARANTINO was elected
vice president of Delaware Valley
Financial Corporation, Philadelphia.
Delaware Valley Financial Corpora
tion and its small business investment
corporation subsidiary, Pennsylvania
Capital Growth Corporation, are en
gaged in many phases of commercial
and consumer financing, as well as
equity financing for industry.
JOSEPH R. JABLONSKI, Levit
town, Pennsylvania, is a salesman for
Burrough’s Corporation,
Trenton,
New Jersey.
HENRY DEIBLE received a grant
from the National Science Founda
tion for summer study at Montclair
State College, Upper Montclair, New
Jersey. He is a member of the math
ematics faculty at Hackettstown High
School.
Mrs. Barbara Neuwirth (BARBARA
GROW) is a caseworker for the De
partment of Public Works in WilkesBarre, estabb’shing eligibility of ap
plicants for medical assistance to the
aged.
JAMES E. BENSON is a mathemat
ics instructor at Fairleigh Dickinson
University, New Jersey.
HENRY K. GOETZMAN is an Ac
count Executive with Merill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner, and Smith, Inc., Ar
lington, Virginia.
GLENN PHETHEAN teaches Eng
lish at Blue Ridge Joint High School
in New Milford Township, Pennsyl
vania. Mrs. Phethean is the former
NANCY MORRIS, Class of ’57.
RONALD McCARTY is a sales rep
resentative for General Telephone
Directory Company in York, Penn
sylvania.
JOHN P. KUSHNERICK of Media,
Pennsylvania, is Managing Editor of
Aerospace Management Magazine.
’57
WILLIAM H. TREMAYNE of Park
Forest, Illinois, is an account exam
iner for the Prudential Insurance
Company of America. Bill is married
and has one child, Guyler.
NEIL A. TURTEL is the owner of
Silver Dollar Stores, Inc., Brooklyn,
New York, a small chain of discount
drug stores.
JOHN M. WAGNER has recently
been appointed principal of the Street
Elementary School, Clarkstowns Cen
tral School District, New City, New
York. Mr. Wagner is married and
has two sons, Carl and John.
JOSEPH J. SZOSTAK is a music
instructor at Ocean Township School,
Oakhurst, New Jersey.
Mrs. Clement Jablonski (AUDREY
CRAGLE) has been appointed to the
faculty of Kingston School District.
DR. ARTHUR N. MEYER was re
cently notified by the State Board of
Medical Education and Licensure
that he successfully passed the medi
cal examinations and has complied
with all the requ-rements of law,
thereby enabling him to practice
med:cine and surgery in Pennsyl
vania. Dr. Meyer is presently a resi
dent physician on the staff of the
Veterans Administration Hospital,
Philadelphia, where he is in internal
medicine.
IRENE R. TOMALIS recently com
pleted a four-month trip abroad,
which included visits to Casablanca,
Genoa, Rome, Capri, Alexandria,
Cairo, Aswan, Egypt, Jerusalem, Jor
dan, Beirut, Lebanon, Turkey and
Zagreb, Yugoslavia. She is presently
residing in Paris, France, where she
expects to remain for some time.
’58
ANTHONY J. CORAY received a
B.S. degree in electrical engineering
from Penn State University in June.
SAMUEL C. PUMA received the de
gree of doctor of medicine at Hahn
emann Medical College and Hospital,
Philadelphia, in June. Dr. Puma is
interning at Travis Air Force Base,
Fairfield, California.
JOHN T. STAHL was recently or
dained at Elm Park Methodist
Church, Scranton, and admitted to
full privileges of the Wyoming Con
ference. Mr. Stahl is presently work
ing for his master’s degree in phil
osophy at Boston University.
ANTHONY M. BIANCO is propri
etor of Hanover Beverage Distribu
tors, Hanover, Pennsylvania. He is
married to the former SUSAN
SHOFF, also of the Class of 1958,
and has three children, Lisa, Susan,
and Michael.
Mrs. John G. King (MIRIAM
THOMSON) is a housewife residing
at 4514 North Dover, Chicago, 40,
Illinois, with her husband and daugh
ter, Susan Marie.
JAMES P. WARD, a mathematics
teacher at Morristown High School,
was awarded a grant to attend the
National Science Foundation Mathe
matics Institute last summer at Mont
clair State College, Upper Montclair,
New Jersey.
EDWARD HELTZEL received a
Master of Science in Education de
gree from Temple University in June.
MARIAN J. LAINES is Assistant
Coordinator in the Office of the Dean
of Women, Penn State University,
University Park, Pennsylvania. She
serves as administrator, counselor,
and advisor to groups in res’dence
on the campus. Marian received a
Master of Education degree from
Penn State in June.
COLLEGE BREAKS GROUND
for new graduate
and research center
Late March, 1963, Is Time Set
There’s a hole in the ground between Stark and Chase
Halls! Barring unforeseen delay, late in March, 1963,
this hole will be filled by a $1,000,000 graduate and
scientific research center. This, at least, is the pre
diction of Lacey, Atherton and Davis, Architects, for
this L-type addition to Stark Hall made possible by
a $400,000 grant from the Area Redevelopment Ad
ministration, Washington, D. C.
Ground was broken quietly, and without any cere
mony or fanfare, in October and as ALUMNUS goes
to press, concrete is being poured. Weather permit
ting the next few months, there is every reason to
believe the contractors will fulfill their anticipated
program.
The 38,176
an L, one
the other n
porch of th
Center to
When com]
represent a
ALUMNUf
give full co
Publication
not later t
MARY LOUISE ONUFER of Eliza
beth, New Jersey, received a M.L.S.
degree from Rutgers University in
June.
The C
flush I
begun
,j taken
ROBERT C. SUTHERLAND, a
teacher-coach for the College Area
Schools, State College, received a
Master of Educat;on degree from
Penn State in September.
THOMAS A. YAHARA of Kingston
is employed by the Royer Foundry
and Machine Company, Kingston. He
received a B.S. degree in Mechanical
Engineering from Penn State in Jan
uary.
KEITH WILLIAMS is a math
teacher in Coughlin High School,
Wilkes-Barre. He teaches advanced
mathematics and special math classes,
is business manager of Publications
and finished his fourth successful
season as Head Wrestling Coach at
Meyers High School. He is married
and has two sons, Mark and Scott.
RICHARD S. WYDOSKI is a Grad
uate Assistant at Penn State Univer
sity, assisting in the zoology labora
tories at State College. He has one
son, Richard Glenn.
(Continued on page 20)
18
The photograph at right shows forms built
to receive the concrete. Buildings in the
rear of the photograph are properties
fronting on South Franklin Street.
19
�54 (cont.)
V. JAMES A. MOSS is Pastor of
st Penfield Baptist Church, Fairt. New York.
. DONALD S. BERNS, is senior
■arch scientist for the Division of
■ and Research, New York State
jartment of Health, Albany, New
k. and Assistant Professor of Biomistry, Albany Medical College of
on University.
BERNARD J. WISNIEWSKI
graduated from the Boston Uniity School of Medicine with an
degree on June 2. Dr. Wisniewis serving his internship at Boston
■ Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
?L E. SMITH is presently asso?d with the firm of Kamerow and
ier. CPA’s, Washington, D. C.
PHONY J. PILAREK is assistTraffic Manager for General In
nent in Newark, New Jersey. Mr.
Mrs. Pilarek have two children,
/ and Jayne.
J. WARREN BLAKER is phys■ditor for John Wiley and Sons,
York City. He just completed
lonths in study of high altitude
jar effects related to the current
>ct Dominic Tests. Dr. Blaker
arried and has two sons, David
Jeffrey.
’56
Y SCARANTINO was elected
president of Delaware Valley
tcial Corporation, Philadelphia,
vare Valley Financial Corporaind its small business investment
ration subsidiary, Pennsylvania
al Growth Corporation, are enin many phases of commercial
consumer financing, as well as
' financing for industry.
PH R. JABLONSKI, LevitPennsylvania, is a salesman for
ugh’s Corporation,
Trenton,
lersey.
?Y DEIBLE received a grant
the National Science Foundaor summer study at Montclair
College, Upper Montclair, New
. He is a member of the maths faculty at Hackettstown High
larbara Neuwirth (BARBARA
D is a caseworker for the De
nt of Public Works in Wilkesestabl'shing eligibility of aps for medical assistance to the
S E. BENSON is a mathemat:ructor at Fairleigh Dickinson
■>ity. New Jersey.
Y K. GOETZMAN is an AcSxecutive with Merill Lynch,
Fenner, and Smith, Inc., ArVirginia.
GLENN PHETHEAN teaches Eng
lish at Blue Ridge Joint High School
in New Milford Township, Pennsyl
vania. Mrs. Phethean is the former
NANCY MORRIS, Class of ’57.
RONALD McCARTY is a sales rep
resentative for General Telephone
Directory Company in York, Penn
sylvania.
JOHN P. KUSHNERICK of Media,
Pennsylvania, is Managing Editor of
Aerospace Management Magazine.
’57
WILLIAM H. TREMAYNE of Park
Forest, Illinois, is an account exam
iner for the Prudential Insurance
Company of America. Bill is married
and has one child, Guyler.
NEIL A. TURTEL is the owner of
Silver Dollar Stores, Inc., Brooklyn,
New York, a small chain of discount
drug stores.
JOHN M. WAGNER has recently
been appointed principal of the Street
Elementary School, Clarkstowns Cen
tral School District, New City, New
York. Mr. Wagner is married and
has two sons, Carl and John.
JOSEPH J. SZOSTAK is a music
instructor at Ocean Township School,
Oakhurst, New Jersey.
Mrs. Clement Jablonski (AUDREY
CRAGLE) has been appointed to the
faculty of Kingston School District.
DR. ARTHUR N. MEYER was re
cently notified by the State Board of
Medical Education and Licensure
that he successfully passed the medi
cal examinations and has complied
with all the reqmrements of law,
thereby enabling him to practice
med:cine and surgery in Pennsyl
vania. Dr. Meyer is presently a resi
dent physician on the staff of the
Veterans Administration Hospital,
Philadelphia, where he is in internal
medicine.
IRENE R. TOMALIS recently com
pleted a four-month trip abroad,
which included visits to Casablanca,
Genoa, Rome, Capri, Alexandria,
Cairo, Aswan, Egypt, Jerusalem, Jor
dan, Beirut, Lebanon, Turkey and
Zagreb, Yugoslavia. She is presently
residing in Paris, France, where she
expects to remain for some time.
’58
ANTHONY J. CORAY received a
B.S. degree in electrical engineering
from Penn State University in June.
SAMUEL C. PUMA received the de
gree of doctor of medicine at Hahn
emann Medical College and Hospital,
Philadelphia, in June. Dr. Puma is
intermng at Travis Air Force Base,
Fairfield, California.
JOHN T. STAHL was recently or
dained at Elm Park Methodist
Church, Scranton, and admitted to
full privileges of the Wyoming Con
ference. Mr. Stahl is presently work
ing for his master's degree in phil
osophy at Boston University.
ANTHONY M. BIANCO is propri
etor of Hanover Beverage Distribu
tors, Hanover, Pennsylvania. He is
married to the former SUSAN
SHOFF, also of the Class of 1958,
and has three children, Lisa, Susank
and Michael.
COLLEGE BREAKS GROUND
FOR NEW GRADUATE
AND RESEARCH CENTER
Late March, 1963, Is Time Set
Mrs. John G. King (MIRIAM
THOMSON) is a housewife residing
at 4514 North Dover, Chicago, 40,
Illinois, with her husband and daugh
ter, Susan Marie.
JAMES P. WARD, a mathematics
teacher at Morristown High School,
was awarded a grant to attend the
National Science Foundation Mathe
matics Institute last summer at Mont
clair State College, Upper Montclair,
New Jersey.
EDWARD HELTZEL received a
Master of Science in Education de
gree from Temple University in June.
MARIAN J. LAINES is Assistant
Coordinator in the Office of the Dean
of Women, Penn State University,
University Park, Pennsylvania. She
serves as administrator, counselor,
and advisor to groups in res-’dence
on the campus. Marian received a
Master of Education degree from
Penn State in June.
There’s a hole in the ground between Stark and Chase
Halls! Barring unforeseen delay, late in March, 1963,
this hole will be filled by a §1,000,000 graduate and
scientific research center. This, at least, is the pre
diction of Lacey, Atherton and Davis, Architects, for
this L-type addition to Stark Hall made possible by
a §400,000 grant from the Area Redevelopment Ad
ministration, Washington, D. C.
Ground was broken quietly, and without any cere
mony or fanfare, in October and as ALUMNUS goes
to press, concrete is being poured. Weather permit
ting the next few months, there is every reason to
believe the contractors will fulfill their anticipated
program.
The 38,176 square feet added to Stark Hall will form
an L, one section moving south to Chase Theater;
the other moving west to Dennison Hall.
The rear
porch of the latter has been razed to allow the new
Center to be erected flush with Dennison.
When completed, Stark Hall and the new center will
represent a financial outlay of §2,140,000.
ALUMNUS is arranging its publishing schedule to
give full coverage of the Center when it is completed.
Publication date should be in the April, or certainly
not later than the July deadline.
MARY LOUISE ONUFER of Eliza
beth, New Jersey, received a M.L.S.
degree from Rutgers University in
June.
ROBERT C. SUTHERLAND, a
teacher-coach for the College Area
Schools, State College, received a
Master of Educat:on degree from
Penn State in September.
flush with Chase Theater. Excavation was
begun in October. Picture at left was
taken during the first week.
THOMAS A. YAHARA of Kingston
is employed by the Royer Foundry
and Machine Company, Kingston. He
received a B.S. degree in Mechanical
Engineering from Penn State in Jan
uary.
KEITH WILLIAMS is a math
teacher in Coughlin High School,
Wilkes-Barre. He teaches advanced
mathematics and special math classes,
is business manager of Publications
and finished his fourth successful
season as Head Wrestling Coach at
Meyers High School. He is married
and has two sons, Mark and Scott.
RICHARD S. WYDOSKI is a Grad
uate Assistant at Penn State Univer
sity, assisting in the zoology labora
tories at State College. He has one
son, Richard Glenn.
(Continued on page 20)
18
The photograph at right shows forms built
to receive the concrete. Buildings in the
rear of the photograph are properties
fronting on South Franklin Street.
19
�(Continued from page 18)
’58 (cont.)
RONALD TREMAYNE is a Data
Processing Account Representative
for IBM in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
EUGENE PALCHANIS is attend
ing graduate school on the Ph.D. level
at the University of Ottawa, School
of Psychology.
FRANCIS J. GALLIA, M.D., is
serving his internship at Polyclinic
Hospital, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
He received his M.D. degree in June
from the University of Pennsylvania.
’59
EDWARD S. KOZLOWSKI, Oak
Hill, R. D. #4, Dallas, Pennsylvania,
was recently awarded a master’s de
gree in business administration from
Rutger’s University, New Brunswick,
New Jersey. He is employed by the
Linear Corporation, Dallas, as a lead
foreman.
MICHAEL GOOBIC, JR. has been
promoted to senior sales analyst in
the marketing research department
for the Robert Wood Johnson Com
pany, a division of Johnson and
Johnson in North Plainfield, New
Jersey.
AUDREY BARTLETT is studying
music in Italy at the University of
Florence under Carlo Taghavini.
Pior to going to Italy, Audrey studied
in Thalwil, Switzerland, under Hans
Voolenwe:der, who previously taught
at the University of Michigan, where
she received her master’s degree in
organ performance in January.
DAVID E. WASSERSTROM re
ceived his bachelor of laws degree
from Dickinson School of Law in
June. While attending Dickinson, he
was chief clerk, moot court board.
He received American Jurisprudence
prizes for treatises on Federal income
taxation and Federal estate and gift
taxation. He was a member of the
board of governors, student bar asso
ciation; Trckett Legal Society; Res
Ipsa Loquitur yearbook staff, and
mock trial cast.
JAMES M. CORNELIUS is employ
ed as a technician at RCA, Crest
wood Industrial Park, Mountaintop,
Pennsylvania.
DAVID L. BOLTON is general sales
manager for WIBG radio, Philadel
phia. Dave is married and has four
children, David, Diane, Dawn, and
Scott.
ROBERT B. MORRIS received a
Master of Education degree in coun
selling and education from Penn State
University in September.
JAMES R. MOSER of East Hart
ford, Connecticut, is a research
chemist for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft,
Hartford.
SOO UN CHOO of Toms River, New
Jersey, received a M.L.S. degree
from Rutgers University in June.
CHARLES J. GAREIS was promot
ed to sergeant while serving with
the U. S. Army Finance School at
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
Sgt. Gareis is an instructor at the
school.
R. WAYNE WALTERS is teaching
vocal and instrumental music in the
elementary grades in Parsippany,
New Jersey High School.
MARIAN KLAWONN is Assistant
Manager, Promotion-Research De
partment
of
CONSTRUCTION
METHODS AND EQUIPMENT
magazine, published by McGraw-Hill.
ROBERT J. BUCZYNSKI is a tech
nical staff member with RCA’s Aero
space Communication and Controls
Division of Burlington, Massachu
setts.
MARGARET GALLE participated
in the Foreign Language Institute at
Hofstra College, Hempstead, New
York, this summer. She is teaching
German at Kingston High School,
Kingston, Pennsylvania.
The Institute is designed to create
a German cultural atmosphere in the
heart of Long Island, so that the
participants can spend their whole
day speaking and listening to Germ
an. Throughout the thirteen-hour day
program, in the classroom, at meal
times and during any socializing, all
communicating is done in German.
The group is housed at a nearby mo
tel with native speakers whose re
sponsibility is to insist on speaking
only German.
LARRY G. PUGH of Macon, Georg:a, is a contract negotiator for the
U. S. Federal Government at Robins
Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Ga.
Mrs. Walter B. Kramer, Jr. (SHEI
LA ANN WILLIAMS) is a teacher
in the Steele School, Harrisburg
School District.
’60
WILLIAM D. PETERS is working
for a Master of Music degree with
a major in Organ at Indiana Univer
sity. He has been granted a teaching
assistantship and will teach six hours
per week in the Secondary Organ
Department at the Bloomington, In
diana, campus.
WALTER J. GRZYMSKI received
a B.S. degree in electrical engineer
ing from Penn State in June.
DONALD BAROVICH received a B.
S. degree in electrical engineering
from Penn State in September.
ROBERT D. WASHBURN is a staff
accountant for Price Waterhouse and
Company, New York City, resporn
sible for a major segment of larae
corporate audit examinations and
several phases of smaller examina
tions.
’61 (cont.)
J. DAVID ROEBUCK advised us
recently of his engagement to Miss
Janice M. Williams of Yeadon, Penn
sylvania. Dave, a resident of Wynne
wood, Pennsylvania is currently em
ployed as an Assistant Buyer in Gimbels Department Store, Philadelphia.
PAUL BANKOVICH is a mathem
atics teacher at Triton Regional High
School
Runnemede, New Jersey,
where he has received several awards
and trophies for his achievements in
faculty sporting activities.
r
JOYCE ROBERTS received a
Master of Arts degree in clinical psy
chology from Temple University m
June.
Army National Guard Private AR
THUR A. NAUGLE recently com
pleted the 15-week tracked-vehicle
mechanics course under the Reserve
Forces Act program at The Armor
Center, Fort Knox, Kentucky.
JOHN J. JUST has received his
Bachelor of Science degree in electri
cal engineering at Pennsylvania State
University. John has joined the tech
nical marketing training program of
General Electric in Danville, Illinois.
HARRY S. OWENS recently re
ceived his master’s degree in Music
Education from Pennsylvania State
University. Harry is instrumental di
rector at the Elk Lake Joint Schools,
Dimock, Pennsylvania.
BERNARD J. JOHNS is an instruc
tor at the University of Scranton,
teaching college algebra, calculus,
and differential equations.
JULE ZNANIECKI has accepted
the position of District Advisor with
the Scranton-Pocono Girl Scout
Council. As district advisor for the
Council, Jule will act as professional
staff consultant to the Girl Scout vol
unteers in District II, which includes
the Dunmore, North Ridge, Hill and
Pocono neighborhoods.
DONALD MURRAY is a candidate
for a Master of Arts degree in Po
litical Science from Brooklyn College
New York. He is also an investigator
for an insurance company there.
JOHN G. GAVAZZI is a clinician
in the Psychology Department at
Penn State University where he ex
pects to receive a Master of Science
degree in Psychology in December.
Mrs. Gavazzi, the former BERNARDINE ZAPOTOWSKI, is a nursing
instructor in the Bellefonte Schools.
They have one son, Stephen.
WALTER SWANK received a Bach
elor of Arts degree in history from
Eastern Baptist College, St. David’s
Pennsylvania, in May. He is pres
ently a student at Wesley Seminary,
Washington, D. C.
ROBERT M. CONNER has been
promoted to airman first class in the
United State Air Force. Airman Con
ner, a ground radio repairman assign
ed to an Air Force Communications
Service unit at the RAF Station, Mildenhall, England, recently was selec
ted as his unit’s Airman of the Quart
er.
’62
JEROME S. PAULEY has enlisted
in ‘ the General Career Field of the
United States Air Force.
WILLIAM E. WATKINS is a stu
dent at Temple University School of
Dentistry, Philadelphia.
CYNTHIA ANN DYSLESKI has
returned to the University of Miami
to resume studies toward her degree
in
the
Mechanical
Engineering
School.
DAVID R. KLINE and ROYAL
WETZEL are employed at Olmstead
Air ------Force Base in Middletown,
Pennsylvania, on a six-month Man
agement Trainee Program. In addi
tion to his regular position, Dave
Kline will be teaching classes for the
Air Force this fall.
MARTHA HADSEL is a graduate
student at the University of Chicago.
Mrs. Dixie Warmkessel (DIXIE
LEE HARVEY) is a faculty member
on the Reading, Pennsylvania, Hos
pital School of Nursing staff.
BERNARD RADECKI of Fords,
New Jersey, is a Production Super
visor with DuPont Photo Products.
F"""
MARY JANE SAKOSKI received a
Master of Education degree in music
education from Penn State in Sept
ember.
WILLIAM J. MUROSKY is Clinical
Social Worker at the Veterans Ad
ministration Hospital, Lebanon, Pa.
WALTER A. PLACEK is a 7th and
8th grade science teacher at Chen
ango Forks Central School, Chenan
go Forks, New York.
20
CLYDE R. ROBERTS is serving six
months active duty in the Army Re
serve Program. Upon completion, he
will join the audit staff of Lybrand,
S,°?,s Brothers, and Montgomery, in
Philadelphia.
JOHN POKLADOWSKI was ap
pointed to the faculty at Kingston
High School.
BART PETRINI, JR. has accepted
a position with Boeing Aircraft, Ae
rospace Division, Seattle, Washing
ton. Bart is married and has one
daughter.
RUSSELL J. SINGER has begun
graduate studies leading to a master’s
degree in economics at Rutger’s Uni
versity, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
KENNETH FOX is an engineer with
the missile division of Hercules Pow
der Company, which produces the
second stage of the Polaris and the
third stage of the Minuteman rockets.
STANLEY KARMILOVICH has ac
cepted a position with Hagan Chemi
cals, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
MARILYN KRACKENFELS is em
ployed by Ciba Corporation, Sum
mit, New Jersey.
ALBERT KISHEL has joined the
accounting staff of Lavanthal &
Krekstein, Philadelphia.
MARY ANN FOLEY is teaching
English and social studies at LakeLehman High School, Dallas, Penn
sylvania.
ERNEST G. KRALL is a graduate
assistant in the department of sociol
ogy and anthropology, Duke Univer
sity, Durham, North Carolina.
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LEN.
ANDREA CREASE is a member of
the Peace Corps Volunteers in Lib
eria, where she is teaching in the pub
lic schools.
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MARY PATRICIA FOX is teaching
mathematics at Dallas Junior High
School, Dallas, Pennsylvania.
a son, Jai
Marvin 1
Miami Bi
3fn ^Hemoriam
JOSEPH A. ZAWODNIAK, Class of 1950, died
recently at his home, 541 North River Street,
Wilkes-Barre, following a three-week illness.
’61
UNG-PYO KOH of 513 Vista Drive,
Falls Church, Virginia, is studying
for his Ph.D. in economics at the
American University, Washington, D.
NANCY THOMAS is a music teach
er in the public schools in New Ber
lin, New York.
He served with the army during World War 2
and was stationed in Alaska four years. He was
a member of Kingston Anthracite Post, VFW,
Wilkes-Barre American Legion Post 132, St.
John’s Church, its Holy Name Society, and the
Knights of Columbus, Assam
ive in sports, he was a membei
Athletic Association. Mr. Za'
a field accountant for the Inte
vice, Scranton.
This office recently received
of FRANK A. HARKINS, Br
Class of ’48, who died in Ma:
�from page 18)
'58 (com.)
I TREMAYNE is a Data
; Account Representative
in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
PALCHANIS is attendte school on the Ph.D. level
liversity of Ottawa, School
logy.
J. GALLIA, M.D., is
5 internship at Polyclinic
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
d his M.D. degree in June
Jniversity of Pennsylvania.
’59
S. KOZLOWSKI, Oak
#4, Dallas, Pennsylvania,
y awarded a master’s de;iness administration from
aiversity, New Brunswick,
He is employed by the
roration, Dallas, as a lead
GOOBIC, JR. has been
o senior sales analyst in
ing research department
>ert Wood Johnson Comlivision of Johnson and
North Plainfield, New
BARTLETT is studying
ily at the University of
nder Carlo Taghavini.
' to Italy, Audrey studied
Switzerland, under Hans
r, who previously taught
■rsity of Michigan, where
her master’s degree in
mance in January.
WASSERSTROM re>achelor of laws degree
son School of Law in
attending Dickinson, he
erk, moot court board.
American Jurisprudence
stises on Federal income
Federal estate and gift
was a member of the
:mors, student bar asso:ett Legal Society; Res
ir yearbook staff, and
st.
10RNELIUS is employnician at RCA, Crestial Park, Mountaintop,
JLTON is general sales
WIBG radio, PhiladeL
married and has four
id, Diane, Dawn, and
MORRIS received a
ication degree in counication from Penn State
September.
CHARLES J. GAREIS was promot
ed to sergeant while serving with
the U. S. Army Finance School at
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
Sgt. Gareis is an instructor at the
school.
R. WAYNE WALTERS is teaching
vocal and instrumental music in the
elementary grades in Parsippany,
New Jersey High School.
MARIAN KLAWONN is Assistant
Manager, Promotion-Research De
partment
of
CONSTRUCTION
METHODS AND EQUIPMENT
magazine, published by McGraw-Hill.
ROBERT J. BUCZYNSKI is a tech
nical staff member with RCA’s Aero
space Communication and Controls
Division of Burlington, Massachu
setts.
MARGARET GALLE participated
in the Foreign Language Institute at
Hofstra College, Hempstead, New
York, this summer. She is teaching
German at Kingston High School,
Kingston, Pennsylvania.
The Institute is designed to create
a German cultural atmosphere in the
heart of Long Island, so that the
participants can spend their whole
day speaking and listening to Germ
an. Throughout the thirteen-hour day
program, in the classroom, at meal
times and during any socializing, all
communicating is done in German.
The group is housed at a nearby mo
tel with native speakers whose re
sponsibility is to insist on speaking
only German.
LARRY G. PUGH of Macon, Geor
gia, is a contract negotiator for the
U. S. Federal Government at Rohms
Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Ga.
Mrs. Walter B. Kramer, Jr. (SHEI
LA ANN WILLIAMS) is a teacher
in the Steele School, Harrisburg
School District.
’60
WILLIAM D. PETERS is working
for a Master of Music degree with
a major in Organ at Indiana Univer
sity. He has been granted a teaching
assistantship and will teach six hours
per week in the Secondary Organ
Department at the Bloomington, In
diana, campus.
WALTER J. GRZYMSKI received
a B.S. degree in electrical engineer
ing from Penn State in June.
DONALD BAROVICH received a B.
S. degree in electrical engineering
from Penn State in September.
ROBERT D. WASHBURN is a staff
accountant for Price Waterhouse and
Company, New York City, respon
sible for a major segment of large
corporate audit examinations and
several phases of smaller examina
tions.
DONALD MURRAY is a candidate
for a Master of Arts degree in Po
litical Science from Brooklyn College,
New York. He is also an investigator
for an insurance company there.
J. DAVID ROEBUCK advised us
recently of his engagement to Miss
Janice M. Williams of Yeadon, Penn
sylvania. Dave, a resident of Wynne
wood, Pennsylvania is currently em
ployed as an Assistant Buyer in Gimbels Department Store, Philadelphia.
JOHN J. JUST has received his
Bachelor of Science degree in electri
cal engineering at Pennsylvania State
University. John has joined the tech
nical marketing training program of
General Electric in Danville, Illinois.
BERNARD J. JOHNS is an instruc
tor at the University of Scranton,
teaching college algebra, calculus,
and differential equations.
JOHN G. GAVAZZI is a clinician
in the Psychology Department at
Penn State University where he ex
pects to receive a Master of Science
degree in Psychology in December.
Mrs. Gavazzi, the former BERNARDINE ZAPOTOWSKI, is a nursing
instructor in the Bellefonte Schools.
They have one son, Stephen.
WALTER SWANK received a Bach
elor of Arts degree in history from
Eastern Baptist College, St. David’s
Pennsylvania, in May. He is pres
ently a student at Wesley Seminary,
Washington, D. C.
’61 (cont.)
PAUL BANKOVICH is a mathem
atics teacher at Triton Regional High
School, Runnemede, New Jersey,
where he has received several awards
and trophies for his achievements in
faculty sporting activities.
R. JOYCE ROBERTS received a
Master of Arts degree in clinical psy
chology from Temple University in
June.
Army National Guard Private AR
THUR A. NAUGLE recently com
pleted the 15-week tracked-vehicle
mechanics course under the Reserve
Forces Act program at The Armor
Center, Fort Knox, Kentucky.
HARRY S. OWENS recently re
ceived his master's degree in Music
Education from Pennsylvania State
University. Harry is instrumental di
rector at the Elk Lake Joint Schools,
Dimock, Pennsylvania.
JULE ZNANIECKI has accepted
the position of District Advisor with
the Scranton-Pocono Girl Scout
Council. As district advisor for the
Council, Jule will act as professional
staff consultant to the Girl Scout vol
unteers in District II, which includes
the Dunmore, North Ridge, Hill and
Pocono neighborhoods.
ROBERT M. CONNER has been
promoted to airman first class in the
United State Air Force. Airman Con
ner, a ground radio repairman assign
ed to an Air Force Communications
Service unit at the RAF Station, Miidenhall, England, recently was selec
ted as his unit’s Airman of the Quart
er.
’62
JEROME S. PAULEY has enlisted
in' the General Career Field of the
United States Air Force.
WILLIAM E. WATKINS is a stu
dent at Temple University School of
Dentistry, Philadelphia.
CYNTHIA ANN DYSLESKI has
returned to the University of Miami
to resume studies toward her degree
in the
Mechanical
Engineering
School.
DAVID R. KLINE and ROYAL
WETZEL are employed at Olmstead
Air Force Base in Middletown,
Pennsylvania, on a six-month Man
agement Trainee Program. In addi
tion to his regular position, Dave
Kline will be teaching classes for the
Air Force this fall.
MARTHA HADSEL is a graduate
student at the University of Chicago.
Mrs. Dixie Warmkessel (DIXIE
LEE HARVEY) is a faculty member
on the Reading, Pennsylvania, Hos
pital School of Nursing staff.
BERNARD RADECKI of Fords,
New Jersey, is a Production Super
visor with DuPont Photo Products.
’61
1OSER of East Harticut, is a research
itt & Whitney Aircraft,
UNG-PYO KOH of 513 Vista Drive,
Falls Church, Virginia, is studying
for his Ph.D. in economics at the
American University, Washington, D.
C.
MARY JANE SAKOSKI received a
Master of Education degree in music
education from Penn State in Sept
ember.
O of Toms River, New
;d a M.L.S. degree
Jniversity in June.
WILLIAM J. MUROSKY is Clinical
Social Worker at the Veterans Ad
ministration Hospital, Lebanon, Pa.
WALTER A. PLACEK is a 7th and
8th grade science teacher at Chen
ango Forks Central School, Chenan
go Forks, New York.
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NANCY THOMAS is a music teach
er in the public schools in New Ber
lin, New York.
CLYDE R. ROBERTS is serving six
months active duty in the Army Re
serve Program. Upon completion, he
will join the audit staff of Lybrand,
Ross Brothers, and Montgomery, in
Philadelphia.
JOHN POKLADOWSKI was ap
pointed to the faculty at Kingston
High School.
BART PETRINI, JR. has accepted
a position with Boeing Aircraft, Ae
rospace Division, Seattle, Washing
ton. Bart is married and has one
daughter.
RUSSELL J. SINGER has begun
graduate studies leading to a master’s
degree in economics at Rutger’s Uni
versity, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
KENNETH FOX is an engineer with
the missile division of Hercules Pow
der Company, which produces the
second stage of the Polaris and the
third stage of the Minuteman rockets.
STANLEY KARMILOVICH has ac
cepted a position with Hagan Chemi
cals, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
MARILYN KRACKENFELS is em
ployed by Ciba Corporation, Sum
mit, New Jersey.
ALBERT KISHEL has joined the
accounting staff of Lavanthal &
Krekstein, Philadelphia.
MARY ANN FOLEY is teaching
English and social studies at LakeLehman High School, Dallas, Penn
sylvania.
ERNEST G. KRALL is a graduate
assistant in the department of sociol
ogy and anthropology, Duke Univer
sity, Durham, North Carolina.
JOSEPH J. NEETZ is on the teach
ing staff of the Nutley High School,
Nutley, New Jersey, as a teacher of
science. He is married and has one
child.
’63
BRUCE W. BELDING is a student
at the National College of Chiroprac
tic in Chicago, Illinois, where he has
been awarded a scholarship.
this bright new world ...
’45
a daughter, Mary Alice, to Dr. and
Mrs. Jerome M. Stadulis of 700 Cam
den Avenue, Moorestown, New Jer
sey, on July 3.
’47
a daughter to Attorney and Mrs. El
mer Harris, 564 Meadowland Ave
nue, Kingston, on September 4.
’48
a son, Christopher John, to Mr. and
Mrs. Reese E. Pelton, 10 Gordon
Street, Old Goss Manor, Dallas,
Pennsylvania, on July 2.
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ely Lan
dau, 211 Central Park West, New
York, on May 21. Mrs. Landau is
the former EDYTHE RUDOLPH.
’51
a daughter, Karen Elizabeth, to Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth P. Wenz of Sea
ford, Long Island, on June 11. Mrs.
Wenz is the former VIRGINIA BO
LEN.
ANDREA CREASE is a member of
the Peace Corps Volunteers in Lib
eria, where she is teaching in the pub
lic schools.
a daughter, Paige, to Mr. and Mrs.
Rawlin A. Fairbaugh, 40 Spindrift
Lane,
Milford,
Connecticut,
on
March 25. Mrs. Fairbaugh is the for
mer NORMA JEANNE PERSIANI.
MARY PATRICIA FOX is teaching
mathematics at Dallas Junior High
School, Dallas, Pennsylvania.
a son. Jack Edward, to Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Brandsdorf of Bar Harbor,
Miami Beach, Florida, on August 18.
3n ^Memoriam
JOSEPH A. ZAWODNIAK, Class of 1950, died
recently at his home, 541 North River Street,
Wilkes-Barre, following a three-week illness.
He served with the army during World War 2
and was stationed in Alaska four years. He was
a member of Kingston Anthracite Post, VFW,
Wilkes-Barre American Legion Post 132, St.
John’s Church, its Holy Name Society, and the
Knights of Columbus, Assumpta Council. Act
ive in sports, he was a member of the North End
Athletic Association. Mr. Zawodniak served as
a field accountant for the Internal Revenue Ser
vice, Scranton.
This office recently received word of the death
of FRANK A. HARKINS, Brooklyn, New York,
Class of ’48, who died in May, 1962.
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Kingston, Pennsylvania
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Wilkes Alumni Magazine, 1947-present
Subject
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Alumni Relations
Description
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<p>An archive of Wilkes University Magazine, from 1947-present. The magazine went through various names including <em>Wilkes Alumnus</em>, <em>Wilkes Quarterly,</em> <em>Wilkes Universe</em>, and the current title, <em>Wilkes Magazine</em>. Some editions for the <em>Wilkes Universe</em>, will have multiple issues within the file record. Our holdings may be missing editions for certain years due to having no physical copy within the collection. </p>
Creator
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Wilkes University
Source
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Wilkes University
Publisher
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Wilkes University
Date
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1947-present
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Wilkes Alumnus October 1962
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Alumni Relations
Creator
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Marketing and Communications
Date
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October 1962
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PDF
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Magazine