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BLOOMSBURG WILL SEND DELEGATE
TO KANSAS CITY N.S.F.A. CONVENTION
William L. Morgan, President
C. G. A., Representative of
Bloomsburg
William L. Morgan, president of
the Community Government Association, will represent the Bloomsburg
State Teachers College at the eleventh annual convention of the National
Student Federation of America, to be
in session, at Kansas City, M issouri ,
from December 27 through December
31.
The convention , known officially as
the Congress, is being held at Kansas
City this year in keeping with the
selection of that city by delegates in
attendance at the Boston meeting of
the organization last year. The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas,
is host college. Each accredited college, university, junior college, or
teachers college may send as many as
five delegates, all of whom attend as
voting members. Schools not affiliated with the Federation may sen d
non-voting, observer delegates.
Campus Problems
Subjects for discussion at this year's
convention have been announced an d
include such perplexing campus problems as "Men's Studen t 'Government,"
"Women's Studen t Government,"
'Teachers College Student Government," "Fraternities, Sorori t ies, and
H onoraries ," "Financing Student
Gov ernmen t," "Publications," "CamCOXTIKVED ON PAGE S

IKE EXTENSIVE SURVEY OF
BIG BUSINESS CORPORATIONS
Commercials Acquire Data And
Statements From Moody
Manuel

The class in Business Mathematics III which is composed of sophomores is working on a study of the
balance sheets of some of the large
corporations.
The students get their information
and financial statements from Moody's
Industrials, a book giving the history
of the most important industries of
the world, alon g with the balance
sheets and income statements for the
past two to five years, Each student
after selecting the company he
wished to study wrote to this company and asked for their last balance
sheet. With this balance sheet and
those found in Moody 's they prepared
a condensed balance sheet and from
this data prepared statements showing* the trends and also the ratios.
After this was accomplished they
prepared an anaylsis of the company,
explaining in detail the current and
fixed assets, the current and fixed
liabilities, and the net worth section,
The students then wrote letters to
prospective purchasers of stock in the
company giving the history of the
company, a description of the authorized and outstanding stock and an
explanation of the standing of the
company. Submitted with this letter
-were the condensed balance shoot, the
trends and the ratios.
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REPRESENTS COLLEGE

AUSTRALIAN LEADER HERE ]
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JANUARY, 10th I
Professor E. A. Reams announced
recently that Stanley Osborne, an
A us t ralian and an A nzac who fo u gh t
in Turkey, E gypt , and France, will
speak in chapel on "Glimpses of
K angerooland ," on January ' 10.
Mr. Osborne, whose appearance has
been confined chiefly to forums in
this country, may boas t of an interesting career as a trader in the south
seas since the war. He also acted as
director of several museum groups
working in New Guinea , where they
studied the strange rites of primitive
people.

BLOOMSBURG FILM WILL BE SHOWN
AT HARRISBURG MEETING P.S.E.A.
INITIATED INTO FRATE RNITY * Training School Pupils Will Accompany "Human Heritage," Dec. 26

OFFERS INSTRUCTION IN
BAND. ORGH. CONDUCTING
A new non-credit course in fliusic

inst ruc t ion designed to t rain band and

WILLIAM L. MORGAN

N.S.FA. EDITORS PLAN
CLOSER ASSOCIATION
Convention Also Scores U. S.
Participation In
Olympics
New York (NSFA)—Sixty-one
editors from twenty-seven colleges,
meeting under NSFA auspicies at
International House near Columbia
University from November 29 through
December 1, agreed to organize an
edi t ors ' association sponsored by
N SFA to facilitate the dissemination
of student and youth news, features
and m at s, conduct straw votes on important current issues, and work togeth er in behalf of a free college
press. It was also suggested that the
con fe rence sh ould be m ade an annu al
aff air.
In expanding the NSFA weekly
News-Release to meet the needs of
papers wishing to include national
and international news, it was thought
necessary to prepare special features,
reprint more editorials and lengthen
the stories to facilitate rewrite work.
It was pointed out that whereas some
papers were able to maintain files of
exchanges, as described by the delegate from North Carolina where three
undergraduates are assigned to this
task, most editors could not afford
sufficient man-power for such a department and asked that a central
office do this work for all papers cooperatively.
Discussions concerning the election
and training of staffs brough t out
the value "style books" and it was
suggested that a general "style book "
be distributed as a basis for local
attempts. Regular meetings at which
the work of those aiming for staff
posts is criticized by the board wore
considered the most constructive
method of developing efficient reporters. To increase reader interest
features were advocated and although
"scandal" columns were deprecated
their value in attracting attention was
acknowledged.
Functions Discussed
A great deal of the discussion revolved around the question of the
coNTnrur.D ok page o

orchestra members in the techniques
of organizing and conducting musical
units has recently been innaugerated
by Professor Howard Fenstemaker,
director of the campus instrumental
music organization.
The course grew out of the increasing numben of graduates who have
been seeking su ch instruction in order
that they mi ght perform work in
music in the schools where they teach.
Mr. Fenstemaker explains that the
actual out come is no t definite yet,
and that the present instruction is
confined more or less to problems confronting students taking the course.
It is, in short, a short and intensive
course in organization, conducting,
instrumentation , marching, and other
phases of producing bands and orchestras.
The class , composed of about
twenty students, meet s eve ry Thursday af ternoon at 4:00 o'clock and has
been meeting since the finish of football season. Much of the class time
af ter the fi rst few lessons will be
taken up with instructions in arrangement, preparing students to write
their own scores for all instruments.
Students completing the course will
be given written certification of having passed accredited instruction in
such work.

TO ATTEND CH GAGO
GONV. PI OMEGA PI
Professor Harvey A, Andruss,
Director of the College Department of
Commerce, will represent the local
clavePi, nationchapter of Pi Omega
al honorary commerce fraternity, at
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the upper fourth of the junior and
senior classos in the Department of
Commerce, Bloomaburg 's Alpha Delta chapter was installed last year.

RICHAR D HA LLIBURTON

Considered one of the finest projects of its kind ever completed in
Pennsylvania, the moving picture,
Hu m an Heritage , whch was produced
at Bloomsburg under the direction of
Professor George Keller, will be
shown before a large audience at the
convention of the Pennsylvania State
Education Association, December 26,
in the Forum of the Education Building, Harrisburg.
The film , shown here several times
on various occasions, is entirely in
color. It is an interesting portrayal
of the actvities of the younger generation both in school and in the home,
designed to show the close relationship
existing between school and home in
everyday life. Several of the scenes
may be considered masterpieces in art,
particularly the one showing nothing
bu t a pair of hands and the pot tery
on which they are working. Students
and teachers who saw the picture were
much impressed by that scene.
School Children Will Also Go
Thirty children from the Benjamin
Franklin Training School, where the
moving picture was taken, will also
go to Harrisburg on December 26,
where they will synchronize, under
the di rect ion of M iss H arrie t M oore,
the various scenes in the picture.
These children were also responsible
for the synchronization of the picture

FRATERNITY HONORS
RICHARD HALLIBURTON
Gamma Theta Upsilon Makes
Famous Adventurer-Writer
Honorary Member
Bloomsburg's Gamma Beta Chapter
of Gamma Theta Upsilon honored one
of America 's greatest adventurists,
Richard Halliburton, last Friday evening in the social rooms of Science
Hall , when it made hi m an honora r y
member.
Halliburton became a member of the
fraternity immediately before his
appea ran ce on t he lectur e pla tform in
the auditorium, where he told an interested audience many incidents
happening on his trips to "any where
and everywhere." He was presented
to the fraternity by Larue Derr and
Ch arles M ichael , officers of the local
chapter. In a short speech of acceptance he thanked Bloomsburg and the
Gamma Theta Upsilon for their great
Interest in him and promised that they
would hear from him often.
Bvrd Also A Member
Bloomsburg 's chapter of the national geographic fraternity is one of the
most active in the chapter roll as well
as one of the most active fraternities
on the campus. Halliburton is the
second figure of international importance to be honored at Bloomsburg,
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd,
famous .Antarctic explorer, having
been made a member of that same
fraternity in February of 1982, when
he came here to lecture.
Dr. H. Harrison Russel, instructor
in geography and advisor of the
Bloomsburg fraternity, is also national president of the society. He was
named to that distinguished office
last year and has done much to promote" the growth and Increased activity of the fraternity over the entire
country.
The meeting last Friday was in
charge of Charles Michael, president,
Other officers taking part were Vema
Marowskl and Larue Derr.

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GARAU SUCCEEDS ROONGO
AS NEW COLLEGE MASCOT
New Mascot Is Labrador Pup
Owned By Prof. George
Keller
During an interveiw with a Maroon
and Gold reporter Professor George
Keller named the successor to Roongo,
the College husky mascot who died of
pneumonia during Thanksgiving vacation. The new husky, Garau, is one
year old and weighs one hundred
pounds. He is blue-gray in color.
His father is a large white huskyowned at the present time by the
Hudson Bay Company at Northwest
River, Labrador, and is used as lead
dog to carry mail to Cartwright.
Garau was brough t south from the
Northwest River section by a Yale
student. The dog 's breeding is attested to by Lord Grenfell at whose
mission the student visited.
Whether or not Garau , which is
French for "Wolf ," is to be rechristened "Roongo " or "Roongo II" depends upon the student body.
CHRISTMAS PARTY
viice . again a large numoer 01
crippl ed children were royally entertained by students from Waller Hall
at the annual Christmas Party for
Crippled Children , held in the gymnasium Saturday afternoon , December
14.
General chairman for the event
this year was Edith Phillips, of Taylor, Pennsylvania , while the program
was In charge of Basse Levine,
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Fubllshod Bi-Wcekly During th o College Term
lly Students of Bloomsburg State Touchers
College.
EDITORIA L STAFF
Edit or In Chief
H. P. Bevllncqim
Managing Editor
Jny Pursol
News I'M)tor
Daniel Jones
Sports ' Editor .;
Bernard Young
Assistant Snorts Editors. .Gilbert KUnc , Char les
Mlclincl.
Feature Editor
ErncBt Ltiu
MANAG ERIAL STAFF
Omcc Manager
Florino Moor e
Typists
Betty Hnrter , Anna Jean Laubach ,
Betty Savage, Melva Carl , Anna Ebert ,
Gladys Brcnnan , Dorothy Wcnner , Norman
Henry, Evelyn Freehnfer.
Circulation
Sara Slnwnnn , Samuel Cohen , Alex
McKuch nle.

REFORTORIAL STAFF
Ruth Smothers , .Tosophlne Mageo ,. Jane Lockard ,
Stasla Zol a , Mnrjorle Braver , Amanda Walsh ,
Dorothy Selecky, C.lnrtys ltlnnrd , Margaret Smith ,
Mi ncttc Hosenliliitt , Iti 'bu Brnnsdorf , Robe r t
Dlchl , Kay Mcltrlde , Leonoru SjKitts , Emily McCnll , Ma r ia n Taylo r , Lois Fanner , Winifred
It uekl p , An na OmiT . Ituth Dugnn , Dorothy
Englehii rt , Minnie Bondman , Miri a m Utt , Lois
Joh nson , Mary Zelme r , Mu rtha Wri ght , W.
Frank Biicliingcr , Lrtrs nnl Manjonu , Margaret
Creasy, Ma rgaret Totter , Sylvia Conwny, Esther
Cross, rnni plln JfcfJImils . Ifcbpcrn WhJtfi, - HowCross , Reb uccu White , Howard Lemon , Clnlre
Mille r, Ha rriet Kocher.
FACULTY SPONSORS

Miss Maude Campbell , Miss M. Murphy, Mis s
Pearl Mason , Mr. William Forney, Samuel Ii.
Wilson , chairman.

RIGHT WORD IN RIGHT PLACE
One of t he mos t difficul t t asks in
the world is putting the right word in
the right place. Probably the difficulty of the problem lies in finding
the right word to begin with, and not
in putting the word in its proper place,
because people seem to always have
the proper place for the wrong word.
If students would only find synonyms for such words—and groups of
letters—as "nice ," "swell ," "grand ,"
"lovely, " and "okey doke," or (however it is spelled ) they would be justified in boasting that they have at
least par tially overcom e the "wrong
word in the right place" habit. Unless
synonyms for the first four of those
words are found , a n d fo un d soon , the
American people are going to discover themselves without any meaning for those particular expressions.
As for the last word in that group—
well , it should go back to the jungle,
if the residents will have it; or perhaps America will tolerate it in that
class of word s konwn as "baby talk. "
Three years ago the Maroon and
Gold printed an editorial on the subject of baby talk. It seems the
students of Bloomsburg were gradually falling victims to the new vocabulary, which was a fad at that time.
The editorial , thanks to chance, put a
stop to "itsy bitsy " and other similar
expressions, so far as use in public
is concerned , and placed those outbursts almost entirely in the realm of
lovers, where they are running 1 the
gamut of use, undisturbed and tolerated. Perhaps, then, this mere mention of a distu rbed condition of affairs
in vocabulary may have some similar
effect on tho campus.

A MATTER OF POLICY

A news story in this issue of the
Maroon and Gold tolls of an antiOylmpic drive underway among colleges and universities in the country.
Through literature and news reports
the issue has been carried to Bloomsburg1, with the roflult that tho Cologo publication has been asked by
many to take a stand against participation.
While the Maroon and Gold will
consider for publication any signod

THESE GRID FATALITIES!
"Inadequate equipment" and "imt rea t men t of injuries " are two
of the principal reasons listed by the
United Press Association for the increased number of fatali t ies in high
school football this year. The number is a marked increase over that
of the former peak year in 1931, indication enough of a failure to take
the large number of injuries and
deaths of that season as a warni n g
for auth orities to take precautions.
College students who have just
completed their training in football
and who expect to enter the coaching
profession upon graduation should be
subjects for a nation-wide appeal to
check carefully on the amou n t an d
condi tion of equipment , as well as
on the adequacy of medical treatment
available , in their high schools.
W hile th e n u mber of fa t ali t ies, despi t e the i n crease , is still low compared with the large number playing
the popular gridiron game, a little insistence on better material by many
coaches might well save lives which
would not otherwise be lost,
proper

and written opinions it will not, in
keeping with its present policy, takea dofinlto stand with or agnlnst any
issuo of no particular concern to the
local institution.

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Coach's office so much that Coach
The fellows surely did take to pingpong since the tables were put in the now apologizes every time he
Day Room! If you want to play comes in and finds them there !
you'll have to stand in line for a half- Prof. Koch also feels that he is inhour or so. And do some of those truding upon Sircovics, who has
appropria ted his office. Miss Mcboys wallop that little white celluliod
of
Cain mon's office wou ld be t he
t
he
bes
t
pill ! ! . . . . Erney, one
most private of the lot : were it
the
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is
favored
t
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wallopers,
.
not for the fact that forty eleven
t our ney which is n ow st r u ggling
Prof. girls run in and out continually.
along in the second round
K och is no slou ch at this str enuou s Dr. Nelson and Sam Cohen are
now roommates in the remaining
sport , either, and K och , Jr. can trim
office. Imagine Dr. Nelson's sur"Pop " sometime. . .
prise when he saw a pair of brillMiss Kline has had to requisiian
t purple pajamas (size 36,
tion four more cases of iodine and
men 's) on his desk. Upon being
approximately 675 yards of bandquestioned about the matter, Dr.
age . . . The sudden demand for
Nelson said , "
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these commodities* plus countless
(Swear-words censored by the
bot t les of arnica , is a tt ribu t ed to
faculty committee - the rest is
the fact that the famous Bloodverbatim.) . . '.
and-Thunder Basketball League
Hurray for Johnny Sircovics — our
(Intramural) has begun activities
. . . The following rules have been next year's football captain ! ! ! . . .
Nobody deserved it more than Bloody.
adop ted informally regarding
. . . He did about three-fifths of the
fouls:
tackling for this aggregation this
(1) Draw blood — one shot
(2) Break a bone — two shots. year. . . .
Richard Halliburton came right up
The way the Wild Grapplers, one of
to
expectations! . . . We ought to have
are
the best teams (at wrestling)
star t ing ou t, they'll ei ther break more like him . . . He does the sort of
somebody 's leg or the record for the things we all have a "han kerin ' " to
most games lost. Probably both,- be^- bu t never do , ., Bet some of our muchtraveled faculty members could probfore they get through. . . .
This is the time of year when help- ably entertain us for quite a time
ful hints are helpfully hin t ed and with st ories, true or otherwise...
The scarcity of pencil sharpenKobert isurns was one subtle suggestions are subtly suggest- ers around this place is becoming
Quick , Prof.
of those who could ed. . . The endeavor to find out what serious . . . you have to chew the
"he" or "she" wants most for Christ"The Flit !"
sympa t hi z e with even
pencils, as there is no whittling
the smallest of na- mas takes lots of tact, and info rming
allowed in the library ... Some of
"
him
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her
as
to
what
you
want
or
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t ure 's crea tu res , as is eviden t in his
the
class rooms . are in need of
if not more. . . .
poems to a mo u se, a louse , and other takes just as much,
too. . .
sharpeners,
It's
very
easy
to
frighten
the
proanimals. In fact he became publicity
O
ur
new
masco
t, Garau , is not as
spective
victim
so
that
he
disappears
agen t for t he common and ordinarily
good
looking
as
his
predecessor, but
s
Day,
so
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ear
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un-noticed things in life. He put their
spirit. . .
he
has
the
good
old
Husky
careful
girls.
names before the public in some of his
Varsity
basketball
season
has startProbably
no
one
lias
awaited
Christimmortal poems.
mas vacation with such mixed emo- ed , but the same old lack of cheering
Whether it is the influence from tions as Coach Buchheit! ! . . Imagine is in evidence. . . . The boys like a
Burns' writings or what it is we aren't — only a week more of freedom! little support. . . Show them that there
able to say, but we are offering much Won der if he 's scared or ela t ed ?
are more than three or four students
publicity to one of those same, tiny You k n ow, Coach is being very prac- at the games by yelling as loud as you
crea t ures , the louse. "Lousey " is the tical , after all. It may seem to you possibly can. .
word we use to describe those things that the date f or this wedding was set
Better quit before vacation starts. .
we dislike ; "lousey" is the ex pres sion so as to give Coach time to get out to . Have to have time to do some real
we coined for those things which the scene of battle and strut up (or work and get up an appetite for that
are n't "swell." (See editorial on down) the aisle,
but here's the r eal Christmas dinner.... If we had to get
words.) Moving pictures are lousey; reason: Hereafter he can combine a it ourselves it would consist of a can
radio progra ms are lousey; courses Christmas and an anniversary present! of beans or the like. . Remember, now
are lousey; books are lousey; and this
Day students have been in the
if you don't like your gifts, smile
paper is lousey. And yet—the poor
habit of hanging coats, ha t s, etc. sweetly and say, "It's the spirit that
little louse is losing a battle of life and
in the faculty offices near the
counts."
death according to medical science and
gy m. Mercile and Kline have used
Nuff Sed
hygeine! Perhaps the English professor of the future will do well in
News In Error
turning to spraying with FJit if he
From a college paper left unnamed
would clean-up our vocabularies.
we quote : "We regret to state that
we did not have the information about
John
correct. He is not an
The following communication was instructor, but a fellow. Dr. Wolf is
sent to the College in praise of the not head of the botany department.
fine work done by some of the Col- There is no botany department. It's
These Surveys!
At San Francisco City College lege girls.
biology. It is not Durham University,
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several students recently conducted a
but Duke University."
Miss Lucy Me Common
survey after one of the major social
Haverford News
State Teachers College
affairs and discovered more than six???
Bloomsburg, Penna.
teen hundred cigarette stubs were
Rend It and Think
found by janitors. Seven hundred and
Dear Miss Mc Cammon:
"I think that I shall never see,
The Columbia County High
sixty-five of these were scarlet-tipped ,
A lad I like as well as me."
six hundred and sixty-five were not, School Athletic Association greatKeystone Junior College
and there were two hundred and
???
ly appreciated the suggestion
thirty rather long butts, which , it was
you made to use the College girls
A Warning To Men
decided, must have belonged to footfor Girls' Basktst Ball referee*
A bachelor is a man who has only
ball men who thought they saw the
his own dishes to wash.
and the results of carrying out
coach coming.
tho suggestions were far better
Oneonta Pen Dragon
HOPE
than its expectations, This past
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Though Peggy is an awful mess
outdoor season has been tho best
And Why Not !
With hair that's like a wilderness ,'
In the history of Columbia
The following poem comes from the
And squinting oyoH like beads of rlcie
County 's Girls' Baskot Ball and
publication of Villanova College:
That glaro at you like beads of ice, it waB due to the ubo of the girls
I Btole a kiss the other night,
And speech thnt loaves you weak and
for roforees. Tho work of the
My conscience hurts, alack!
reeling,
girls was excellent and they deI think I'll go tonight
Devoid of thought and human feeling
servo much credit,
And put tho darn thing back.
Though Peggy is an awful sight ,
IM
Tho Association greatly
I always treat tho girl all right ,
appreciated your holp and exBusiness
She makes mo boll, She makes me _-tends its sincorest thanks.
A woodcraft shop advertises in the
blister,
University of California "Bru in i "
Yours truly,
But gosh, she has a gorgeous sister!
Ray M. Colo
"Fraternity paddles , any Bize — any
County Chairman H.S.A.A. shape, "
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Editor 's Notebook

I WIT FROM OTHER COLLEGES |

That's His Line
From the Aquinas of Saint Thomas
College comes another little story
alleged to have had its beginning a\
Ohio State University. A coed at
that institution received a telegram
from a gentleman who lived in another part of the country and whom sho
had invited to the big dance of the
year. The message stated that due to
a "washout on the line " it would be
impossible for him to come. The
sorori ty sisters of the young lady
were not completely satisfied with the
situation so they sent the following
reply: "Wear any old thing Stop Only
an informal affair Stop Come sure. "
Keeping Awake In Class
1. Sit by a gal who drops books.
2. Givo the galH on each side of you a
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stick of gum.
3. Sleep nights.
Bucknellian

KAMJP US KULM

Letter In Praise of
Local Girl Off icials

CAGERS WIN ONEjGAME , LOSETWO

SHOW GOOD PRE-SEASON
FORM , BEATING ALUMNI 51-2J

, CRUSADERS SCORE A
34-27 WIN OVER LOCALS

"EDGE " PHILLIPS

ITHA CA NOSES OUT HU SKIES
IN FINAL SECONDS, 36-25

Lack Of 'Cooperation Given As
Reason For Failure To
Select

Largest Marg in Of Victory Ovei
Locals Out - Score Opponents
An Alumni Team On
From Field But Lose Out
On Fouls
Bloomsburg Weakens In Final
Records
Minutes And Suffer
In one of those "thrillers to the last
Turning in a win of 51-29 over £
Defeat
second" games the Bloomsburg Huskstrong alumni aggregation in the firsiJ

game of the 1935-36 basketball seasori
nine Bloomsburg cagers out for reguIn the second inter-collegiate
lar berths on the varsity showed whai' basketball game of the season, Mon• was judged by many to be the mosi; day, November 16, the Susquehanna
impressive early season style of plaj;' Crusaders marched to victory over a
ever displayed on the local floor. Six: local team not up to par. Missing
of nine who saw action in this firsi ; shot after shot and with a spotty degame are freshmen, indicat ing; fense during the waning minutes of
strength on the wooden way for twoi the final quarter the Husky squad
bowed to the Susquehanna team 34or three years to come.
Starting the game were "Edge"• 27.
Phillips and 'Junie' Ruckle, both New- It was nip and tuck during the
port lads and veterans from last year 's¦ first three quarters of the game, but
team; Maclyn Smethers, product of • the fast offensive and the stonewall
Berwick and freshman at the College; defense of the visit ors wore down the
Erney, also a yearling, who received Bloomsburg squad. No individual
training at William Penn High; and was brilliant on the court, but Junie
Banta, Luzerne player and classmate R obison , a freshman sub, displayed
of Emey and Smethers. Substitutions plenty of spirit and a knowledge of
in the game included Wenrich, the game by breaking up more than a
Eobison , and VanDevender, fresh- few passes.
men j and Litwbiler, sophomore, who
1st Half
2nd Half
played his first varsity game.
Wetzel-18
Playing for the alumni were some Blass-2
Naegli-20
of the finest cagers ever to wear the Naegle-1
Naegli-2
Robison-17
maroon and gold at Bloomsburg.
Ruckle-3
Wetzel-21
Seven of these former College players
Blass-19
are ex-captains. The others earned Naegli-4
Smethers-21
their letters during the last few years. Smethers-4
Banta-23
Dr. E. H. Nelson introduced the Naegli-5
Roach-7
Wasilewski-23
alumni players to the crowd before
Banta-25
the game, while the present college Smethers-5
Smethers-26
players were presented by Dean John Smethers-6
Wasilewski-9
Wetzel-25
C. Koch.
Naegli-27
Roach-11
Bloomsburg S. T. C.
Banta-8
Wasilewski-29
g. fg. pts. Wasilewski-13
Valunis-31 .
5 0_l 10 Ruckle-9
Ruckle, forward
Valunis-32
4 1_4 9 Naegli-14
Smethers, forward
Ruckle-27
Wenrich, forward
0 0_0 0 Robison-11
Hess-34
R obison, forward
0 0_l 0 Robison-13
Naegli-36
Erney, center
3 0_0 6 Phillips-15
VanDevender, center
1 1_2 3 Roach-16
3_3 9
guard
3
Banta,
B.S.T.C. CRUSADERS
0 0_0 0
Litwhiler, guard
_ 33 5 .151 31 8 .268
Short
shots
Phillips , guard
7 0_0 14
Long shots __ 34 5 .147 25 6 .240
Total
23 5-11 51 Total shots __ 67 10 .146 56 14 .260
Alumni
Foul shots
15 7 .446 13 6 .460
g. fg. pts.
2 0-1 4
Blackburn, forward
SUSQUEHANNA COACH
Yaretski, forward
1 1-1 3
4 0-0 8
Valente, forward
Jaffin, forward
1 0-1 2
1 0-1 2
Rowlands, forward
1 1-1 3
Krauss, forward
Malone, center
0 0-1 0
0 0-0 0
Kundra, center
2 0-0
4
Rudowski, guard
0 1-1 1
Reed, guard
0 0-0 0
Golder, guard
1 0-0 2
Kirker, guard
Totals
18 3-7 29
College
— 12 14 8 17—51
Alumni
5 5 12 7—29
Referee—May.

ALUMNUS STILL HOLDS COURSE

RECORDS DESPITE FAST RACE
Is Allen Parr Of Mifflin

Allen Parr, Bloomsburg Teachers
College graduate, still holds the local
course record for the Berwick Marathon, despite tho fast race of this
year.
Tho record esbabished by the
MlfflinvJlle school teacher while a
student at BloomBburg in 1030 was
51:47, while tho time turned in by
Fitch Hons, local winner this year,
was 62:03. Parr 's time over that of
Hons is even greater th an indicated
because the course has been shortened by more than two-hundred yards
sinco 1080.

A. A. Stag? Jr<> Susquehanna
coach and son of the famous Amos
Alonzo Stagg now coachin g foot*
ball in California, is considered a
real find for the SoMnsgrove university in more than Just football
and basketball. The former University of Chicago star is a
champion tennis player, having
been captain , of the Chicago institution 's tennis team. Stagg's
cagera opened relations with
Bloomsburg Monday night.

NO ALL-TEACHERS
TEAMJHIS YEAR

ies lost to a veteran and lanky Ithaca
team, 36-35, last Friday afternoon on
the local floor. It was probably the
most thrilling game seen here in many
years, with first one team then another forging into the lead.
Ten of the Ithacans points came
from the free throw line, the locals
outscoring them from the field by
two goals. A cross-section of the
game from the point of view of shots
tried and made shows the following:
_ Ithaca
B.S.T.C.
Long shots 38 7 .184 32 5 .156
Short shots 36 8 .222 33 8 .242
Total shots 74 15 .202 65 13 .200
Foul shots 13 5 .385 16 10 .625
First Half
A running account of the game,
1935-36 Captain
showing the progressive scoring follows : R uckle 2, Dillon 2, Dillon 3,
Dillon 4, Ruckle 3, Dillon 6, Hawley 8,
Hawley 9, Hawley 10, Piscanoff 12,
Wi tka 5, Witka 7, Phillips 10, Hawley
19, H awley 21, R uckle 12, Ruckle 14,
Smethers 16, Ruckle 18, Ruckle 19,
Clar k 22, Ruckle 21.
Second Half
With basketball coming into its own
Ruckle 22, Dillon 24, R obison 24, the M aroon and Gold statistician
Hawley 25, Pismanoff 26, Ruckle 26, delved into the court records fo r the
Pismanoff 27, Ruckle 28, Robison 30, past ten seasons and found that the
Hawley 29, Blass 32, Pismanoff 30, local quintets won sixty-five and lost
Robison 33, Hawley 32, Dillon 34, forty-six games in inter-collegiate
Grace 36, Smethers 35.
competition during that time.
B. S. T. C.
The season of 1930-1931 was most
Ruckle, f
7 3-6 17 outstanding so far as wins and losses
Smethers fg
2 0-2 4 were con cerned , the Bloomsburg five
R obison, f
2 1-2 5 having won ten of the eleven college
VanDevender, c
0 0-0 0 games played. In marked contrast to
Withka, c
2 0-0 4 that successful season was the followBlass , c
1 0-0 2 ing season, when the team won only
Phillips, g
1 1-9 3 three out of ten games.
0 0-0 0 Last year 's figures show BloomsBanta, g
Totals
15 5-13 35 burg in the win column five times and
ITHACA
in the loss column nine times. Wins
Hawley, f
4 4-8 12 were registered over Mansfield, KutzAndress, f
Z 1-2 5 town, Lock Haven, Shippensburg, and
Clark, f
0 1-1 1 the alumni.
,
Coffman , f
0 0-0 0
Dillon, c
4 2-3 10
Grace, c
1 0-0 2
Pismanoff , g
2 2-2 6
Saake, g
0 0-0 0
Totals
18 10-16 36
Bulletins, catalogues, and other
historical data indicate that Bloomsburg State Teachers College, then a
Normal School and Literary Institute,
had one of the first basketball teams
in the country in school circles.
While
basketball itself was organized
TIME RULE SPEEDS GAME
at Springfield College in 1891, it was
Basketball fans not up to date in confined chiefly to Y.M.C.A. comtheir rules will have some difficulty in petition for about five or six years
watching and understanding the game before adopted by colleges and unithis year. The new three-second rule, versities.
Organize In 1897
passed by the National Basketball
Committee, has necessitated a drastic
Bloomsburg, however, had built
change in both offensive and defensive. what yas then considered one of the
The rule is considered the most im- best equipped gymnasiums in the
portant change since the ten-second country and, because they had all the
rule instituted several seasons ago. facilities needed for the new gome,
It says that a player may not remain organized a basketball team during
in his free throw area, either with or the term, 1897-1898. The team was
without the ball, for more than three organized under the direction of Or,
seconds while the ball is in play and A. K. Aldinger, who came to BloomsIn the possession of his team.
burg from the Oil City Y.M.C.A.,
The ball is ruled in control of the where he had been actively engaged
team when it is being passed from as physical education instructor and
player to player on that team, but coach of the association basketball
since a ball on the rim of a basket is team.
not in control of a team a player is At that time in the evolution of
permitted to stay in the lane more basketball nine men comprised a comthan three seconds while playing the pl ete team Inst ead of fi ve as is now
rebounds. Loss of the ball to oppon- the case, but confusion and overents out of boundB is the penalty es- cr owdi n g on th e fl oor soon resulted
tablished for violation of the rule. in the change to the present number,

65 WINS 46 LOSSES IS
TEN YEAR GAGE RECORD

Because of lack of coopera tion on
the part of some of the Pennsylvania
State Teachers College no All-State
Teachers-College football eleven will
be named this year, as w as planned
earlier in the season.
Dick Wahl, sports editor of the Berwick Ent erprise who offered t o handle
the selection s this season , explained
that he received t oo few vo t es from
the colleges to even consider pooling
them. None of the schools carried
out the original plans to completion,
although several of them did send in
final all-opponent teams, thus making
it possible to consider certain players.

SIRGOVICS CAPTAINS
1036 GRID MACHINE
Football lettermen of the Huskies
selected Johnny "Bloody" Sircovics,
pint-sized center from Berwick, to
captain the 1936 edition of the football team, it was announced just before the Ithaca basketball game on
Friday afternoon.
Sircovics, a sophomore, earned his
letter during his first year at Bloomsburg, when he divided his time in varsity play between the center and guard
positions. So efficient did he play
during his freshman year that he was
named to a position on the 1935 AllState-Teachers eleven, composed of
players most outstanding in the teachers colleges of Pennsylvania.
The small but consistent gridder
capt ained his high school t eam, at
Berwick, during his senior year.
From there he went to St. Thomas
College, but he remained at that institution only during training season,
returning to Berwick to play amateur,
sand-lot ball. He entered the local
College in 1934 and has been going
places in football since that time.

RECORDS SHOW BLOOMSBURG WAS ONE
OF PIONEERS IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL FANS ARE
CONFIISEDjT NEW RULE

The floor was about the same size as
the present one, and all baskets were
at that time standardized. Styles of
playing, however, have changed considerably. Almost all dribbling was
done with the use of both hands on
the ball, and passing from player toplayer was seldom employed as a
means of advancing the ball down the
floor, Instead, the player lucky
enough to get possession of the ball
dribbled all the way down the floor
until he could go no farther, then he
shot it. At one stage in the history
of the game at Bloomsburg the court
was divided into two parts as in
girls' basketball now. It was by that
rule that "hoggng" the ball was eliminated.
Scheduled Y.M.C.A. Teams
Because none of the colleges had
basketball at that time BloomBburg
had to schedule Y.M.C.A. and other
organization teams from Danville,
Wilkes Barre, Scranton, and Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Clover
Club was one of the principal opponents for many years. A few years
after Bloomsburg adopted the game
other colleges in this section, including Susquehanna and Bucknell , took
up the sport and engaged the locals
in games,

HUSKIES PIGK ALL ?
OPPONENT GRIDOERS

1 Bloomsburg Picks All-Oppo nent Eleven

First Team
Position
Second Team
Pernet , Shi ppensb urg
E
M attis , Millersville
,
Gibson Sli ppery R ock
E
M cDowell , I ndiana
Shippensburg, Lock Haven , InT
B rewer , Mansfield
Johnsonis , Lock H aven
diana , Slippery Rock , Rated
T _ Siminititas, Shippensburg
Fulton , Indiana
In Order Named
G
Shively, Shippensburg
Kopcho , Sli ppery Rock
M eyer , Lock H aven
G
(N o choice)
Bloomsburg players and the sports
__ Graham , Slippery R ock
,
Indiana
C
G
eorge
st aff of the Maroon' and Gold cooperQ
Shaffer , Stroudsburg
W oodring , Indiana
ated in naming what they - consider
H
Shebby, Stroudsburg
Sweeney , Shippensburg
*the best two all-opponent teams made
up of players encountered during the
• •_ •_ Slippery R ock
H
Yohe , Lock Haven
past season.
_ Dick, Indiana
Bay, Shi ppensburg
F
Four of the firs t eleven selected on
HONORABLE MENTION
the locals' all-oppon jnt were All-State
'
End—Conway,
Lock Haven ; Centers—Baneck , Strouds-Teachers choices last year. These .
same players, Pernet of Shi ppensburg,
burg ; Linginfelter, Lock Haven ; halfbacks—Bedzck , ClarJohnsonis of Lock H aven, and Woodion ; Feldman , Mansfield.

COLLEGE OPENS 1ST MSI
PROGRAM III INTRAMURAL SPORTS
LARGE NUMBER OUT

Hist ory Basketball
??*

PART I
unlike
football, is a com,
Basketball
PING-PONG NEW FEATURE
pa ra tively you n g sport, having been
organized by Dr. James Naismith at With the approach of the long, winthe " Springfield Y.M.C.A. College in ter months; when physical -exercise is
1891. Its organization came as the m ore confined t o the indoors, came the
resul t of a feeling fo r the need of a innaugeration into the local athletic
winter, indoor sport to carry over the policy of the most extensive program,
int erest fro m foo tball season in the of intramural sports in the history
fall into • baseball season the follow- of Bloomsburg State Teachers Coling spring.
lege.
'
Early experimental games were enEighty-five enthusiastic students
tirely too rough; they turned out to answered the call fo r intramural
be nothing more than indoor football , baske t ball, making a total of sevenand far more dangerous because of teen complete teams in that popular
MANSFIELD PLAYERS PICK TWO the hard wood floors. However, only sport. This marks an increase of
HUSKIES FOR ALL-OPPONENT a few such games were played before thirty men over the number particiDr. Naismith ruled out the use of pating last year. So many teams
Mansfield players selected "Woody " tackling to stop the ball carrier. were formed that names began to be
Litwhiler and "Whitey" Moleski of Since tackling was caused by per- scarce soon after the call for enthusthis year 's Huskies on their all-oppon- mitt ing opponen t s to . run with the iasts was issued. As a result the
ent t eam , recently announced by the ball , he also decided t o eliminat e tournament lists such expressive
running as a means of advancing the n ames as the following: Hu skies,
Mansfield Flashlight.
Dau. men tne inventor oi Americas Stooges, Croon ers, Wild Grapplers ,
Their complete selections follow:
Edelson
T
Kutztown most populer indoor sport decided Trojans, M occasins, Nan Eds, Henries,
Droskinis
E
Ku tzt own that a game preventing players from N.H.B., Flossie's Five, Poker Five,
G
Lock Haven running would be downright xnrinter* Meet Them and Weep, and others.
'Meyer
Gerletski
C
Millersville esting, so he ruled that all players The tournament is already well under
G
Stroudsburg without the ball may run as much way.
as they please.
(No selection
(G) __|||||
Attracting almost as much interest
Litwhiler
E
Bloomsbu rg The forward pass, not yet legalized as the basketball tournament is the
DeMatteo
HB
Kutztown in football , was permitted in basket- ping-pong tourney, being staged by
Shebby ___
HB
Stroudsburg ball as one means of advancing the men from North Hall and the Day
Smith
FB
Lock Haven ball down the floor. To that time Men's Room. This tournament, now
Moleski
QB
Bloomsburg ¦there were no such things as baskets, well on its way toward completion,
the main object being to get the ball
down the floor for a goal by, touch- claimed the int erest s of more than
ing the end of the gym. Baskets sixty men. Matches began on Thursca m e lat er, chiefly as a result of the day afternoon, December 5, the first
danger of injuries from balls thrown bracket being played off by the foltoo hard from player to player. lowing Tuesday. "
Matches in the tournament are
Becau se it was ruled that balls had
t o be arched . in order t o avoid danger played on two tables provided in the
of hurting players, the baskets, were Day Men 's Room on the ground
George Kessler, sen ior fro m
placed overhead and limited in siz e floor of North Hall. The tournament
Ashland , is student manager of
to make the game interesting. Peach developed out of the enormous amount
the Bloomsburg quintet this sea- baskets were first used but too much of interest shown by students earlier
son. Working hard and long
time was wasted in trying to get the in the year, when one table was plac¦wi th the local basketball pro-' balls out of the basket,
and the stand- ed in the room for use of day men.
spects during the latter part of
ard rings and nets resulted.
Women of the College are also
t he foot ball l season, when coachshowing increased interests in intraPART II
es Buchheit and Seely were busy
The new game of basketball de- murals this year. Altogether there
with the Husky eleven.
signed by Dr. James Naismith, at are fourteen teams, totaling eightySpringfield College, proved to be four players, an increase over the
equally interesting to both men and number last year. In addition, thirtywomen. Its popularity grew by leaps six inexperienced players have signiand bounds in all sections of the coun- fied their intentions of coming out for
try, and even as early as one year basketball instruction, which begins
after its invention in 1891 the game immediately after the Christmas
was adopted in the middle west. Now, Recess. Experienced teams play in
High Schools Show Increase
according to an estimate by Grant- the gymnasium every Monday and
land Rice, popular sports writer, over Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock.
Though a new peak of forty-six fifteen million persons play the game
deaths are recorded by the United every year in the United states.
Press as due directly or indirectly to
Huge gymnasiums have been built
football this year, authorities on the to accommodate the large number of
grid game are particularly wellfans attracted to the games played by
pleased to note that the college toll
almost all high schools and colleges,
has dropped to only three, one of and even grade schools in the counwhich was really the result of an in- try every year. The average seatjury suffered during a previous seaing capacity of buildings used for
Bernie Cobb, senior, assumed th&
son.
basketball in the Western Conference usual
Thirty-five deaths were the direct alone Is approximately 6,000
mid-career form for profession"
fans. al baseball
result of football; eleven were caused
players last week when
At the University of Illinois basket- he returned his
by infection or internal injuries recontract to the Pittssulting from improper treatment of ball draws a seventeen game season burg dub of the National League uncrowd of 100,000 persons.
injuries.
signed. He is, at least for the prtHent
High school play caused the most Reasons for the growing popularity time, a hold-out, ond probably the
deaths, there being twenty-six, six of the game are numerous. Among first one listed by the Pirates this
more than the previous high number them might be listed the nature of year.
Cobb, known locally as Bernard
set in 1031. The fatalitios by groups the game itself; it is very simple, and
it can be learned by any fan, young Kafchinski,
were :
became the prop erty of
College
3 4 8 in 1931 or old. It Is a good, clean sport, in- the Pittsburg team late last seasons
High School
26 13 20 in 1031 volving just a fair amount of vigorous figuring in a trade with the Detroit
Sandlot
11 4 18 in 1931 excerdse and good amount of moral Tigers.
Athletic Club
8 4 6 in 1931 and mental training, It is played Indoors, where fans are not subjected got even In a large business organiza;
Shebby
Stroudsburg to extremes of weather and possible tion where finances tend to upset the
FB
Lock Haven also gave consideration sickness. It is, finally, less expensive spirit. Then too, the game is exto the following: Sabatella, Kutz- than most sports.
tremely fast — and the Amorlcan
town, center ; DeMatteo, Kutzt own , Players are afforded the opportun- people like anything fast-moving}
quarterback; Watldns, Calimofnia, ity to compote with ench' other with- they want everything going full
fullback ; Johonnonis, Lock Haven, out injuring each other. They learn speed, b ecause th ey are a nervous
tackle; Oddi, Indian a, guard.
cooperation such as they wouldn't people and like to become excited.

__

rin g and Fu lton , of Indiana,' also polled the grea test n um ber of vo tes fro m
Bloomsburg players. Meyer, Lock

H aven guard, also received a large
number of votes, followed closely by
Sweeney, Shippensburg halfback.
Shippensburg, Lock Haven, and Indiana each have a representation of
three players on this year's selections ,
while the remaining two positions on
the first eleven were filled by players
from Slppery Rock State Teachers
College. Schools represented on the
second team inslude Millgryille, one ;
Indiana, two ; Stroudsburg, two; Slippery R ock , two; and Mansfield, one.
Bloomsburg 's varsity players had
nothing but praise for those chosen
on both teams, and in many cases they
made their selections only with difficulty. Players were' chosen for the
quality of play displayed in their
games with Bloomsburg, thus evading
the possibility of erring because of
inaccurate press reports.

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PITTSBURGH PRESS RATES
HUSKY GR1DDERS FIFTH
Bloomsburg finished in fifth place
in Teacher College football according
to a rating handed down by the Pittsburgh Press. The complete rating,
recently printed in the Shippensburg
Reflector, is as follows, West Chester
excluded;
COLLEGE
W L T PER.
Shippensburg
6 1 0
.858
L. Haven
5 1 1 .833
Indiana
5 2 0 .714
S. Rock
2 1 0
.667
Bloomsburg
4 3 1 .571
California
3 3 0 .500
Mansfield
3 3 0 .500
Stroudsburg
1 2
0 .333
Millersville
1 3
0 .250
Clarion
1 4
0 .200
Kutztown
0 33 0 .000
Edinboro
0 5 0 .000

ROTARY-KWIS CLUBS THREE BLOOMSBUR G PLAYERS
FETE BLOOM ELEVEN MAKE STROUDSBURG TEAM
ANDY KERR MAIN SPEAKER

Bloomsburg held its first major
football testimonial banquet last
Thursday evening when the Rotary
and K iwanis clubs joi n ed in payi n g
honor to the varsity teams of the College and the high school.
Andy Kerr, head football mentor at
Colgate University, was the main
speaker and Franklin Moore, of
Harrisburg, acted as toastmaster.
Kerr defended the open stlye of play
in football as used at the Hamilton,
New York school under his direction.
His chief emphasis in the speech, however, was on the annual East-West
game, played in California. That
game, in his estimation, is the best
and greatest of the season. It is
played for the benefit of crippled and
is probably the greatest charity project in the country. Kerr is one of
the coaches of the East in that important game.
The entire entertainment program
for the evening brought nothing but
praise from those in attendance.
Kerr himself remarked to a reporter
after the banquet that he never saw a
similar affair handled so well. He
also praised the spirit of Bloomsburg
people and members of the service
clubs for their cooperation in staging
the testimonial ,
Bernard Kafchinski, best baseball
player to ever attend Bloomsburg
State Teachers College, was presented
by Dr. E. H. Nelson. Hooka Mylin,
Bucknell coach, and Doggie Julian,
ABhland coach, were two of the many
prominent football figures present.
Jimmy Foxx, who was traded to the
Boston Rod Sox by the Athletics last
week, was una bl e to come b ecause of
an unexpected call to the Bed Sox
headquarters In Boston.

Sircovics , Krashinski , Dixon
Three Bloomsburg players, Sirco-

vics, Dixon, and Krashinski, made the

all-opponent team selected by the
players from Stroudsburg this year.
Sircovics was named in the center
position, while Krashinski and Dixon
were delegated to the positions of
fullback and tackle, respectively.
Complete Team
Pernet -.
E
Shippensburg
Cagle
T
Mansfield
Fenstermacher__ G __ Shippensburg
Sircovics
C
Bloomsburg
Hyder
G
Mansfield
Dixon
T
Bloomsburg
Sorge
E
Shippensburg
Kavanaugh
QB
Shippensburg
Borden _.
HB
Mansfield
Sweeney
HB __ Shippensburg
Krashinski
FB
Bloomsburg

MERICLE , SIRCOVICS ON
LOCK HAVEN ALL-OPPONENT
"Rip " Mericle and Johnny Sircovics, both members of the 1934 AllTeachers team and probably the two
most consistent players on Mount
Olympus, earned positions on Lock
Haven 's all-opponent eleven this year
according to a letter recently sent to
Dick Wahl sports editor from Berwick who handled the votes this season.
Complete Tenm
Hoffnagle
E —
Lock Haven
Johnson
T
Millersvlllo
Kilonsky
G
California
Sircovics
C
Bloomsburg
MerJcle
G
Bloomsburg
Erri'go
T
Indiana
Koons
E
StroudBburg
Wooclring
QB
Indiana
Brown ——_„ HB
.Lock Haven
Hochroln
HB
Lock Haven

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COLLEGE GRID FATALITIES
SHOW SLIGHT DECREASE

"NIX" SAYS COBBY
TO PIRATES' OFFER

6ERTQLDI FINISHES RAGE ONE POSITION
OUT OF DIAMONDS; KARNES RAW BAREFOOT

Ask Cooperati on Of Students
In Popula r-Song Survey
Students of the College are
asked to cooperate with members
of the Maroon and Gold staff
now working on a popular-song
and orchestra survey.
While many students have already been asked to take part in
this survey, those doing the work
of compiling choices report that
the number is far from enough
to make the project worthwhile.
The Maroon and " Gold will appreciate the selections of any students who ha ve not yet been asked.

EDITOR ANSWERS SOME QUESTIONS
ASKED BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDEN TS

1. Where is Bloomsburg and how can I get there?
Bloomsburg is the County seat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania, one
of the most picturesque sections of the state. The town may be reached over
Weston Lad And Karnes Compete In Annual Berwick Marathon;
the Pennsylvania, Lackwanna or R eadi n g Railroads, or over the GreyIs Fast est Race
hound Bus Lines.
2. Is Bloomsburg an interesting place in which to spend four years
of college life?
Just seven seconds and one other
Bloomsburg alumni always boast of the town in which they received
local runner separated Louis Bertoldi,
training. The town is made uo of 10,000 English-speaking peocollege
their
Bloom sbu rg '35, from winning a
ple, all of whom find satisfaction and delight in the prevailing cleanliness, the
• diam ond for local com pe tition in the
wide streets, interesting business section , fine chu rch facilities, theatre, etc.
annual Thanksgiving road race at
3. What is the purpose of the State Teachers College at Bloomsburg?
Berwick. The iron man of the College
The State Teachers College was established for the strict purpose of
crack harrier team of two seasons ago
preparing and training its students to teach in the public schools, from the
ran the course of over nine miles in Richard Halliburton , Adventurer u
-y kindergarten up through the junior and senior high schools. It grants, by
state authority, the Bachelor of Science Degree in Education upon its grad53:4 5, finishing in twenty-third place
uates.
And Writer , Will Do Anyin a field of forty-one runners. His
4. Wha t are the entrance requirements?
time last year, when the West on lad
thing For Thrill
Briefly—graduation from an approved four-year high school , abili t y
finished in eighteenth position, was
by graduation in the upper half of your class, good health, and . a
shown
slightly lower, 53:04.
One of the most outstanding feature
character and a personality which give promise of professional development.
Running the course in 53:38 was programs of the season, that of Rich5. Am I excluded if I graduate in the lower half of my class?
George Kenney, Ben t on you th who , ard Hallib ur t on , delighted a large Cooperate With Town In Board
If recommended by the high school- principal an opportunity will.'be
though so completely exhausted he audience of students, faculty, and
given to enter by examination.
Of Trade Night
had t o be carried in t o the dressing guests in the auditorium of the Col6. What am I qualified to teach after graduation from the State
roo m s af t er the race , staggered to lege last Friday evenyig. His lecture
Pro gram
Teachers College at Bloomsburg?
the tape seven seconds in front of the was en titled , "Seven League Boots."
What you may teach depends upon what you chose to study at ColBloomsburg grad. Last year Kenny Mr. Halliburton , known throughout These are busy days for the Blooms- lege. You register in any one curriculum , according to the grades you wish
or Commercial.
trailed Bertoldi to the finish line by a the world as "an incurable romantic, burg Maroon and Gold Band. In addi- to teach. This may be the Primary, In termediate, Secondary
Special subjects for intensive study are selected within the first three of these
large margin , both in time and dis- a fearless explorer, one of the m ost tion to the regularly-scheduled re- curricula. The Commercial Curriculum is included in a department by itself
tance. By finishing third in the local popular n'vn-fiction writers," returned hearsals that musical organization and prepares students to teach all the usual high school commercial subjects.
field Bertoldi just missed getting one to the lecture platform this year after has had several concerts to p lay bo th
7. Need 1 have Commercial work in High School in order to take
of the two diamonds offered for the a year 's absence.
at the College and off the campus.
Commercial Course at Bloomsburg?
first two runners living within twelve Difring the year just passed HalliOn Saturday, Dec. 14, they playNo. Instruction at Bloomsburg is so given that any graduate of an
miles of Berwick,
burton has been serving as a news- ed for the Children's Chris tmas approved four-year-high school who meets the regular entrance requirements
Jim Karnes, the other Bloomsburg paper correspondent, free to roam Party, held in the College gymnasium. may take the course.
8. What is meant by the term—elective fields?
alumnus entered in the race, ran over t he world , go where he pleased, and Monday afternoon they played at the
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what
he
wanted
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write.
His
basketball
Bloomsburg-Susquehanna
Each
candidate who desires to teach in a high school has certain subthe hilly course in 54:53 to finish in
jects in mind which he would prefer to teach. At the beginning: of his sophtwenty-eighth position. The Espy assignment was to fill a full page for game.
year he chooses at least two fields in which he specializes for enrunner seemed to have difficulty on forty newspapers every Sunday for a Their latest-scheduled concert is omore
years. He may select two fields from the following: English, Lasuing
three
the long hills leading up to the .half- year. In hs lecture here last Friday listed for tomorrow evening, Decem- tin , French , Social Studies, Geography, Science and Mathematics.
way mark of the course. Last year evening the famous traveler related ber 19, when they will provide one of
9. Is it possible to secure certification in more than two fields?
' Karnes was forced to drop out on the many interesting incidents happen- the series of programs sponsored by
Yes. Capable students usually have three fields, and by the judicious
those same hills where he encountered ing on his tfrips across the map with t he Bloomsburg B oard of Trade , a use of free electives and summer sessions may be certified in more than
trouble this year. He attracted much his seven league boots
town organization. At that time the three.
10. Is it necessary to attend College the full four years in order to
attention this year by running almost An elephant trip across the Alps College band will play a public cont each ?
the entire course in his bare feet.
cert
on
Market
Square.
proved to hold much interest for
An elementary or grade teacher may secure a State Limited CertifiFitch Hons, Berwick High School student s here, while such other incate at the end of two years. This can be renewed by earning twelve additionyouth who won the local prize, finish- teresting phases of his experiences Tra ining School , Children In ,
al semester hours of credit by the end of the -third year following the issue ; „
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of the certificate.
ed well up in sixteenth position. He as a deathbed interview with the
Enterta inment Of Parents
is well known in Bloomsburg, having chief-assassin of the Ramonoffs,
Dormitory
Accommodations?
11. Has the College good
run in the inter-scholastic track meet recently published in story form by
Yes. For women students very pleasant and well furnished rooms are
Children and teachers of the Train- available in Waller Hall. Shower baths and an elevator to all floors add to
on Mount Olympus and in the Liberty the Liberty, also held a great amount
the comfort of the students. Laundry is taken care of by a modern steam
Marathon down town.
of interest. Much of his time last ing School recently entertained par- laundry,
which is the latest building on the campus.
en ts and friends at the p resentation
year was spent in Russia, and h e
students may live in North Hall, a well-equipped dormitory having
of a project symbolising early Indian steam Men
heat, showers, etc.
does not hesitate in saying what he
12. What provision has been made for Day Students?
pleases for, as he says, "I don't ex- and Pilgrim life.
Children of the school built a wigpect to go back."
Day Students will find accommodations eaual for their purpose to those
,
At one time in his journeying, he wam an d log cabin which served as for Boarding Students. Day Women maintain a large, well-furnished room,
in every way, with an adjoining room for the noon-day meal.
turned monk at a monastary on Mt. background for the drama. Every- comfortable
Day
Men
also
have a well-furnished room.
thing
in
the
program,
including
the
Dr. George Earle Raiguel, who Athos, where no woman has set foot
symbols,
pai
nt
ings
,
and
other
decora13.
What
is the total enrollment at Bloomsburg?
spoke before members of the College for a thousand years.
tions
were
the
work
of
children
from
The
usual
enrollment of regular students numbers between 650 and
community and their guests in the
700, about 250 to 300 being men.
the Training School.
local auditorium recently, lectures be14. Are there ample library facilities ?
A play, "The First Thanksgiving,"
fore a capacity audience every FriBloomsburg has a library of over 15,000 volumes and an abundance of
served
to
carry
the
historical
setting
day evening at the Waldorf-Astoria
magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, mounted material and moving picture
over
into
the
modern
pupil
interpreHotel in New York City.
Two trained librarians make it possible to have the library open al- .
tation. Stories and readings helped films.
A recent announcement of these
most all day and evening.
much in the enrichment of the prolectures reveals that the series, an
15. Are Students allowed a part in College Government?
Harvey A. Andruss, Director of gram.
annual one, continues from November Department of Commerce, announces
Yes. The Community Government Association, made up of all students in the College, aims to cooperate with the responsible school authorities
1 until about the beginning of March
in guiding and regulating the affairs of all students under the jurisdiction of
and embraces discussion of such sub- that at the present time four states
MONOGRAM MENTIONED
College. The Student Council meets every two weeks and is made up of
the
jects as "The United States and have recognized the business educarepresentatives from each of the four classes and from other organizations.
World Affairs," "The Status of Re- tion curriculum of the Bloomsburg
16. Has the College a good Social Calendar?
The Book Review Section of the
covery," "Threat of Nationalism," State Teachers College.
Dances head the list of the many social activities, each class sponsorNew York Times of December 8, 1935,
"Russia and Eastern Powers," "The 'Graduates of the Department of contains a mention of "Ways to Teach ing one in addition to several by other organizations.
President and Congress,1' and many Commerce are now teaching in New Bookkeeping and Accounting," which
17. Nothing has been said yet of Extra-Curriculars. Are there many?
York, New Jersey, and Virginia, as was written by Harvey A. Andruss,
others concerning current affairs.
A fine gymnasium and large athletic fields together with tennis courts
The complete series of sixteen lec- well as in Pennsylvania. No effort Director of the Department of Com- and other playground space provide places for the development of excellent
representation In all intercollegiate sports. Strong teams are met in foottures cost $12.00, excluding tax, while has been made on the part of the merce of the College and which is now ball,
basketball , track and tennis, and the College always puts out good teams
single admission at the door is $1.00 College to have the curriculum recog- distributed free to commercial teach- in those sports. Wrestling is the latest intercollegiate sport to be
added to
plus tax.
nized by states other than Pennsyl- ers throughout the United States.
the program, while handball, tennis, volley-ball, foul-shooting, basketball,
vania in advance of the time that The articles forming this monograph cageball and indoor baseball constitute the intra-mural program.
Women students find plenty of opportunity for hiking, cageball, basketBLOOMSBURG AT N.S.F.A. CONV. graduates were to be placed in posi- appeared in the January, February, ball , camping
trips, hockey, Bkating, horseback riding, etc.
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tions. John Krepich, after teaching March, and April Issues of the
The Dramatic Club, Chorus, Symphony Orchestra and Band provide annonor oysveniH, one year in Tunkhannock , is now "Balance Sheet," a magazine for com- other means of cultu re and expression, The Y.M.C.A. arid Y.W.C.A. have clubs
pus
r orums ,
"Politics ," and others equally import- teaching in a high school at Goshen , mercial teachers published by the on the campus. Profession al and honorary fraternities also offer opportunities
ant in the modern college.
New York. Three other young South-western Publishing Company. to carry the expression of professional spirit into the students ' extra-curriSome of the nation 's leading figures people are teaching in New Jersey. This magazine reaches approximately cular life.
For those who write for pastime there are publications consisting
have boon engaged to conduct round- They are *. Santina La Brutto, Ellis fifty thousand teachers.
chiefly of the College newspaper and the College year book.
table discussions during the week. A Hamilton Junior High School , Eliza18. Do I have to pay every time I attend a ball game or a concert?
few of these are : Dr. Gustav Kull- beth , Anthony Conte, East Side Jun- Virginia , as they would have occupNo. The Activities Fee paid by all students at the opening of the semester admits each student to all athletic events, concerts and lectures given,
man , member League of Nations; ior High School , Elizabeth , New Jer- ied in Pennsylvania.
Honorable Agnes MacPhail , member sey, and Clarence Slater, Senior High
This moans in effort that graduates under the direction of the college.
10. What Is my first step If I wish to enter the State Teachers Colof the Canadian Parliament; Dr. School, Atlantic City, New Jersey, from the Department of Commerce
at
BloomNburg?
lege
John W. Studebaker, United States while Clara Vanderslice Is at present of Bloomsburg State Tenchers Colto the Dean of Instruction, William B. Sutllff , and request him
Commissioner of Education} Aubery teaching commercial subjects at lege may apply for positions In sur- to sendWrite
you the Application Blanks.
Williams, dlroctor of the National Front Royal , Virginia.
rounding states with tho assurance
20. What arc tho actual expense? per semester?
Youth Administration ; Governor AlIn all cases those graduates were that they aro properl y qualified and
Day Students pay $10.00 Activities and $30,00 Contingent Fee. Dormifred Landon , of Kansas; and Bryce certificated to teach on the same trainod for tho teaching of buslnosa tory Students
nav , in addition , $120.00 for board , room and laundrv. About
Smith, mayor of Kansas City.
basis in New York , New Jersey, ami subjects.
$20,00 covers book expenses.

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ARTISTS REVEALS WIDE-A CTIVITIES
Repor t ers ' interviews and Muroon
and Gold communications indicate
that the artists appearing on the College Artist Progra m for the current
.season have been scoring huge
successes in this and other countries
•<luring the present stage season.
A Morning Press reporter , interviewing Mr. Charles Naegle after his
•enjoyable concert here on November
S, asked t he usual question , "Where
was your last concert and where are
you going from here?" The reply of
the popular pianis t will be of in t eres t
to Bloomsburg students who always
look forward to his return. "My last
appearance was before the Prince of
Wales ," was Mr. Naegle 's reply. He
had appeared with a London orchestra
and was so well liked that he was
given a "command" to play for the
Prince of Wales, and a command of
that sort in concert circles is always
obeyed. From Bloomsburg Mr. Naegle wen t to Canad a to appear as
guest pianist for the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. He was also scheduled to play a program in Richmond ,
Virg inia , immedia t ely
after
his
appearance at Montreal.
Siberian Singers
The Siberian Singers, scheduled for
a Bloomsburg appearance on February
14 , have sung during the past summer
over the WOIt network several times
each week. More requests were made
for the return of these singers than
for any other group of individuals
listed on the Artist Program last year.
Since their appearance here last year
the group has augmented i ts number
by an additional first tenor and a second bass , thus making it possible for
them to sing selections which the
smaller group could not attempt. The
singers have recently completed a
tour of the New England states.
Winslow Dancers and Ray Turner
Miriam Winslow and her dancers
were the dance attraction at Spring
Brook festival at Bucknell last year.
This group was in Europe during the
past summer and spent the emainder
of the summer at the Summer Training Camp in New Hampshire.
iMr. Ray Turner , whose program of
songs witn Mrs. Turner in tne .bloomsburg auditorium this year met with
great approval among students, is
president of the Turner Oil Company
in Sharon , Pennsylvania. He has been
unusually active in musical circles in
western Pennsylvania , having really
put Sharon on the musical map of the
world by sponsoring a Musical Festival every year.
R ichard Hallibur t on
Richard Halliburton , known through
out the world as the foremost adventurer-writer, proved to be the greatest public attraction Bloomsburg has
had in many years. He spoke to a
capacit y h ou se , drawing interested
persons from miles around Bloomsburg. His success here was merely a
carryover of his many successes in
other appearances throughout the
country. One of the latest written by
that adventurer , who would risk his
life for a thrill , appeared in the Liberty Magazine last summer. It was
named , "I Killed the Czar," nnd was
a serinl based on Halliburton 's interview with Russians who claimed to
have been active in over-throwing the
Czar. Halliburton 's stories aro road
nnd on joyed by young and old alike-;
they are written in such a stylo that
the intoreat never lots down.
Other Features
Major Sauders, popular as n chapol
spoiiker on Latin-Amorican affairs,
spent his fourteenth summer, which
is tho South American winter, traveling in Latin-Amorican countrios, Mr.
SaudorB has appeared at Bloomsburg
twico, and both timos he left Bloomsburg students and faculty with a
hotter unders tanding of our southern

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The final project of the class in
Business Mathematics III is a careful analysis of the Packard , Nash,
and Hudson automobilo companies
covering a porlod of time from the beginning of the depression in 102D to
the present.
Mr. Andruss , instructor of tho class,
says that tho purposes of such reports
is to unify and integrate the mathematics of accounting in such a way
us to relate it to a particular corporation whose stock is listed on one of
the large exchanges of America.
neighbors. He is called tho greatest
authority on South American affairs.

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All students interested in journalism , whether they plan to become
active in that field at Bloomsburg
or no t, are invi ted to attend any
of the Maroon and Gold group
meetings, held each week in the
Maroon and Gold office. Groups
meet every Tuesday at 2:00 o'clock
and every Thursday at 1:00 and
2:00 o 'clock. Modern problems in
journalism are discussed in a
more-or-less open forum manner.

EDITORS PLAN ASSOCI ATION
fu nction of the college press and it
was generally agreed that the campus
paper should be in a position of leadership rather than simply a mirror of
campus opinion. Some of the delegates felt tha t campus clubs or councils should ini t ia te refor m campa i gns
bu t the majori t y favo red having their
publications open the subject and stimulate interest in the movements.
Methods of combating censorship existing in many colleges were discussed and unity of action on this issue
was urged.
J. David Stern , publisher of The
New York Post and several Philadelphia dailies , exhorted the delegates to
uphold t he freedom of the press at
any cost. He said that college adminis t rations which in t erfered wi th t he
publishing of statements of fact or
objected to sincere expressions of
op inions in the editoral columns were
unAmerican . He advised the editors
to avoid trivialities, to ti'eat "worthwhile " subj ects in a dignified manner
and to use tact in dealing with controversial matters.
Noted Figures Speak
James A. Wechsler, fromer edi t or
of The Columbia Spectator, and Francis G. Smith, Jr., former editor of The
Daily Princetonian , pointed out the
vital force on public opinion exerted
by some college papers recently and
urged all papers to follow this lead.
Wechsler compared attacks by the
Hearst papers and patriotic societies
to similar ac t ivi t ies in Germany and
warned the delegates that an increased campaign against fascist tendencies must be waged in order to preserve civil libertiesRuth McKenney, secretary of the
New York Newspaper G uild , described the purpose of the Guild , reviewed
its history and asked college editors
to cooperate with it by becoming junior members. Mrs. Eunice F. Barnard of The New York Times hailed the
infulence of collegiate action on public opinion and pointed to the peace
demonstrations as indications of the
infl uence students may wield.
A t t he last session, delegates adopted a resolution scoring American participation in the 1936 Olympics if
held in Germany.
Colleges represented at the Conferen ce in clu ded: Cornell, Ra dcliffe ,
Clark , University of North Carolina,
Agnes Scott, Wheaton , College of St.
R ose , New York University, Brad ,
Tennessee State Teachers, Simmons,
Skidmore, University of Pennsylvania
( Womens College), Junior College of
Connecticut , Teachers College of Columbia University, New York University (School of Commerce), Columbia ,
Vasser, Barnard , Westhampton , Immaculata, Hampden-Sidney, Long Island University, College of Mt. St.
Vincent , State Teachers College at
Indiana , Pa., Brooklyn College and

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This is the best view of Roongo, College mascot who died
from pneumonia duri ng the
Thanksgiving Recess.
Garau,
a Labrador husky pup, was
named the new mascot.

6. C.[B(ICHHEIT ANNOUNCES
DATE OF MARRIAGE

JR. CJUHJIB

At the weekly meeting ot the Junior Chamber of Commerce in Science
Hall on December 5, Mr. F. G. Peterson of the Ditto Sales and Service of
Scranton , demonstra ted the products
of the Ditto Company. Mr. Peterson demonstrated three of the latest
models of the Ditto Company and
explained the various services the
Ditto Compan y offers to the business
and educational world.
"
Since the Junior Chamber of Commerce has been in existence there
have

been demonstrations

given

on

Mimeograph machines, numerous
makes of typewriters, Comptometers,
and on the Stenotype.
At the next meeting Mr. Wesley
Knorr , an instructor in the Bloomsburg High School and a grad u ate of
the College, will give a typewriter
demonstration.

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Tonight the auditorium of the
Bloomsburg Teachers College will be
the scene of a rural one-act play
tournamen t between Columbia and
Luzerne County organizations . A
musical contest also scheduled for the
name time and place will not be
necessary because Columbia County
offers no competition in that phase
of the tournament.
The play to be presented by the
Luzern e County group is , "Greener
G rass ," and the group will be in compe tition with two from Columbia
County. The winner will represent
this district in the state tournament
at Harrisburg in January . The Pikes
C reek Orches t ra, which has no competition to meet at Bloomsburg tonight, will also represent the district
at Harrisburg in the musical division.

Coach George C. Buchheit announced last week that he will marry Miss
Natalie Briggs, of Springfield , Missou r i , during the approaching holiday
season, thus s u bs tan t iating the rumor
of his intentions made many weeks
ago by the Maroon and Gold.
The ceremony will be performed
in the appartment of Miss Briggs '
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Briggs,
Sunday, December 22. The Rev. Dr.
Galbreath , pastor of the bride's
church will officiate.
M iss Bri ggs is a physical director
in the Jefferson City School system
and is a graduate of the Springfield,
Missouri, Teachers College. She and
Mr. Buchheit met in New York several years ago, when both were studying at Columbia University. Mr.
Buchheit came to Bloomsburg in 1932
as coach of football , track and basketball. He is a graduate of University
of Illinois, where he had the honor of
being named All-Big-Ten end on the
football team and starred with the
basketball and track teams. He received coaching
experience at the
University of Kentucky and Duke
University.
They plan to spend some time in
New York City and will reside in
Bloomsburg when College reopens
after the holidays.

Bloomsburg Film To Be Shown
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as it was shown for the firs t t ime in

chapel several weeks ago. They have
worked hard and long with Miss
Moore and Mr. Keller in producing
Human Heritage.
The fac t t hat t he pictu re wli be
shown before such a large group as
the convention of the P. S. E. A. is
in itself an honor for the Bloomsburg
St ate Teachers Col lege and those
directly responsible for production of
the moving picture.

NEW BULLETIN HANDLES
PARENT-TEACHER PROBLEM

Bloomsburg students and others
NEW POETRY NOTEBOOK
preparing for teaching careers will be
in learning that a new bulleBEGINS TO TAKE FORM interested
tin published by the Department of
Actual work on the Maroon and
Gold poetry book was started at a
recent meeting of the group. Kathryn
Brobst , one of the members of the
clu b, will do the printing. She has
had considerable experience along
this line and is well qualified to do
the work.
A special committee was appointed
to decide on the colors to be used in
printing and decorating the book.
'Members of that committee are
Kathvyn Brobst , Anne Nash, Walton
Hill , and Robert Rowlands. Beside
several sketches the book will be
illustrated with photograqhs fu rnishod by Dean Sutllff. The book is
divided Into four sections, with an
Introduction by tho poet laureate,
Robert Savage.

Public Instruction , "Reporting Pupil
Progress," explains an almost complete revolution in teacher-pupils
relations brought about as an answer
to the age-old problem of teacher versur pupil.
The bulletin describes various,
methods used in schools to bring
about better understanding among
teachers, pupils, and parents, and is
distributed to school superintendents
and supervising principals. The plan
calls for regular reports, either writton or through personal contacts, to
the parents of all pupils. In some
schools the pupils themselves help in
writing letters to their parents explaining condtions as they exist between
themselves and their teachers. Then
the teachers add their own remarks
at the oncl of the letters. Probably

STRESS INDIVIDUA LISM .

PREFERENCE TO GROUP
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Speaking before the College assembly on Dec. 6, Father Gast , of the
Episcopal Church , emphasized the importance of the individual — the
charac t er of t he individua l , his freedom , and other related subjects.
Always an interesting speaker,
Father Gast had for his theme this ,
time a s u bjec t of especial in t eres t t o
teachers and prospective teachers.
He told the audience that the past
students of this college have all had
some individual effect on the College.
"You are now reaping the benefits
mad e possible , not by yourself, but by
the students who came here and graduated. They have made tradition and
opportunities for you. You can't be
neutral after being here four years —
you are either better or worse yourself , and you make the College bettel*
or worse. This is true not only here
but in the community ; not only now
but in the future. The College is
jud ged by its alumni.
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"Religion and education have similar tasks. This is especially tru e because of the cynicism abroad. Many
people think they should get a j ob no
matter how they spend their time in
college. You have to earn a position,
and this is sometimes a difficult job.
"We have a habit of feeling that •
only those things are real which we
can touch , taste, hear or see. But
there are other things. We speak of
the 'hands ' in a factory, cogs in a
machin". r"-1 woi-st of all-casualty in *
war. Here there is no individuality.
"Some believe that a person is
merely a 'bubble on the river of life '.
This is a false idea. Some also believe that when the bubble bursts
that is all there is to it. On the contrary, the thing that matters is the
individuals and his rela t ion t o gro u ps
around him. Groups of individuals
make up society.
"The radio is a wonderful thing.
It brings us many things of interest,
but it can't compare with seeing or
hearing the artist in person. Here
personality is what counts. At present the State is beginning to try to
control mass, bu t th is won 't work.
The in dividual wli co m e back and
improve.
"You in teaching are moulding future m en and w omen, but you must
mould yourself. Then as your personality comes to the front, you
mould them. Your work may not
have much breadth but still have great
height. In religion and education
there is more opportunity for such
work than in all the rest of the vocations put together.
"The greatest teacher of all was
Jesus Christ. If you doubt his divinity, then take him as an example of a
teacher. He did his work for and
through the individual. None of his
contacts to groups had any definite
results, but when he had cantact with
one or two, those lives were moulded,
"While in college, have all the personal contact possible with professors.
This may be of more help than classes."
In closing Father Gast once more
emphasized the importance of the individual , and said, "Christ didn 't
bless things, he blessed people. "
the best plan, however, involves personal interviews between school teachers or principal s and the parents.
Through the adoption of this now
pupil progress method the problem of
Individual conditions not otherwise
understood 'by school authorities are
now being recognized and considered,
all for the betterment of the pupils.