Attend
Alumni Day '

"Reflector of
Student Activity"

Expect 3,000 Alumni Back for College Centennial Celebration
Colleg e Observes Two-day Program Opens Next Frid ay Morning
121 Will Receive Degrees
With Day Devoted to Community,
I<t> 3> Day Custom
Alumni and Other Frie nds
At Annual Commencement Yesterday afternoon
a 4 p.m. the
of the
Number Inclu des All Candid ates Completing
Work Last J anuary, this Spring and
End of Ensuing Summer Term

At Baccalaureate Services next
Sunday afternoon , one hundred and
twenty-one seniors will be graduated
from Bloomsburg State Teachers College with a degree of Bachelor of
Science in Education. This number
includes some who completed the
work in January and some who will
finish at the end of the Summer or
Post Sessions.
The list who will be graduated follows:

Elementary: Mary Aikman, Fannie Bonham, Virginia Burke, Fannie
DeMot t , Helen Derr, Betty Fritz,
Deborah Griffith , Elizabeth Hart, Mildred Hart, Elizabeth Jenkins, Edith
Keefer, Dorothy Long, Helen Mayan,

Senior Ball Slated
For Hotel Sterling
Crystal Ballroom of WilkesBarre Hotel Scene of
Dance M ay 24th
The Seniors Class of the Bloomsburg State Teachers College will hold
its annual Senior Ball in the beautif ul Crystal Ballroom, Hotel Sterling,
Wilkes-Barre, the evening of May 24.
Guy Hall and his orchestra, of Wilkes
Barre , will provide the music for
dancing.
Committees in charge of arrangements include: Willard Christian ,
Shamokin, general chairman ; Program, Robert Hopkins, Lost Creek;
William Moratelli , Kulpmont; Betty
Hart , Berwick; Orchestra , Ray Zimmerman, Nuremburg, Margaret Chepo n is , Ply m ou th , George McCutcheon, Winers Mills; Decoration , Alvin
Lipf e rt , Wilkes-Barre, Joseph Baran aik , Shenandoah , Ray McBride, Berwick; Refreshment, Ray Evans, Taylor, Elizabeth Jenkins, Edwardsville,
Lois Farmer, Bloomsburg.
Officers of the class are : James
DeRose, Peckville, president; Fred
H o u c k , Catawissa, vice-president;
Helen Mayan , Danville, secretary;
Virginia Burke, Sugar Run , treasurer.

Wilhemina Peel, Winfield Potter,
Stephina Rasmus, Esther Wright.
Secondary: Lucille Adams, Annabelle Bailey, Sterling Banta, Helen
Biggar , Isiah Bomboy, Adolph Boguszewski, John Bower, Margaret
Cheponis, John Chowanis, Albert
Clauser, Tirzah Coppes, James DeRose, Ruth Dugan, Dorothy Englehart, Frank Ferguson, Victor Ferrari,
Andrew Giermak, Kenneth Hawk,
Minnie Hahn, Robert Hopkins, Fred
Houck, Letha Hummel, Deborah
Jones, Alvin Lipfert , Elmer Lohman,
Emily McCall, George McCutcheon,
Alex McKechnie, William Moratelli,
Edward Mulhern, Robert Ohl, Rober t
Parker , Leonard Philo , Charles Price,
Robert Reimard, Betty Savage, Ann
Seesholtz, John Sircovics, Maclyn
Smethers, Phillip Snyder, Joseph
Stamer, Michael Strahosky , William
Stravvinski, Andrew Strohoski, Dale
Troy , Sara Tubbs, Frank Van Devender, Chalmers Wenrich, William Yarworth, Ray Zimmerman.
Business Education : Sarah Amerman , Joseph Baraniak, Leonard
Barlik, Irene Bonin , Mary Boyle, Melve Carl, Willard Christian, Harold
Coblentz, Margaret Deppen, Willa rd
Da v ies , Sarah Ellen Dersham, Pa u l
Diehl, Peter Eshmont, Roy E vans ,
Lois Farmer, Margon Foose, Evelyn
Freehafer, Chester Harwood , Lois
Johnson, Mary Johnson , Sheldon Jones , Robert Kantner, Ruth Kliffman ,
Alfred Koch, Alfred Kiebler, Ha rr iet
Kocher, Walter Lash, Kathryn Leedom, Abigail Lonergan , Margaret
Lonergan, Ray McBridc, Ethel McManiman , Helen McGrew, Laura
Maust , Claire Miller, John Mondschine, Richard Nolan , Ann Orner,
Ja n e Oswald , Glenn Rarich , Eva
Reichley, Thomas Revels, Vera Sheridan , El ea nor Shiff ka , Jean Shuman ,
Donabelle Smith , Benj amin Stadt ,
Wanda Stanson , Jennis Tewksbury,
Phil Traupane, Miriam Utt , George
Washi n ko, Marvi n Wehner, Walter
Woytovich , Martha Wright, William
Yates.

Greetings from Dean of Instruction
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At the end of this colleg e year,
century
a
of educational progress
looks down upon us. May we be
worthy to catch the challenge and
carry the torch of learning forward
into a second
complex
societycentury. , To do this,
we must work with others
in the
little
of
TODAY,
so
that
TOMORROW
may be a
bet'
tcr t ^ftn YESTERDAY.

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ann ual custom
planting of the
ivy by the Senior Class was observed,
with Willard Christian, of Shamokin,
Penna., delivering the Ivy Day Oration. The date of Ivy Day this year
was advanced in order that the undergraduates might participate in the
ceremonies.
The Seniors, attired in their customary caps and gowns, formed a
procession at the gym and then
marched to the grove. Here the orator of the day was introduced by
James DeRose, president of the Senior Class. Mr. Christian then gave
his oration in which he likened the
student in his growth to the ivy
plant in its growth. The procession
then moved to the new Junior Hi gh
School building where the planting
of the ivy took place. After planting the ivy, Mr. DeRose presented the
spade to the Class of 1940, who will
accept it through Donald Hausknecht, their president-elect. The
ceremonies were properly closed with
the singing of the "Alma Mater."

Loan Fund Drive
Gains Materially
Over Eleven Thousand Dollars
Already Realized in Drive
For $50,000 Total
In recognition of the Centennial of
the College in May, 1939, the Alumni
Association is endeavoring to increase
the Student Loan Fund- to $50,000.
—We are anxious that every friend
of the College will contribute liberally to this fund. There is an urgent
need for the enlargement of the fund
in order to provide financial assistance to worthy students.
Contributions are being recorded by
classes. Which class will have the
largest average subscription ? Which
class will give the greatest amount
to the fund ? Time will tell.
The following clubs have been
formed:
1. Centennial Club. Persons subscribing 51.00 per year for each year
of the history of the Institution , or
$100.
2. Fifty Dollars Club. Persons
subscribing 50 cents per year for each
year of the history of the institution.
3. Twenty Five Dollar Club. Persons subscribing 25 cents per year
for each year of the history of the
institution.
4. Ten Dollar Club. Persons subscribing 10 cents per year for each
year of the history of the institution.
5. Dollar per year Club. Persons
subscribing $1.00 per year for each
year since graduation.
6. Miscellaneous Club. Persons
giving as much ns possible under their
present financial circumstances.
As the Maroon and Gold goes to
press, there are approximately 350
subscribers to the fund in the amount
of $11,500, It is expected that many
graduates will subscribe with other
members of their class on Alumni
Day, May 26 and 27.
The object of the drive is: "To
keep the door of opportunity open for
Worthy American Youth." The sloaan Is: "Every friend of Bloomsburg
contributing to the Centennial Student Loan Fund."

Plans are being formulated to entertain approximately 3000 alumni
who are expected to return to the
campus for the Centennial Celebration to be staged by the Bloomsburg
State Teachers College, May 26 and
27. Friday, May 26, will be AlumniCommunity Day, and Saturday, Alumni-Reunion Day.
The program for the celebration is
as follows:
May 26 Alumni - Community Day
10:30 A.M. Inspection of All College facilities and exhibitions of College and Training Schools activities
capable of visual presentation.

Ninth Annual Athletic
Banquet Held Saturday
Dr. F. W. Maroney, Columbia,
Principal Speaker of Evening

The exhibition will consist of files
of all Student, College, and Alumn i
publications , publications of faculty
members and graduates, pictures,
charts, and maps covering the various
activities and functions of the college.
11:00 A.M. Presentation of the
Frances H. Jenkins Memorial Picture—Alumni Room.
12:30 P.M. Luncheon Service —
College Dining Room. Available by
securing tickets in advance from the
Business Office.
3:30 P.M. Sports Program—NewGymnasium. This ' program will be'
presented by selected groups of students , pupils from the Benj amin
Franklin Training School, and the
Bloomsburg High School Gym Team.
Continued on page 6

Student Council
In Installation

The Ninth Annual Athletic Banquet of the Bloomsburg State Teachers College was held last Saturday
evening, with all the athletic awards New Officers Installed at Dinner;
of the year being given to the men
Dean Koch Toastmaster
and women who earned them through
out the year. The principal speaker
The members of the Student Counfor the affair was Dr. F. W. Maroney,
cil
of the Community Government
of the Teachers College, Columbia
University, New York City. Dr. Ma- Association of the Bloomsburg State
roney spoke on the place of the Teachers College recently held an
minor sports in the realm of educa- installation dinner. Dean of Men,
t ion , stressing the importance of John C. Koch, acted as toastmaster
and the following were speakers : Ray
intra-mural activity.
McB
ride , Berwick ; Norman Maza,
Following the proceedings in the
Nanticoke;
Vivian Frey, Bloomsbur g;
dining room, dancing was staged in
Sam
Miller,
Hazleton.
the gym, with music provided by
Ralph Wright and his orchestra.
The following are members of the
The program for the evening fol- Student Council: Norman Maza, Nanlows:
t icoke, president; Howard Tomlinson,
Toastmaster .. Air. R. Bruce Albert , Newtown , vice-president; Rose Mary
'06, President of the Alumni Assoc. Hausknecht, Bloomsburg, secretary ;
Invocation .. Mr. W. B. Sutliff , '91 Ed n a Keller, Nescope ck, treasurer;
Former Dean of Instruction
Donald Hausknecht, Muncy ; Jose"Maroon and Gold" .. Gollege Chorus phine Brown, Bloomsburg ; Sam MillAccompanied by the Orchestra
er, Hazleton ; Stuart Edwards, EdPresentation of Keys and Chevrons wardsville ; Ruth Brandon , Berwick ;
. . . . Dr. Francis B. Haas, President James Deilly, Bloomsburg ; Ralph Mcof Coll ege
Cracken, Allentown; Idajane Shipe,
Vocal Selection .. Miss Ruth Baird Berwick ; Merrill Deitrick , BloomsAddress
Dr. F. W. Maroney, burg ; Helen Powell, Nanticoke ; KathTeachers College, Columbia Uni- ryn Wnlp, Berwick, ; and Miles Smith,
Continued on p age 6
Berwick.

Greetings from President of Colleg e
This is a sign ificant year in the
History of the College. The institut ion , as we know it today, traces
its beginning from a small private
school opened by Mr. C. P. Waller,

an uncle of Dr. D. J. Waller, Jr. ,

President Emeritus of the College.
Doctor Waller will honor us again
by his presence during our Commencement Week Activities.

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Body, for the splendid cooperation which has made the
Cen ten nial Year of 1938- 1939 a high-ivater mark in our
History.
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Will H elp Bring Back Many
Memories to Alumn i

BIOGRAPHY IN
BRIEF
Donnabelle Smith — Born in Sunbury, Pa., February 9, 1918 . . . .
was graduated from Sunbury High
School ; thinks Sunbury is THE place
decided to become a teacher
at a very early age . - . doesn't know
whether it was such a good idea . . .
interested in sports . . . likes to travel
. . . another epicure—loves to eat
. . . dislikes staying in and studying
too much . . greatest dislike—cold
weather: greatest desire—to move to
the South.

CH IPS
"What do you think of our two
candidates for mayor? "
"W eil, I'm sure gJad that only one
can be elected."
* * ?

GIRLS AHE LIKK NEWSPAPERS
DECAUSE:
They are healthier and stronger
than formerly. *
They have many type faces.
They are worth looking over.
Back numbers are not in demand.
They try hard to be up to date.
They aren 't afraid to speak their
minds.
They have much influence.
They can make or break a man.
A little color adds to the appea rance.
They carry news wherever they go.
If they know anything they tell it
to all.
Every guy should have one and
leave the other fellow's alone.

***

Jane Oswald — First appeared in
Syracuse, N. Y.. July 10, 1917 . . . .
earliest childhood recollection is
crawling under a Christmas tree, and
singing the wrong songs at a Christmas entertainment . . . . favorite
fool—beef steak . . . pet aversion—
transcription . . . diversion — social* * *
izing and reading . . . . favorite sport
you
care
for dancing, Rita?"
"Do
—swimming . . . ambition—to travel
"No. It's j ust hugging set to musa lot , and then live in Mangor, Pa.
ic."
A CENTURY OF PROGRESS . . . . fa%-orite song number—Hoagy
"What's wrong with that?"
Carmichael's immortal "Stardust."
"I don't like the music."
A Century of Progress! Blooms***
* * *
burg has trod a long path , but has John Mondschine
I
the timid young
—
Made
his
debegan
"Mr.
Jones,"
never iost sight of that inspiring goal
but
to
society
as
a
whole
on
June
2,
will
you , er , Can
,
,
,
that
is,
er
man
ah
"
-—the training of efficient and under1914, at Coplay, Pa., in the heart of
you
.
.
.
Oh—"
standing teachers. Yesteryear differs
the cement regions . . . has been eat"Why, yes. my boy, you can have
so little from today. We find the
ing
cement
dust
ever
since
.
.
.
.
her,"
smiled the girl's father.
same hopes, the same trials, and the
The young man gasped. "Have
same goals, now as then. Time mel- I parnts came from Austria, now Gerwho ? What's that?"
lows fast-fading memories — t h e I many . . . first thing he remembers j
doing
is
opening
a
charge
account
at
j
"My daughter, of course. You want
j
laughter , the subdued voices in the
the
corner
candy
store
without
his
:
marry her , don't you?"
to
j
classroom have died away to mere
parents
knowledge
.
.
.
made
use
of
!
"Why,
no ," said the young man.
whispering echoes. The past with its i
it
for
several
weeks
before
the
crime
just
wanted
to know if you would
"I
memories gives way to the practical
was
discovered
.
.
.
hobby—collecting
lend
me
five
dollars."
,
present and the present will soon
"Absolutely not. Why, I hardly
make way for the uncertain fut ure. j pen drawings of favorites in the world
i of sports: collects stamps also . . .
know you."
The men and women attending |rather see a game than eat . . . .
* * *
Bloomsburg wiJJ attain more than first ambition was to be an aviator
"Nu rse , if the children won't keep
'
mere "book learning; " they will gain
present ambitions—to be sucqu iet for you, send them in to me
a spiritual link to the future . Each cessful in whatever he does ; to atten d
and I will sing to them."
succeeding generation wilJ share the Notre Dame University . . . first j
Carver Hall , erected in 1867. and named in honor of Henry Carver ,
"I have already threatened them
I
honor of carrying the torch of knowl- impressions of Bloomsburg—thought i first principal , is the oldest building on the campus at the present time,
with
that , madam."
edge; and they will thr ust this torch highly of the college buildings and I and while the newly constructed gymnasium, junior high school and
* * *
maintenance building will hold the greatest interest for returning
into the hidden recesses of the mind campus—still does . . . pet aversion
"I'm thinking of opening a movie
at
the
head
Carver
it
will
be
"Old
younger
generations,
"
alumni
of
the
and banish darkness. From this torch —persons who try to make you beof College Hill which will bring back fond memories to those who
theater."
will be thrown rays of courage, beams lieve they're good in something when
attended Bloomsburg back In the days when the former model school
"Well , I hear there's money in it."
of knowledge, and emanations of they aren't . . . favorite sport—all of
building was the principal structure on the campus.
"It' s not the money so much. I
spiritua l insight.
them . . . . favorite dish (like all
j ust want to see my wife and children
We are a queer lot. We spend good Dutchmen ) pork and saueronce in a while."
the present sighing over the past kraut ; also spaghetti and meat balls
* * *
and pondering over the future . It is . . . . pet saying— "It ain 't what you
by Lawrence Myers
Butcher: "How did you like the
well that all of us do take heed of j do, it 's the way that you do it."
ox-tail I sold you last week?"
coming events. BJoomsburg is plan- i
Young Wife : "It was simply marwill
be
to
be
out
for
the
almost
over
and
what
a
relief
it
The
year's
»» *
ning for tomorrow by endeavoring to !
profs or the students are more velous. I want another off the same
's
a
t
oss-up
as
to
whether
the
summer
.
.
.
It
increase the Student Loan Fund.
PEGGY LONERGAN
I pleased . . . . Between May Day, tests, and all the other last minute events , ox. "
That is the spirit of "Old Blooms***
Born in St . Louis, J u ne 30, 1918 . . . j it 's hard to know where to start this column
burg". On trie 100th anniversary of
"I'm my wife's fifth h usband. "
,
first
memory
that
of
her
sister
Abthe birt h of Bloomsburg , the past and
Wish I could have seen Fred Keath pushing the peanut from Long Porch
"Huh , you're not n husband , yo u're
the present wJJJ converge mj create by. walking on her ' Peggy's) finger- i to Nort h HaJJ with his nose . . . He did it on a bet . . . Wo n der if his n ose is a habit. "
a f uture of opportunity and To cele- nails . . . once got homesick at a ! sore . . . Donnabelle Smith made a very attractiv e May Queen surrounded
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GirJ Seoul camp and had to be taken '
brate a cent uiy oi progress .
Hope we do as weU next year . . . . Why
by
her
pulchritudinous
court
.
.
.
.
'
Mothe
r:
"Mary,
die! you flnd the
Larry M\er * home . . . moved to New York in is it that alJ the "ji tterbugs " congregat e in the corner of the gym down by tea st rainer?"
1'J 'il. remained six months and moved the orchestra ? . . . . They really went to town at the Prom . . . Nice dance ,
Mary : "No , mam , but I used the
io Berwick . . . started at B. S. T. C.
beginning Io feel at home at the dances lly swatte r."
CELEBRAT1OX
because there was no place else to that . . . The Fre-hmen are really
by this time . . . . Quite a few of the clubs .seem to be having 1helr picnics
Tlii'ii , seeing thai ho r mother was
'o . . . proud of the fact that her these days . . . Tint Forum Club had one on 1he 15th up along Fishing Creek
Uloomsbuj- g lius incorporaU- rJ in L w t,
:il>o
ut to mint , sho added: But it.
mot ht-i" moved buck 10 St. Louis from
The president . Johnny Bower , and his committee , did a great job wasn 't the gnoil on<\ I used the old
plans lor ihe O.-ntenniai Celebration Detroit so that P
could
be
born
enny
of fun , with Alex McKechnic loading one , so don't worry."
ihe theme:, of I wo Worl d Fai.' .s. Kir-i .
's home town . . . fa vorite ! planning it . . . Everybody had a lot "Eddie
in
mama
the Rat " was tried for murrior
A G.'M ury oi Progress, which was ' food . . . olives and pickles . . . fav- a bit of imprompt u tomfoolery . . . .
The j ury found the judge guilty ! ! ! ! The woebegone looks on the
1he idea back of ihe Exposition n\ ! orite diversion , movies, and standing i
AT l>AHTIN (i
Chicago in 1933; and second , The \ in the halls . . . pet aversion , people faces of the Frosh at the beginning of last week at the prospect of n week Suppose t lint we should never meet
home about . . . . The old rivalry between
Wo rld of Tomorrow, the the me of
Hgnln
who brag . . . greatest ambition , to of tests was something 1o writerepresented
on the campus by Mr. Fcnster- And your life 's path He Tar distant
"
"Callies"
the
and
the
hilos
the present World Fair at New York see Hawaii.
"P
City.
maker and Dr. Nelson will be revived in two plays to be put on by the
fro m my own
» *»
Dramatic Club under the direction of Miss Johnston . . . . Sons and daughters I shnll not. grieve , nor yot fool parting
A Century of Progress: Bloomsburg
MARTHA WRIGHT
of the old members wj Jl be included in the cast . . . . Those from this
looks back in retrospection , satisfied
pa In ,
,
territory are Martha Wright , Howard Fenstemaker, Jr., Dick Foote, Fay For just in knowing you I feel my
with the results that 100 years of
first
saw
Known to all as Martie
service to education has given. And this world in Bloomsburg, June 17, Gehrig, and Jerry Fritz . . . Wonder how "Pud" Lewis feels with (lint
soul hits grown.
as for The World of Tomorrow , 1918 . . . first recollection that of beg- haircut???? Professor Keller is joining up with a traveling carnival this Grown , yes grown , yot you with much
Bloomsburg looks ahead , to see how ging her dad to buy her sea shells . . . summer , rumor has it . . . His animals are going with him , of course . . .
derisi ve taughtor
best she can serve those of future favorite diversion, da n ci n g, bridge, H ele n Brady says th at she 's going to take life easy this summer . . What n Would (|iioHt ion thai I hero be n soul ;
generations who shall pass through and lighting matches . . . [jet aver- life ! . . . . Betty Collett and Hannah Culp expect to work in Atlantic City, Would mini nt our dumb Impcn for
hor portals.
sions , tomatoes and cold weather . . . the lucky stiffs . . . Picture-of the-wcek: VanAntwerp doing his tumbling
I Ho hoi onflor
In keeping with this idea of ser- is most contented when camping . . . act over the Long Porch railing . . . Looks as though he needs n Hi Ho When our inst flight of fnnoy InUo s
v ice , Bloomsburg has set for herself greatest weakness, buying shoes . . . practice . . . . Why do so many dorm studenis go home for the weekends ?
i ts toll .
one of the noblest goals possible; a greatest desire, to be a credit to Something interesting to do Saturday nighis might be arranged
Bellow , tlf 'iti ' f riend , hollow in whnt
dri ve to Increase ihe Loan Fund f or Bloomsburn . . . greatest ambition , to Perhaps have informal dances with a four-piece orchestra or at least raise
you may,
Students to $50,000, so us to enable visit Bermuda.
the time limit for the girl s till 11:00 Saturday nights anyway . . , Thnt For Mlifin lrl wo inool In minio fnr dismuny to obtain the enlightenment
ought to be looked into next year . . . Polly Rcigle has been in the Sunbury
tant plucn
that otherwise might have been im- proud of this noble undertakin g to hospital after an attack of appendicitis . . . Too bad . . . She has our sym- I shouldn 't vviuil to roo you changed
help those who come to Bloomsburg puthy . . . Who knows the significance of the raincoat . . . . Some of Iho
possible 1.
In nny wiiy
We are proud of Bloomsburg! to learn to help others. May this people up here think that the profs have as their motto , "They shnll not I'd want Io hoo Iho mime meet, huppy
Proud of the work she has done for spirit that is Bloomsburg reign proud- pass" . . . . Cheer up it's not quite that bad . . . To the weary faculty and
Tiioo,
lino.
100 years, but we are more than ly for centuries to come.
students we extend wishes for a very happy, restful , and joyous vacation,

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Buchheit Trackmen Gain Permanent Possession
Of Cup in Capturing State Championship Title
Van Devender Sets
Enviable Record

Plan Return of West Chester Laundry Bag
Loaned to Them As Cover Two Years Ago
re-

When Frank Van Devender
ceives his diploma this spring, and
hangs up his spikes for the last time,
he will leave behind him on Mt.
Olympus the most colorful and outstanding track record ever achieved
by a Bloomsburg athlete.
It all started during the season
of 1936, when, as a freshman , "Van "
compiled a total of 43 points in five
meets. He competed in the 100, 110,
440 , low hurdles, and broad jump,
taking five first places, four seconds,
four thirds, and a fourth. He won
the 440 at the State Meet, and placed
fourth in the 220.
The following year he contributed
68 poin ts to the team's total in five
meets. He only ran the 100 in one
?meet, and did not perform at all in
the broad jump, but in the 220, 440,
and low hurdles he had 12 firsts and
two seconds. In the 440 and low
hurdles he was undefeated in dual
competition, and won both races at
the State Meet.
During the 1938 season the "Flying
Van" amassed 70 points in only four
meets. His record shows three firsts
The 1939 Husky track team rein the 100, three firsts and a second turned to Bloomsburg Saturday evein the 220, three firsts and a third
in the high hurdles, three firsts in the ning with the trophy symbolic of the
low hurdles, and a first and third in Teachers College Track Championthe broad jump. He was undefeated ship safely tucked away in the West
in the 100-yard dash and the 220 low Chester laundry bag. It was the
hurdles in dual competition , and won third consecutive championship for
the 220 and both low and high hurd- the Buchheit team which gives them
les in dual competition , and won the permanent possession of the trophy,
220 and both low and high hurdles at and since West Chester is now
the State Meet.
"washed-up " in their efforts to capThis year Frank has compiled an ture the trophy, the laundry bag
even greater list of accomplishments which they so kindly loaned the team
to date. He started against Strouds- to cover it with three years ago will
burg with 25 points, and then re- be returned with the compliments of
corded 21 against Bucknell, 25 against the student body.
Shippensburg, and 12 against Lock
Five schools were represented at
Haven for a total of 88. During this the colorful event on Heiges Field,
p a st season , "Van" set two records Shippensburg, but soon after the
and tied two.
start it was quite evident that the
"V a n " ran under the Mai-oon and meet was really a dual contest beGold colors for the last time at the tween Bloomsburg and West Chester.
State Meet Saturday, and previous to Continuously throughout the afterthis event had collected a grand total noon the lead changed hands beof 264 points in four years of com- tween these two teams and the winpetition. He led his teammates those ner was not officially decided until
four years undefeated , and with them the last event was finished.
garnered two successive State TeachWith but two events remaining on
ers College Championships. The stu- the program, the broad j ump and the
dent body of Bloomsburg owes a 220 yard low hurdles, t he Hu skies
great tribute to such an outstanding held a lead of 3 1-3 points. West
athlete, who is not only a three- Chester had two entrants in the
letter man , but a fine scholar and a broad jump to Bloomsburg's none,
gentleman.
and captured third place. They also
started Miller, high hurdle champion,
TRACK RECORDS in the low hurdles but he was beaten
to the tape by both Van Devender
OF THIS YEAR
and Jenkins and the meet was officially clinched for Bloomsburg.
100-YARD DASH—9.9 secondsThe Huskies were paced by their
Van Gordon (1936), Van Devender
sensational captain , Frank Van De(1939).
vender, who established two new rec220-YARD DASH—22 seconds— ords in scoring 16 points. Frank has
(straight away) Van Devender, 1939. now been high scorer for the State
220-YARD DASH—22.3 seconds— meet for the past three years and
(one curve) Van Gordon , 1936.
since his freshman year has collected
ONE MILE—4 minutes 29.4 sec- an unbelievable total of 51 points to
onds—Kemple, 1939.
the Husky cause. Of the six new recTWO MILE—10 minutes 10.7 sec- ords established, Van Devender was
onds—Hippensteel , 1939.
clocked in 9.7 seconds for the 100220 LOW HURDLES—24.8 seconds yard dash and 24.5 seconds in the 220
low hurdles.
—(straight) Van Devender, 1939.
220 LOW HURDLES—25.9 seconds
Eddie Mulhorn , another Senior, al—(one curve) Van Devender, 1939.
so broke n state record by running
100-YARD HIGH HURDLES—13.9 the quarter mile in 50.5 seconds. Othseconds—Vnn Devondor, 1939,
er new records were : Zalonka , Ship120-YARD HIGH HURDLES—15.8 pensburg, shot put , 55 feet 6V& inchseconds—Von Devender, 1939.
es; Armstrong, Shippensburg, javelin ,
ONE MILE RELAY—3:23.2 sec- 206 feet 1Inch ; Miller, West Chester,
onds— Zolesky, Mulhearn, Jenkins high hurdles, 15,5 seconds; and Ward,
and Van Devender, 1939.
West Chester, 220, 21,6 seconds.

Van Devender Shatters State Meet Records

0

Danny Kemple, Husky distance star,
successfully defended his championship in the mile and one-half mile
runs and also finished third in the
two mile. Harry Jenkins, Frosh
sprinter placed second in the low hurdles and third in the high hurdles.
Dan Banham captured the discuss
with a throw of 126 ft. 10 inches and
placed third in the j avelin and fourth
in the shot put. Ken Hippensteel
won the two-mile run in the fast
time of 10:12.1 seconds, while Walter
Reed finished second in the mile and
Bud Herbert was tie for fourth in the
pole vault.
The Huskies completely dominated
the running events and it was in this
department that they built their margin of victory. They won firs t place
in seven of the fourteen events.
Behind the great string of Bloomsburg track victories has been hard
work by every man on the squad
along with Coach Buchheit. The student body salutes the 1939 champions and hopes for much future success to the four members of the graduating class, Van Devender, Mulhern ,
Parker and Zelesky, whose absence
will be a great loss.
MILE RUN—1, Kemple, Bloomsburg ; 2, Reed, Bloomsburg ; 3, Watson , West Chester ; 4, Shatts , West
Chester. Time—4 minutes 39.6 seconds.
SHOT PUT—1, Zalanka, Shippensburg; 2, Goetz, West Chester; 3,

SUMMARIES
1939

The Husky track and field team
won their sixteenth consecutive dual
meet in four years when they pushed aside Lock Haven 74 2-3 to 511-3.
Opening the season in impressive
style , the Huskies had things all
their own way as they conquered
East Stroudsburg 91 to 35. Captain
Frank Van Devender led his teammates to the tape in four runs and *
then captured first place in the
broad j ump to gather 25 points. He
set new records in both hurdles.
At the Penn Relay Carnival the
following week-end a group of six
men under the direction of Coach
George C. Buchheit added new laurels to their steadily growing list of
achievements. The one mile relay
team won a class relay race then
came back forty-five minutes later to
finish second to a record breaking
Hampton quartet in the Teachers
College One Mile Championship of
America. Hampton set a new record
at 3:21.4 seconds compared to the
Hu skies' time of 3:23.2.
Dan Kemple who made the trip as
a substitute relay man, entered the
3000 meter steeple chase, and finished third to Bradley Rendell of Alfred.
Dan Bonham, handicapped with a
sore ar m, made a good showing in
the jave lin throw by placing fifth in
a good field.
The next stop on the victory parade was at Memorial Stadium, Buckn ell , where the Huskies overpowered
the Bisons 72 1-2 to 53 1-2. Van Devender broke two records and tied
two as he again led his team with
21 points.
Shippensburg e n t e r t a i n e d the
Huskies several days later and fell
before the Maroon and Gold onslaught 89 1-2 to 36 1-2. The Lock
Haven Bald Eagles gave the Buchheitmen their most competition when
they were defeated 74 2-3 to 51 1-2.
Other highlights of the season were
the relay team's victory in the Teacher College Mile at the Penn A. C. invitation meet and a visit by Glenn
Cunningham , worlds greatest miler.
The individual scoring for the closing season excluding the State meet
was as follows:
Van Devender—83, Jenkins—50,
Bonham—42, Kemple—31, Mulhearn
—22 , Zelesky—14, Hippensteel—14,
Reed—12, Parker—12, Tomlinson—
11, Lavelle—10ya , Sworin—10, Giermak—5, Herbert—4 5-6, Karnes—3,
Hausknecht—1 1-3, Baker—1, and
Williams—1.

West Chester; 4, Bonham,
Bloomsburg. Distance—46 feet 6%
inches (new State record).
JAVELIN—1, Armstrong, Shippensburg; 2, Blankenship, Lock Haven ; 3, Bonham, Bloomsburg ; 4, Plaske, Shippensburg. Distance—206 feet
1 inch ( new State record).
HIGH JUMP—1, Gere, West Chester; 2, tie between Plaske, of Shippensburg, and Ki n g, Cheyney; 4, McCloud, Cheyney. Height—6 feet.
100-YARD DASH—1, Van Devender , Bloomsburg ; 2, Nevins, Lock Haven; 3, East , Cheyney; 4, Ward, West
Chester. Time—9.7 seconds (new
State record).
440-YARD DASH — 1, Mulhern ,
Bloomsburg ; 2, Zeleski, Bloom sbur g;
3, Gormley, West Chester; 4, Pollack,
West Chester. Time—50.5 seconds
( ties old record).
120-YARD HIGH HURDLES—1,
Mille r, West Chester ; 2, Van Devender, Bloomsburg ; 3, Jenki n s, Bloomsburg ; 4, Smedley, West Chester.
Time—15.5 seconds (new State record) .
POLE VAULT—1, Murphy, West
Chester; 2, Lawrence, West Chester;
3, Blankenship, Lock Haven; 4, tie
between Herbert , Bloomsburg; Hopkins, Lock Haven and Kinzer, Shippensburg. Height—11 feet 4 inches.
DISCUS—1, Bonham, Bloomsburg;
2, Young, West Chester; 3, Zalanka,
Shippensburg; 4, Armstrong, Ship- R ADCLIFFE COLLEGE G IRLS
You ng,

Continued on page 4

COLLE GE MIL E REL AY TE AM

Zolotkl , M u l horn , Komplo, Van Dovondor

SIMPLIFY DATE -REPORT NG

Bright red entries in one dormitory
register at Radcliffe College brought
forth sighs and squeals of joy recently, for red, under a new "date
reporting " system devised by the girls
of the house, means anything but a
deficit.
"An entry in green means that a
girl had just a plain nice time—a
date with a Harvard man , for instance. They usually average green."
"As for red—that's another story,
In dormitory language it spells "a
perfectly swell time."
Tops, however, la purple. When a
girl reaches for a pencil with purple
lead she means her experience was
"too, too divine."
Yellow means "an utter flop. The
evening was simply awful ,"

College Net Team
Defeats Stroud 84
Coach John C. Koch 's racquet
wielders made it eight victories in
ten starts at Stroudsburg Thursday
when they had little trouble in pushing aside the Big Red 8 to 1.
Hopkins sustained his first defeat
o[ the season agains t Hanas of Stroud
in straight sets 6-3, 6-3. This was
the only Husky defeat in the singles
and they made a clean sweep of the
doubles matches.
Singles
Strawinski, Bloomsburg, defeated
Dougher, St r o u dsb u rg, 6-4, 6-4.
Smith , Bloomsburg, d e f e a t e d
Gough , Stroudsburg, 6-3, 6-4.
Smothers, Bloomsburg, defeated
Traisner, Stroudsb u rg, 6-3, 9-7.
Hanas , Stroudsburg , defeated Hopkins , Bloomsburg, 7-5, 6-4.
Villa , Bloomsburg, defeated Scott,
Stroudsburg, 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles
Strawinski and Smith , Bloomsb ur g,
defeated Dougher and G o u g h ,
Stroudsburg, 6-4, 6-4.
Spence and Smefhers, Bloomsburg,
defeated Paisner and S h a n n o n,
Stroudsburg, 6-3, 6-2.
Villa and Hopkins, Bloomsburg, defeated Hanas and Roberts, Stroudsburg, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

Coach Nelson's 1939 Baseball Team

Husky "9" Waste
Hits in Losing
To Stroud 10*3
Plenty of Hits but Not of a Timely Nature; Pavlick Wild

On Mound

11 Varsity Athletes
On Dean 's Honor List

1939 Season Batting Records

Players
AB. R. H. 2B. 3B. HR. Ave.
Houck
34 8 17 0 0 1 .500
Eleven varsity athletes, including
Giermak
32 6 14 2 2 1 .438
four captains, were listed on the
Harman
31 6 13 3 1 1 .419
Dean 's honor, roll with a scholastic
Wenrich
29 2 10 1 2 0 .345
average of 2.0 or better for the first
Banta
35 8 12 2 0 1 .342
semester.
McCutcheon
28 5 8 0 0 0 .286
Some men who have accomplished
7 3 2 1 0 0 .285
outstanding feats in athletics have Jury
31 5 8 1 0 0 .258
Trackmen Gain Cup also been leaders in the classroom. Hausknecht
4 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Four captains have been leaders in Pavlick
Forsythe
6
2 1 0
0 0 .167
both fields. They are: Sterling Ban«
Continued [com page 3
0 .160
Koniesko
31
10
5
3
1
,
ta
basketball;
Fred
Houck,
baseball
;
pensburg. Distance—126 feet 10Ys
9 2 1 0 0 0 .111
Walter Waytovich, wrestling; and Toethaway
inches.
Maza
19 1 2 0 0 0 .105
HALF-MILE RUN—1, Kemple, Frank Van Devender, track.
Bloomsburg ; 2, Zeleski, Bloomsburg ; The following varsity men are inTot als
296 58 94 13 6 4 .317
3, Moo res, West Chester; 4, Wa t son , cluded on the honor roll: Walter
West Chester. Time—2 minutes 1 Reed, track ; Joseph Sworin, football
HANDLED TENNIS TEAM
second.
and track; Edmund Villa, tennis; By- Captain Football Team
220-YARD DASH—1, Ward , West ron Shiner, wrestling and soccer;
Chester; 2, Van Dev ender , Blooms- Fred Houck, baseball and soccer;
burg ; 3, Mulhern , Bloomsburg ; 4, Harold Coblen t z, football; Leonard
East , Cheyney. Time—21.6 seconds Herr, basketball; Sterling Banta ,
( new State record).
basketball and baseball; Edward Mul""TWO-MILE RUN—1, Hippensteel , hern, track ; Frank Van Devender,
Bloomsburg; 2, Stancato , West Ches- track, football and basketball; and
ter; 3, Kelly, West Chester; 4, Kem- Walter Waytovich , wrestling.
ple , Bloomsburg. Time—10 minutes
12.1 seconds.
BUSINESS EDUC. CLUB
220-YARD LOW HURDLES—1,
HOLDS ANNUAL PICNIC
Va n Devender, Bloomsburg; 2, Jenki n s, Bloomsburg ; 3, Mille r, West
Last Friday, May 19, 1939 , the BusChester; 4, Nevins, Lock Haven.
iness
Education Club held their anTime—24.5 seconds (new State recnual
spring
outing in the form of a
ord).
picnic
at
Columbia
Park. It was estiBROAD JUMP—1, McCloud, Cheymated
that
150
members
of the club
ney ; 2, Maurer , West Chester ; 3, njoye d
the
roller
skating,
e
Softball ,
Hopki n s, Lock Haven; 4, Long, Lock
and
quoits
that
the
Park
has
to offer.
GIERMAK
Haven, Distance—21 feet 9 \i> inches.
The picnic was suitably "topped
Who captained last Fall's footoff" with a meal of baked beans, poball team, played varsity basketPHI SIGMA PI FINISHES
ta
t
oe
chips
,
hot
dogs,
ice
cream
,
ball and baseball. Giermak will
and
MOST SUCCESSF UL YEAR coffee.
William Yarworth, Mgr., Dean John
will be lost through graduation.
C. Koch, Coach.
The Iota Chapter of the Phi Sigm a
Pi is finishing its most successful
year on the college campus. This
fraternity, the only one on the campus composed entirely of men , has
thirty-one active members and five
faculty members. The fraternity recently extended honorary membership to Ray Cole, Superintendent of
Schools of Columbia County, During
the past year the fraternity sustained ii severe loss in the death of W. W.
Evans, former County Superintenden t whose wide experience and keen
interest in the work of the fraternity
was a great inspiration to our members. Mr. Cole has found kindred
interest with the members of our
fraternity, and his inspiration nnd
cooperation lias already boon evidenced in the meetings of the fratern ity.
The following were recently elected
the officers of the fraternity for next
yonr:
President—Chnrles Girton , ViccProsldont—James Doily, Secretary—
Don Hnusknockt , Assistnnt. Secretary
—Gerald Fritz, Treasurer—Rober
Fisher.
Professor E, A. Roams and Doctor
Thomas P. North are the faculty
sponsors of tho fraternity.

Tennis Team Closes Successf u l Year

The Huskies inability to hit in the
clutch along with the wildness of
right hander Steve Pavlick gave East
Stroudsburg a 10 to 3 win last Thursday.
The Big Red jumped into an early
lead and held a 9 to 1 advantage at
the end of the fourth. Sterling Banta
relieved Pavlick on the mound with
the bases loaded in the fourth and
gave up only one run and four hits
during the five innings he pitched.
The Huskies out-hit their opponents
12 to 7 but couldn't hit behind the
r u nne r s, and had 17 men stranded on
the bases.
Bloomsburg scored in the first inning on McCutcheon's single, Konieck's
bu nt , and Fred Houck's single. In
the sixth a single, a base on balls,
and Jimmy Harman's booming triple
added two more tallies to the hopeless cause.
Andy Giermak carried off batting
honors with two singles and a double.
McCutcheon, Harman , Houck and
Banta also collected two bingles each.
The summary:
East Stroudsburg S. T. C.
ab r h o a e
McAndrews, 3b ... 4 1 0 1 2 0
Smith , ]f
3 3 2 1 0 0
Sommers, ss
4 1 3 1 4 1
Ritter, lb
4 1 1 8 1 0
Murray, 2b
1 1 0 2 2 0
Swirik, rf
5 1 0 2 0 0
R arig, cf
4 0 0 2 0 0
Peckerman, c
3 1 1 6 0 0
Searfoss, p
3 1 1 2 3 0
Van Horn , lb
1 0 0 2 0 1
Totals

32 10 8 27 12
Bloomsburg S. T. C.
ab r h o a
Harman , ss
5 0 2 3 0
McCutcheon, If ... 5 1 2 3 0
Koniecko, 2b
5 0 0 0 2
Houck, 3b
5 0 2 2 4
Banta , cf , p
5 0 2 1 2
Hausknecht , rf ... 5 1 1 2 0
Giermak, c
4 0 3 4 2
Wenrich , 3b
2 0 0 7 0
Kerchusky, lb
2 0 0 2 0
1 0 0 0 1
Pav lick, p
For syt he, cf
1 1 0 0 0

2
e

1

0
0
1
1

0

0

0
0

0
0

Totals
40 3 12 24 11 3
Bloomsburg
100 002 000— 3
East Stroudsburg .. 041 410 OOx—10
Three base hit—Harman, Two base
hits—Harman, Giermak, Smith. Bases on balls—off Pavlick 9, Banta 1.
Struck out—by Searfoss 6, Pavlick 2,
Banta 2. Umpire—Davis.

Christian Association
Concludes Season Work
With Outdoor Meetin g
The Y. M, C. A., now organized as
tho National Christian Association of
B. S. T. C, held its last mooting of
this school term on May 17, 1939. A
weiner roast previously scheduled for
this date was postponed until the
very first meeting of tho next school
year, and instead tho mooting was
hold outside on tho lawn near Science
Hall.
Irene Diohl and Virginia Doan favored tho club with Bomo very delightful songs, A short business mootIng wns conducted by tho prosldont ,
Robert Bornoman. Songs wore sung
by tho entire club and refreshments
wore served, Tho final meeting was
concluded with a friendship circle and
tho boncdlction prayor.

Student Council f o r 1938-'39 Term

P ro d uce "Maroon and Gold ," Student Paper

Firs t Bow, 1. to r.: R. McCracke n, D. Albertson , J. DeRose, F. Stefa nski , R. MeBride , M. Lonergan , A. Lonergan , W. VVertz , E. Balchunas.
Second Row , 1. to r.: Dr. M. Keh r, Miss B. Rich , Dean John C. Koch , A. A. Ta te,
G. C. Bucheit , Dean H. A. Andruss , Miss E. A. Ranson , J. Mondschine.
Third r ow, 1. to r.: D. Savage , M. Deppen , A. Seesholtz , N. Ma za, J. Bower , T.
Gommer , R. Hauseknecht , R. Zimmerman , V. Frey, D. Guild.

Seated , 1. to r.: Bernice Blaine ; Ben Hancock , editor ; Jennis Tewksbur y, managing
editor; Paul Kokitas; Bertha Kravitski.
Standing, 1. to r.: Tom North , Joyce Dessen, Jo e D'Angelo , Ruth Dugan.

Husky Wrestling Team

College Soccer Team for Last S eason

First Row , 1. to r.: Parsell , Alles, Shiner , VVatkins , McHenry. Hippensteel , Solack ,
Houseknecht , Harman.
Second Row , 1. to r.: Houck , capt., Masteller , Fritz , Plevyak , Hopkins , Linn , Zimmerman , Coach P. Wisher.

^
First row , 1. to r.: Horn , Taylor , Lehman , Woytovich (Capt. ), Shiner , Lewis, OhI.
Second row , 1, to .r. : Hancock , Prokopchak , Schuyler , Hess, Weiliver.

1939 Maroon and Gold Cagers

R epresent College in City Bowling Loop

Left to Right ; Williams , Price , Clngucrgranl , Kelfer , Dean Koch

Coach Buchlielt' H highly successful basketball team for the 1038-30 season turned
In one of the most Impressive records of the past ten years , and with a good supply of
undergraduate candidates to fill berths left vacant by those who graduate , they should
continue their good record.

Produced "Obiter " f or Senior Class

i II n n
U ll II
Annaliollo Bnlloy, Editor

Dorothy Engloha rt , Anhoo. Ed ,

Abigail Lonorgan , Bus. Mgr.

i qU qU cI

Expect 3,000 Alumni Back
For Centennial Celebration
6:30 P.M. Dinner Service — College Dining Room. Tickets should
be secured in advance from the Business Office.
7:30 P.M. Auditorium Program —
Pageant. "The Good Old Days," "The
Battle of the Century,," "The Rom a n cers ," sponsored by the Calliepain Literary Society .versus the play
"The Rivals," sponsored by the Philologian Literary Society. Directed
by Miss Alice Johnston.
Following the auditorium program,
college organizations and extra-curricular activities, including sororities
and fraternities, inter-collegiate and
intra-mural athletics, organizations,
and literary societies, will hold reunion meetings.
May 27—Alumni — Reunion Day
8:00 A.M. Breakfast Service, College Dining Room. Tickets should
be secured in advance from the Business Office.
10:00 A.M. Dedicatory Exercises
¦—New Gymnasium. Concert numbers by the Maroon and Gold Band,
and the A Capella Choir.
11:09 A.M. General Alumni Meeting—New Gymnasium. The regular
Annual Meeting of the General Alumni Association will be held at this

and will include reports, by
classes, of the Centennial Student
Loa n F und , and presentation of Centennial Alumni Loan Fund Memorials.
12:30 P.M. Class Reunion Luncheon—College Dining Room. Arrangements for the Reunion Luncheons will
be made in the General Alumni Meeting. Alumni dues receipt will admit
bearer to dining room.
1:30 P.M. Class Reunions — Announcement of room assignments will
be made in the General Alumni Meeting.
3:30 P.M. Baseball Game—College
Athlete Field. Collegians vs. Centennial All-Stars.
3:30 P.M. Tennis — B .3. T. C. vs.
Alumni.
7:00 P.M. Centennial Banquet—
College Dining Room. Reservations
for the Centennial Banquet, including
the Alumni Dance, must be made in
advance. The program will include
a prominent speaker, group singing,
and dinner music.
8:30 P.M. Audtiorium Program —
This program will include the Maroon
and Gold Orchestra, and new colored
films of college activities.
9:30 P.M. Alumni Dance — New
Gymnasium.

National Rural Forum
Listed for Penn State

Twelfth May Day
"Best in Series"

Continued from page 1

The American Country Life Association will sponsor the annual forum
to be carried on by the Youth Section
of the Association , a group made up
of young people both in and out-ofcollege, at Penn State College, August 30 to September 2.
Teachers and prospective teachers
in rural and village communities will
discuss the interests they have in
common with all the other types of
workers. Usually about four to five
hundred young people from various
states attend. Since the 1939 Forum
meets in State College, cent ral Pennsylvania , only eighty miles from
Bloomsburg, it is hoped tha t a goodly
number from the present student
body and alumni will avail themselves of the oppo rtunity to share in
this conference.
Th e Association lias prepared a
handbook which describes the work
of the Youth Section as well as a
study outline for the 1939 meeting,
entitled "What's Ahead for Rural
America?"
Miss Edna J. Hazen , Di r ecto r of
Rural Education at Btoomsburg State
Teachers College will be glad to talk
with any persons who may be interested in the hopes that there may
be a good Bloomsburg delegation
among the Teachers College groups
at the National Rural Forum.

Public Affairs Foru m
Holds Final Meeting
The Public Affairs Forum held
their last meeting in the form of a
picnic at the Girl Scout Cabin along
Fishing Creek. A short business
meeting revealed the following officers for next year: Carl Oliver, president; Florence Park , vice-president;
Bernice Blaine , secretary ; Sam Miller, treasurer.
Next year even greater care will
be taken to plan the programs for
each meeting. An invitation is extended now to all who may care to
join to do so next year.
NOTICE
The entire college community is
deeply grateful to Dillons for the
beautiful flowers which they so graciously donated to make May Day a
complete success.

Books and Authors

Seni or Class Off icers for 1938-'39

by Paul Kokitas
THE GRAPES OF WRATH
by John Steinbeck
This is the longest novel Steinbeck
has written. At present it is leading
the list of best sellers. The story
centers about the Joad family during
their trip to California in an old car.
The Joads are one of the many small
f armers of the Southwest who were
compelled to move f rom their homes
in search of a better chance of livelihood. The book is realistic, hard, and
at times pitif ul in its depiction of
wandering, uprooted American farm ers of the West.
This is the first novel Steinbeck
has written since his popular "Of
Mice and Men ", came out a few years
ago.

time,

Approximately 3500 Persons on
Hand to Witness Impressive
Campus Ceremony

REACHING FOR T H E STARS

James DeRose
Fred Houck

President Helen Mayan
Vice-President Virginia Burke

Do's and Dont 's for
Dames on Dates

Secretary
Treasurer

Dont 's for Campus
Rorneos

Campus Casanovas have been given
Collegians throughout the nation
will stand up and cheer the recent their orders at the University of New
pronouncement of "Do's and Dont's Mexico, and the co-ed order-givers
for Dames on Dates" made by Aug- have formed an organization to enforce them.
ustana College men.
Af ter the women formed the "ReJust to clear the air of a lot of
disturbing thoughts and actions , Aug- habilitation Proj ect on Rapid Romeo
ustana men have drawn up 15 rules "Reforma ," they listed the following as
they believe their co-ed companions being detrimental to masculine appeal :
should follow. Here they are:
1. Failing to remember that only
1. Don't keep your date waiting.
crude country lads sit in the car and
Be prompt.
2. Don't try to make too good an honk the horn instead of coming to
the door like a gentleman, when callimpression the first night.
3. Don't be a walking cosmetic ing for a date.
2. Forever bragging about how he
counter.
4. Don't ponder over the menu for never cracked a book, and how he
half an hour and then eat only a can polish the apple and still manage
to pull down an "A" in a course.
small portion of your order.
3. Making an effort to impress
5. Don't eat too much. The boy
wants to go to school four years too. everyone with the importance of the
6. Don't try to attract the atten- fact that he and his prof are old pals.
tion of other fellows while on a date, i 4. Embarrassing a girl by getting
7. Don't retouch makeup in public. intoxicated .
5. Insisting on telling a girl of all
8. Do something to show your apher fa ults when "she did not ask for
preciation.
9. Do your education justice by the information.
6. Asking her to his fraternity
keeping the conversation interesting.
10. Do something to overcome the dance and upon her arrival to it ,
desire to be sophistica ted and glamor- stating tha t he doesn 't yet know how
to dance.
ous. Be natural.
7. Being late for a date.
11. Do your part in this dating
8. Leaving her alone while he goes
business by at least presenting the
to talk to someone else.
opportunity for our asking you.
9. Saying to his date: "Why can't
12. Do your best to converse and
you be like Mary?"
mix with us.
10. Failing to indicate that he was
13. Do your share in supporting
glad to have been introduced to a
sports events.
14. Do believe us when we say gi r l' s parents. (Sincerity goes far.)
11. Being rude when a girl, for
"looks " aren 't everything.
15. Don't each of you take each oi some reason , refuses a date.
12. Telling jokes that might be conthese suggestions to heart. We believe many of you are going all right sidered a trifle shady.
—but there is always room for improvement.
Begin Booking Artists

Three and one-half thousand people
witnessed what was probably the
most impressive May Day ceremonies
staged on the Bloomsburg State
Teachers College campus since the
inception of this custom twelve years
ago ,on May 17.
Miss Donnabelle Smith , selected
Queen of the May, was f ollowed by
her court , composed of Jane Oswald ,
Annabelle Bailey, Elizabeth Jenkins,
Ann Seesholtz, Ruth Kleffman , Virginia Burke, Jennis Tewksbury , Margaret Lonergan. The Queen was
crowned by Ray McBride , president
of the Student Government Association.
Participating in the ceremonies
were the grades from the Benjamin
Franklin Training School and the
College. The events listed on the program included: May Song, by the
Training School ; Old English Dnnce,
by the college women; Mother Goose,
medolies by the kindergarten; Melodies by the first and second grades ;
selections by the A Capella Choir;
May Pole winding.
An entirely new feature , an d ea sily
the most popular in the program , was
an esthetic dance feature, called "Reverie"; this was a dance composition Ninth Ann ual Athletic
of a group of five college girls per- Banq uet H eld Saturday
formed by fifteen dancers wearing
gossamer gowns of deep shades of
Continued from page 1
rose, blue, green and yellow ,
versity, New York City, N. Y.
Acknowledgement must be made Presentation of Awards for Women
to Dillons for the beautiful flowers
Miss Lucy McCammon
which they ga ve. Without these the "Old Bloomsburg " .. College Chorus,
ceremonies would not have been near
Accompanied by the Orchest ra
so impressive. Appreciation is also Presentation of Awards for Men
shown for the accompaniment providDr. E. H. Nelson , Chairman of
ed by John Young at the piano.
the Faculty Comlttee on Athletics
Xylophone Selections .. Miss Ethel
PR OF. KELLER WILL BE
Ruth
FEATURED AT N. Y. FAIR "Alma Mater "
College Chorus,
Accompanied by the Orchestra
Group Singing under direction of
A picture exhibit of Professor Geo.
J, Keller, art instructor at the Miss Harriet M, Mooro.
Bloomsburg State Teachers College,
Maroon and Gold Orchestra under
will appear in the Hobby-Lobby direction of Mr. H. F. Fenstemaker,
Cheers under direction WlJUam H.
Building at the New York Worlds'
Miller.
Fair.

For Next Year 's Series

The entertainment committee has
taken the view that the "Danse", because of its modern emphasis and
appeal, should be included along with
o t h e r art on the entertainment
course. Students in recent years
have had the opportunity to observe
various types of the dance. Next
year the Ballet will bo presented for
the first time to a BJoomsburg audience. This ballet group of ten artists is led by Addison Fowler and
Florenz Tamara , two internationally
known artists who have appeared
in all the capital cities of Europe.
Dr, Raigucl , who was to have appeared here this year, will again be
the speaker for Armistice Day, November 11, next year. I|iring this
summer he will visit Italy and the
Balkan countries, returning through
centra l Europe, France ,and England.

by Nora Wain
The author lived four years in
Germany, going there with her husband in 1934. At first she believed
in the Nazi government. Her beliefs did not last long while she viewed what was going on under Hitler.
She saw the German people suffer,
and she pictures this suffering with
a clearly detached appraisal. Four
years of observation has assured her
that the Gorman people are not in full
tune with the Hitler movement.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY WITH LETTERBy William Lyon Phelps
Well-known and very interesting
characters are brough t to light in
this reminiscent work by America'sdean of literary critics. Phelps not
only writes about people he has
known , but slips into the book miniature stories of cats, after-dinner
speeches, readings on trains, and evaluations of the younger generation.
The book is a random recollection of
a full life.
Lope de Vega, Spanish playwright,
is said to have written 1800 plays.
Three hundred of them are known to
exist. He often wrote, a play a day.
¦
***

It is uncertain whether there ever
was a Greek poet named Homer to
whom the Iliad and the Oddysey is
credited. Scholars hold forth that
these two poems grew slowly for centuries, different poets contributing
parts until both were completed.
Robert Louis Stevenson and Rudya rd Kipling, English authors, bo t h
married American women.
Hull *

Irvin S. Cobb left Paducah , Kentucky as a young man to seek newspaper work in New York. Unable to
see the editors personally for many
weeks, he at last decided to write a
letter to 13 of the leading metropolitan papers. Five editors answered his
letters, each offering him a job.
? **

The greatest satirist of his time,
Jonathan Swift in his book "Gulliver's
Travels" held up to ridicule and scorn
the human vices and follies of the
English people living at that period.
In his later life Swift became; deaf
and giddy and was a victim of constant attacks of epilepsy and insanity.
?*#

John Masefiold poet laureate of
England once worked in a beer parlor
in New York City.
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George Bernard Shaw's first play,.
"Widowers' Houses" was written in
1885, when the author was 29 years ,
old. The play was produced seven
years later, meeting with poor success.
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Charles Reade's "The Cloister and'
the Hearth" is considered one of the'
greatest historical novels since Scott's;
books.