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Reflection of
Student Opinion

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Sudden Declaration of War Finds B.S.T.C Community Ready
College Men Prepare For
Instant Military Service

Senior Dance
Scheduled for
Tomorrow Nite
Bobby Geese Is Featured
Play Senior Christmas
"Sleigh Ride"

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With much interest and enth usiasm
the seniors have completed their
plans for the Senior's Christmas
Sleigh Ride to be held tomorrow evening, December 20. The old gymnasium, chosen as the setting for this
gala event , has been decorated with
Christmas trees, pine, and spruce
branches. The music, decorations, and
the order of dances has been planned
to give the effect of a gigantic sleigh
ride party.
Dancing to the music of Bobby
Geese and his eleven piece orchestra
will begin at 8:30 and will continue
until 11:30. Indications are that this
musical aggregation of "sweet walking rhythm" is a favorite among local institutions. They have played for
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Students and Faculty State Various Views on News From
Christmas recess begin Tuesday,
War Zone
CHRISTMAS RECESS

December 23, after the noon meal.
The buildings will be closed to all
students at 6:00 o'clock. Classes will
resume Monday, January 5, 1942, after lunch. The dormitories will be
closed and cannot be used Sunday
evening1, January 4, 1942.

C.A.A. Grounds
College Pilots
CRT. Students Register la
Emergency M easure by
Aeronautics Board

Master Singers Appear Here
In Varied Musical Program

A Message fr om the Presi dent . ? .
The quest for certainty is as old as mankind. To make certain an
uncertain future is the problem of every generation. Youth is always
confused by the process of growing up and the changing of events in
the world at large. Life is made of such things. Change and growth as
part of the continuous adjustment in living leads each generation to
feel that its prolems are more serious than the previous one.
Liberty, and Freedom , an d Democracy, are so very previous that
a century an d a half ago our forefathers fought to get them in a form
of free government. A half-dozen wars in our history indicate that we
must ever fi g ht to keep them. A new generation on the average of every
twenty-five years has had to make the sacrifice of force to protect and
k eep Liberty, an d Freedom , and Democracy as we have them in
America.
W hat tomorrow may bring to college students no one can surely
say, but it appears that democracy may need to make as great an
effort to defend itself AFTER as DURING the present war period.
The first line of defense now and later lies in the strength of the whole
nation, whereas leadership will undoubtedl y come from the ranks of
those who are now enrolled in colleges.
Students who are now enrolled in colleges should make every
effort to continue their educational program as they had previously
planned. Otherwise, we shall be faced with a suicide of weakening our
minds while strengthening our "arm s". The duty of every good American today is to do the best they can, where they are, with what they
have. College students must continue to fit themselves for situations
which will undoubtedly approach those for which they are being educated.
The three dates— 1914-1916-1918—represent the beginn ing, the
critical period, and the ending of the first World War, Since 1939
marked the beginning of the second World War and 1941 the critical
period of the entry of America into the strugg le, the question is:
"What are you planning for 1943?" Are you looking beyond the next
two years?
The Spirit of Christmas in war time is well expressed by a poet
friend of mine in the lines which follow :
In lonely vigils of the nig ht.
Mid roar of bombs ana crash of guns
And all the hate that da ily stuns
The mind and numbs the heart in fright— '
Still brightly burn s the Christmas light.
, Angelic hosts proclaiming peace
On earth, good will to all mankind—
In these fa miliar strains I f ind ,
A living faith that wars shall cease.
And love and righteousness increase.
May I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a New Year filled
with Faith in the Future.
Sincerely yours,

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Male Quintet to Present Music
In Popular and Classic
Fields
A great male singing organization
makes its bow here tonight when the
Master Singers appear in the college
auditorium. Five master musicians
comprise this group as they undertake their third tour through the
Northeastern States since 1937, a
tour which takes them to more than
a hundred and fifty schools, colleges,
and clubs.
Walter Hardwick manages and directs the company and sings bass.
Emil Tafli nger is the baritone, Howa rd Ca r man , the second tenor, and
David Johnson , the dramatic tenor,
The only new member of the organization is Harry Pusey, talented pianist and accompanist, who has been
with the group for some time this
past year.
Thei r program is wide in range,
but does not swing to extremes in
either the popular or classical fields.
Friml's "Donkey Serenade," Huntley's "Who Built de Ark ," Charles'
"Green-Eyed Dragon ," the "Pilgrim 's
Chorus" f rom "Tannhauser" are typical of their selections as they go
from grave to gay and back again.
The Master Singers make their
headquarters in Chicago, where they
are kept busy in club entertainment ,
concerts, and radio broadcasting. A
tour such as the present one , therefo re, has to be planned many months
in advance. In many cities this will
be their second appearance, and in a
few places they will greet audiences
for the third time, ample testimony
of their success and popularity.

An emergency measure of the Civil Aeronautics Board temporarily
grounded the student pilots in
Bloomsburg.
The act prescribed that the C.P.T.
students be photographed, fingerprinted , and present a birth or baptismal certificate establishing their
birth in this country. In addition, they
had to secure two letters from prominent people in their community,
vouching for their citizenship and
loyalty. After some hurried telephone
calls and trips home, the boys managed to present their credentias to
be endorsed by the C.A.A. Inspector.
Flying was resumed with several of
the boys in their cross-country stage.
Arthur Hartman led the boys to the
completion of the course by being the
first flyer of the group to solo crosscountry, while close behind him came
Willi am Hess, Andrew Magill and
Donald Jenkins.

Social Service Gives
Baskets to the Needy

Students Enj oy Recital
By New Music Prof.

The Social Service Club under the
leadership of Miss Mabel Oxford has
completed plans for the distribution
of thirty-five Christmas baskets to
the needy families of Bloomsburg.
The money for this project was donat by the Elks Club and the Salvation Army.
On Tuesday morning, December 23,
the baskets will be delivered by volunteer students to the needy families
of town whoso names were secured
from the Red Cross. This is the second year that the Social Service Club
has carried out this plan.
The committee for this project was:
Ruth Hope, chairman; Mary DoVitls ,
co-chairman.
A recent activity of this club was
the completion of thirty infant' s
drosses and slips for the Rod Cross.
Those garments wore exhibited in the
second floor lobby on December 13
and 14.

Those students and towns people
who love fino music enjoyed a rare
privilege Th ursday evening, December 11, when Mr , Robert Morgan, of
the Department of Music, played
a piano reeitnl In the college auditorium.
Mr. Morgan 's program consisted of
the following musical compositions:

Chaconno—Johann Sebastian Bach,
Sonata opus 35—Frederic Chopin ,
Etude opus eight number 5—Alexander Sclanbian , The Fountain—Maurice Ravel, Minstrels—Claude Dobussoy, Intermezzo opus 117 number one
—Johannes Brahma , Hungarian Rhapnumbor VI—Franz Liszt, and a Minuet by Kirkrldgo as an encore.

A peaceful week-end college community was unexpectedly brought to
the realization of the fact that American interest in world events had
reached a climax when Japanese hostililties broke out in the Pacific.
Students Seek News
A surprised and somewhat fearstricken student body posted itself
around every available radio. Day
girls encircled their radio and chattered excitedly about how terrible the
situation was. Day men crowded their
room in North Hall. Waller Hall girls
ja mmed the radio room until mid*
night, and North Hall fellows violated
their old practice of staying in bed as
long as possible by getting up at three
o'clock in the morning to hear the
early morning news broadcast. A radio was set up in the auditorium to
enable students to hear President
Roosevelt's speech, while several instructors and students brought their
radios to class in order to keep posted
on the latest developments. At 7:00
p.m . there was a general "storming"
of the library and for the first tim pro bably in the history of the school
newspaper rack stood empty, and the
comic sheets were of secondary intercat.

Classroom recitation for the first
day or two deviated from the texts,
and t he "dastardly attack" predominated all discussions.
Rumors Circulate College
Eminating from unknown sources
came rumors of strange and unexpected changes in the college program, schedule and activities. Students, girls predominately, with worried faces began to ask questions and
it required careful explanation by
members of the Administration Staff
to placate the unfounded worries.
Different Views
Inquiries led to the revelation of
different attitudes toward the situation. A predominantly large number
of students who had followed the
newspapers closely expressed the fact
that they "had expected war with
Japa n but not so soon." Others
"thought the Japanese were more
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Men 's Glee Club
In First Prog ram
The newly organized Men 's Glee
Club under the direction of Miss Harriet Moore, presented their firs t pro gram in assembly Monday, Ralph McCracken , one of the Glee Club's Pianists, opened the program with Prelude in D Flat , by Chopin.
The first group of songs were :
"Down in Mobile " and "We Meet
Again Tonight , Boys ". Idajane Snipe
accompanied this group,
Louise Adams then played the composi t io n "To My Beloved," by Edovard Schutt. The next group, accompanied by Joanne Noll, consisted of
"Drink to Mo Only With Thine Eyes,"
and a negro spiritual , "Keep in the
Middle of the Road."
In concluding the program , the student body jo ined tho male chorus in
singing tho "Star-Spangled Banner",
accompanied by Ralph McCracken.

DEMOCRACY FOREVER

jMaroon anb (flolb
Publ ished Bi-woekly throughout

by Dave Nelson

tho school tonn by the student body

of tho Bloomsburg Stato Teachers Collogo

Overheard In the gym: *
"I don 't know why the girls don't
put any nickels in the juk e box, they
dance as much as the fellows".
Lament of the weak:
So now that we have a new gym
and we don 't have Social Rooms, what
happened to the swimming pool?
Xmos Greeting:
From A. Hitler.
Dictated Peace on Earth
And Good Will Toward Me.
—N. Y. Times
If you
can 't thi nk of any other reason for
going to the Senior Informal, you can
always say you were there.

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Diivlil Jones MS
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Helen MllliT '41
MANAGING EDITO R
John Hublak '43
NKWS EDITO R
Wilfred Ooiirad M2
MAKH-UP EDITOK
Jeanne Noll Ml!
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SPORTS EDITOR
Alex FoHter M3
AHslHtnntH: Pauline (iorey M4; Hazel Clin iipolt "43; Harry Reitz '4S; Mlllnnl I.tulwi t; M!i
FEATURE EDITOR
Enna Wolfgang '42
LITERARY EDITOR
Dora Taylor "42
EXCIIANUH EDITO R
Dave N<>1koii M2
HBMOR EDITO R
Gcor Re I'lurote MS
ART EDITORS
Stew Yorks '42; Staaley Sfhuyler M2
FEATURE WRITERS: Irvin e Oottlleli '43; Larry Doatcr '43: Reynold Paftanelli '43 ; ln-rnnrtl
Kline 'l."> ; Robn He nrle M3; Ji>kk p Itnckenberger '•).'!; Jlnry Jane Monlim '4 2; Aletn .stiles
'42 Annn I>i>l>ern1ei» '44; Duvirt Younj : '42.
IlKPORTBRS : Joyce. Lohr '43 ; Ruth Snydor '42; Claire Slrrocco '42 ; Vincent Husovsky '4 3:
El eanor Althoff "43 ; T)mn Bieler '45; Walt Ivewis '42 ; Mildred Eaton '42; Snllie Hotkey
'44 ; KJniiic Kreidher M-f; Florence Kauet '44; and Ruth Weltz '42.
TYriSTS : Peter Podwlka '42; Dominic Pino M2.
FAOUI/TY ADVISORS : Ethel Shaw , Pearl Mason , Samuel Wilson.

Tip:

UNITED WE STAND
It couldn 't happen here—but it did ! "America Has Been Attacked
and American Lives Lost. "
Our every hope to have remained at peace was shattered in the
"dastardl y " invasion of American possessions by the Axis influenced
aggressor of the Pacific. Japan. They have dared to test the strength
of a free, united democracy: to destroy lives and property of the very
nation that fostered them in their development from an ancient , bac kward country to a modern power. But — they will be crushed. Yes,
crushed b y the impending forces of a ri g hteous America.
The Americans love peace. Our whole country was built upon
the princi p les of freedom , self-government and peaceful living. But
now that we have been attackd ; now that our ideals have been challenged by treach erous "gangster " for ms of government, we must arise
in a united sacrifice to safeguard our homes , our country, our schools ,
our standard of living, and our democracy. One hundred and thirty
million strong we must march upon our enemy—Tok yo. Berlin and
Rome.—and bring victory to our jusr cause.
God is our all y. Every free nation and person on this earth is on
our side. Our industries must roll out a torrent of planes , shi ps, tanks ,
and guns. The American people—thousands of students among them—
must leave their homes and loved ones to man the battle-stations at
home and abroad. We must not fret at the thoug ht of what hardships
we ma y endure. Nor at the sorrow we shall face. Our onl y thoug ht
must be- " LET'S SMASH THE AXIS NOW !" A gainst such overwhelming odds our enemies cannot hope to win, They are blind with
the hate and greed that accompanies their desire to conquer the world.
We as college students and future leaders of this grea t nation of
ours must unite. Our colleges and universities must become the fi ghting fortress es of democracy. Let our administration , faculty , and student bod y contribute jointl y to p lace this school in the complete service of our nati onal war effort. Let our student self-governing body,
every extra-curr icula go'.:p. the school newspaper , every department
make the special ccrr.r:b -.:uon of which they are capable. Not only
m ust our carr. p -.:s b-: -j r.:*-::: b:: : we need the combined energ ies of
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This year's Obiter will be one of
the finest ever. Despite the rising cost
of everything else, the Obiter is still
only $3.
Orchids:
To the Waller Hall Girls and Day
Girls for all the work they are doing
to make this Christmas happier for
so many children in Bloomsburg who
certainly ought to have a Merry
Christmas.
And now:
A Merry Christmas to you all, and
may the New Year be a more cheerful one than the one we just lived
affair has passed, the sentiment of th rough.
the group as to their confidence in
the utlimate victory of our armed
The Realm cf
forces was nicely put by someone
who said , "There is going to be an
Becks
Oriental 'accident' perpet rated by the
Occidentals!"
ABOVE SUSPICION
Stand Ready
by Helen Maclnnes
That the entrance of Germany and
Italy into the war on the side of
In some respects "Above Suspicion "
Japan was an anti-climax to the ini- is just an excellent mystery story.
tial incident is corroborated in North The suspense is cleverly built up with
Hall by the observation of one and no let down in any part of the story
all that neither the volume nor the until the final climax . The novel folmeasured beat of Mr. Hollis' snor es lows very definitely the pattern of a
a r e dist ur bed , and from other sources mystery story by playing a game
there was no great buzz of excitement with clues. The story is developed as
like that tha t followed the first de- a young English couple obtain one
claration.
piece of evidence after another until
Now that our nation has settled these are fitted together to form a
down to the task of winning the war complete picture which is the novel.
at all costs it seems that everyone
In viewing "Above Suspicion " from
is resigned to a long and bitter strug- another angle, howev er, the r eade r
gle tha t will ultimately terminate in makes the acquaintance of a young
victory for the United Stfitcs . But English man and his wife taking their
meanwhile , the spirit that prevails is last vacation on the continent before
exemplified by that sterling charac- hostilities break out. All through the
ter, Elbert "Lou" Gaugler, who is story the author tells how the beauquoted as saying, "I for one shall ties of tho continent haven 't changed ,
follow in the footsteps of that other but are no longer open to tourists.
famous farmer boy, Alvin C. York". The people are the same, but are not
—Larry Dosfer open-minded and free with newcomers.
Helen Maclnnes has succeeded in
writing a novel that not only shows
tho development of plot; she has
The angels who welcome Him sing written into the story the simple,
trueheartcd love and emotions of the
from the height ,
"In tho City of David, a King in His folk on the continent , how Hitler
has changed them , one way or the
might,"
Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas other , and their probable reaction to
world conditions as seen in the early
to-night!
Then lot every heart keep its Christ- summer of 1941.
—Ma ry Jnne Mordnn
mas within ,
Christ's pity for sorrow, Ch r i st' s
Fratern ity Initiates
hntrcd for sin,
Christ's care for the weakest , Ch r is t 's
Two New Pledgees
courage for right ,
Christ's dread of tho darkness, The Iota Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi ,
Christ's love of the light.
National Educational Fraternity, reEverywhere, everywhere, Christmus cently Inducted two new pledgees into
to-night!
tho organization. Tho members wore :
So the stars of tho midnight which Francis Thomas, Troy ; and Winton
Lnubach , Bonton ,
compnss us round
Shall see a strange glory, and hear a Thomas nnd Laubach arc both very
active in College activities from both
sweet sound ,
And cry, "Look! tho earth is aflnme scholastic and social point of view,
upon which basis they were selected
with delight ,
O sons of tho morning, rejoice at tho for membership in the fraternity.
With Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Laubach ,
sight."
Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas nnd flvo other pledgees inducted several weeks ago, tho quota for tho
to-night!
—Phillip * Brooks semester is complete.

Invasion Arouses North Mall
Out of Usual Sunday Lethargy

The radio news flash saying that
Japan had effected an unprovoked
attack against the United States
snapped North Hall out of its accustomed Sunday afternoon lethargy
with a sta rt. The usual peace and
cal m , uninterrupted save by the soft
liquid snores of some dreamer, was
shattered by the terse words of the
commentator , and in a short time
there was an interested group of listeners gathered about the radio. The
news of such moment that it has
been reported that even Ed Hollis
was aroused from his Sunday afternoon hibernation—and that is no
small and trivial task even for a war.
ueauze importance
Perhaps nowhere on the campus is
there a group more directly affected
by the attack and its logical result ,
(he declaration of war by the United
St ates against Japan. Of course it
took a lit tle time for everyone to
realize the full import and the nature
of the attack , but the immediate reactio n of the group was aptly expressed by one of its members who
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Here 'n There

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A CHR ISTMAS CAROL
Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas
to-night !
Ch ristmas in lands of the fir-free and
pi n e,
Christmas in lands of tho palm-tree
and vine ,
!
Christmas where snow-peaks stand
solemn and white ,
Christmas
where cornfields lie sunny
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and
bright
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Everywhere, everywhere , Christmas
to- night!
: Christmas where children are hopeful

has to conterr- v. . •- . v.vve :' .:. ':>> .\ ::. '. rj y ", r . ^f r h ytr ' -av-'ay as
soon as the £u d: ' ::. ..-.*. :': -;.%.• r e.'.ed \'j : ::.<s. ;*' ; "' J r. f-i '/. i;.' '.fcv<r you are
i n a t oug h spo* .
St u d e n t s f r e q u e n t l y ove.'h eft; ': ;y. ) . f.w;j. ":> \.\ .
"1 probabl y would hive enjoyed ihe pj oyi^j n 'b ^. mr j unh 'j iJ those
two girls behind rn<t had Jet up on \hwr co-'v/cj sauoj) foi a '> :h) W. I j
nnd gay,
turned around and gl ared but »o huh avail . "
Ji Christmas where old men uro patient
"I had just settled back in my i,zu\ ready to vsu uj h the movie J
and gray,

when Jack Elephant decided to make, a get -away. He grabbed his i
books and stumbled over peop le ' s feel and finally feJJ over mine. Jiy
the time he gained the aisle I had missed the beginning of the picture. '
STUDENTS : Do either of these comments apply to you? When
a committee has worked and planned and produced a program , we
could at least give them our undivided attention. All pro g rams ca n ' t
possibly appeal to everyone, but there are always some benefits that
we can derive from them.
Let us all have as a New Year 's resolution , the aim to make the
best of our opportunities. A chapel progra m is a real opportunity.

Christ mas where ponce, like a dove in
Its flig ht
H/ wj ds o'er men in the thick of the
fight

Kvarywhorc , everywhere, Christmas
to- night!
For tho Christ-child who comes is the
Master of all ,
No palaco too great and no cottage
too small;

Veteran Husky Quintet Open Season with Win over Alumni
Menarick Awarded Position
On All-State Football Team
Husky Co-Captain Is the Only State Teachers
Teachers College Gridder
Named on List
Pick Grid Champs
George Menarick, co-captain and
spa rkplug of this year's B.S.T.C. gridiron combinattion , was recently
awarded a position on the third AllState football team, followi n g poll of
sports-writers and coaches throughout the state. A junior, Menarick was
the only teachers college player to be
named on any of the teams and he got
the nod over many standouts from
larger colleges and universities.
This honor comes as a reward for
the outstanding work he performed
on the Husky eleven this fall. He is
expected to be one of the stalwarts
in the B.S.T.C. attack next season ,
but the rugged lineman will no doubt
be obliged to trade his books for an
army uniform early next year.
Aside from All-State honors, Menarick was placed on the honorable
mention list for Little-American
gjp ry. The poll is conducted by leading coaches and sports writers in the
country in order to select the best
football men among the small colleges.
The third All-State College team
is as follows:
End
Supulski , Dickinson
Jorda, Haverford
Tackle
Guard
Menarick, Bloomsburg
Center
Coccourilli , Albright
Guard
Jaffurs, Penn State
Tackle
Vucic, St. Vincent
Spangler , Albright
End
Back
Rehor, Dickinson
Back
Petrella, Penn State
Back
Bynow, LaSalle
Back
Magill, Haverford

Kerchusky Given
AlLAm.Honors
Pivot Man of Last Year Only
Teachers College Play er
Mentioned
Bill Kerchusky, outstanding pivotman on last year's crack Husky quintet , is given mention for All-American court honors in the annual CONVERSE basketball yearbook just released. The selections were chosen
f rom the cream of the nation 's '40-'41
college players by "Chuck" Taylor,
leadi ng court authority.
Kerchusky is the only Penna.
Teacher's College player and one of
the few small college men in the land
to be named for remarkable work
during the past season.
Also included in the magazine is
the 1941 Dunkel Rating of College
basketball teams. More than eight
hundred arc listed. B.S.T.C . boasts at
mark of 54,9 which ranks it 127th
The ratings reflect the excellence
of each team's performance relative
to the strength of tho opposition.
Number of games won or lost is disregarded. Ratings show the potential
scoring difference between any two
teams.
According to these ratings Bloomsburg State Teachers College last year
stood eight among tho fifty Pennsylvania institutions of higher learning:.
BERNARD KANE ELECTED

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PRESIDENT

OF FROSH

At n recont meeting of tho FreBhman Class, Bernard Kane, Centralia,
was elected to tho office of president.
Other officers elected were : V-pres.,
Mary Lou Fenstomakor; Sec., Jeanne
Knight; Treas., Elroy Dalberg; Rep.
to Student Government Association,
Mlna Doano Bleler and Jas. Carlisle.

Millersvillc and West Chester
Share Mythical Championship
Two powerful gridiron machines,
Millersville and West Chester , sha re
the mythical state teacher's college
championship conducted each year by
various sports writers throughout the
state.
West Chester Tops
It is no surprise that West Chester
finished at the top. For years, Bill
Killinger's teams have rolled over opposition in no uncertain terms. Usually, the Chester lads only schedule a
few teacher's college teams because
they are in demand by large colleges
of the east. This season West Ch ester
racked up 69 points while holding the
opposition to 12 against three conference teams—Shippensburg, Indiana , and Lock Haven. Outside the
teacher's ranks, they held rugged
Delaware to a 7-7 tie , played a 0-0
deadlock with mighty Waynesburg,
defeated P.M.C., and dropped a 6-0
fracas to Albrigh t, their only setback
of the campaign. Incidentally , that
tie with Delaware University was the
one blemish to rob the "bay boys"
from a perfect season.
Millers Not Scored On
Howev er , Millersville, in coming
back into the football li melight after
many lean years, also has enj oyed a
fine season. The Millers hung up three
wins against teacher's college elevens,
defeating Mansfield, Shippensburg,
and K u tz t own . The amazing thing
about the Millers is that their goal
line remained uncrossed after three
conference skirmishes while they
themselves rattled off 54 points.
Shippensburg's Red Raiders finished third , winning six and losing only
one, that to Millersville.
Huskies Eleven th
Our own Huskies came in eleventh ,
but the shining ray in this case is
the remarkable showing in the last
two games. In downing Kutztown ,
14-0, and holding th e Big Red of East
Stroudsburg to a 13-0 victory , the
Huskies pulled up two notches from
thei r last place position of a year
ago. The standings of the teams has
shifted somewhat from those of 1940.
W. T. L. Ft. Op.
Wes t Che st e r
3 0 0 69 12
Mille rsville
3 0 0 54 0
Shippensburg
6 0 1 134 13
I n dia n a
4 0 2 84 55
Clarion
2 1 1 74 12
E. Stroudsburg . . .. 3 0 2 51 34
Lock Haven
2 1 3 58 34
Mansfield
2 1 3 38 53
Edinboro
1 1 2 50 45
Slippery Rock
1 0 3 12 59
Bloomsburg
1 0 4 14 108
?California
0 0 2 0 59
Kutztown
0 0 5 0 154
?California did not finish their schedule. ¦

MR.

FORNEY ADDRESSES
ACCOUNTANTS

William C. Forney, director of tho
Department of Business Education
addressed tho Accounting Section of
tho Tri-Stato Commercial Teachers
Association at a convention hold at
tho William Perm Hotel, Pittsburgh,
Penna., recently. The subject of his
topic was, "Keeping Ahead of tho
Auditor, "

Spodbtfy
Atound

by Alex Foster
WITH EVER-INCREASING EMPHASIS being placed on the spirit
and morale of our citizens during this
emergency, the students at B.S.T.C.
should awaken to this exigent call by
helping to instill the typically American spirit in our daily college activities. The spirit in which we "carry
on " here in college, amidst these most
trying days, is the way we will face
life after graduation.
Sports, always a' prerequisite to
physical fitness, must go on. Students,
players, and coaches alike must cooperate as never before. We must
boost substantially the spirit attending our athletic events.
We are now starting a jaunt down
another basketball trail . The possibilities of a banner season are good,
yet , come what may we should support our team to trie limit , both in
attendance and spirit. Let ou r motto
be "Talk Bioomsburg and back
Bloom sburg ".
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LAST WEEK THIS WRITER took

in the finals of the intra-mural boxing matches at Bucknell University.
It was really a gala show from beginning to end. Razor-edged rivalry
between campus fraternities provided
the bouts with that ivy-clad college
spirit. The entire show was staged
by the varsity lettermen's club at
Bucknell for the purpose of purchasing sweaters for the college athletes.
It would be a commendable measure if such a plan was put into practice here. Each year our college
spends approximately two hundred
dollars for varsity awards. It we were
to form a men's "B" club on this
campus we could raise sufficient
f unds , as do other colleges, through
dances, sporting events, etc., t o pay
for these awards.
This would be a worthwhile saving
to the college and in turn the saving
could be used to fatten our lean athletic budgets, Thus , it would mean
bigger and bet ter athletics for
Bloomsburg,
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WORD FROM RELIABLE SOURCES has it that Susquehanna University might liko to schedule a game
with the Huskies. The cagey Mr.
Stagg, Crusader pilot , is reported to
have suggested a possible meeting of
the two teams this year.
It would be a small matter to arrange a suitable date, providing, of
course, that financial circumstances
during the second semester at
B.S.T.C. permit.
A contest , such as this , which
brings together two well-balanced
quintets would do much to bring the
sports of this college out of the doldrums , into which it is tending to
sway. There has long been a need for
carding collogos, other thnn teacher
institutions. In this way only, can
B.S.T.C, roach the peak of success
that it so richly deserves and merits.
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SPORT SPLINTERS — With our
spacious, now gym on hand , It would
be an excellent move to revive the
popular high school basketball tourney. . . Why don 't fraternities and
clubs on the campus sponsor teams in
the Intra-mural basketball loop ? By
the way when docs it stnrt?. . . Bill
Kerchusky got a bit! to play with tho
potent Norrlstown Y quintet but ho
expects to become a sallo, , . I like
Duko and Fordham in the bowl
games,

Walinchus, Valente tteaa i>^ i »\^
Scoring Parade In 50*20 Rout
Kerchusky Sets Pace for Alumni
College Cagers
With a Total of Ten
Markers
Prepare for Foe

Keen

Competiti on Exists for The veteran-studded Bloomsburg
State Teachers College quintet, inten t
Starting Berths
upon recording another banner cam-

Af ter a two weeks layoff due to
the. Christmas vacation , the B.S.T.C.
cagers get down to serious work in
preparation for the inauguration of
play against teacher's college foes.
The Huskies swing into action at
home against a strong Lock Haven
Teachers unit on January 10. The
following weekend the Huskies meet
Millersville and Shippensburg on January 16 and 17 respectively, in two
serious battles that are scheduled to
be staged on the college floorboards.
Anxious for Revenge
The Huskies are anxious to avenge
an early exhibition loss uffered to the
hands of the Bald Eagles at State
College. They must stop Stan Daley,
Lock Haven standout, and Corrant ,
super scoring threat , in order to block
the Eagle attack. The Eagles bowled
over Dickinson Seminary in their first
contest of the season.
Coach Buchheit is undecided as to
his first five and is experimenting
with several groups in the hopes of
fielding the best outfit possible. Keen
competition exists in the battle for
starting berths. Slim Herr and Tony
Valente ae waging a duel for a varsity spot. Dick Shearer, Washvilla,
and Frank Valente are pushing the
veterans hard for places.
May Move Up Several Jayvees
In the hopes of bolstering the
Husky attack, Coach Buchheit may
draft a few of the most promising
j unior-varsity men for varsity duty.
Carlisle , freshman
candidate , is
among those who might be drafted.
Games with regional business
schools and college preparatory
schools are being carded for the
juni or-varsity club . An effort is being
made to arrange a game with the
Susquehanna University jayvees for
the near future.
Altho ugh rather small , the B.S.T.C.
j ayvees possess passing and shooting
ability and may develop into a sturdy
unit. Last year the jayvees went
th rough an undefeated card .

Husk y Cagers Visit
Penn State Clinic
Huskies Demonstrate Use of
Double-pivot Play
On December 6 the B.S.T.C. court
squad traveled to Stnte College where
the ten-man unit took part in the
basketball clinic sponsored by Penn
State. Several outstanding college nnd
high school players and coaches participated in the vvcll-balanccd pro gram arranged by John Lnwlher,
Lion coach.
Tho Huskies, in the early afternoon ,
demonstrated tho use of tho doublepivo t play. In the evening the Maroon
and Gold dribblers dropped a 35-28
decision to Lock Hnvon Teachers in
an exhibition fray that was ployed
before several thousand plnyers,
coaches, and fans from all over the
East.
Also on the evening 's court menu
was a contest between the Penn State
freshmen and jun ior-varsity teams
witli tho wlndup bringing together
Stato and Washington and Jefferson ,
The Lions capturing the tilt after a
tense struggle.

paign, opened their '41- 42 season with
a sweeping 51-20 rout over an ambitious Alumni combination last weekend in the old gymnasium. Despite
poor weather , a loyal band of followers were on hand to see the Huskies
dominate the play throughout.
Altho ugh the Alumni roster was
dotted with former B.S.T.C. greats,
including Bill Kerchusky , brilliant
pivot-man of last year, the grads
were no match for Huskies. Kerchusky, however, bothered the Huskies to
no end. He led the Alumni pace with
a total of ten markers.
Coach Buchheit in an effort to
give the Huskies experience , prior to
their inter-collegiate contest , u sed
his entire twelve-man squad during
the game. The starting five found
Tony Valente and Wally Walinchus
at the forward slots, Joe Chesney at
the center post, and Bornie Pufnak
and Acting Captain Walter Maslovvsky handling the backcourt duties.
Take Early Lead
This combination , boasting four
juniors and one sophomore , found the
basket often in the first and as a
result chalked up an early lead , which
was never relinq uished throughout . A
tight defense and good ball-handlinc;
under the hoop staved off all Alumni
threats.
The grads put on a mild spurt in
the second and third cantos , when
they began to click more effect ive.iy,
but yeoman work on the part of the
Huskies aided by timely shooting, enabled the homesters to romp away
with the victory.
Wally Walinchus and Tony Valente
headed the B.S.T.C. scoring parade
with fourteen and twelve points respectively.

Husky Seniors
Offered Try-out
Shlanta , Schuyler, Herr Eyed
By Professional League
Th ree senior members of the BSTC
football team have received offers to
try out for a chance in the "pay-forplay " grid ranks by tho Detroit
Lions, National Professional League
club . The Huskies, Len Herr, Joh n
Shlanta , and Stan Schuyler , are slated to graduate in May.
All three men performed in the
Huskies forward wall this season.
Schuyler and Shlanta , who pack som e
two hundred pounds or more on the
hoof , played either at guard or tackle
positions . Herr, olso a member of the
Husky court aggregation , wns stationed at a wing spot.
The men are as yet undecided pending further word from Uncle Sam.
Shlanta may land himself a teaching
and coaching job at MeCluro, Pa.
early next year and 'tis rumored tha t
Schuyler is on the track of a conch ing
spot in Illinois.

Annual Xmas Dinn er
Draw s 320 Atten dance
The students and faculty held their
annual semi-formal Christmas dinner
last evening in tho College dining
room.
Following the dinner , tho group onj oyed singing Christmas carols under
the direction of Miss Harriot Mooro.

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LIEE WITH UNCLE By Irvln ft T. Gottlieb

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Girls ' Style Show
Creates Enthusiasm

Former Bloonisbur g Student
Graduates at Randol ph Field

Features Campus Fashion Both
Formal and Informal
Thi ngs happen fast in this day and four and a half weeks of recruit

age. Even the expected events happen
with lightning swiftness. One day our
country is at peace, the next , it is at.
war . One day we are civilians , the
ne x t , we are soldiers—and so it goes.
Those ci v ilians of the past , our colleagues, have much to tell us . So rest
at ease while the roll is called.

trainin g, I was put in the oflice of the
captain who is the Material Onicer of
the 56th Pursuit Group. My work
consists mostly of typing and approving requisitions for material fro m the
Base Quartermaster. "
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Private John R. Ohl
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Air Corps Technical School
"CONTACT "
Keesler Field , Mississippi
Naval Air Station
November 21, 1941
Jacksonville, Florida
"I'm still a recruit , or yardbird , so
Nov. 29, 1941
I'm not exactly an authority on army
Cadet Paul Kcilogg reporting:
life. At least I can give you my im"Thanks Irv. for the copy of the pressions.
"Maroon & Gold"—I think the paper
"The Army Air Corp is expanding
is fine in every respect. And believe so rapidly and has so many men to
me, I certainly appreciated and en- take care of that the training moves
joy ed reading it once again.
slowly . As it stands, a man who en"My activities now are quite differ- ters the air corp, other than a cadet,
ent from those of a year ago. Thi s is is sent to a reception center for apsomething though that really appeals proximately a week. Next , he is sent
to me. Navigation , r adio , d r ill , and to a replacement center for four
flying are keeping me more than I weeks of basic training. From there
busy these days."
he is sent to school, or , if he prefers,
active duty. After his schooling is
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finished , he has a choice of m any
Naval Air Station
fields where he will be permanently
Pensacola, Florida
assigned.
Dec. 7, 1941
"At preent , I am taking the basic
Cadet Leonard Bowers reporting:
training. If only you knew how pleas"Life down here at the "Annapolis ant the weather is here, you would
of the Air " is a real test for cram- envy me. Incidentally, we are situatming ability, mental and physical en- ed only a half-mile from the Gulf of
durance. Strict discipline, long hours, Me x ico ."
and loads of work make it a really
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tough job . It' s readily understandable
Pri vate Ralph A. Tipton , Jr.
why this is so when you consider that
Co.
L.
- R.R.C.
they are doing now in six months '
time what in ordinary times took four Fort Meade, Maryland
years. Despite all this, we are glad December 6, 1941
and proud to be here.
"Have only been in the army four
"Yesterday I had an unique exper- days, so I can 't tell you much about
ience. Several of us were "sent up" it. So far tho ugh, everything has been
to 30,000 feet in a decompression swell . The meals are good and there
chamber. The pressure is reduced to seems to be no scarcity. Have not
assimilate high altit ude conditions , received all the regulation clothing
and the firs t stop was 1,800 feet . It as yet , but what I have gotten is quite
took about fifteen minutes to get satisfactory.
there and is the highest man can go
"Since arriving here we have had
without oxygen. The most peculiar a small amount of instruction in
feeling passes on after about eight marching and calisthenics. We have
min utes—that of fighting a "black- also had several lec tures on military
ou t" . The remainder of the trip was subjects, ill ustrated by motion piceasy with a most welcome oxygen tures."
mask. The purpose of it all was to
acquaint us with how it feels "up Priva te First
Class Paul Letterman
there" and to be able to determine
Co
.
"C"
3rd
Platoon
, 7th Bn.
whe n we are reaching our "ceiling ".
Camp Lee, Virginia
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November 28, 1941
ARMY MEN
"Army life here at Camp Lee is
O.K. You probably don 't know it ,
Private David L. Shatter, Jr.
but I am now a cook. And the meals
Ai r Corps Technical School
we
turn out aren 't bad! It doesn 't
Keesle r Field , M ississippi
consist of those famous army beans
"For about a month now I have you 've read so much about. In fact , it
been working at the weather office is very seldom that they appear
on
here at Keesler Field. The work is the menu. My partner is one of those
very easy. All we have to do is receive southern Georgia boys and really a
the weather reports that come in over fine cook.
the teletype , decode the m , plot them
"One good thi ng about my work is
on the weather map, and then draw that it exempts me from taking classthe isobars. It takes about three es , hikes , and drills, I suppose that is
hours to do one, and wo make two why I like it so much here ! I work
each dny; one in the morning and one day and then have off one day.
one in the afternoon. The time that is We go on shift at noon , prepare supleft after the maps are made is used per, and quit for the night about 6
for our own benefit."
P.M. The next morning we must be
up at 4 A.M. to prepare breakfast ,
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and at noon we are off for another
Private ilny SjioiiHeller
dny."
Army Air Base
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Charlotte , N. C.
Caslmer J. Younjj, Ph . M. 3/C
Nov. 20, 1941
U.
S.
Naval Hospital
"At the present time I am nt Myrtle Bench , South Carolina. Our pilots Quantico , Virginia
are having norial gunnery practice November 27, 1941
"Na v y life is , 'right on the beam '.
hero. Tomorrow, though , we leave for
our home bnse at Chnrlotte , North It' s really modern , too, The follows
chipped in throe bucks apiece nnd
Carolina.
"Todny was our Thanksgiving, For nought a washing machine. If any of
dinner we hnd turkey, ailing, mash- you girls want any confidential tips,
od potatoes , gravy, pens, corn , bread j ust lot mo know.
"I have charge of the physio-therannd butter , cranberry sauce, an apple,
py department right now, but oxpoct
nnd n piece of fruit cake,
"As for my job, after I finished to bo shipped to sea when I make my
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The fourth floor girls of Waller
Hall held a style show recently. It
consisted of three parts: hair-do ,
make-up, clothes.
Mrs. Reams of Bloomsburg demonstrated coiffures for all types of persons and coiff ures for various occasions. She placed special emphasis on
the patriotic hair style , "V" for Victory and the George Washington bob.
Miss Alice Johnston illustrated to
the group the correct ways of applying make- up. She stressed naturalness
which can be acquired through the
conervative use of cosmetics.
The style show feat ured campus
fashions , formal and info rmal. Skirts
of flannel, lightweight tweed and
corduroy, and sweaters, long and
JOHN MAKSIMIUK
loose-fitting are still the coeds' standby. Date dresses fashion long torsos
and bracelet length sleeves. The eve- Annu al Day Girls Part y
ning gowns featured this winter are
Event of Fun , Frolic
found in j ersey, net , and taffeta.
Models were Betsy Smith , Norrine
On Friday evening, December 12 ,
Miles , Charlene Margie, Kitty O'Neil, the Day Room girls held their annual
Pauline Garey, Joanna Fice and Lou- Christmas party, always an eventf ul
ise Adams.
affair on the Day Room calendar.
Joyce Lohr, Social Chairman , showed much originality and variety in
Chorus Presents
planning the program. The commither consisted of
Christmas Cantata tee working with
Idajane Shipe , Ruth Mong, Isabelle
Leiby, Louise Madl, Jean Schrader
The Women's Chorus of the and Ruth Shonk.
Bloomsburg State Teachers College
The Day Room floor was cleared
presented a Christmas program at for dancing and games, and ample
the assembly exercises today. The refreshments were served in the
program follows : Oh Little Town of lunch room.
Bethlehem, College Chorus; Scripture
Louise Madl sang a solo, "O Holy
Reading, President Harvey A. An- Night" and Mary Jane Sharpless led
druss ; In Bethlehem—A Christmas the group in carol singing. While
Cantata , Women's Chorus, with Miss "Jingl e Bells" wes being sung, Betty
Joyce Lohr, Berwick, as soloist; Joy Hagenbaugh
representing
Santa
to the World , College Chorus. Miss Claus, appeared and dist ributed useHarriet M . Moore is the director. ful and comical gifts .
Louise Adams, Sha mokin , accompanist and Idaj ane Shipe, Berwick , asCollege Men Pre pare
sistan t accompanist.
Officers of the Women's Chorus
are : President , Ruth Baird ; Vice(Continued from Page 1)
President , Louise Madl; Secretary, gentlemanly and would make a formHelen Cromis; Treasurer, Eleanor al declaration of war before starting
Twardzik; Librarian , Isabel Mclntire ; aggression." Which they djd n't. FreshLibrarian, Carol McCloughan. Mr. men girls voiced the query : "What
Robert Morgan is the accompanist about our men?" Upper class girls,
for the College Chorus.
though not as direct , implied the same
general meaning. Student teachers
First Class rating.
expressed the belief that some of the
"Here in Quantico is the largest seniors would have "a short-lived
Marine Barracks in the world. All teaching career." The C.A.A. boys unmedical attention for the marines is animously voiced the fact that "I'm
rendered by the navy—that accounts ready when they want me." Deferred
for a Nava l Hospital being so far daftees expressed themselves as beinland."
ing ready but wishing that they could
complete the semester's work before
being called. Faculty members, like
to
Now for a remark pertaining
the present circumstances arising the students, varied in their comfrom the Japanese encounter. Trou- ments. Some critically pointed out
ble w ith t he Nippo n ese did n o t com e that "someone must have slipped up
as an unexpected event—especially to let the Japs get to our back door
to the army and navy men stationed without our knowing it." Others
in the Hawaiian Islands. Here is a pointed out that "probably nothing
paragraph from a letter received by else could have sobered up and united
your columnist from a very intimate this country as well as did this act of
friend stationed on the U.S.S. Mahan aggression. Still others pointed out
in Pearl Harbor. The letter was post- the fact that "this attack proves to
us that what lies ahead will not be a
marked December 3, 1941.
push-over."
"Regulations of the Navy do not
Sounding the keynote and our genpermit me to give you any informaoral
solution to the situation was
tion regarding our ship or the Navy
President Andruss 1 advice to the enin general . It doesn't matter as I tire student body :
"We must learn to
know very little anyway. It seems continue doing the normal things in
that Japan and the United States are an abnormal time."
getting down to "brass tacks." One
will have to give in—and I doubt
Senior Dance
very much if it will be us."
All the information given above has
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ben "Life with Uncle" during peace
time. Service men , bo sure to write Bucknell , Ponn Stato and Cornell.
and lot us know how the declaration Featuring the voice of the lovely
Elaine, Bobby Geese has gained an
of war has affected you.
In the meantime, here's wishing excellent reputation throughout Pennyou all a Merry Christmas and a sylvania and the surrounding states.
William Booth , general chairman ,
Now Year that will seo our victorious
with the aid of the following commltend of the Second World War.

Moves on to Specialty School
For Further Flight
Training
The Army Air Corps authorities at
Randolph Field, Texas, announced
this week the graduation of John A.
Maksi miuk , a former studen t at
Bloomsburg, from the Aviation Cadet
Division stationed there. John is a
cadet in the last graduation class for
this year, consisting of 245 pilots
representing 135 colleges and universities.
Ending the primary phase of his
thirty-week course in October 1,
Maksimiuk completed ten weeks of
intensive flight training at civilian
operated elementary schools where he
mastered the fundamentals of flying
in rugged, low-powered airplanes.
Sixty-five hours aloft were logged in
this type of craft.
Randolph f i eld

Moving on to Randolph Field, the
transition to the Air Corps' speedy ,
450 horsepowered basic trainer was
made and 70 additional hours were
listed in his log book. In this basic,
ten-weeks course he studied night flying, aerial acrobatics , instrument and
formation flying, engine maintenance,
and radio code, all adding to his skill
as a fut ure officer-pilot.
On December 12, Maksimiuk completed Randolph' s basic training
schedule and is now ready for the
final ten weeks at speciali zed Air
Corps schools. There he will learn to
fly faster, more powerful airplanes,
cross-country hops of greater distances, either solo or in formation,
and nigh t navigation flights.
Later, a commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Air Corps Reserve and
wearing the wings of a flying officer,
he will go to duty with units of the
Air Force Combat Command or be
reassigned to training fields as instructor.
"West Point of the Air "
Maksimiuk graduated from the natio n's largest flying school. At Randolph Field, the "West Point of the
Air ", over 4500 Aviation Cadets receive their basic flying training annually. This has been the rallying
point for the realization of the Air
Forces ' schedule that calls for 30,000
trained military pilots each year.

Waler Hall Girls
To Help Children
Waller Hall girls and faculty members have introduced a new proj ect
to replace the annual Crippled Children 's Party. Since most of the guests
of former years have reached the age
where a party would not prove suitable entertainment , students and faculty members will present gifts to the
needy children of Bloomsburg, Toys,
games, book s, and pating sets are included in the collection.
The committee members are as follows: Grace Richardson , Irene Kornaski , Rita Simpson , Ruth James,
Catherine Jones, Eleanor Althof , Sara Wagner, Francis Brody.
The committee gave each dormitory girl the name of a child for
whom she was to procure a suitable
gif t.
toes Is endeavoring to make this
dance an overwhelming success: refreshment , Idajano Shipe, Kitty
O'Noil , Bob Borneman ; program ,
Stow Yorks, Joanne Noll , Ruth Baird ;
decorations, Walter Mohr, Petor Podwlka, Richard Nonnomacher, Mary
Whitby, Sophia Kokora ; publicity,
James Davies, Dick Matthes , Ralph
McCrackcn; orchestra , Robert Webb,
Raymond Chandler , Eleanor Tward zik.