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REVISION OF SOCIAL POLICY Mrs. Doris Mason Gives Illus trated
MAKES COLLEGE STUDENTS
Ta lk at Chap el Exercises Ma rch 26
RESPONSIBLE FOR ROOMS

London
Russia announced the loss of .Belgorod , a rail city, fif ty miles north of
Kharkov.
On the central front the Russians
Selects Subject in Audience
The ever increasingly popular Soreported continued successes in the
cial Room was closed for the past
and Displays Talent by
drive on Smolensk.
policy
two
weeks
until
the
was
reMolding Likeness
Russian troops killed eight hundred Germans and demolished fifteen vised for its use. The College CounDoris Eaton Mason gave an intertanks in the Chunguev area, Moscow cil set up the following policy which
esting lecture and demonstration in
announced , indicating that the Sov- has been approved :
1. The social rooms shall be open on
assembly on Friday , March 26. Mrs.
iet-Donets line was holding firm .
Mason is a sculptor who, besides her
The Polish Government-in-exile week days from 12:00 noon to 1:00,
work in sculpturing, lectures to vareported that the entire population from 3:00 P. M. to 5:30 P . M., fro m
rious groups throughout the country
of Jewish people ol five Polish towns 6:30 P. M. to 9:50 P. M.; on Saturabout her art.
have been murdered by Nazi Secret day from 1:00 P. M. to 5:30 P. M.,
and
from
6:30
P.
M.
to
10:20
P.
M.;
Police.
Exhibits Portrait
A .German underground radio sta- on Sunday from 1:00 P. M. to 5:30
P
M.
and
from
6:00
P.
M.
to
9:50
Mrs.
Mason
opened her program
.
tion reported that forty to seventy
by
P.
M.
exhibiting
a
clay portrait of some
per cent of the German women called
faculty,
Navy
2.
All
members
of
the
one
chosen
from
a previous audience.
up for labor in the industries were
After
Officers
and
cadets,
students
and
the
audience
had seen this
refuging to report to mobilization
p
ortrait
away
their
friends
shall
have
the
use
of
she
cut
the clay from
authorities.
the outline of the skull and started to
the Social Room.
MRS. DORIS MASON
North Africa
rebuild the head, modeling the fea3. Strict regulations include — No
tures of a person chosen from her
While the major forces of the dancing, no serving or eating of BUS. EDUCATION CLUB
present audience. As she
American Army in Tunisia were be- food , inner room to be reserved for
HOLD MOCK TRIAL she discussed modeling and worked
ing held back by torrential rains, a use of College Council as an office,
casting
methods, and showed samples of
spearhead force advanced from Gaf- and no smoking.
Club held molds, casts and carved work . She
sa and entered Sened without en- 4. The President of the Council will The Business Education
in
meeting
the
auditorium,
its
regular
appoint a committee to be responalso told how the tools and armacountering any resistance.
and after a short business meeting, tures are used and made.
Three American divisions, under sible for the administration of the at
which time it was decided to cancommand of Lt. Gen. George W. Pat- Social Room Policy. This commitEducation
plans for a chapel program on
cel
ton, prepared to advance toward the tee will see that some member of
16, because of the dramatic The artist was born in Green RivGabes bottleneck as soon as they had College Council is present either April play,
the program was turned er , Wyoming, educated in the public
club
footing, while to the South , the Brit- in the Social Room or in the CounMazzeo. Mr. Mazzeo schools of Idaho, and continued her
over
to
Sam
ish Eighth Army blasted the Mareth cil office during the hours that the presented
a
Mock
Trial, Hansen vs. studies at the Lewiston State Norline and awaited Gen. Sir Bernard room is open. Each member of Sylvanus.
mal School, the University of Idaho,
L. Montgomery 's command to ad- College Council will be responsible
Began
Trial
and
received her master 's degree in
for being there certain hours each
vance .
art
from
the University of Iowa.
The Croix de Guerre has been con - week.
Before the trial, Mr. Mazzeo gave
Mrs.
Mason
has placed portraits
ferred on sixty United States soldiers Violators of the above mentioned an interesting talk on court procedin
many
states
and in two foreign
policy
will be warned on the first of- ures and how they applied to the
for outstanding acts in fighting along
countries.
She
has
held two one-man
by
Colleg
members of
e Coun- case being presented and to other
side the French on the Tunisian fense
shows
and
has
had
some of her work
cil. On the second offense they will cases of the same nature. Those who
front.
chosen
for
exhibition
in Rockefeller
come before College Council which took part in the Mock Trial were:
North Pacific
Center
New
York.
In
addition
to her
,
will act as a tribunal.
Elsie Flail , j udge; Mary Schroeder,
The Navy disclosed that American
There s the policy, now how about clerk of the court; Jack Furman , work in clay she has worked in limebombers attacked Kiska Island in the coopera ting
keep that room plaintiff ; Harvey Huber , his attorney ; stone, wood , marble and alabaster.
Aleutians eleven times during the open ? Each and
member
of the college Joseph Gu la , defendant, Lucille Marpast week.
community is responsible so let's see t ino , his attorney ; Jean Maschal ,
WHISPER CAMPAIGN
Th e Jap base of Munda in the Sol- how well we can work together for
Shirley Wolfe and Bett y Zon g, witomons was also bombed last week.
something that benefits us all .
It was overheard in the library by
nesses, and the jury was made up
Suzy
Q. that there was "sumpin '
from the panel of Business Law I
"There are some people one loves
doin,
" on Saturday, Apr il 3, 1943.
students.
bes t, and others whom one would
NAVY PROGRAM
immediately told her best pal,
She
almost always rather have as comJane, that she heard they wuz
p anions. "
On Thursday evening, M ar ch 18,
App ointed Liza
Officers
throwin ' a party or sump in, on April
Henrik Ibsen. the Nnvy men again, delighted a large
3, 1943. Not to be outdone, L. J. told
entertaining
audience
with
their
Class
decided
at
its
last
The
Junior
her
"One and Only " about the party.
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"H appy Hour " program which was meeting to have the Faculty Advisor
The "O. A. O." passed it on to his
held in the Junior High School audi- and the Vice-President appoint of- roommate Joe Hamburger that he
MYSTERY OF THE HAT
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torium .
ficers to fill the vacancies left when and his playmate should set aside
S It seems as if one of the stores : The program opened with movies, George Smith, John Thomas and April 3 for rug-cutting in the Old
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in Wilkes-Barre is in a bit of a \ taken by Mr. George Keller, showing Donald Rabb were called Jnto the Gym. The rattler immediately called
I quandary—and someone in Waller ¦the hi-lights in the daily activities of Army . This policy was suggested his "Darling of the Dorm" to save
I Hall is responsible. One of the • the Navy men, and they were of because the Junior class members April 3 for a bit of jive, dance and
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charming: college females went I special interest to everyone. The are so hard to get out to vote. The card playing in the Old Gym.
[ shopping1 at the Boston Store a ¦Bloomsburg Hillbillies, impersonated vacancies were in the offices of Pres"The D. of the D." told her roomS short time ago for a hat. But she ¦by Ensign C. Kimball , Ensign K. ident , Treasurer and Boy Represent- mate who told her best friend, who
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did not find a hat in the correct : Miller and Ensign W. Leineweber, ative.
told her roommate who told her fa¦
size.
! Jr., brought plenty of laughs from
Louise Madl, Vice-President, and vorite prof who told the prof in the
: Now comes the mystery. The ; the audience with their songs and Mr. Rygiel, class advisor, appointed naxt room who told three of his ap¦
store sent away for the particular ; jo kes. The climax of the program the • following people: Ann Shortess , ple-polishers , who told—and so on,
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size she desired and tlic chapeau |was the "Happy Hour Follies," a sa- President, and Joyce Hay, Treasurer. far into the night. 1
Well—by that time, the event was
S now awaits her. But alas, the * tiric comedy directed and produced Edward Manley was appointed Boy
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store has lost her name.
: by Ensign Ian Gordon.
Representative, but at the last C. G, really going to be some affair. It
After the completion of the pro- A. council meeting he was named went something like this: "On April
; Hero arc the identifying foa- «
gram
, the Navy men, their wives, Vice-President of the council. There- 3 in the Old Gym from 7:30 until
by
the store. *
; tures disclosed to us
faculty
members, and students en- fore, the office of Boy Representative 10:30 the student body, faculty and
!Our heroine has sandy hair, her;
joy
ed
dancing
to recorded music.
,
• father is a doctor and she ordered:
wives, Navy men and wives, and
is still unfilled.
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outside guests are invited to attend a
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I Madame, won't you please get ; "The beginning is the most import- "There is no rest for the messenger really spectacular event."
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your hat?
i ant part of the work."
" Sounds like fun, Guess I'll tell my
till the message Js delivered."
Conrad
,
sister.
Here we go againl
Joseph
Plato.
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Feat ure Writers
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I'VE BEEN READ ING
I've been reading about a countr^
that not many of us have ever given
a thought. It's relatively small in
comparison to our nation , but the
people there have the same burning
desire for freedom which we have
always had within us. This country,
Kor ea , juts out from China into the
same waters that surround a treacherous little group of islands—the
Land of the Rising Sun. Like us, the
people of Korea are fighting a battle for freedom; a battle they have
been fighting for thirty-seven years.
I can ' begin to tell all that these
people have done or could do, but
there is an article in the magazine
called Asia and the Americas, written by Henry Chung and Robert T,
Oliver , entitled "Korea , Neglected
Ally." It is that article that has
started me thinking about Korea—
not as a small territory j ust off China,
but ns a nation struggling for its
life ; a nation, that could aid us if we
could give it a chance.
If you are interested in knowing
more about Korea as an ally, you
will find the article in the March
issue of Asia and the Americas.
—Marjorie Stover.
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Did you volunteer your services
for selling War Stamps? Give your
name to Joanna Flee today. And
.EVERYONE, go buy some Stamps.
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"Delay is ever fatal to those who
are prepared. "

MMNG Ej ^
By PARRY
As the final All-Star offering of
the semester, West Chester State
Teachers College presented to its
student body last week the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra under the
direction of Arthur Rodzinski. Incidentally, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra announced that Mr.
Rodzinski will be their permanent
conductor beginning next season.
Three ways to avoid embarrassment when you fall on the dance
floor :
l. - Just lie there; they'll think you
fainted.
2. Get up gracefully ; they'll think its
part of the dance.
3. Start mopping the floor with your
handkerchief; they 'll think you
—Clipped.
work there.
Character sketch of "The Little
Man Who Wasn't There ;"
Who are his mother and father?
Transparents.
Where does he live?
In the second story over a vacant lot.
What does he eat for breakfast?
Sliced doughnut holes and vanishing
cream.
Where does he keep his horse?
In a fable.
What does he say to his lady love?
Sweet nothings.
His favorite song?
"All The Things You Aren't."
His hobby ?
Collecting smoke rings.
Best friend?
The "Invisible Man. "
Favorite drink?
Evaporated milk shakes.
—The Girard News.

DAY, DORM GIRLS
GIVE A PAR TY

Day a nd dorm girls gave an allgirl party in the new gymnasium
Friday evening, March 19. After a
lively cageball game everyone went
to the swimming pool where relays
and rafes took place.
Races and Relays
First in the order of events was
the ping pong race in which each
person participating was required to
blow a ping pong ball across the pool.
Mary Schroeder, displaying superior
breath control , won the contest.!/ In
the umbrella and newspaper race
which followed, ten girls caught up
on current events and did their "d aily
dozen" simultaneously. Dottie Johnson and Ruth Ebright were the winners. The paddle relay required that
partners swimming doggie fashion,
retrieve wooden ice cream spoons
from the pool. The results were so
confusing that it was difficult to decide .whether "scolties," "bulldogs,"
or "dachshunds " won.
Climax
Climaxing the water entertainment, a group of girls showed their
aquatic skill in form, swimming. The
following girls took part: Ida Mae
Clark, June Keller, Betty Hagenbuch,
Peggy Heness nnd Kathryn Hess,
After the scheduled entertainment
everyone enj oyed a general swim and
followed this with refreshments.
Guests of the evening were Dr. Kehr,
Miss Hanson, Miss McCammon, Miss
Lucan. Gilrnore, Mrs. Koch and Mrs. North.

YESTER -YEAR

BOOK REWIEW

By BETTY HAGENBUCH
SEE HERE , PRIVATE HARGROVEMARION HARGROVE

As stated in the first chapter , this
is Private Edward Thomas Marion
Lawton Hargrove 's "contribution to
the Army and to posterity." And
what a contribution this twentythree year old Southern "yardbird"
makes on raising the morale on the
home front .
Here is one of t he out st a n ding
specialists in the work of K. P. Probably few other men in the entire personnel at huge Fort Bragg, Nor th
Carolina, have a record so illustrious
with deeds of enforced K. P. duty as
this young chap. Naturally, it wasn't
that he was actually ever very bad,
but things "ju st happened," like forgetting to polish shoes, shirt buttons
unbuttoned , no leggings, no field hat,
hurting the mess sergeant's feelings
and a few other minor points. Then,
too, there was the time during inspection when a frivolous little playf ul fly alighted on Hargrove's sensitive nose and begged to be
scratched, but as Hargrove said, "Oh,
well! The kitchen isn't so bad after
you get used to it."
Helping to make military life a
more pleasing experience were the
efforts of large dark Irish Private
First Class Malvehill, the guy with
million dollar ideas; Sergeant Sher,
Hargrove 's bosom buddy and severest critic; and Private John A. Bushenie, official photographer for the
Field Artillery Replacement Center
and a very expert "taker-over" of
other fellows' girl friends, including
pal Hargrove 's.
Included in these assorted tales are
the trials of Hargrove 's kindly but
irritated sergeant trying to explain
when and when not to salute officers ;
Hargrove 's attempt to attend school
and become a proficient Mess Sergeant, and as an outcome his transfer to the public relations office.
As a sub-title for this refreshing
account of a rookie 's adjustment to
military life, I can think of none
other than "Penrbd Takes Over the
Army."
Unless your sense of humor is
deeply hidden or your funny bone
isn 't functioning, t his book is boun d
to bring the chuckles and deep selfsa t isfyi n g b ell y laughs. Written in
the language of a twenty-year-old
boy, it's as refreshing as April showers and ideal for a night before the
fi replace.
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DAYMEN DEEDS
After three years of contentment
at B. S. T. C, Winton Laubach is becoming disgusted with things. We
quote him , "Heck, I can't even find a
pinochle player around here." That's
nothing, I can 't find anybody to write
about . . . The other day at lunch
time Carl Diltz was surrounded by a
bunch of fellows. Know why? He
had one of those rare delicacies, a
banana . . . Some of the former day
men, now in the service, have written and would like very much to
correspond with some of the studen t
body. You can get their addresses
up on the bulletin board in the day
room . . . The day room is awfully
peaceful these days, No one to argue
with . . . Millard Ludwig finds time
between mouthfuls to offer bits oil
news in the sports world . . . With
the radio out ^>f border , Winton and
Johnny have to entertain the boys
with duets.

Featuring Young Jackie Siko (alias
Dr. E. Nelson himself) and his Dashing Fanny Widderbottom.
Young Jackie Siko is determined
to get a date with Miss Fanny Widderbottom; so we see the first efforts
of this dashing, high-collared gentleman about to engage in a stupendous
task'.
It is early morning, the tee-wee
hours of six-thirty when we hear the
tip-toeing of gentle marching down
the back stairs of the dining room.
We then hear a mad rush from the
front entrance! Among this stamped e, if one is observant, we catch
the scanning eagle-eye of young
Siko for his prospective fiancee who
is with the lambs coming down the
back way. The deans have been
careful not to let the boys and girls
congregate as they ' do now, because,
well, someone could be trampled on
in a stampede.
Ah! He catches the glint from her
wandering glance as she scans the
flock for her hero.
The grace is said and the absorbing
problem of not confiscating the peas
with your knife is now undertaken.
Young Siko trying to make a good
impression, gently lifts the round
polly poles with the flat , very flat
silver, A smile emerges from the
ever tense lips of Fanny. Around
the posts, past the dean 's table, it is
seen by Siko. Clash! Bang! The fork,
knife and plate meet in a loud, echoing clammer throughout the dining
room!
Dean : "I think you have an errand
Mr. Siko, ahem , you may excuse

yourself now!" As modern Jackie
makes his way past his future dessert he whispers: "G-G-geee" and
hurries out of the room because he'd
have to get permission to speak to a
student at another table, especially
a girl. A date is underway ! It is
dawning! Oh yes, it takes time, pat ience, and planning in this era of
disciplin e. The next episode of adventure and excitement in the "Good
Old Days" will continue next week
in Yesteryear! "Ye Ai*cheologist;"

M ovie Previe w
The "Hollywood" gives Casablanca
an AAA % rating. Since it is primarily a love story, the events of the
past few weeks—our invasion into
North Africa—will not alter or decrease, by any means, the effectiveness of this propaganda picture. This
most exciting yarn is spun around
the smuggling of refugees out of
Europe. The North African locale
gives a current air to the general
plot.
The cast is well chosen. Humphrey
Bogart as an American cafe-owner,
Ingrid Bergman , as the *wife of a
Czech patriot and Paul Henreid , in
the role of the Czech Patriot , make
the picture worth seeing,
"Wo are healed of a suffering only
by experiencing it to the full. "
Marcel Proust.
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Dorm Girls , Listen

Kerc husk y Was
Outstandin g Pla yer
Gained Man y Honors of Recogntion While in School ;
Was Team Player

BY MlLLARD LUDWIG

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Schoener demanded a taxi to go
from the Square in Wilkes-Barre to
Hotel Sterling. Incidentally, it is
only one block from the Square to
the hotel.
Since when has Jo Fice been chewing? Does she spit, too?
That Lt. from Panama sure looked
nif ty, Parr y I How does it feel to be
with him after two and one-half
years?
Florence Miskowitz says there isn't
enough of Hitler to hold all of the
shots that the girls would enj oy taking at him.
Is Mary Ruth making a collection
of fraternity pins?
The education for the future generation is being well taken care of
by that certain club. It seems as if
they are saving pennies for Junior.
Joyce Hay made the headlines.
Yes, she was in the movies. She
made a wonderful Mickey Mouse in
Visual Education class. But, tell me,
why didn't it blush?
B. B. seems to have all of the Navy
running after her. Gee, it must be
nice to be popular.

With the selection of Bloomsburg as a possible center for the new V-12
Bill Kerchusky, said by many to program
interest from the sports angle is centered in that direction. The
be the best center ever to play on program ,, which
is for men between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one,
Bloomsburg. hardwoods, was recog- would provide the
college with material to carry out a schedule of athletic
nized by sports writers all over the events. This is almost
at the present time. The Navy, as the
state and even by some outside dur- writer stated before in impossible
this
column,
approved the idea of permitting
ing his three years of varsity play on their students to take part in athletics has
whereas
the Army, which has a simHusky teams.
program
known
as
A-12,
has
turned
thumbs
down on any sort of parilar
Kerchusky closed his brilliant ca- ticipation in intercollegiate athletics.
reer just two years ago. As a Fresh? * *
man during the 1937-38 season the
The lull on the sports front which always exists between the winter
Ringtown lad confined his efforts
mainly to the Jayvee outfit where as and spring activities is now in full swing. Many small colleges have thus far
a guard on the first team he was continued even though on a limited basis, but will probably now decide
fourth in scoring with 41 points. He whether or not to discontinue sports for the duration. The spring program
also participated in three varsity usually includes for most schools at least baseball and track, and both of
these sports require a good deal of manpower. So it seems that any time
tilts but was held to three points.
now fans will hear of decisions one way or the other.
Leads in Scoring
The following year Kerchusky was
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promoted to the varsity and promptly
California State Teachers College will probably be one of the teachers
responded by topping the scoring colleges to have sports this spring . . . California has been well blessed with
column with 140 markers in thirteen high school students who entered at the beginning of the second semester
contests. Teaming with Bill that .. . West Chester was the last school to lose men to the Army . .. The Rams
year were Maclyn Smethers and were minus Nathan Kendig, star guard, when they tangled with East
Andy Giermak at forwards, and Ster- Stroudsburg the last game out . . . Herb Truxton, who participated in many
ling Banta and Balchunas as guards. outside track •events the past winter also entered the service.
In his Junior year he rated secNEW C. G. A. VICE-PRESIDENT
ond in individual scoring with 217 CENTENNIAL GYM WAS
Sprin g Sports
points. Slim Herr was first with 243.
The members of C. G. A. on March
SCENE
OF
PLAY-OFFS
That year Kerchusky set a modern
Picture
Indefinite
15, elected Edward J. Manley ViceBloomsburg record and possibly an
President of the Association for the
The Centennial Gymnasium was
all time mark when he tallied 31 again
year
this
the scene of import- No Plans Have Yet Been Made remainder of the year.
points against Indiana as the Indians
He replaces Joanna Fice, who is
ant
district
four
P. I. A. A. basketball
For Track or Baseball;
were submerged, 70-34.
now
officially acting in the capacity
eliminations.
No Events Canceled
On First Team
of
President.
Milton
outsmarted
a
good
ConyngThe last year Kerchusky played he ham five to the tune of 46-36. This
According to recent reports, noth- As Vice-President, Manley will be
again led his mates in scoring by game
was
close
all
during
the
first
ing definite has been decided about a member ex officio of all standing
tossing 241 points through the hoop. half
council committees and will appoint
,
but
in
the
last
two
periods
the
When the Huskies swamped Mont- Panthers from the Susquehanna intercollegiate sports here during the any
new chairmen necessary to fiU
clair, N. J . Teachers that season by League came back strong to cop the next few months.
new
or vacated committee heads.
Dr. E. H. Nelson, athletic director
a count of 74-37, Kerchusky tied his fracas.
He
will act as president in any aband baseball coach, has stated that
own record of the previous year by
sence
of Miss Fice.
Berwick
snowed
under
Clarks
sports will be carried on chiefly on
racking up 31 points again.
Summit,
59-26,
in
a
game
that
never
the intramural basis, but that it may
This was the year Bill really was
within striking dis- be possible to play a few baseball
recognized by the writers. He was saw the losers
Compliments of
of the Bulldogs. "Bells" Colone games with teams from the immednamed on the first team composed of tanceJohnny
and
giants,
Robsock,
Berwick
iate vicinity. George C. Buchheit,
State Teachers Colleges of Pennsyltra ck coach, said that no money has
vania. Then when the all-Pennsyl- led the offensive department.
Both Berwick and Milton, how- yet been appropriated for use of athvania five was selected, including all
ev
er , lost out in the Eastern Penn- letics.
colleges and universities, he received sylvania
Berwick h aving
Few Boys Remain
21 votes and was placed on the lost t o Hasemi-finals,
z
let on , 42-28, and Milton to
Bloomsburg is one school that has
fourth team.
canceled no athletic events, even
Still another group of scribes not- Lower M erion, 47-26.
o
though a great shortage of material
iced Kerchusky 's playing, and he
has existed. Approximately 35 boys
DAYROOM DOIN'S
was given honorable mention when
remain in school, the low number
the All-America list came out. This
All those who missed the "get-to- being due to calls by the service.
particularly reflected the writers' impressions of the great center because gether " in the new gymnasium last However, if it is at all possible, inthey had over 600 colleges and uni- Friday, certainly missed a good time. dications are that intercollegiate
versities to pick from, and to even I'll guarantee some of us might be a sports will remain on the calendar.
little stiff and sore, but all of the fun
get mention was an honor.
SPORTS BRIEF S
made that worth while.
High in State Scoring
When
Blaine
Kreischer
moved
into
His total of 241 points in 1940-41
It has been found in most cases
placed him eleventh in state scoring. the dormitory, there was a vacancy that
football pays for collegiate
on
the
official
board.
Betty
HagenThe leader, Mike Wallace, of Scransports.
if the grid sport is
ton, h ad 328 , but he played eight buch was elected to serve in Elaine's dropped Thus
for
the
duration, nearly all
place.
The
Freshmen
have
elected
more games than Kerchusky. Many
others
will
go
with
it.
Althea
Parsell
and
Betty
Smith
as
was the time when instead of taktheir
representatives
to
the
official
?
i
ing a shot himself he would pass the
board.
Compliments
of
Basketball
officials
have
stated
ball to a team mate. He was strictly a
be surprised how many peo- that the elimination of the center
team player, and this was one of the pl eYou'd
did
n't
recognize Dottie Johnson jump has increased scoring. They
reasons why a record of 29 victories and Hazel O'Brien
because they wore further explain that it gives more
against 12 defeats was posted during
anklets
and
saddle
shoes Friday af- actual playing time in the 40-minute
his stny.
They
just
ternoon.
had to let them- game.
Kerchusky counted 597 points over
go
since
nine
weeks of student
selves
+
his three year span and recorded an teaching
were
over.
Great Lakes Naval Training cennverage of 15 a game. Another comSay, did you know Betty VanLiew ter has the largest indoor swimming
pliment he received was from George
is
a poet? Ah, reverie!!!
pool in the world. The pool holds
Ehemann , Millersvillo's great center.
Probably
there
will
be
a
little
more
approximately 660,000 gallons of
Ehemann , who made the first five
action
in
the
dayroom,
now
that
water.
of the All-Pennsylvania team, said
has officially arrived.
that Kerchusky was the best player Spring
By
way, what kind of driver
the
Basketball was nearly on the ropes
ever to guard him. Kerchusky, like
are
you?
in
the early days of its life because
other B. S. T. C. stars, was under the
Dayroom
Rottie
different
teams had different rules.
Enriched Bread and
capable guidance of George Buchheit,
The Eyes and Ears of the Dayroom. High schools, colleges, Y. M. C. A.'s»
o
and pro teams all had separate regLillian Boer is again occupying her
tragic
in
Fine Cakes
nothing
ulations, and when the clubs clashed
"There Is
move
old room in Waller Hall after an illof
from
two
of
these
classes
the
result
impossibility
ness of two weeks. Glad to see you life than the utter
changing what you have done."
was anything but pleasant.
back, Lil!

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at her mother 's skirts and shrieked ,
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the mailman brought me dignified
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to be suggestions to buy tombstones
on the easy payment plan.
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My Transformation from weakling
to Superman began last June at
Camp Gordon Meade when a Greek
god in white pants vaulted upon a
platform and blared:
"The Army 's gonna make new men
out of you. Now at the count of two
raise both feet off the ground and
exhale. Quickly."
That night I put my muscles to bed
one by one, but most of them had
insomnia.
But that was 2,575,000 deep knee
bends ago. The Greek god was right.
I am a changed man, and I feel
fine because I know calisthenics
make you feel fine. It said .so on the
bulletin board.
There has been some criticism that
my posture is not military , for the
deep knee bends have me walking
around in a permanent crouch . Thi s
is misunderstood by kindly passersby
who occasionally offer me cigarettes.
"Have one of mine," they proffer.
"Don't resort to the gutter."

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To Our Bloomsburg Boys in Service:
Through the columns of the Maroon and Gold we hope to keep
in touch with all of those who have gone out from ,our college campus to do their bit for Bloomsburg.
Our Naval Flight Instructors Program is developing: rapidly and
we expect to have further Naval Programs in the future.
The ties of friendship and college life bind us together, even
though we may be many miles apart, and it is good to have this opportunity to let you know that your Alma Mater is engaged in Education for Fighting as well as Education for Freedom.
Let us hear from you and we shall be glad to publish your letters in this column so that others may know where you are and what
you are doing.
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May you ever look back upon Bloomsburg as one of the places to
which you will be glad to return when this conflict is past is the fervent wish of

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"This Changing World"
Lt. Ben E. Hancock.
Seeing j n the paper where Bernie
Pufnak was inducted reminded me
of the bull sessions six of us students
who boarded at Jim Berry 's place at
Chestnut Avenue and Fifth Street
used to have. Only two years ago
the six of us—Bernie, Vince Husovsky, Ralph Crocamo, Joe Sworin , Vic
Turini , and myself—used to wonder
wh ere we'd be "two years hence, It's
strange to see—Vic was killed in
Florida over a year ago, Ralph is
"somewhere in England," Vince is in
the Pacific, we think , and the other
three at yet on U. S. soil , Joe in Virginia as a warrant officer , Bern i e in
Virginia, and me here.
I'm in a headquarters battery in
one of three battalions belonging to
a regiment (anti-aircraft) engaged
in .providing security for the PrattWhitney airplane plant, Hamilton
Propellor , Colt Firearms , and a few
smaller concerns. It's getting rather

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Just like those combination corkscrew, meat cleaver, nail file , and
complete surgical kit badgets that
street salesmen vend, Army calisthenics have almost undreamed of
practical applications. The exercises
do much more for the soldier than
build his body beautiful. Life tomorrow will be easier and more purposeful because of calisthenics.
The sometimes sneered at hop
straddle, for example, can be used to
keep the soldier warm in Alaska or
to swat tsetse flies in Africa. I find
the bicycle ride kick an extremely
effective reveille maneuver to remove the blanket from my sleepy
body. Placing clothing to the right
teaches tidiness. The soldier who
takes his neck exercises seriously is
an odds-on favorite to win Hallowe'en apple bobbing contests.
Perhaps the deep breathing exercises are the most important of all .
For they teach the soldier to swallow
what he has to swallow.
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"Not a Drop to Drink"
monotonous though , as I've been
«
here two months already.
Pvt. Robert Vanderslice.
If things continue to be as quiet as
On and Off the Beam
they are now, I will go down to look
Calisthenics are making a new sol- at the University.
der out of me.
Here where I stay there 's a French
When I was a puny, flnt-chested girl who can speak fairly good Engcivilian with almost no red corpus- lish , and she said children start to
cles, a mere 30-yard sprint to catch school when they are three.
the 8:23 bus alway s brought black
Although I never took French. \ I
spots dancing before my eyes. But can understand and speak a little of
now when I double-time it oft' some- it now.
where in line of duty, tlie spots are in
It's next to impossible to ent a meal
technicolor. I attribute this change in a restaurant here; good drinking
in my physical condition to calis- water is hard to get, too. Water is
something that is never taken inthen ics .
Every time I hear a soldier com- ternally and very seldom used explain about being required to torture ternally.
his muscles by the numbers, I tell
Outside of these few bud features,
him the story of the man I used to be this is a nice place.
and the man I am now. For I was
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such a miserable physical specimen
Before That Tan
of a civilian that life Insurance A/ C/C Pvt. Robert L. Bunge.
agents never j ammed t h eir f eet i,n
Things are fine down here except
my door. They considered me a bad that the sun is tdb hot for my face.
risk. Women would offer me seats an While on the drill field—we drill on

the golf course—I got a bad sun burn.
Ted Jurasik was on the field today,
and last week we saw some of the
other fellows.
This is the third hotel we've been
at since we arrived in Miami. Of
course, we must keep our rooms
"spic and span " every day.
"After That What?" .
Pvt. Carl A. Berninger.
I arrived here at Miami Beach in
the Army Air Corps where I'll have
eighteen days of basic training before beginning my work .

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End of 4-H
Men over 38 lost their special
draft status this week. Local boards
were ordered to place no more men
38-45 in class 4-H , and to transfer
those now in 4-H to regular classifications: 1-A, 2-B, etc. Implications
of the order could only be guessed
at; but a chief aim appeared to be to
induce men over 38 to go into agriculture. (Men over 38 who take up
farming before May 1 go into farm
deferment classes).
Charles P. Taft , assistant director
of the office of defense health and
welfare services, hinted that all men
in class 3-A (18-38, with dependents) would be inducted by midsummer.
Service Parade.
Attention Harry
Robert P. Martin S 2/C.
. Even though it was only for one
day, I really enjoyed getting back on
B. S. T. C.'s campus.
I would like to hear from Harry
Reitz , who, if he doesn't write, will
have to find himself a new "roomie"
to bunk with at "Bloom" when this
war is over. (Printed at Bob's request ) .
Just Around the Corner
A/C/C Pvt. Theodore Jurasik.
As you probably know, I'm at the
Atlantis Hotel , right on Miami Beach.
I'm living in a room with four other
boys—its all very nice—have our
private toilet and bath .
However, we're not in very long
to enjoy it. We rise at 4:30 and retire at 9:00 P. M — and we have a
very nice full schedule to fill.
The boys in the Air Corps from
college are only three blocks away
from me, and I get aorund to an occasional talk with them when I have
a free evening.
Answer to Last Week's Question
What is the "cone of silence?"
Answer: The area above a radio
range station which indicates proximity of the airport.
This Week's Question
What is a pilot chute?