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APRIL CAPERS

News Brevities

Africa
War or no war , several enterPatton 's forces opened a drive
prising students could not let the against the main Nazi mountain barfirst of April pass without giving rier in south central Tunisia in an efvent to some original antics of fort to break through to the coastal
their own composition. For sev- plain and smash Rommel's st rong
eral days before the first, the four rear-guard forces twenty miles north
and only students of Mr. Rhode's at Gabes.
"Probl ems of Secondary EducaAerial activity by the Allies contion'" went into deep consultation tinued on a reduced scale following
in an effor t to unearth something a heavy bombing attack on the ports
new in the way of tripping up the at Messina in Sicily and San Gioteaching. At last, the combined vanni.
It was announced that the Allies
i intelligentsia of these secondary ]
geniuses arrived at an idea that ] between March 20 and April 2 de|may not be too original and earth- j stroyed 172 Axis aircraft in North
shaking , but it proved to be quite : Africa against a loss of 76 for a beteffective. Room E was the scene , ter than two-to-one average.
of the crime and the costume closGeneral Dwight Eisenhower has
et was the core of the whole j returned from a perilous but enscheme. In fact the whole class, |couraging tour of the front lines.
all three of them (the other mem- 1
London
ber was a trifle "late" in arriving j
A night attack on Lorient by the
at class) j ammed themselves in! R. A. F. started large fires and examong plumed hats, bustles, wigs, » plosions in this French city.
suitcases, and dust and awaited ! German raiders appeared over
the arrival of the teacher. As I England bombing and machine-gunI usual, Mr. Rhodes arrived early , j ning a southeast coast town in a dayj unpacked his satchel, crossed his j light raid.
f feet, tapped his fingers on the desk
Two thousand grateful parents set
' and awaited the arrival of his fe- up a memorial to perpetuate the
I male prodigees. Minutes fled by, name Raimund Draper, a young
well at least time passed and still American Pilot officer in the R. A. F.,
only empty chairs. This was too * who took a death crash rather than
much until finally Mr. Rhodes ! risk the lives of their children playfound himself muttering to him- 1 ing in the yard of a London suburb
self , "Where in the heck are those |school.
. girls? " Ah, the cue had arrived
Hitler 's talk with King Boris at
and the beautiful damsels rushed Bulgaria seems to indicate that , he
out of the closet with a very old fears a second front attack through
phrase "April Fool." Harmony the Balkans and is making preparareigned for the rest of the period; tions to meet it.
the girls looked snug and happy;
Moscow
the teacher, amused, thank heavThe Russians illustrated the treens!
mendous success of their winter offensive by publishing an official war
,
Doctor
Ove r in Scien ce Hall
map
disclosing the gains along the
by
progress
Nelson reversed the
scaring the poor elementaries into central front before Moscow, the lines
thinking they were having a test nea r Velizh , Smolensk and Novorosonly to breezily sail out of the sisk. The publication revealed that
room on the chords of "April 850 ,000 Germans were killed, 340,000
Fool!" Sophisticated college days! captured , and that 5090 German
planes, 9190 tanks and 20,360 gu n s
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were destroyed .
Chungking
B CLUB PLANS ANNUAL
While attempting to raid an adCAMPING TRIP IN MAY vanced air base in Kiangsi province
seven Japanese zeroes were shot
At a meeting held at 7:30 P. M. down. They were intercepted by
Wednesday, March 31, the members twelve P-40's of Gen. Chennault's
of B Club made plans for their an- new fourteenth U. S. Army Air
nual camping trip to be held in May. Force.
Washington
The tentative date is the week-end
Herbert H. Lehman, director of
of May 8. Those appointed on the
menu committee were Lillian Baer, Office of Foreign Relief and RehabiliCarmel Sirriani , Mary Louise Scott tation left for London at the request
and Helen Cromis. Any graduate of President Roosevelt and Cordell
m#mbers of B Club who wish to at- Hull as a negotiator on behalf of the
coming Anglo-American conference
tend are invited.
on refugees.
No May Day
American merchant shipyards set
Suggestions were also made for
events which might be held since up another world's record for prothere will be no May, Day. Further duction in March .
The War Production Board has apinvestigation was necessary before
any final conclusion could be made proved the construction of a second
Texas-to-the-Enst pipe line capable
on this matter,
of bringing 235,000 barrels of gaso"Whatever happens at all happens line and fuel oil daily into the East
as it should; thou wilt find this true, but there is little chance of less severe restrictions in oil consumption.
if thou shouldst watch narrowly."
U, S. bombers attacked Kiska in
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus,
the Aleutians four times and Amer"The materials of action are var- ican submarines sank four ships iniable, but the use we make of them cluding a destroyer and a large
Epictetus. transport.
should be constant."

HONOR LIST FOR FIRST
SEMESTER GRADES ARE
ANNOUNCED BY DEAN
In ^ord er to be eligible for the
dean 's list, a student must have a 2.5
Quality Point Average for a given
semester and a cumulative average
of 2.0. The following students are on
t he Dean 's list for the first semester
of the college year 1942-1943.
Freshmen
Athamantia Comuntzis, Secondary ;
Doris Jean Dickinson, Business Education; Mildred Dzuris, Secondary ;
Eileen L. Falvey, Business Education;
Audrey A. Parsell, Secondary; Mary
M. Schroeder, Business Education.
Sophomores
Mary L. Fenstemaker, Secondary.
Juniors
Lois C. Bryner, Elementary ; Poletime Comuntzis, Secondary ; Mary F.
Dewald, Elementary; Harold J. Miller, Business Education; Anne L.
Shor tess, Secondary; Edna Snyder,
Business Education.
Seniors
Lee Roy Beaumont, Business Education; Boyd F. Buckingham, Secondary; Ruth A. Ebright, Business
Education; Joann a J. Fice, Business
Education; Irving T. Gottlieb, Business Education; Ruth B. Hope, Elementary ; John Hubiak, Business Education ; Jean M. Kuster, Secondary;
Virginia L. Lawhead, Elementary;
Joyce M. Lohr, Secondary ; Frank M.
Taylor, Business Education; John F.
Witkoski, Business Education.
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STATE CONSIDERS
TEACHERS' SALARIES

Bill is Now in the State Senate
Following is the scale of salary increases for teachers and supervisory
employees of Pennsylvania public
schools, covering the current term
and the next one, provided in the
Cordier—Have bill which is under
consideration in the State Senate.
To those whose current salaries
are $1,000 to $1,099 a year, $600 for
the full period; $1,100 t o $1,499 , $500;
$1,900 t o $1,995, $400; $2,000 to $2 ,999 ,
$300; and those earning $3 ,000 t o
$3,499 , an extra $200.
Beneficiaries will receive the extra
money on monthly checks issued after the effective date of the act—not
in a lump sum—and would be paid in
full by July 1, 1944 , closing day of
the next school term.
There is no privision in the bill, as
passed by the House, for the increases to cpntinue after July 1, 1944. The
act must pass the Senate and the
Governor.
As this paper goes to press the Senate is considering an amendment to
the bill as passed by the House. The
amendment would give those earning
from $1,900 to $2,499 an increase of
$400 and those from $2 ,500 to $3,499
an increase of $300.
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"To love oneself is the beginning
of a lifelong romance."
• Oscar Wilde.
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"To do two things at once is to do
Syrus,
neither."
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"Patience is the best remedy for
Plautus,
every trouble."

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SONG LADIES" PLEASE
IN COSrUNED CONCERT

Group in Three -Part Program
Go From Grave to Gay
in Spirited Harmony

The "Ladies of Song," formed the
musical feature of the season here on
Friday, April 9.
Ensemble Work
Delia Marshal], Bernice Fowler,
Pauline Dohrn and Helen Jones, who
have been in concert together for the
past three seasons, sang with smoothness and cooperation so necessary in
ensemble work. They were first associated in the Broadway operetta,
"The Student Prince."
The progr am, appropri ately and
authentically costumed, was presented in three parts. The opening group
was a serious presentation of good
music, with representation from the
sacred , operatic and lighter classical
fields. Bach, Handel, Schubert and
Gounod were among the composers
selected for this, and the ease of rendition coupled with the verve and enthusiasm of the young voices of the
four singers made this a splendid introduction..
Spanish Songs
Going next to Central and South
America for their theme and inspiration, the young ladies appeared in
Spanish costume as they sang the
familiar rhythms made famous and
popular in the Habanera of Bizet's
"Carmen. " This salute to hemispheric solidarity is merited by today 's
events and attitudes, and enjoyable
because of this country 's growing appreciation of Latin-American melody
and rhythm.
The young ladies were seen perhaps at their thrilling best in their
group titled "Songs of America." For
this they were dressed in the colors of
freedom, as they sang the folk songs
with which our fathers grew up, the
home songs that have lulled little
children to sleep from the seas to the
prairies, and the fighting songs that
have sent men into battle to defend
their homes and risk their lives, since
the founding of the republic.
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CLUB PLANS PLAY j
At their last meeting the Business
Education Club announced plans to
present a Chapel play entitled, "The
Eligible Mr. Bangs." The cast of
characters includes Rose Boyle, Elizabeth Zong, Jack Furman and Ralph
Seltzer.
President Wagner conducted a
short business meeting at which time
the commercial contest was brought
to the attention of the members. Because of transportation difficulties,
no definite plans could as yet be
made. It was announced, that nominations for club officers for next
semester would be made at the next
meeting and that elections would
take place the following meeting.
Because the entertainment to be
presented under the direction of'Elsie
Flail was for a larger group,, than
we re present , it was postponed until
.the next meeting, The meeting was
adj ourned,

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EXCHANGE ^^

SUMMER

Member

Associated Collegiate Pret s
BDXTOBIAIi STAPP
Editor-in-Chief
Florence Faust
Millard Ludwig
Sports Edito r
Feature Editor
Reba Henrie
Exchan ge Editor
Helen Para ngosky
Art Editor
Fr ed Dent
Edito rial Board.
Athanmntia Comuntzis , Joyce Hay, Lucille
Martino , Mari lyn Sailer , Jacqueline
Shaff er.
Feat ure "Wilters
Berna rd Kane , Ida Mae Clark , Carmel Sirianni , Harriet Sterlin g, Meda Calvello,
Leo Dunn.
Reporters
Joyce Lohr. Irene Kulik , Salvatore Mazzeo, Mar garet Latsha. Helen Cromis ,
Mar jorie Stover , Poletime Comuntzis ,
Betty Hagenbuch.
Typists

Ir ene Ko r naski , Flora Guarna , Jean Mas-

Just a glimpse of the blue Heaven .
Gleamed above the busy street,
And the sultry air of Summer
That you called .so warm and sweet,
Fell upon the tenant's dwelling
In the sultry Summer 's heat.
There were trees with giant branches,
Velvet glades where shadows hide;
With the sparkling water flowing,
Flowers bloom in luxurious pride,
Gave a breath of precious perfume
For the children who play outside.

Congr atulations, t o t he Kansa s
State Teachers College! It seems that
the Student Council members of
KSTC have launched a "Buy A Jeep "
campaign. And it's coming along
fin e, too. Since it takes $900 to buy a
j eep, it will cost each student about
fif ty cents per week, for four weeks.
They have some grand activities
planned for each of the four weeks,
the deadline of which is April 19.
Children playing in the garden
Keep up the good work!
Throwing blossoms in the air,
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Laughing when the petals drifted
K-e used to bring me candy,
Downward on their golden hair ;
He used to bring me gum.
While the breeze so gently floated
But
now with all this rationing,
Cooled the balmy Summer ah*.
He doesn 't even come.
Harriet Sterling.
—The Outburst.
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BABE RUTH ON CAMPUS

Sports fans, hear y e, hear ye! Babe
Ruth, the sensational home run king
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BUSINESS STAPP
and Joe DiMaggio are wandering
Business Mana ger ~-_-^ Anne Sabol about the college behind skirts. That
Aff ptrtuntff
is no belated April Fool gag. It is on
Elaine Kreisher , Saramarie Dockey, Fred
the "squ are."
Dent.
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Last week were heard a series of
FACULTY ADVISERS
loud noises like those sharp sounds
Mr. S. W. Wilson
Miss Pearl Mason produced when ball meets bat. A
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softball game was in progress and
Published weekly -when college is in
session.
the batters were so good that the
Navy sat up and took notice. Ah, it's
APRIL 9, 1943
a good ball—it's a strike—it's a home
run! Yea Boy? No. Yea girl!
And softball isn't the only activity
that has been engaged in recently by
our girls. It seems that with the coming of this fine spring weather—not
the traditional love bug but the
"play " bug has bitten the coeds. In
their dreams dance visions of camping trips, swimming clubs, William
Tell feats in archery and exciting
Ed i t o r i a l l y
badminton games.
On the athletic docket are such
I Dare You
treats as archery every Friday afternoon at 4:00 P. M.; camping trips for
"Wh at I've dared I' ve w illed;
/those interested , mixed swimming
And what I've willed , I'll do!" 'parties. Recently a swimming club
Melville. was organized. It invites those who
are interested in formation swimSeveral years ago W. H. Danforth , ming to j oin.
an executive in the business world, An authentic rumor is circulating
wrote a book called "I Dare You." that we may have outdoor badminHe wrote this book as a challenge to ton games, soon.
young people to use to the fullest ex- Get in on the fun , girl s! No college
tent every talent which they have. career is complete unless part of the
In his book the author compares hu- time has been devoted to sports acman beings to a square; one side the tivities .
physical , one the mental, one the soo
cial , and one the religious. If each
your
War Savings
Here is what
side is in proportion, the square will Stamps and Bonds will buy for the
be perfect.
U. S. Marine Corps:
For the main substance of his book, 10 cents will buy five cartridges,
however, Mr. Danforth demonstrates 45 caliber; 50 cents will buy 12 yards
that most people have much more barbed wire; $1.00 will buy one intalent than is ever used and he dares trenching shovel; $3.50 will buy one
each one who reads it lo accomplish round f or a 37-miJJimcter anti-tank
whatever his ambition or desire is. gun; $4.00 will buy one steel helmet ;
If the author came to Bloomsburg, $18.75 will buy one field telephonir,
he migh t challenge us like this:
$37.50 will buy one wall tent comI dare all you who aspire to be- plete; $75.00 will buy one field range
come teachers *to be of the best cal- complete; $240.00 will fire a 50-caliber, to be leaders in the field , to iber anti-aircraft machine gun 1,000
work yourselves up as department times ; $321.00 will buy one sub-maheads and administrators.
chine gun.
While you are in college I dare you
to get good grades in times when
many say, "What is the use?"
soldiers .
I dare you to have fun when acThose who remain I dare you to be
tivity is curtailed in so many ways. j ust as patriotic as the soldier.
I ( dare you to be a leader in your
I dare you to write a book. I dare
college clubs. As leaders I dare you you to write poetry . I dare you to
to • have interesting and inspiring become a famous singer. I dare you
meetings in spite of all handicaps.
to invent something for mankind. 'I
Young men who have or will have dare you to improve this world we
gone to war I dare you to be the best live in. I dare youl
chal. Mary Schroeder , Florence Miskowitz.

. By PARRY

The "slacks in the classroom"
question has certainly given cause
for much pro and con at quite a number of our State Teachers Colleges.
All in all, the men still prefer their
women to be feminine.
"Yes , my husband's work is very
absorbing ."

"Wha t's his business?"
"He makes blotters."

—Scholastic.

The women at Mansfield State
Teachers College will really become
the nucleus of the Student Council
for the academic year 1943-1944. All
four offices were taken over by women.
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Have you heard about the moron
who, when his little brother fell in
the well, ran to the library to look
for a book on "bri nging up children."
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All City College of New York
buildings are connected by tunnels
. . . not bad for a rainy day !
The man who brags, "I run things
at my house," usually refers to the
lawn mower, washing machine, vacu um cleaner , baby carriage and er—Lyons News.
rands .
The University of Oklahoma, announcing students no longer would
be permitted to have automobiles on
camp us, was asked to define "automobile. "
Stu dent defi n i t ion : "Anything that
is worth less than $25; in other words
a j olopy should not be classed as an
automobile. "
University official definition: "A
car is anything that uses gasoline and
backfires."

BOOK REVIEWS
By Poletime Comuntzis

LOOK TO THE MOUNTAI N

LeGrnnde Cannon
Look to the Mountain tells the
story of a young New England pioneer couple, covering a period from
1769 to 1777. The first part , entitled
The Fields shows Whit Livingston as
being at nineteen the best reaper in
Kettleford , New Hampshire. Whit
and Joe Felipe, who hated Whit , were
both in love with Melissa Butler, the
innkeep er 's daughter. After an argument as to who was the better
r eaper , Whit and Joe held a reaping
contest in Butler 's field. Af ter a
close contest, Whit won, not only the
contest but Melissa. When Whit had
picked a site in Western New England , they were married and left on
th eir trip up the river.
The second part, entitled The River , tells of the hardships of the journey up the river to the site Whit had
chosen. There were no roads, no inns , ^
j ust wild country . Although Melissa
was already pregnant, she managed
to make the j ourney safely. Soon
after Whi t had completed their house
and they had moved into their new
home, their first child was born, a
son.
The third part, entitled The Woods,
covers a period of eight years and
tells of their pioneer life and how
they prospered. Their land improved; they built barns; they acquired oxen and cows; a small town
grew up near them; and another son
was born to them.
The last part, entitled The Mountain , covers the year of the beginning
of the Revolutionary War. Whit,
feeling that Burgoyne would set the
Indians on the settlers, j oined the
American army. This unregulated,
ununiformed group presented a clearcut picture of a people who will fight
for what they want and feel to be
right. Joe Felipe, his old enemy ,
fought at Whit's side and once saved
his life in battle, only to be killed a
few minutes later. Returning home,
Whit felt more strongly than ever his
love for Melissa and their children.
Thro u ghou t t h e nov el Whi t f eels
t h e forc e of t he m ou n t ain in fr on t of
which he has built his home. Although not forced into the mind of
the reader, its presence can be felt
quietly in the background. The story
is told unassumingly ; not too much
happens; there are no violent complications; but it is quietly moving. The
love of the young couple comes out
to lighte n their misfortunes. The
story presents authentic historical interests which give it an added touch
of truthfulness. Melissa grows steadily from a young girl to a loving, understanding woman. Whit gains a
love of self-government and a feeling of protectiveness toward his family and property . The novel presents
a true picture of the earliest pioneers,
a group of people who left their
homes for a reason.

A drunk watched a man enter a revolving door. As the door swung
around , a pretty girl stepped out.
"Darned good trick ," he muttered ,
"but I don 't shee how that guy
"The fundamental fault of the fechanged hish clothes so fast."
mule character is that it has no sense
of justice , "
Schopenhauer.

STUDENT TEACHING

Last week in our urticle on Student
Teachers we did not have space to
print these two comments. We did
not want you -to miss them, so here
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they are:
If I didn 't have to shave every day
student teaching would come right in
stride with the rest of my college
work , but being cursed with an abnormul amount ox hirsutism makes
things rather inconvenient. In the

twenty minutes time between my ,8
o 'clock class and my teaching hour
I have to scrape my epidermis and
high-tail it down to the school—all
out of breath.
John Apple.
It's not bad after you get past the
knoe-knocking and teeth -chatterin g
stngo. It deflates a fellow 's ego when
lie finds out how much he doesn 't
know.
WJnton Laubach.

Weather [Turns Boys
THou glits to Baseball

SERVICE TAKES
MANY ATHLETES

On a Penna. Trout Strea m

Candidates Answer Initial Call; The
Game With Navy Was Postponed Dye to Weather
Coach E. H. Nelson 's first call was
answered warmly by diamond enthusiasts March 31 when the seventy
degree temperature turned thoughts
to baseball. The next few days, however , any thing but warm, and the
result was a postponement of the
scheduled game with the Navy as
well as all practice sessions.
The first workout last Wednesday
saw about twelve boys out. Holdovers from a year ago who will form
the backbone of the team as well as
several new faces took part in the
practice.
"Whitey " McCloskey, pitcher-outfielder , has been handling the club
when Dr. Nelson is forced away by
other duties. .McCloskey is a veteran
of the past three years, and he along
with Lado Savelli, slugging outfielder , and Charlie Bomboy, another flychaser , will be counted on heavily for
their punch at the plate. Harvey
Huber, who may be converted into a
ca t cher , also has been showing up
well in batting practice. Huber had
some experience last season.
Hurlers Set
The pitching situation is probably
the brightest spot. In addition to McCloskey , who has done some good
hurling in the past, Leo Carter and
Reg. Eemley will be on hand. Carter turned in some neat performances
on the mound while pitching for the
summer school nine. Remley is a
Freshman southp aw from Orangeville.
Other Candidates
Other candidates who have reported are Mike Remetz, a third baseman,
Roland Kemler, first baseman, and
Gloechler and Ludwig, outfielders.
Andy Soback, anoth er pitcher, is expected also to report.
Nelson has announced that a team
composed of the local collegians and
the Navy will play a series of practice tilts with the Scranton Red Sox
of the Eastern League, who will train
at Athletic Park this spring. He also *
expressed the hope that some games
can be arranged with other colleges.

SPORTS BRIEFS
When Cornelius Warmerdam recently broke his own record , for the
pole vault, he was in the air two and
one-eighth seconds. He used a grip
thirteen feet eleven and one-half
inches from the bottom of the pole.
Professional baseball players as a
rule arise late, eat a heavy breakfast ,
and n light lunch at noon. If they
play in the afternoon, they again eat
heavily at seven o 'clock, but if playing under the arcs they wait until
eleven in the evening.
Until Joe Louis came along five
world champion heavyweights lost
their titles the first time they had
risked them.
Physical culturists have long
frowned upon the long vocations
which ball players tnke from October
to March. They believe that if a
player would keep in condition during that time his career would be
much longer.
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"Few men make themselves musters ot the things they wrJte and
John Selden .
speak. "

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Some Are Expected to Finish Their
Education After War; Many
Fine Athletes
With the calling of the Reserves
during the past two months as well
as calls by selective service, many B.
S. T. C. athletes are now in the service. Some had one year to complete,
others two and still others three or
more.
The result is that after the war
many of these athletes will probably
come back to complete their education.
Soccer Lost Most
Just as was the case when both the
army and air corps reservists left,
so it is in examining this list that
soccer lost the most men to the service . An unofficial count shows that
thirteen of the booters have j oined
the ranks of Uncle Sam.
Track although somewhat small in
number lost some of its key men as
did baseball. Basketball was able to
conclude the present season, but with
the aid of those who had already left
the team would undoubtedly have
been stronger. Football which was
erased from the calendar last fall
shows a small amount because of the
curtailment.
The unofficial list follows:
Soccer—Phil Yeany, John Magill,
Pat Patterson , Guild Connor, Leon
Hartm?.n, Wayne Deaner, James
Zweizig, Jim Kline, Bud Hartman,
Bernie Pufnak, Andy Magill, Don
Rabb and Mark Wanich.
Football—Eddie Walinchus, George
Menarick , Don Rabb , Andy Magill,
Don Schminky, Mario Conti, Bill
Swinesburg and Don Bittler.
Basketball—Vince Washvilla, Bernie Pufnak, Harry John, Dick Shearer , Phil Yeany and Eddie Walinchus.
Baseball—John Magill, Mark Wanich, Andy Magill, Vince Husovsky,
Harry John, Wayne Deaner and Paul
Rowlands.
Track—Matt Kashuba, Don Jenkins, Ron a ld Egroff , John Hubiak,
Vince Husovsky and Don Rabb.

Ph oto by Penna. Department of Commerce

When Pennsylvania's trout fishing season opens April IS there may be fewer
anglers but there will be plenty of fish in the State 's well-stocked waters. A
few days on a stream will rebuild physical fitness for the war job that must
be done.

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in First Exhibition

Danny Litwhiler proved his spring
........ .j, training hitting was no temporary
flare-up when he got two for four
last Sunday in the first . "Grapefruit
Despite the fact that the basketball season is over, still a little news League" game for the Phillies. The
comes out here and there. The Federal Penitentiary five of Lewisburg has A's won, 5-3.
named Coach George Buchheit's Huskies as the outstanding team to appear
Litwhiler cracked out a double in
there this season jus t past. In the selection by the Feds, the Huskies were the first inning to give the Phils a
rated over such outf its as Bucknell, Dickinson Seminary, Ber w i ck Y. M. C. short 1-0 lead, but the Athletics reA., Brant Beach Coast Guard , and others. The Lewisburg lads, w ho play taliated with five in the third to
all of their games at home, wound up the year with a record of fifteen wins clinch the verdict. Danny also had a
and fourteen losses, Buchheit's charges had beaten the Feds in eai'ly De- single in the sixth frame and scored
cember.
on Earl Naylor 's homer. Litwhiler's
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AB. R. H. O. A.E.
The Penitentiary cagers went further to name an all-opponent team. Litwhiler, LF
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Tony Valento, Joe Chesney and Mike Remetz of the Huskies were given honorable mention. The first team consisted of Haines, Bucknell's great star and
CHAPEL PROGRA M
Byers, Beliefonte, forwards; Fornwald, Bu ck n ell , center ; and Red Culbertson, Bucknell, and Jack Watson , Berwick "Y ," at guards. In addition to
The Bloomsburg Band under the
the B. S. T. C. players, others who were given honorable mention were direction
of Mr. Paist played a series
Welsh , Janson and Maddocks , Bucknell; Weeks, Dickinson Seminary ; KiosW, of patriotic
music in chapel, Friday,
Montgomery A. C; Leonard , Mt. Carmel ; and Bnranke, Brant Beach Const April
2.
Gunrd.
The series of songs were as follows:
* ** *
"United America."
"Yankee Doodle."
Putting the sport shot here and there . . . Bucknell in announcing their
A baritone soloist playing, "Tramp,
continuation of the diamond gome on a limited basis have carded an eigh t
game schedule . . . H. Jamison Swarts, director of the Penn Relay Carnival , Tramp, Tramp."
has reported that fifty-one colleges have filed entries . . . West Chester's "Over There."
\
"Praise the Lord and Pass the Amstrong nine will tangle with Penn tomorrow . . . The Teachers held the
Quakers to on eleven inning 2-2 deadlock last year . . . West Chester also munition. "
"This is Worth Fighting For." \
hus the jum p on the rest in the young track season . . , They defeated Delaware lust Friday 72 and one-third to 53 and two-thirds . . . Herb Truxtoh .*'The program closed with the National Anthem,
accounted for eighteen of the Rams' points,

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To Bloomsburg Men and Women in the
Armed Forces of the United States.
Greetings From the Campus:-—
Af ter this global mess Is over we shall have a real reunion. And when
that meeting is over and reports are all in we can all pass a test in World
Geography. If I start with the battles of Camp Lee and Mt. Olympus I expect to be hooted down but how Bill Kirk and Tony Yenolavage and Cordelia Taylor and many, many others will carry on from there!
Sec You Soon ,
E. H. NELSON.,
Last week, for the sake of novelty,
we filled our back page with a few
items of teacher interest , but now we
return to the usual routine beginning
this week with a letter from Doctor
Nelson.
H. Paul Lauderman,
This summer will make two years
that I last attended classes as a student at Bloomsburg. Receiving the college paper, The Maroon and. Gold,
makes me feel as though I'm still on
the campus. I sure do appreciate receiving the paper and want to thank
you and all other parties responsible
for the idea of sending the Maroon
and Gold to former students now in
the service. I'm sure that all the other fellows feel the same as I do. To
me it's a letter from home.

when there is mail to distribute to
the boys.
Mail is one of the greatest morale
factors in a soldier's or a sailor's lif e ;
so students, write to the service men
daily.
Allen McCracken .
I am in the Chemical Wax-fare Service and am stationed deep in the
"sunny south ." To be more explicit,
I a m in Camp Sibert, Alabama, taking a thirteen weeks' basic training
course in Chemical Warfare.
I have elass from 8:30 A. M. till
4:45 P. M. It reminds me a lot of
school since only two hours are spent
in drill, the others being spent in
classroom work . Most of the fellows
were college students before coming
into the Army. There are fellows in
my company from Texas A. & M.,
Rice, Purdue, Miami University,
Michigan University, Minnesota University, M. I. T., Geneva College,
Dickinson College, Kutztown S. T. C,
and B. S. T. C. (me) . I'm finding
more schools represented every day .
As for the Army life, it's tops, and
when I leave it, I will certainly know
how to study.
Tell Doctor Nelson that the drill
he gave us was really a lot of help
and is making army drill seem simple.

"Praise the Lord . . . "
S/Sgt . Henry A. Kretchmer.
The Bn. I'm with is a 75mm Pack
Howitzer unit. Mountain guns. My
duties are very interesting. I draw
all the ammunition , issue it to the
Btrys., and keep all ammunition records in the Bn. Sometimes I'm very
busy, and other times, well, as stated
in February 19, 1943, issue of "Maroon and Gold," "Lif e With Uncle "
"Nothing to do but wish I were a
first sergeant. " Just a few weeks ago,
Answer to Last Week's Question
I completed a course in Ammunition
What is a pilot 'chute?
at Savanna Ordnance Depot Proving
Answer: The small 'chute which
Groun ds, Illinois. It will be real exis released first from a parachute,
citing in combat.
^ragging th e large main 'chu t e fro m
the pack.
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
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Pvt. George E. Miller.
This Week's Question
My job with Uncle Sam is with the
Has an American ever been in
Medical Department here at Camp
command
of Gibraltar?
Robinson , Arkansas. I arrived here
a little over two weeks ago, and I am
to
now very busy with my basic trainA Good Beginning
ing. When I finish the course that I Private Irving T. Gottlieb.
am taking, it will be my job to take
It was extremely my good fortune
care of wounded men on the field of in being selected to attend finance
battle.
school. This is a tough branch of the
I am taking many different kinds service to get in as Fort Harrison is
of courses; chemistry, military med- the only basic training school fox.
icine, first aid , bacteriology, anatomy, finance in the country . Consequently^
enemy gas attack and its treatment, you can see why 46 states are repreand many others .
sented in our company of 250 men.
By the way, I can't forget drill , and
These men are all of the very highbelieve me we get plenty of it. We est caliber. Most of them are college
also take nice long marches with the graduates and are much older than
so-called full pack. We start out easy I. In civilian life they held such poat first , marching only five miles. sitions as accountants, auditors, C. P.
Then the second stage, eight miles. A.'s, bank tellers, teachers, stock
This goes on until we reach thirty brokers, college professors, etc.
miles.
Our basic training period lasts only
I like it here very much ; so that is four weeks. But they seem to be
what really counts.
squeezing 13 weeks' work in that
im
period of time. One week is already
gone and I actually enjoy it. Of
Mail Feed Morale
course, I am dreadfully tired at the
Pvt. Louis A. Kohn.
I had a happy experience a week end of each day. (Our day begins at
ago when I met John Thomas in 5:15 A. M. and ends about 6:30 P. M.
Florida. He told me many of our Re- —at that time we are ready for bed) .
servists are down here. I've seen After our basic training is completed
some of the boys, and I hope to see we get a nine weeks' course in Army
them all before I leave this land of Finance.
palm trees and hot sun,
Tomorrow we start work on the
I'm working in the Army Post Of- rifle range. This week we got five
fice at a j ob I like, It' s a happy thing hours a day on the range. They say

YESTER -YEAR
Th ere 's n louder , rushing, bustling
buzzing through the corridors. You
can hear the voices of excited girls
nbove the orders of the deans. The
most noise can be heard coming
from the boys ' dorm Where young
Jacki e Siko i s t rying t o get rea dy for
the social affair of the evening.
Tiny: "H ey! Jack where did you
put those matches I had; and where's
my pipe?"
Siko: "You big left flank of a rotten apple cart! Remember when
Dean Perciv al w as coming thro u gh
the hall? And you absent-minded
baboon went right on smoking? Well,
the use of tobacco is strictly forbidden in this prolific institution so I
had to grab your pipe out of your
hand. I guess it's in the thorn bush
where I threw it, if it hasn't burned
it up."
Tiny : ''Darn fool, what do you
think I am around here—a civil war
veteran? "
Siko: "Hurry up, Tin Pan , we
meet the bustles in about two minutes."
Rushing down the steps, the two
boys get to the bottom of the stairs
by leaps and bounds. As usual they
are bumping into people and getting
into trouble .
Dean Percival has walked down
the hall with the girls and has just
arrived at the designated spot where
our charming friends are to meet.
The gentlemen and ladies exchange
greetings and all walk over to the
chapel program together. Dean Percival manages to walk between the
couples making an excuse that she
j ust has time to make it to chapel
herself.
In chapel the couples get the first
opportunity to be alone, with the rest

oC the student body. The prayer is
suid. A prominent speaker is tulking.
A lengthy story begins to unravel
giving advice to all the young people
which must be good because it lasted
for over an hour.
Dean Perclvul comments: "We've
had a great thing happen to us this
afternoon. A wonderful honor has
been bestowed upon, our dear little ,
group.. Now we shall be honored
further by a short, very brief talk on,
"Our Interesting Meetings in Chapel. " Too bad time doesn 't permit it
to be longer than an hour.
Fanny Widderbottom getting quite
drowsy smiles wiley up at Siko, who
can hardly keep awake.
Tiny whispering harshly: "Siko,
I'm going to feign a faint in another
minute. Do you think it will get us
out of this confounded , ahem. Yes,
Miss Gigglesworth , the speaker could
be more humorous."
Fanny : "Since I'm on the refreshment committee, perhaps all of us
could be excused earlier to make
preparations. "
Jack : "You certainly should have
informed us sooner, Miss Widderbottom. We'll leave immediately."
The four leave by the side entrance .
and also a glance of disapproval
leaves with them from the Dean.
Will the collegiates get expelled?
Will they sneak off somewhere looking for the refreshments? How will
this great social affair end? I'm su re
Siko knows. Anyway next week's
Yester-Year does!
"Ye Archeologist."
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The Auditorium of the Junior High
School was filled to capacity, April
1, 1943, when the 43-G presented another of the Navy 's bi-monthly
"Happy Hours. "
The program was directed by Ensign Beverly Demeritt, who rendered
several vocal selections that met with
hearty approval. Kent Alexander entertained the appreciative audience
with his harmonies. A quartet comprised of Dave Stiling, Joe Br u nn er ,
Kent Alexander and Beverly Demeritt helped to make the program
a success.
this is really tough. Well, we shall
soon find out. Today the 'temperature
has come up some. We are all hoping it stays that way because the
basic training in the Army goes on,
rain or shine.

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