Christ mas Spirit Pervades Cam pus
Social Committee
Breaks News of
Social Calendar

Soph. Nominate and
Elect Class Officers
The Sophomore class held their
firs t meeting of the semester on December 8, 1943. Doctor Maupin, class
advisor, was in charge of the meeting.
The class elected Elvira Bitetti
president. She was formerly vicepresident. The other offices remained
unchanged, excep t the treasurer and
vice-president positions. These are
yet to be elected.
The nominees for the vice presidency are as follows: Marj orie Stover , Eileen Falvey and Betty Smith,
The nominees for ti'easurer are
Marie Krum , Jacqueline Shaffer,
Mary Schroeder and Phyllis Schrader.

KAPPA DELTA PI
HEARS TOWN MEETING
Gamma Beta Chapter of Kappa
Delta Pi held its monthly meeting in
the social rooms of Science Hall,
Thursday evening, December 9, 1943.
Helen Cromis presided over the business meeting.
The Chapter nominated Father
Fl a nniga n of Boys ' Town fame as a
member for Laureate Chapter of
Kappa Delta Pi .
Dr. Maupin , the chapter advisor ,
spoke to the group about the origin
of Town Meeting of the Air. The
members listened to the broadcast of
Town Meeting that evening. Education after War and Federal Subsidy of Education was the discussion
among the speakers.
Light refreshments were served.

CAR OLERS WILL TOUR
BL OO M SBURG WEDNE SDAY
Student Christian Association will
congregate in the lobby next Wednesday at 7:00 P. M. The group will
tour the town as a body, singing
Christmas carols. When the last
strains of "Silent Night" die away,
the club will woncl its way back to
the social rooms of Science Hall for
a social gathering.
On January 5, the first meeting
after the Christmas holiday, Mr.
Bailor will be the guest speaker. He
will describe "Customs of Turkey ."

Trees Deck Halls
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Waller Hall girls completed plans
for erecting Christmas trees in the
halls of third and fourth floors. Helen
Fehl and Lillian Guis purchased and
At a meeting held on Tuesday af- supervised the decoration of the trees.
ternoon the Social Committee of C. Others helping were Evelyn WhitG. A. arranged a very interesting man , Gloria Gillis, Rose Cerchairo,
social calendar for the remainder of and Kay Kurilla .
the trimester . The program is as • The girls trimmed th e trees last
follows:
evening, and the trees will remain
December 18
until the end of the holidays.
A Christmas Party in the social
rooms of Noetling Hall. All kinds of
g ames are to be played. Everyone is A. A. U. W. MUSICAL
invited .
January 8
The Arts Committee of the AmerAn informal dance held in the Old ican Association of University WoGym. This is our first affair in the men had charge of a musical program
New Year , and we should appreciate presented in the college auditorium
everyone 's participation .
of Tuesd ay evening.
Included in th e program, based on
January 15
Christmas
music, were organ selecBingo party in the Old Gym. No tions by Mr. Arnold B. Wagner , piano
charge—prizes.
selections by Mrs. Edward Deily,
January 22
vocal selections by Miss Maree E.
Leap Year Dance with Leap Year Pensyl and Miss Mary Jane Sharpcustoms.
less. Miss Maree E. Pensyl directed
Januar y 29
group singing. Miss Ruth E. Beers
Dancing
Bucknell Game (here).
arranged carol histories, and Anne
following th e game in the Old Gym. Shortess and Bernard Kane presented
them. Miss Pensyl and Mrs. Harold
February 5
R. Miller sang a duet, acco mpa nied
Masquerade Dance. Here's you r by Mr. Wagn er.
chance, fellows, to discard your uni- Among the solos were "O Come All
form for one night.
Ye Faithful. " "O Little Town of
Bethlehem /' "Ave Maria ," "O Holy
February 19
Nigh
t," and "Christmas Fantasy."
Farewell Dance—for all.
Members of the Book Club, HandSome of these dates will be inter- craft Club , college faculty and studchangeable. We have some things in ent body were guests.
mind which depend on the weather,
Af ter the program the A. A. U. W.
as sleigh x'ides, etc . Also , the com- members entertained the members of
mittee is trying to get feature movies the Book and Handcraft Clubs at a
to show in the Auditorium for the social in the social rooms of Science
benefit of all members of the college Hall.
community—free .
Keep posted on social events
through the Maroon and Gold. Also, DRAMATIC CLUB
look for a Social Calendar whereby ACTIVE IN SCHOOL
we hope to keep you posted on all
events throughout the week. Details AND COMMUNITY
later.
The Social Committee: Sallie Dock- Th2 Dramatic Club has established
ey and Betty Hagenbuch , Co-chair- quite a record. It has at one time or
men, Bob Stowe, Frank Schreiber , ano t h er , performed for every church ,
Walt Wagonhurst , and Ray Ashcom, club and other social organizations in
publi city chairman , thank you for town , with few exceptions. So far
your past cooperation , and also for this year the club has presented plays
your future participation , we hope. for the Drama Group of the Woman's
Civic Club, the Christmas dinner of
the Woman 's Civic Club, the AmerFINAL WAR FUND
ican Association of University WoRETURN S RECEIVED
men , the Alter Guild of St. Paul's
Episcopal Church , and a program in
Information on the final returns of our auditorium.
the War Fund Drive carried on at
In addition to this busy outs'ide acthe college during the week of No- tivity, each Tuesday night at the regvember was received today from ular club meetings a one-act play
President Andruss ' office.
under student direction is presented.
Contributions are as follows: fac- This affords the actors a chance to be
ulty, $400; students, $136.53, and em- constructively criticized by other
ployees, $104.50; making a total of members of the Dramatic Club and
$641.03.
the sponsor , Miss Alice Johnston. At
The faculty and employees also present a play-reading committee is
contributed to the drives at their selecting a three-act play to be prehomed (faculty, $55.50; employees, sented for the public sometime be$11.02).
fore the close of this trimester. FuThe grand total for the college to ture plans indicate a busy time ahead
for these energetic Thespians.
date is $707.55. .

Operators Will Abandon Switchboard s This Evening ; Many
Guests Expected
At the invitation of the Bell Telephone Company the V-5's and V-12's
will be entertained at a program in
the auditorium and dance in the old
gym this evening.
Many Guests
Commanding officers of the units
and their wives, patrons and their
wives, and other guests will be included k in the 450 persons who will
attend the holiday function.
Included in the program is a presentation , "A Sailor's Dream." Navy
men and girl employees of the Bell
Company are in the cast.
Par ty in Gym
After the program in the auditorium the group will adjourn to the old
gymnasium where there is a Christmas tree set up. Beneath it is a gift
for every Navy man. Refreshments ,
and dancing to a Navy orchestra are
to be enjoyed.
Mr. "Nick" Carter, Bell Company
representative, has charge of th e
party. Committees are composed of
V-5 and V-12 men.
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OPEN HOUSE FOR
GIRLS IN NEW GYM

The facilities of the new gym were
available from 7:30 to 10:00 P. M. to
all of the coeds of B. S. T. C. on
Thursday. The cro wd which attended was enthusiastic and appreciative.
Everyone participated in at least
two different sports. Under the supervision of Miss Lucy McCammon
the girls played basketball, cage ball,
and ping pong; while in the pool, instructors Hennes and Gehman were
kept busy with a constant stream of
diligent learners. The evening was
not only entertaining but also profitable because the girls racked up
many points toward credit in the
"B" Club.
By ten o'clock the gym was deserted . The girls were tired but well
pleased with the evening events.

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Journ ey Into Oblivion

Why are there sounds of clinking
heels from the training school to
Waller Hall? Wha t unpatriotic practices are carried on between these
hour-glass pebbles oil time?
The wearing off of the pavement
fro m the grind of scarce shoe leather
and the wearing down of heels is a
Member
daily pro cess. What does all this
Is the practice a necessity?
ftssociafed ColleeiateFV©$$ Ifmean?
not, why is it carried out so diliSTAFF
gently , without nerve racking st rain?
^
Editor-in-Chief
Florence Faust A-a-a-a but is it? Well, the wimperSports Editor
Frank Schreiber ings coming from the timid voices
Exchange Editor _ Helen Parangosky reveal to us that Pat Patterson in the
Ar t Edi t ors
kindergarden is learning how to keep
Fred Dent and David Jackson house and that knocking blocks over
Service Editor
Bernard Kane for the amusement of the children
can be a jo b that takes weeks to masEditorial Board
Athamantia Comuntzis, Joyce Hay, ter so that the very upper most blocks
Jim McDermott, Jacqueline Shaf - fall not on Mary 's t oe , but Johnny 's
who isn't paying attention and probfer, Guy Zerfoss.
Business Manager
Anne Sabol ably never will. Then we can peek
in on Fred Dent and his brilliant 4th
Advertising Manager
Robert Stetson graders under Miss Barnes. Three of
the boys have Mr. Dent cornered exReporters
plaining to him a perfect take-off
Meda Calvello, Poletime Comuntzis, demonstrated with the paper airHelen Cromis, John Gilman, Betty plane they have just been playing
Hagenbuch, Kenn et h Hager , Mae with. The girls are nonchalantly adKlinger, Margaret Latsha , . Sam miring his coal black hair.
Mazzeo, Robert Megargel, Carmel Gandering
around the corner we
Sirianni , Marj orie Stover, Glorig
bump
into
Anita
Behler who has just
Gillis, Helen Fehl, Carliss Kight.
declared that she can't typ e, stops in
Typists
her tracks as she remembers that she
will
talk before the P . T. A. tomorRose Cerchairo, Mary Devitis, Jean
row
evening on, "How typing has
Kay
Dickenson, Elsie Flail,
Kurilla,
helped
me!" In the same room we
Mary
Schroeder,
Florence Mills,
try
Snyd
Mary
Louise
Scott.
Edna
er,
to hear bellows of music conducted by the Mary Vocalist Parr with
Faculty Advisors
baton if you please. The ascending
Mr. S. W. Wilson Miss Pearl Mason thriller begins in an upward sweep
of
Gusto! Then the note hangs
DECEMBER 17, 1943
in mid air for the sweet fifth graders
to finish. The ending resounds of
drippling notes scatter and shatter
the room.
We try to escape into the hall , but
are forced to get out our gas masks
as we notice a cloud of dust , some
cattle scrambling down the steps, and
the contorted face of Ella Schargo
peering throu gh what looks like
mucky mist. We begin to feel hungry
and now we know that our friend has
They Say
been left with the cumbersome task
That the Navy V-12's n ow hav e to of herding these noon day "munch be in at 9:00 o'clock every night ex- ers " into the basement for a full decept Saturday night. It looks as if ligh tful hour of recreation. The rest
the girls will be seeing the fellows we leave to our imagination as Nelcna Pope is seen lying on a table, of
to the door instead of vice versa.
We know it isn 't proper (accord- till tilings;, yes—she's—no not going
ing to Emily Post) to congratulate to be operated on—yes—yes just
girls upon their engagement—but sleeping. There are a group of First
congratulations anyway, Joy Propst. Grad e children hoveling near. It is
The Waller Hall girls are very Mrs. Baker 's room. Everyone seems
sorry to hear of Dr. Kehr's and Miss peaceful enough so why not leave
Ri ch's illness, To both of you—a hoping Miss Pope doesn 't roll ofl
from her reclining pedestal. If we
speedy recovery .
Lt. Jack Hower, from Bloomsburg, hear a thump and a scream w.e'll be
a former B. S. T. C. student, paid a buck.
visit to us here at the college. Lt. It is about time to leave our obHower recently received his com- j ective only we have company. Three
girls are chattering to the tops of
mission in the Army Air Corps.
Who are the girls with all of the their voice. They are confused beXmas spirit up on fourth floor? We cause Miss Moyer keeps them "h ophear that they have a nice Xmas tree ping " only they don't know where
covered with snow . The question is they 'll hop next. Let us hurry away
—where did they get the snow? In from all this turmoil and come back
case you are interested j ust visit ( to eurth where people are normal and
j ust take it easy by not making plans
room 468. "
Miss Mettler invites all of you up but instead sleep most of the day
Oh! Hum!
to her apartment on second floor to away
see her Surrealist tree.
Slacks have become a necessity
See that boy over there annoying
around campus because of the ex- Mary?
tremely cold weather.
Why, he isn't even looking at her.
Did you ever see Bush's smiling
Well , that's what's annoying her.
admirer?
What kind of a husband would you
It's harder to get a letter i'rom
your mailbox before noon than get advise me to get, Grandma?
Just leave husbands alone nnd get
out safely i'rom a store that has a
yourself a good single man.
sale on nylons.
o
It seems that Wilkes-Barre was
RUY RONDS — RUY STAMPS
rnther n windy city last Saturday.
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EXCHANGE ^^

listenTmate

By PARRY
Georgia Tech recently lampooned
the rigorous G. I. life of soldiers
and sailors on campus by p ublishing
a poem complete with four illustrations at the bottom of page one. The
poem went like this:
Mother take down your service flag,
Your son is at Georgia Tech
Instead of fighting battles
He's learning how to neck.
If he isn't playing football ,
He's swimming in the pool ,
Mother take down your service flag,
Your son is back in school.
?
Turnabout
A certain prof essor at Ohio State
walked into the class room fifteen
minutes late to find the class gone.
The nex t day the students were reprimanclad . The professor said that
his hat on the desk was a sign of his
pr esence. Next day the professor
again found an emptj r room. On each
desk was a hat. —The Keystonian.
The Proposal
," she said when J
lo
father
"Go
asked her to wed ;
For she knew that I knew that her
father was dead,
And she knew what she meant when
she said ,
"Go to Father!"
Th e Tech of V. P. I.
?:?

Professor Kurrelmeyer , of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, complained recently about the
illegibili ty of the papers turned in
by his students and suggested that
they use a typewriter to ease his deciphering task. During the next German quiz the quiet of the room was
suddenly shattered by the pecking of
a typewriter in the back of the room.
It seems that Oliver Selfridge was
taking the professor at his word—
li terally !
*
It' s awfully simple to kiss a miss ,
It's simply awf ul to miss a kiss ,
Kisses carry germs it's stated ,
So kiss me, Kid , I'm vacci nated.
*
At Colorado Womcns College every
Freshman girl was shot by a movie
camera and given a voice i'ecoi*ding
as part of the required Freshman
speech course. The movies were
taken of each girl 'as she walked up
and down stairs , sat down , rose, and
walked toward the camera for a
close-up . For the recording, each
girl gave a three-minute speech concerning her home town , and then she
read a ten-line poem, thus recording
both her reading nnd speaking voice.
?
1st Old Moid: A long stocking will
hold all you want for Christmas,
won 't it?
2nd Old Muid : No, but a pair of
socks will .
—Indiana Penn.
NOTICE TO DAY MEN

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In future you will receive
your copy of the Maroon and
Gold in the library .
Lost",year you l-eeeived your
copies in the men 's day room,
but we have discontinued that
practice as few of you use the
room this year.
Remember to get your copy
in the library.

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j h e other day some of us were
shooting the "bree ze" and the subj ect got around to our spirit hereabouts. It seems we have some boots
in our midst who think the U. S.
Navy doesn't know what it's doing.
I said "boots " because even if they
have been in awhile they haven't
learned much. They think a war is
won j ust by going out , attacking the
enemy , and killing him off in handto-hand combat. All they ask for is
a foxhol e, a few rounds of ammunit ion , and as many Japs. Grown men
in this world of today would have
more .sense. Did the enemy plan his
war tha t way? No, and we won't
win it tha t way either. It isn't man
ag ainst man any more, but mind
against mind. The better our officers
and men are trained for a particular
du ty, the gr eater are our chances 'as
Americans to come out of the war on
top.
"But we will never see action here,"
someone said. How do we know? I
h a dn 't been in the Navy long before
I learned she can pull some surprising stunts. Who would have guessed
a while back that our Navy would
educa te officers at her own expense,
because she needed them so badly.
She has a definite place in mind for
us. Maybe not individually as yet,
but she knows we are going to get
her out of the hole sometime in the
future. That's why she wants to keep
us in Reserve.
Some of us think we just flunk out
of here and go to the fleet. Sounds
simpl e doesn't it? It is simple, if you
can forget tha t you are washing out
like a coward , if you can forget that
the other fellows who stuck it out
are on the way up the ladder, that
same ladder you avoided for an easier
path .
At times, we all i'eel we would like
to be out there taking part in the real
action , bu t remember , every other
fighting man in trainin g has felt the
same restlessness, the same desire to
prove his love for his country, even
to sacrificing his very life. So, when
we go out , let's take more than just
a few crummy Japs or Nazis. Let's
take out a whole wagon load like
Colin Kelly did.
Just about here the bell rang, so
we brok e it up.
Woolies may be the style this yeai ,
not for beauty 's sake , but for more
practical purposes on the Ohio State
Campus. All buildings on campus
will be kept under 70 degrees in
temperature in compliance with
President Bevis ' request to save fuel.
It is doubtful thai the coeds at Ohio
State will go back to "grandma 's d ay "
and wear six or eight .petticoats , a
lnuff or even long underwear, but
more slacks and flannel shirts may
be expected to be seen on campus.
v
Milady beware of cupid ,
And list lo the lines of the verse ,
To le t a fool ki ss yo u i s stu pid ,
To lot a kiss fool you is worse.
—The Keystonian.
*
"If y ou i'eel you can't buy Wai1
Bonds , write your rensons down on a
piece of paper and mall it to a friend
or relative of yours on the fighting front. A friend or relative who is
facing the hell-fire in modern war . . .
a friend or relative who may be lying, body torn, on a bloodstained battlefield far away from home. Tell
HIM you just can't buy War Bonds!
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LIFE WITH UNCLE

BOOK REVI EW

ART OF DANCING

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"HOSTAGES" by Stefan Heym

By LILLIAN BAER

Dancing is a partnership pastime The author 's purpose in writing
usually enjoyed in a social group . " Hos t ages " is stated briefly in a oneFor 'the comfort, convenien ce, and line preface: "Because my Father
happiness of all the dancers, certain was a hostage." Probably few men
For a beginning this week, we have was classifi ed as an Armour. In due rules of the game have come to be have better purposes for writing.
news from The Public Relation 's Of- time I was shipped to my present recognized by well-mannered peo"Hostages " is the story of the Nazi
post. I have been here since October ple. Some of these rules apply only oppression over the Czechs. The acfice at Maxwell Field , Alabama.
Two youths from Bloomsburg 10. I have been going to school for at very form al dances while others tion revolves about Janoshik, a slowSta t e Teachers Colle ge , Bloomsburg, the last five weeks. That time in- are observed always.
Generally moving peasant, an d Reinhard t, head
Pa., have reported to the Army Air between was spent on tasks such as speaking , the full enj oymen t of danc- of the Gestapo, who match their wits
Forces Pre-Flight School for Pilots at K. P. Need I say that I was very ing depends on simply living up to and brawn.
Maxwell Field, Alabama, to begin glad to start school .
The book ranks high as a psychothe Golden Rule—consideration of
On a typical day I get up at four others , consideration of your hostess, logical study of human beings. Five
the third phase of their training as
pilots in the U. S. Army Air Forces ' o'clock. We have un til five-thirty to and consideration of your partner.
men know they are to die. The aueat and perform our various duties. Beginners usually think dancing is thor shows the reader how each
expanding program.
These aviation cadets are receiv- At five forty-five school starts. It entirely a series of exercises or a faces death. He shows how Janoshik,
ing nine weeks of intensive physical, contin ues until twelve o'clock. We footwork routine. Some at first think the washroom attendant, the thickmilitary and academic instruction at have an hour and a half to eat and of dancing as either an exhibition or skulled, surpasses Preissinger, the
Maxwell Field , preparatory to be- prepar e for the afternoon activities. a self-betrayal—that a man and wo- head of the Coal Syndicate, the milginning their actual flight training at At one thirty we start a two-hour man step on the dance floor , and lionaire.
one of the many primary flying session of P. T. At three thirty we either win glory for themselves as a Parts of the book are crude and
schools located in the Army Air are off for the rest of the day . Lights skilled team, or reveal themselves as barbarous , but the author like many
Forces Eastern Flying Training Com- are out at nine-thirty .
a fu mbling, unhappy partnership. To modern writers describes frankly
The above goes for six days a week, me dancing is "conservation " to mu- how the Nazis conduct themselves in
mand.
These men are Aviation Cadets j ust as regular as clock work. Tues- sic .
a conquered nation. And, if an acRobert H. DeMott, who attended day evening at five o'clock we are To be a good dancer, you must be tion is crude, description of it must
Bloomsburg State Teachers College given over night passes. This is when able to dance without having to con- correspond or the book loses its truein 1941-1943 and Henry C. VonBlohn, I get together with my old friend , centrate on the steps. Your feet must ness to life.
Cpl. Miller. We have managed to have learned to respond easily and
1942-1943.
The romantic interest is supplied
keep the Bloomsburg chapter of "I smoothly to the music. You must be by Milada and Breda who come toKeeping an Eye on "Halo Joe" j Tappa Kegga " very much alive in able to lead' or follow without ap- gether through the Underground.
the dear old town of Denver, By the parent effort. This final stage of per- A recent movie taken from the plot
Lt. James W. Davies.
way,
how is the local club doing? fection is reached in only one way of the book was very little like the
Today I was pleasantly surprised
I
have
been in the army for nine and that is practice, practice, and book. About the only similarity was
to find two copies of the M. & G. in
yet I haven't received more practice.
months.
As
my mail box . Thanks for rememberthe main character, stalward Janing me on your mailing list. I cer- any kind of a furlo ugh. I have very
Some of the enj oyable steps of to- oshik, and the setting in Prague.
tainly had wished the government faint hopes of getting a delay in day are: the waltz, jitterbugging, the
" Hos t ages " takes its place with
and I could have gotten together route when I finish here . That will rh u mba , and the la conga.
other war novels better than many.
around October 16 so that I could be during the early part of February. The waltz is one of the most beauo
have been to Homecoming. But my If I get this delay you can rest as- tif ul dances of today and yet one of
LEETTER TO THE EDITOR
big Uncle infor med me that this was sured that Bloomsburg will have a the oldest. It originated in Italy four
war , and so I just stayed here to fly visitor. Doster is slated to have some centuries ago as a round dance and
free time at just about the same tipe. spread into France and from there Dear Editor:—
the big ones.
In about a week, my bombardment Boy! I hope we hit town together. into all parts of the world. The waltz I would like to ask a question. Why
group is moving out to March Field, Perhaps the old place wouldn't be has passed through many strange don't the students show a cooperative
California. Would appreciate the M. able to stand it.
stages , many of which are hardly spirit at the basketball games?
& G. at my new location after Derecognizable as the waltz we know yetWe have a darn good team. And
when the cheer leaders get up to
Now That Bevilacqua 's There
cember 7. I get a big kick out of the
today .
lead cheers no one follows.
school news as do the rest of us Capt. C. Ken Bevilacqua.
The j itterbug is the one dance
If we had a pep rally maybe the
alumni.
This should have been done long which spells youth , vitality, and the
I believe I did tell you that I am ago but somehow I was busy flitting sheer j oy of living more than all students could show the fellows on
a navigator on a B-24 Liberator. Say, about the States and now seem to other dances. For several years it th e team that they 're behind them
it in the near future, you hear of the have come to rest in Merrie England. has been growing in popularity with ev ery play.
"Halo Joe" in action, you can rest (Merrie is old English meaning damp the younger and more vivacious
And there was the draftee who
assured that I'll be sitting in the nose and cold).
crowd. Even though older folks con- thought that the harder he pulled the
figuring out my next clay's shorthand
sider it a hindrance to the health of
assign ment or else racking my brain
One of the Millions
I youths, this step is definitely on the trigger the farther the bullet would
go.
over a difficult accounting problem. Pvt. George W. Smith .
|upward trend.
We have a great crew and there is
The rhumba is the most exciting
I saw in the last issue of the Maplenty of fun to be had whenever we
dance
in many years . The very best everywhere have gone wild about this
you
would
like
a
roon
and
Gold
that
get together. The "Halo Joe" is j ust
few of the fellows from B. S. T. C. of this music often tends to frighten rhythm. The dance takes its name
waiting to get started.
the Conga drum, the principal
Say "hello " to my friends and give to write you a letter; so this after- dancers who believe that it is there- from
instrument
in native Cuban orchesmy regards to the M. Sc G. staff for a noon I decided I'd sit down and drop
tras.
In
this
dance, a large group of
you a line. Confound this G. I. ink, fr om it.
j ob well done.
dancers
form
a line, chain-gang
We will be seeing you soon so save it's "lousy stuff, " I guess I'll have
About three or four weeks ago, I fashion , each with one hand
on the
me a couple of tickets for the alumni to start using my own!
met Don Rabb in the mess hall; he 's shoulder of the person in front, and
As you probably know, I was elim- a corporal now and expected then
dance.
inated from flying because of a thing to be shipped overseas. It was good weaving in and out in "follow the
leader " fashion around the room. Al{ called technically motion instability , to see a "Phi Sig" brother all the way though
The Day Will Come
it has been made a graceful
commonly known as air-sickness. down here, and of course he and I
Pvt . H. E. Vonderheid.
ballroom
dance, it still has more of
Believe me, you've never been i*eally
My first stop after boarding the sick until you 've been air sick. In had a prolonged discussion on the the "j ungle " rhythm than any other
train at Bloomsburg station was civilian life, I thought that air sick- fun we had when we were still back dance.
Miami Beach , Florida, I took my ness was a fairly uncommon thing, at B. S. T. C.
With this as background to dancbasic there. We had a pretty rugged but I was rather surprised to see the fore very difficult to dance.
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time of it. It was the first time that great number of fellows who suffer
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Three-Wa y Meet to
be Held at F. & M.

EX-RIVA L NOW
V-5 INSTRUCTOR

Saturday, December , 18, Bloomsb u rg 's team' will be jo urneying in
force to Lancaster to meet Franklin
and Marshall in a three-way meet.
The program includes wrestling,
swimming and basketball.
In the afternoon the matmen will
clash on the canvas for a real tussle.
Student coach, Ray Dehler has built
up a squad of expert wrestlers from
a group of green, but willing stud- Bloomsbur g Squad Runs Winning
ents. The team is now in shape for
Streak to Five Straight Games
a real contest with F. and M., one of
the East's better wrestling teams.
The coach may be forced to leave Susquehann a and Army Special Service Defeated ; Team Grooms For
Joe Fanella behind, as he tore some
Franklin and Marshall Tomorrow ; Team Has Not as Yet
ligaments in his ankle in a heated
Hit Its Stride ; All Games Decisive Scores
practice match. The tentative lineup will include eight weights.
Ken Hager Bloomsburg added two more ' wins : qu arter. The Maroon and Gold got
121 pounds
128 pounds
Frank Marhefka to run its streak to five straight. Al- as hot as a cap pistol, sinking 11
Dewey Webster though the team has not really hit points in about three minutes and
135 pounds
Letcher White its stride, they have been able to suc- finally taking the lead at the half
145 pounds
155 pounds
John Welling cumb all opponents with a decisive time , 31-22. From then on, the 89'ers
were held to little scoring by the HusJoe Fanella score.
165 pounds
Last Saturday evening, Susque- kies' defense . In the offensive , the
Ray Dehler
175 pounds
George Brandon hanna fell before the Huskies, 45-27. College Hill men were hot and cold
Heavy weight
The swimming team will churn up This game started with Bloomsburg all through the game. The scoring
the "acqua chlorine" for their only showing very little spark . The Cru- would come-in exciting spurts that
scheduled meet the same afternoon. saders were sinking long ones from would inexplicably die away. This
Student coach, Ray Ashcom reports beyond our defense, but we could not sporadic scoring came in intervals of
that the squad will be well prepared retaliate. The half score favored enough frequency to allow Bloomsto meet the traditionally good F. & Susq uehanna , 19-18. The under-the- burg to definitely cream the Harrisbasket play was not top performance. burg outfit.
M. team.
It is hoped the V-5 men, Vaughn Numerous lay-ups were missed by Gingrich , cap tain of the Army team
and Graff will be able to appear with the Huskies. The third quarter re- was the high scorer with 14 points to
the teiTm, but the Navy can transfer mained scoreless, till the warning his credit. O'Neil, the former Illinois
them j ust like the Marines took Beit- minutes. Bloom finally started to U. star, ringed 8 points, bef ore going
elli from Notre Dame. The rest of click, and to make the score rise in out on personal fouls in the last
the team will include Neely, Wil- their favor. With clean lay-up s and quarter.
fast floor work, the entire team The Bloomsburg high scorers were
liams, Schildmacher and Barrett .
worked
to widen the scoring margin. Biei-ly 13, Vogelsong 10, and Grawill
The highlight of the tri-meet
Goepfert
, who went out in the four th ham 9.
game
evening
in
the
be the basketball
q
uarter
,
flipped in 11 points worth, Tomorrow , the squad will play
The
F.
Marshall.
at Franklin and
Vogelsong and "Red" Gra- Franklin and Marshall at Lancaster.
and
both
that
has
men
have
a
team
and M .
ham
made
10 points.
This team will offer the stiffest comtop
one
of
the
be
shown itself to
The
game
ended
nicely
for
Bloomspetition to date. The school has
region.
It
will
be
the
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teams in this
burg
but
it
was
not
a
polished
permain tained an enviable basketball
any
disprove
Huskies
to
jo b of the
formance.
record and is determined not to be
quintet
Bloomsburg
The
such claim.
goes into the fray with an enviable The Army Special Service team conquered by the men of Bloom.
record of successes. The team has played here last Tuesday, December This only adds to the team spirit of
not met very stiff competition , but 14. This was similar to the Susque- th e Huskies and might prove to be
on the other hand , it has never really han na game, in that it started out the margin of victory .
o
been pressed for points. It will be a p oorly for the home team.
Wonder
if
all
the
hot air shot off
group
from
Wi
th
Jack
Goepfert
confined
to
the
stalwart
the
real test for
around
here
could
be
put in basketbe
no
dewill
sid
e
lines,
the
team
was
slow
in
but
there
Hill,
College
nying their ability , win, lose or draw. starting. The Army boys ran up a balls. Then they could be floated into
nice lead until the end of the second ihe basket.

It took a war to do it , but nevertheless Lt. James McGovern is rooting for Bloomsburg to win instead of
maneuvering to out-score us, as has
been his usual custom. This is not
his first visit to our campus, for the
new V-5 physical instructor (Lt. Lalanne has reported to Iowa PreFlight) has paid us "fr iendly " visits
on and off (mostly on) for the last
two decades.
It all goes back to World War I.
After four years of: classroom work
blended with three years of* football,
baseball , and track , and one and onehalf y ears of service in the U. S.
Army , the "four star " man gradua ted
from Muhlenburg in 1919.
Star ts Coaching W. C.
Al ter four years of high school
teaching, Mr . McGovern was called
to West Chester S. T. C, and fr om
1923 on, his football, baseball, and
basketball teams clashed with B. S.
T. C. He is a firm believer that , "A
coach is no better than his material,"
bu t we believe that it was a combination of an unexcelled coaching staff
and superior material in 1925 that
gave West Chester one of their greatest elevens. They sported ail unblemished record , and were acclaim ed
the champions of Pennsylvania 's
Teachers Colleges.
Nex t a t Ku t z t own
In 1934, he j oined the Kutztown
S. T. C. faculty and his teams, though
sometimes out-manned, were never
fought out. Mr. McGovern remained
with Kutztown until January 29,
1943, when he received his commission.
Mr. McGovern previously instructed at Chapel Hill , N. C, and Athens,
Georgia , Pre-Flight Schools, and was
a member of the military and athletic departments of both schools.
Twenty-five years ago he served
with the Army; today he is in the
Navy . We repeat, Lieutenant McGovern is always associated with
teams that are "never outfought. "
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V-12' s Take V-5's
In Swim Meet

Diving is Close Match
Last Saturday afternoon , the V-5's
and V-12's held another practice
swimming meet. The V-12's triumphed by a 30-15 score. This evens
up the contest, as the Aviation Cadets scored a 35-30 win in the week
before.
Due to a liberty weekend, the V-5's
could not be fully represented. However, the five men did put up a good
showing despite their failure to take
any firsts,
The diving was one of the closer
matches trf the afternoon. Ashcom '
of the V-12's nosed out Vaughn oi!
the V-5's with A. S. Brooks placing
third. The two leaders showed form
that brought forth waves of upplause
from the spectators. Bill Schildmacher of the V-12's turned in some time
on the sprints, Bill Barrett und Rod
Williams, the Atlantic City mentor,
paddled through to easy wins in the
middle distance events. John Kenealy and Bill Neely rounded off the
V-12 squad. In these practice meets,
the boys develop for the big events,
such as tomorrow's frn ens with
FrnnkHn and Mn rah all.

As Cronin might say, "Here's two
'Rays' for the team ," -Ray Aschom,
swimming, and Ray Dehler, wresting.
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lappened at the swimming meet, so
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A vote of thanks to the band for
heir work at the basketball games.
.hey bolster the team spirit and
nuke the evenings complete.
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"Bushie " Bush is declining all vequests to twirl his baton. He claims
no was put to shame by "Cotton "
franklin 's Manual oi! Arms class.
Nobody could duplicate some of the
gyrations they executed in getting a
Aile from "port turns" to "right
.s houlder nnns,"