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THREE YEARS OF TRANSITION
HARVEY A. ANDRUSS, President
In this issue we are presenting a
part of a resume written by our
president. It ?s reviewed by Henry
Klonower, Director of Teacher Education and Certification as "A distinct contribution both to the war effort and to the future program of
teacher education. "

Commun ity Governmen t Elects Pre sident
Julian Zinzarella to Fill Vacan cy ;
Election Held Wedne sday,
F ebruary 16

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Before the passage of the first selective service act in 1940, it was evident that the enrollment in technical
and professional curriculums of colleges and universities would be affected. First, by the call to the colors of the National Guard Units,
then by the upsurge in manufacturing of heavy equipment for those
European nations later to be our Allies.
An increasing wage level and the
possibility of war turned the minds
of high school graduates away from
preparation for peace time activities
to that of war. No matter how we
abhorred the prospect of conflict the
obligation of the American College
to meet the challenge for the national defense became real. Those who
persisted in doing the same thing as
before hoped that "education as usual" would be able to carry on, although it was clear that "business
was not at usual"— "family life was
not as usual"—and "America could
not be as usual in a world gone mad
with war."
So as early as 1939, some colleges
began to teach First Aid courses to
larger numbers and there was some
talk about teaching undergraduates
to fly. However, not until September , 1940 , was the stirring of change
being felt. There were some institutions who looked askance at others
who were experimenting with new
activities, partly from inertia—disinclination to change—and mostly
from the feeling that pointing the
colleges toward national defense
would in itself influence young people toward war. These institutions
today, denuded of civilian students,
are seeking ways to aid the war effort but the start of three years on
the part of institutions beginning the
transition in 1940 is too much to
overcome.
Confronted by all these confusing
forces, the Bloomsburg State Teachers College, on learning of the Civilian Pilot Training Program , began
in June, 1940 , to explore the possibilities of reopening the Bloomsburg
* Airport, then closed, after having
been pioneered twelve years before
by Harry L. Magee and a number of
other farseeing citizens.
On the basis that aviation would
be taught in Pennsylvania high
schools in the future, os automobile
operation had been in times past, this
activity was considered an important opportunity for an institution
training teachers.
From September, 1940 , until July,
1942 , over 100 college undergraduate
students were taught to fly at the
Bloomsburg Airport. Instruction in
Civil Air Regulations, Navigation.

FIVE SENIORS WILL LEAVE
SENIOR CLASS WILL
B. S. T. C. END OF SEMESTER
PUBLISH OBITER THIS YEAR
Five of our outstanding Seniors
are leaving the old Alma Mater at
the end of this trimester. Joanne
Spaid , Stella Williams and Marj orie
Sharretts have specialized in the elementary field.
Janet Shank qualified in Speech
and Spanish in the secondary field .
Mrs. Pauline G. Niles qualified in
Spanish, French and English in the
secondary field.
They will return for graduation
exercises in May along with the four
Seniors who left in January : Helen
Behler , Leona Oakes, Samuel Trapani and Edward Manley .
Meterology, and related subj ects
were taught at the college.
Since these courses were a part of
the college curriculum for future
teachers of Mathematics, Physics an d
Geography , little change was necessary in plant , equipment , or instructional personnel.
However, seeing a possible need
for more classroom and activity
space , the equipping of the Centennial Gymnasium and Navy Hall
(Ihen called the Junior High School)
was continued with the idea that exp ansion would be possible if facilities were available. With that
thought in mind , Spruce Street was
extended and curbs were placed on
either side of the road to provide for
parking of more cars.
Regular college faculty members
formerly teaching Geography, Phy sical Education and Social Studies,
Mathematics and Science, learned to
teach the subj ects required in ground
school instruction. Due to the early
influence of the Bloomsburg Airport ,
there were still experienced aviators
in the community who were able to
fill in the gaps which could not be
carried by college faculty.
The idea of training teachers of
Aeronautics was bom in 1941 and
Ihe Bloomsburg State Teachers College was designated in April, 1943, as
the firs t college in Pennsylvanip
(and possibly in the United States )
to offer a specialized field for teach(Pleaae Turn to Page Two)

The Senior class contrary to all rumors will publish an Obiter this year.
The editor has submitted a dummy
and signed contracts with the Grit
Publishing Company and Dobyns.
Instead of taking some outside
theme and imposing it on the book,
the Obiter staff selected Bloomsburg
as its theme. They have tried to make
the Obiter a picture of B. S. T. C. tod ay including every type of class and
activity on the campus.
Seniors will note that the schedule
for pictures is on the bulletin board.
Many of the pictures are already under way but if you have not had your
picture taken , help things along by
being on time for your appointment.
Fred Dent is taking the informals ;
so when you look your best and the
weather is clear, you Seniors be sure
t o ca tc h him t o h ave you r inform al
taken.
The editor is arranging group pictures for the evening. Watch the bulletin board for the schedule.

COLLEGE HONORS WAR DEAD
In honor of the men of the college
who gave their lives for their country during this war , a temporary memorial will soon be placed in the lobby of Waller Hall.
The Art Department, under the direction of Mr. Keller, plans to make
the memorial like the pages of an
open book in the colors of the flag.
At the end of this war a more permanent monument wlil be erected on
the college campus.
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Tri p to New York
The C. G. A. members are planning
to take a trip to New York in the
near future. All members will be able
to go if transportation facilities can
be arranged. If this is impossible,
only five members of C. G. A, will go
by station wagon.
They are planning to attend a
teachers ' convention at Pomeroy 's,
New York , and coming back with
new ideas of organizing a better C. G*
A., and also, of the teaching world.

The final election for President of
the Community Government Association took place on Wednesday,
February 16.
The Navy-12 unit, nurses and regular college students participated in
the election, each voting for the
nominee whom they thought best
suited to hold such an important office.
Julian Zinzarella was the final victor.
Congratulations from the student
body and faculty on your election.
It will be your duty to call and preside over all Community Government Association and College Council meetings and to represent the student body on all public occasions and
to see that the business of the Association is carried on properly. We feel
sure you will do your utmost for the
growth of our college community.

JUNIOR MISS GIVEN
We saw "Junior Miss " last Thurs-

day evening and liked it. The cast
succeeded in rendering what to us
seemed a rather unaffected presentation of the play which was written
by Choderov and Fields and opened
originally in New York in 1941 under
the direction of Moss Hart .
A lotus blossom to Ruth Fortner
and a pot of strawberry jam to Karliss Kight for the outstanding performances of the evening. There was
much to admire about Miss Fortner 's
performance: Her pigeon-toed stance,
her adolescent enthusiasm and her
complete absorption of Fuffy . Miss
Kight deserves commendation for her
unaffected portrayal of a difficult
part , which in less capable hands
might have become too "cute." We
wonder j ust how well the audience
appreciated Miss Fortner 's facial expressions, which were truly excellent. It seems to us that she always
managed to present her profile to the
stage front , thus obscuring those
"petit choses."
The rest of the cast seemed to understand the situation which they
were supposed to have been in. At
times there was an attempt to hurry
over the lines just to get the job
done. Ray Aschom and Betsy Smith
gave a true impression of the trials
which go with the rearing of two
headstrong children in these times.
We thought Anita Behler to be excellently cast as the maid. Sam Mazzeo portrayed the over-bearing type
that he was meant to be, and by the
time the last curtain had fallen we
were all for him, especially lor his
excellent timing of the last line. It
is obvious that we can 't give space to
all the members of the cast. However , give Harold Bush a big hand
for a "Sneeze " well timed.
As a whole we say—well done!

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Editor-in-Chief
Florence Faust
Sports Editor
Frank Schreiber
Exchan ge Editor
Helen Farangosky
Art Editors
Fred Dent, David Jackson
Bernard Kane
ServW Editor

EDITORIAL BOABD

No Women Wanted! A recent poll
at St. Mary 's College revealed that
the men do not want coeds attending the school. The poll came as an
answer to the proposed change to
make St. Mary 's a coeducational
college.

Athamantia Comuntzis, Joyce Hay, Jim
McDermott, Jacqueline Shaffer, Guy To mark et, to market,
Zerfoss.
Anne Sabol To buy a beef roast.
Business Manager
Robert Stetson Home agai n, home again ,
Advertising Manager

KEFOBTERS

Meda Calvelio, Poletime Comuntzis, Helen
Cromis, John Gilman, Betty Hagenbuch, Kenneth Hager, Mae Klinger,
Margaret Latsha, Sam Mazzeo, Robert
Megargel, Carmel Sirianni, Marjorie
Stover, Gloris Gillis, Helen Fehl, Carliss Kigh t, Alberta Naunas, Ruth Fortner.

TYPISTS

Rose Cerchairo, Mary Devitis, Jean Dickenson, Elsie Flail, Kay Kurilla, Florence Mills, Mary Schroeder, Edna Snyder, Mary Louise Scott.

Lettuce on toast.

Stephens, will present this fall for
the first time in its history a 75-piece
school band. The school provides
the necessary instruments. Uniforms
will be obtained since the band will
parade as well as present concerts.
Stephens Life.

FACULTY ADVISORS
Mr. S. W. Wilson
Miss Pearl Mason Of course, I'll wait,
WEDNESDAY , FEBRUARY 23, 1944 It won 't be long—

Graduat ion
Nine Seniors recently have come
to their terminal at Bloomsburg. To
reach the goal of graduation each of
you has had to work hard. Now
what will that education of college
training mean to you?
It is yours to do with as you see
best. In the world of today perhaps
nothing is so valuable as an education. In striving for the peace to
come and in determining that this
will be a permanent peace, educated
people must enlighten the world .
As teachers there is a multifold
task for you. It will be your duty to
train tnis generation 's children to be
next generation 's leaders. You must
inculcate into your students traits
that will help them realize a universal peace.
Nine cannot change a world. But
it" every college and university in the
world sent out just nine people determined to influence pupils to make
this a better earth , t heir effor ts could
not fail to bear fruit.
Pick out another goal and may you
reach it,

Perhaps a year or two.
Our love is sweet,
And much too strong,
To vanish with the dew.
I'll wait for you,
And write to you,
To say I'm still the same.
I'll write real soon.
Where is your camp ,
And , deai-—what is your name?
The Collegio.

Kansas State Teachers College is
I all set to choose their Kanza Queen
of 1944. The coronation ceremony
for the queen will take place at the
Junior-Senior Prom February 19.
Representative — "Your honor, I
admit I may have been driving a bit
fas t, but I would like to point out
tha t I am a Congressman , and
"
Judge—"Ignorance is no excuse."
For Men Only
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„ My Greatest Trium ph
It silently dropped from the floor
above,
The huge door opened with a mighty
shov e,
Spellbound and terror-stricken , there
I stood ,
Feeling bits of ice within my blood.
With breath abated toward that
t hing I g r op ed ,
Good-B ye, Men !
As silently and fearfully I prayed
and hoped,
To you Navy men of the V-12 unit That this horrible appai'ition though
who now leave Bloomsburg, we express out best wishes for continued differences slowly disappeared.
success. Whether you are sent to
As editor , I would like to thank
stations north , south , east or west, those of you who have contributed
the college community will remem- to the Maroon and Gold. Frank
ber you. We will remember you for Schreiber, James McDermott , Bot
your buoyant spirit. We will re- Stetson , Elmo Powell, Guy Zerfoss,
rrember you for your willingness to John Gilman , Kenneth Hager. With work hard. Many of you had a col- out your help the pnper could not
lege alma mater before you came have presented news of interest to
here, and your deepest loyalty be- your group. Other organizations are
longs to her. But as you entered so glnd too that you participated in
whole-heartedly into our college life their activities,
here, Bloomsburg became proud ol! When you reach your next destiher second sons.
nation , it is our hope that you reSince your entrance last July as a member your brief stay here as
purt of our college, you naturally pleasant. And now we say "Smooth
faced many problems and differences Sniling."
but gradually those problems and
Florence Faust.
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By Hagenbuch and Powell
Student Council representatives
seemed r a ther st rang e to most of the
Navy men attending B. S. T. C. But
when Ihey were suggested by both
the Navy and the college staff , the
idea definitely appealed to the Naval
trainees and regular college students.
Thre^ o£ the men that were selected
at the election that occurred almost
immediately after the dual-student
government plan had been suggested
were Letcher White, R aymond Dehler and Richard Langdon.
Letcher Whi t e
Three and a half years ago a Navy
recruiting officer did his j ob well for
ho helped Letcher White enlist. After
enlisting, Letcher was sent from his
home town , Manchester, Kentucky,
to acquire his "boot" training at the
Great Lakes Training Station. From
here he was sent to several stations
ashore. Later, he served on both a
sub-chaser and a light cruiser . White
was a Boatswain 's Mate 2 /c when he
entered the V»12 program.
Letcher recently demonstrated his
skill in wrestling when he pinned his
opponent from Bucknell University.
The spectators that saw him defeat
Bucknell's wrestler were dumbfounded when they heard that the lad
from the Kentucky hills had never
wrestled before he came to B. S. T.
C.
Ra y Dehler
R ay Dehler is one of the few
wrestling coaches that wrestles for
the team he coaches. There was no
coach on the college staff so Ray was
assigned the j ob. He has shown skill
in handling men j ust as he has in
wrestling.
"Bla ckie, " as he is known to his
buddies, attended the Trenton State
Teachers College before enlisting in
V-7. Ray "was outstanding in high
j umping, track and in the class room
at Trenton. His home is in Dover,
New Jersey. Ray will be leaving
Bloomsburg at the end of the trimester lor advanced officer training.
Dick Langdon
Bloomsburg is new to most of the
trainees in this V-12 unit. However,
this is not true in Dick Langdon's
case. Langdon was a member of the
Pennsylvania Forensic Music League
while living at Huntingdon , Pennsylv a nia , his home town. The glee club
from Huntingdon High School was selected as the State Champion in 1942
after a demonstration of their skill
at this college.
Di ck was a mem ber of his high
school 's football team for several
years. He was also a member of
Chief Franklin's squad here this
fall. Langdon does not yearn for the
life on board ship with salt-spray in
his face. Instead he harbors a secret
ambition to become a dairy-farmer.
Dick is nmong the V-12's leaving for
trainin g in another college at the end
of this semester.
chained nnd roped,
Would take me where I was going—
no bones broke.
I stepped within its terrible yawning
mouth, -,
Where was I going? East, West,
North , or South?
With a clanging closed the grated
black iron door—
I'll never learn to appreciate an ele^
vator.

Mus ical Love Note
June in Janua ry.
Back in 1939 A. D.
Pennsylvania Polka.
Dearl y Beloved:
'
I heard you cri ed last night t ill
daybreak. I think of you in the blue
of evening. Please think of me constantl y, Sund ay, Monda y or Always.
You'll never know how you made me
love you by the light of the silvery
moon. I miss you every night about
this time in the blue of the night.
How about you? I remember you
because you are always in my heart.
I love the winte r weather to spend a
white Christmas in Pennsylvania
with you night and day. I had the
craziest dream last night. I dreamed
of a cabin in the sky living on Easy
Street, moonlight cock tails and blue
shadows and white gardenias. It
can't be wron g for I heard trains in
the night. The sound of the Chat tanogga Chu Chu and the seventwenty special. .In my harbor of
dreams I find it's for people like you
and me. 1 wan t all or nothi ng at all,
Angel. So I'll say good-bye now.
Give my regards to Broadwa y. Goodnight sweetheart.
Yours,
Ir ene.
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THREE YEARS OF TRANSITION
(Con tinued From Pa ge One)

ers in Aeronautics, leading to a
Bachelor 's Degree.
Although the effect of the oncoming war was reflected in the lessening number of male students in 1941
there were still 100 men living in the
town and only 70 in the college dormitory. Plans were made to use a
portion of the women's dormitory ,
not then needed, to house men.
In July, 1942 , all aviation instruction was restricted to those who were
in the Army and Navy. For the first
time uniformed men were housed in
college dormitories along with civilian students. Then changes began to come thick and fast. After
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Janet Shank
Coming here in the second semester of her Freshman year from West
Chester State Teachers College, Janet
Shank brought with her a lively
spirit that has pepped up the Day
Room ever since. And if you 've ever
had any experience with the local
b u ses, you'll agree that Janet should
receive a medal or at least a citation
for her courageous spirit in traveling
back and forth from Catawissa each
day. This year Janet put in a great
deal of work making all the arrangements for the Senior Banquet only
at the last minute not to be able to
attend the affair herself. However,
her reason for not attending more
than compensated for missing the
fun. On February 2, 1944 , at 4:15
o'clock, she was officially sworn in to
the Waves. When she reports to
Hunter College in March , she'll go
with the best regards for a successful
career from us all.
Joanne Spaid
The solemn look you 've seen lately
on Joanne Spaid's face is merely an
indication that she is a very busy
student tencher. About the only
place she is seen anymore is rushing
up the walk to the training school
loaded down with books, papers and
puppet dolls. Who would have ever
thought lour years ago that little
Joanne would ever become so serious
and efficient—that's what being a
Senior does for you. Even though
she will be just about the same size
as her pupils, she is going to make a
fine teacher.

pLIFE WITH , UNCLE jg fpt S
BY B. W. KANE
Sound the "Do "
A.
Tiplon, Jr., W. O. J. G.
Ralph
I was a student at Bloomsburg
from September, 1939 , until May ,
1941. For over two years now I have
been in the Army and have been receiving the Maroon and Gold regularly . But it was not until recently
that I really appreciated receiving
the paper most.
I was able to locate and see my old
friend Herman Vonderheid (he is the
fellow who used to put sand in my
bed). Herman is at Lowry Field,
Denver , Colorado. Well, two weeks
ago , I was able to get to Denver and
Herman and I met for the first time
in two years. "We had a wonderful
time, talking about the old days at
North Hall. Naturally our conversation included Smiling Ed. Hollis,
Grumpy Brittenham and Jimmy
Pate. Who could forget these three?
The present students at BSTC. do
not know me but most of the former
students will remember me as quite
a crooner. I did quite a bit of singing the first month of my Freshman
year. And even up to the time I left
Bloomsburg in May, 1941 , I was asked to sound the "do" on many occasions.
I am now stationed in Colorado
and like it out here very much ; but
like all the others I am waiting and
hoping for the day when the war
comes to an end and I shall again
return to Bloomsburg to see my old
friends.
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Busy With Bigger Things
William Swinesburg, Cpl.
I want to congratulate you and the
other classmates on the wonderful
j ob you are doing in making it possible for us fellow classmates of B.
S. T. C. to receive the Maroon and
Gold. I, for myself, and I believe
every other fellow of B. S. T. C. now
in t he s ervic e, really appreciates it.
I guess you are wondering why I
never wrote before and I know I'm a
heel for not writing before. Well,
Bernie, to tell you the truth , I have
a tough time in writing a letter.
Every time I sit down to write a letter my mind is a blank , well, maybe
it's always a blank. I really have
some things I would like to tell you
about , but if I were to put it in a letter, the letter would probably reach
you with the salutation and complimentary close.
I can say I'm somewhere in the
Southwest Pacific. I was in the combat zone for a few months and I am
now out of the zone, back on a different island for a rest. Still in the
best of health and feeling fine. We
have movies here every night , which
is one of . the service men's favorite
pastimes. Well, this is all I have to
say so give my regards to B, S. T. C.

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By Candle Light
Alexander Foster, Pvt.
Several days ago I warmly received six belated but ever so much appreciated copies of the Maroon and
Gold and I certainly want to sincerely thank you and your efficient committee for their most noteworthy
work.
Despite the fact that our light

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comes only from the shadowly rays
of candles I read and carefully
gleaned each and every morsel of
news which was so evident in the issues. Thanks a million and keep
them coming!
I am now stationed here "somewhere in England" with an AA Battalion and it goes without saying that
I long for the grand ole days at B. S.
T . C. Have been here for not quite
two months but find the tough, rugged life much to my liking. The outdoor work and good chows plus plenty of sleep—as we very rarely indulge in civilization here.
Makes me sure feel proud to see
Bloomsburg sweeping aside such
teams as Susquehanna and others on
the court. I only hope that B. S. T.
C. continues where she belongs—in
the winning side of the ledger.
Sure sorry that I had to withdraw
from Bloom at the special invitation
of the President in my pursuit of the
final year so I could have been graduated with my class ('43) but then
this is war. Hope to resume my studies come peace.
Well, the candle is cavorting ever
so much in its dying moments so I
will just hang up for now but there
will be a next time—believe me!
Keep up the commendable work
and regards to all the students.

THE DAY ROOM
CARRIES ON!
I cau tious approached the so-called Liberty Hall of the day room to
be greeted with the melodious strains
of music from Miss Ranson 's office.
The source—j ust Harriet Sterling
and Lois Bryner 's golden voices tuning up to an imaginary harp played
by Shirley Keiser reading the music
from a history book.
The mirror had a drape standing
in fron t of it as usual. This time it
was Betty Hess not doing any justice
to her lovely locks. On the window
seat sat a pondering lassie, Dottie
Kocher , wondering if those V-5's
would ever pass that door; it was
12:05 ah'eady ! Filling in space on
the lounges were the studious Ruth
Reichard and Jean Foust. They held
in their lily Pond's hands biographies; but if they had only peeked into
the personal histories of Karliss
Kight and her visiting friend from
Syracuse or listened to Mary Lou
Fenstemaker 's conversation w i t h
Eltheda Klingnman over the tea cups
about our dazzling blond Senior,
Janet Shank , who has already enlisted in the Waves at Philadelphia
and who will soon be relieving a
man for active sei'vice, ahem.
Then there are the twins, Alberta
Naunas and Ruth Fortner, who are
alike in more ways than one, especially in the way they trail the basketball games and J. G. Frances
Saunders does a good job with her
assistant Fern VanSant in entertaining the V-5's in the extension of Liberty Hail. Some say they 're baking
cookies this week and Myrtle Lehman and Marion Schlauch have donnted the cook books.
The gym seems to attract our
lovely damsels. At least it did Le-

V-12 LIFE

ROVING REPORTE R

The V-12 's had lots to talk about
lately. Their dance, held a t the Elks,
and the leaving of a large group of
them vied for high talk-about honors.
About 130 of the trainees attended
the big affair last Friday -evening,
and , needless to say, they all enjoy ed it a lot. A swell ball room without the glaring lights plus an orchestra that was right "in the groove"
really proved the thrill of the year.
It was a last farewell to many who
are going to a lot of different places.
Ask Dehler where he's heading for
and you'll hear "Back to Joisey to
spend the winter at a summer resort." The decision is unanimous that
the luckiest are those staying here
for another term. Ask the ones who
are remaining if they aren 't glad too.
A lot of the boys looked pretty
ragged on Monday and no wonder—
liber ty on Wednesday, Thursday ,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
They j ust "can't hep it" that they
can't stand the pace.
Good news! A lot of you worried
about the restricted V-12 of the last
issue—w ell, he went to the dance so
everyone was happy.
The fourth deck was such a good
one that it was awarded a caretaker
to keep the smoking room clean.
Dunegan 's doing a good j ob too!

Since the end of this trimester will
bring about the transfer of many of
B. S. T. C.'s V-12's and the graduation of several of the civilian students your Roving Reporter asks this
question:
"What is your opinion of Bloomsburg after having spent a period of
time here?"
Perry Schwartz says: "I think it's
swell. If I have to spend four more
months in V-12, I would rather
spend it here than anywhere else."
Guy Zerfoss says: "I like Bloomsburg. The students here are very
friendly and I have enjoyed my stay
here.''
Jim McDermott: "I consider it a
privilege having lived with the swell
mat es I' ve known here and I only
hope
(censored) is half as
good as Bloom has been."
Ken Hager says: "Although B. S.
T. C. cannot compare with my own
alma ma t er , I prefer it to other V-12
schools with which I am acquainted. "
A "Gentleman " on third deck says:
"Bloomsburg is a beautiful town and
has wonderful weather ."
Poletime Comuntzis says: Bloomsburg certainly has its faults, but I
can only say that I am very sorry
I r ve gone through so fast, 1 can't say
I relish the idea of graduating alleady ."

THEY SAY

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That Marge Sharretts is going to
D o byns
Norfolk , Virginia, to visit her fiance, :
Leon Grant. A/S was formerly stationed at B. S. T. C.
Portraits by
That Pauline Niles has accepted a |
position teaching at Reedsville, Pa.
j P HOTOGR APHY
She begins on February 21.
That Betty Lingle is going to buy
a little red wagon to carry up some j
156 West Main Street
food for the V-5's.
That the Social Service Club is
Phone 801
collecting tin cans and newspapers. j
So , help win the war by helping us
to get a good collection.
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We hope she has fully recovered by
this time.

MORE REPORTERS NEEDED

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The number of reporters working
for the college paper will be greatly
diminished when the trainees of the ;
V-12 unit are sent to schools that
train for technical and general duty.
Such a large vacancy should not go
unfilled if the present standard set |
by the paper is to be maintained.
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THREE YEARS OF TRANSITION
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Cadets, Bloomsburg was designated
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was begun to meet the demand for
teachers of Aviation in the Navy.
Along with five other institutions i
(Chicago, Georgia , Purdue, Texas
Christian University and Arizona)
Bloomsburg continued this program
for one year.
(To be continued)
nore Seybert. Hazel Keeler prefers
to be a gym hound instead of joinin g
the sewing circles of the day room
fireside. Frances Bauer seems in
earnest about the gym since she's a
real basketball star.
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while the going is good.
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**" B. S. T. C. Record-Break ing Squad

Reading L. to R., bottom row—Bierly, Ha re , Williams, St enger , Paul,
Graff , Fitzgibbons , Doucette. Top row—Graham , Benkovitz, Hessom, Horn ,
Goepfert, Vogelsong, Ganley , Chief Llewellyn.

Female Bowling
Olmstea d Air Base
Con quered , 69 to 50 Enthusiasts Sought
A deficiency , a gap in the social
Huskies Conclude Successful Season
life of the women of B. S. T. C. in an
With Only Three Losses; Good
athletic trend , is quite noticeable.
Record
It might prove wise to direct our
Bloomsburg defeated Olmstead Air thoughts in that direction—toward a
Base 69-50, in a free scoring battle bowling league. A pretentious scheon College Hill last Saturday night. dule and complicated, expensive
The Army lads came with high prize system need not be used. A
recommendations and high hopes, couple of teams would be all that
but left with only the recommenda- would be necessary to start the balls
tions intact. They had soundly lick- rolling. Alleys in town are available
ed New Cumberland and had drop- many afternoons after most classes.
Here is a golden opportunity to
ped to Samson by a mere five points.
combine exercise with pleasure.
Game Started Slow
The game started with the Air Bowling is one of America 's fastest
Base gaining a 6-9 margin but by the growing sports and women comprise
time the quarter was over , the Hus- a good percentage of the devotees.
Let it not be said that Bloomsburg
kies held a one point lead at 11-10.
The second q uarter moved at a has fail ed to offer this opportunity to
faster pace, as the Huskies .shifted its coeds.
The game is played by thousands
into second and ran the score up to
of
church , office and college groups,
32-20 in the second period. Wi'.h Red
and
is now quite an accepted , ladyGraham doing some real basket work
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like
pastime. It is felt that there
and Gus Home filling Ganley ' shoes
could
be no obj ections on these
|47nicely, the third quarter end 3d
grounds.
The time could be used
32.
normally
spent j ust before
that
is
in
quarter
along
moved
The last
supper.
expense
The
is really triOlmstead
the same manner with
vial
compared
to
the
entertainment
points
Bloomsburg
while
held to 18
garnered 22. The final score was 69- and exercise values.
A few enthusiasts (not experts)
50.
In characteristic style, Dick Bierly are »all that is necessary to start
slipped in 22 points. Graham , cen- something definite toward this happy
goal. Those who have the least inter, worked in 21 points.
clination toward sports will find this
Sedowsky Stars
The Olmstcad team was built a perfectly swell answer to the exeraround Sedowsky, former All-Amer- cise question.
Everyone will be a novice in the
ican from Seton Hall. With his towbeginning
and many a laugh will be
eri n g heigh t, he would stand under
by
affo
rded
each other 's early efforts.
the basket and tip them in , in a very
In
a
brief
time,
however, improvecasual, but effective manner. The
ments
take
hold
which will run up
/.one defense, and Goepfert's defense
scores,
those
The
game provides exin particular , held Sedowsky from
training
cellent
in
poise, balance and
running rampant.
by many leading
rhythm
,
as
attested
Preliminary Game
physicial
education
directors.
The preliminary game was a well
How nbout it girls? Are you game
fought battle , ending in victory for
for
a game? Talk it over. This colBingtown over the Bloomsburg Jay umn
will carry definite news convees. The comely Ringtown cheer- cerning
the idea next week.
leaders spurked both of the games
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with their cheer work.
Good Record

This game marked the end of the
varsity season with the records
showing 11 wins in 14 contests. This
r ecord is topped by only two teams
in the state, Albright and Muhlenburg , . Bucknell holds fourth place
with nine wins in 12 games.

Wrestlin g Made Easy
Wrestling made a very successful
debut in the Centennial Gymn asium
against the Bucknell Bisons even
though the Huskies were on the low
end of the score. The match would
have been even more successful if
the fans had been aware of the rules
and regulations of this popular collegia te sport , so grab a chair , fans,
and learn the "whys and wherefores"
of this hand-to-hand combat.
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Tho referee waves his arm and the
lound begins. Dehler, of B. S. T. C,
advances toward .the Bison contestant , grabs his opponent around the
cervical and slams him to the floor.
(Score 2 points for Bloomsburg
"take-down ") . The Husky grabbler
pounces upon the Bison and succeeds
in pinning one shoulder to the mat,
(Score 2 points for Bloomsburg
"near-pin") as the round ends. Second round coming up, so the referee
flips the coin to see which contestant
ge ts the advantage. Bucknell wins
the toss. The grabblers kn eel and
the Bison is given the advantage. So
the Bucknell contestant places himself a few inches back and to one
side of Denier, and at the ref's. signal , both parties grunt and groan for
all tlieii' worth. The Bison succeeds
in securing a neck hold on Dehler,
which the Husky breaks. (Score 1
point for Bloomsburg "break ").
Dehler then rolls the Bison over on
his back and this time pins both
shoulders of his opponent. (Score 5
points for Bloomsburg "fall" ) and
wins the match. Bloomsburg has accumulated 12 team points to Bucknell's 0, but only 5 points are awarded to the team as a bout is won by a
"fall ," (5 points) or a "decision " (3
points). If there isn 't a fall, then
the wrestler, who accumulated the
largest number of points during the
bout, wins by a decision.
Fletcher White warms up for his
bout. The Bucknell opponen t rises,
lakes one look at Whitey 's physique
and sits down. Bucknell forf eiting
the bout. (Score 5 points to Bloomsburg for Bucknell "defa ult ") . Teamscore—B ucknell 0, Bloomsburg 10.

The final match of the evening, between Bloomsburg 's "Tiny " O'Connor and Bucknell's Humperstink, gets
off to a slow start. Everybody circles around every body else until the
signal sounds announcing the end of
round one. O'Connor wins the toss
for the second round, and from the
advantage position he throws the
opponen t into the next county; consequently, the boys again kneel at
the center as Humperstink was off
the mat. (If any part of a wrestler's
body is off the mat, wrestling is
stopped and both parties are ordered
to the center of the ring). At the
command of "wrestle" Humperstink
breaks away from O'Connor 's advantage position. (Score 1 point for
Bucknell "break"). The men assume upright positions and both parry for openings as the signal sounds
the end of round two.
Third and final round;—Humperstink of Bucknell is awarded the advantage position as "Irish" had t h e
advantage in the second round. They
roll around on the mat, O'Connor
breaks away from the Bison. (Score
1 point for Bloomsburg "break").
Ag ain the grabblers parry for openir.gs and the Huskie leaps upon the
Bison and slams him to the mat;
(Score 2 points for Bloomsburg
"take-down") as the final period
ends. Score of bout—Bucknell 1,
Bloomsburg 3. Bloomsburg adds 3
more points to its team score for
O'Connor 's "decision " and the Huskies win the match 13-0.

THE REASON

The secret is out concerning Olm.3"
stead's defeat last Saturday. They
had phoned ahead to have the best
steaks in town waiting for them for
supper Saturday night. In tracing
the steaks to the Chicago stock yards,
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it was discovered that the meat came
Father — "And can you give my from a steer called Mickey Finn.
daughter everything she wants?"
u
Suiter—"You bet. She don't want
Seeds of the cocoa tree were once
anything but me."
used as money in Mexico.

This was the scene at 8:00 P. M., Saturday, February 19.
And the best team won.