Date: February 21
Place: Canver Hall Auditorium .
Subj ect: George Washington
Speaker: Lt . Ferguson

Navy-manned Maroon and Gold Team Hitting Home Stretch

Bond Redemptions
Are Still Normal
Rumors to the effect that the Treasury contemplates "freezing" the redemption of War Bonds, that redemptions are currently in excess of
new sales and that the present convenient method of redeeming bonds
will be discontinued, have been circulated recently.
Taking issue with thes© misconcept ions, R. W. Coyne, Field Director of
the War Finance Division of the
Treasury Department, stat es:
"With reference to rumors concerning the 'freezing' of bonds , this
is one of the standard rumors that
has been with us for a long time.
"There is no likelihood that this
will happen. The Government has
never repudiated any of its contracts.
The fact that there are about 85 million bond holders throughout the
country should convince anyone that
such a move would be unfeasible politically even if there were a disposition to bring it about.
"In connection with the redemption of War Bonds, these have never
approached monthly sales in volume.
Monthly redemptions are averaging
about ono per cent of all outstanding
bonds . Out of every dollar invested
in E, F, or G bonds since May of
1941, almost 88c still remain in the
Treasury,"

Campus Science Club
Views Demonstration
Members of the Science Club, with
Dr . Kustor, their sponsor, met Thursday afternoon , February 8.
Following a short business meeting
in which new officers were nominated, Violet Weller and Kay Hess presented an interesting demonstration
of alternating currents of air.

Business Ed. Club
Learns About Plastics
At a recent mooting of the Business Education Club held , Eileen Falvoy, program chairman , distributed
pamphlets on the use and make-up of
plastics. The- members then answered questions on the material they
read, Jean Roltz placed first with Isabel Gehman placing second, A prize
made of plastic will bo awarded to
Miss Roltz at tlio next meeting.
One of the club's collection of records was played at the meeting, It
was entitled, 'The Socrotary at Work'
. . It ' demonstrated the duties of a
secretary and how sho receives various types of calls,

Senior Ball and
Banquet Tonight

High 'scoring Huskies Display
Fine Form in Enviable Record
Tonight the senior class of 1945 will

hold their annual ball and banquet at
the Elks Home in Bloomsburg. Th ey
are anticipating a wonderful eveni ng dancing to the music of Dave
Bligh t and his orchestra.
Other highlights of this event will
be speeches from President Andruss ,
Lieutenant Ferguson, and other faculty members. At intermission there
will be a floor show put on by the
orchestra.
This is the last big affair held , besides commencement, where the
whole class will be present , and it is
no small wonder that they are looking
forward to it so eagerly,
Bacculiuncato Feb. 25
Besides planning for their ball and
banquet in February, tho seniors are
busy making ready for the graduation of part of their members . Baccalnuroato will bo held on Sunday,
the 25t h .
Exorcises for those grndunting this
trimester will bo hold February 26
at 10:10 in the auditorium. All seniors
and faculty will wear caps and gowns
and the program wj Jl foJJow tho regular commencement procedure, Tho
commencement speaker will bo Cecilo Hamilton, Assistnnt Aviator Editor of tho "Herald Tribune."
An ensemble made up of senior and
j unior girls under tho direction of
Harriot Moore will sing "Lift. Thine
Eyes" from Elijah at tho Baccalaureate Service.

With the season past the three
quarter marker the Huskies appear
to be headed for a successful season on the hardwood floor. Starting
off the basketball schedule dropping
their first two games, neither one
by a decisive margin , they have come
along mighty well since their winning seven straight before being
stopped by Olmstead Field.
After experimenting with a starting five in his first scheduled game
against Indiantown Gap, Coach Buchheit found a smart combination and
stuck to it throughout the season.
At the forward slot is John Hmelnicky, lono civilian on the squad who
heads from Exeter, Pa . John has
sparked many a ball game with his
drive and dead eye on hand shooting.
Hmelnicky 's running mate at forward
is A/S Mike Remetz who is a pretty
hnmly guy to have around when you
aro desirous of scoring goals . It is
rarely that you see Mike miss a layup or foul shot and for this reason
he is the club's loading scorer with
140 points,
Holding down center is A/S John
"Whitoy " Zurnor hailin g from FortyFort, Pa., who has not received nil
the. praise duo htm for his fine piny
on the floor , Scoring rebounds of l
tho boards hns kept us in many a
game and helped us come out tin top

mainly due to Whitey 's efforts ,
The offensive and defensive spearhead of the tea m is Saul Mariaschin
who calls Brooklyn , N . Y . his home
town . This lad , a product of Syracuse U., is second high as far as
points are concerned with 127. Overshadowing this fact is his splendid
passing which has helped setup many
a basket . Ho plays guard with A/S
Paul Klinefelter from Germantown ,
Pa,, versatile athlete who can always
be counted on to play a steady floor
game. Paul also helps contribute his
share of the points .
One of the main reasons the team
has not survived an unblemished record is tho lack of dependable experienced substitutes. The boys who
warm the bench have not had enough
cngo experience to warrant their frequent participation in games.
A dependable "sixth man " would
have turned the tide in defeats and
raised the score in triumphs.
As the tea m stands to date, they
have a 7-3 won and lost record and
nro traveling at a 56 point per game
clip, The opposition has mnnnged to
tally 46 points per game against us.
There aro four more games remaining
on the schedule and after they aro
played the quintet should have a
protty nice season behind them.

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If s a Fact

Published at tho Bloomsburg: State Tdachors CoUogo

Billy O'Connoll , 17, of Coffeyvillc,

Kansa s, swam a distance of 22 miles,

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Athamantia Comuntzis , lacqueline Shaffer
Editorial Board
Jean Richard , Phyllis Schroder
Sports Editor
John Zagoudis
Service Editor
Bernard W. Kane
Exchange Editor
Mary Schroeder
Business Manager
Helen M. Wright
Circulation Manager
Eileen Falvey
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Assistant
Evelyn Doney
Reporters — Peggy Anthony, Rosanna Broadt , lean Dickinson ,,Barbara Greenly,
John Hmelnicky, Audrey Lavton , Dorothy Strain , Baron Pittinger, Marj orie Downing and Marjorie Stover.
Typists
Anna Pappas, Harriet Rhodes, Mary DeVitis Helen Fehl
Faculty Advisors
Miss Pearl Mason , Mr. Samuel L. Wilson

The K nown S old ier
I have wa tched him on the gridiron and on the track field; he was
calm in the face of opposition , clearheaded under the stress of circumstances. I have listened to him in the
classroom explaining with a halting
eloquence the beneficence of democratic government, the necessity of
liberty, the honor of freedom , the j ustice of equality.
He was born at the close of the
first Woi'ld War; lie grew to manhood
in a virile , growing America; he had
. j ust reached his maj ority, to citizen 's estate , when his nation called
him to his first service . Having been
reared under the paternal protection
of his country in peace, he would now
become its defender in war .
Willingly, American that he was ,
he gave what he had to offer: the
vigor of his youth , the courage of
his soul , the strong)h of his will to
victory. All that ho asked in ret urn
was security, safety, peace for freedom-loving peoples the universe over.
And , as if to show that his concern
was not alone with the welfa re of
America , ho sailed o\e rscas the better
to stay the coming aggression . Because peace is international , ho did
not quest ion I he locale of the conflict , but assumed his place among
the legions striving for a peace above
national ity, one that would be for all
men. To him , peace was so vital to the
common weal of the human race, that
lie would wnr to win it . If needs be,
ho hi mself would die thnt others
might live under its salutary influence,
The world he would win would be
ono wherein nuthorily would be rightly administered ; wherein laws would
be enncted and .j udgments decreed in
wisdom and in j ustice ; wherein government , executed in righteousness,
would bo eminently useful to the
people . The promoted , knowledge incr eased , and equal liberty perpetuat ed.
To him is entrusted the winnin g of
the world security, the victory of
peace over wnr, He is prepared to die
thnt what ho would live for may bo
preserved inviolable , Yet , ho. was not
oven captain of his college team ; he
is "private firs t class" now , Ho never established n natlonnl record for
the high hurdles ; but ho is surmountting international tyranny toclny. Ho
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He Didn 't Lay Off
During America 's Fight for Independence , George Washington lived
th rough many an occasion when he
mi ght legitimately have paid off—or
even thrown in the sponge.
Supplies were short—civilian sold iers often went back home to take
care of their farms at the height of
strategic military operations—there
was wrangling and factionalism too.
But George Washington stuck to his
job until fredom was won because he
valued that freedom mor than life
itself.
Today, as America is again engaged in a bloody struggle fr freedom, some of us might feol justifica tion for laying off too .
Some of us might figure that our
absence from the prod uction ' front
at home never will be missed . Some
of us might figure that we've "done
our share"—and now must cast about
for post-war opportunities ahead of
the crowd.
But , remember , Americans, what's
at stake . It's freedom—your freedom
and my freedom—freedom from dictatorship and slavery.
Washington didn 't lay off , Neither
m ust we!

more than tho width of the English
Channel in a nonstop marathon ,
which lasted 16 hours and nine minute's.
King Arth ur 's kni ghts of the round
table sat at the round table to indicate that they were equal , no one
ranking higher than the other.
Rhode Island is the most densely
populated state of the 48 states . . .
It has 667 persons per square mile.
Willia m Henry Harrison , n inth
president of the United States, was
the oldest man ever to be elected to
the office . He served the shortest
term , one mon th , and was the first
president to die in office.
The Old Chapel at West Poin t contains a memorial plaque to Benedict
Arnold , but his name has been deliberately gouged out leaving only
his rank and date of birth .
The Belgian Congo is the principal producer of industrial diamonds.
President Roosevelt finally paid his
bet to the man in Washington , who
told F. D. R. while he was Secretary
of the Navy that someday he would
be the president of the United States.

LOOK , GOD

God,
I have never spoken to You,
But now I want to say "How Do You
Do."
You see God, they told me You didn 't
exist
And like a fool I believed all this,
Last night from a shell hole, I saw
Your sky:
I figured right then they had told me
a lie .
Had I taken time to see things You
made,
I'd have known they weren't calling a
spade a spade.
I w onder God , if You'd shake my
handSomehow I fool You will understand ,
Funny I had to come to this hellish
place
Around the Dorm
Before I had time to see your face.
Well , I guess there isn 't much more
Elthoda Klingaman is now a pato say ;
tient at the Bloomsburg Hospital. I'm sure the zero hour will soon bo
Sho was operated on last week for
here,
an injury to her spine incurred by a Bu t I'm not afraid , since I know
fall at homo several weeks ngo . I t is You're near ,
believed that sho wiuVbc unable to re- The signal , Well , God I'll have to go—
turn to school next trimester.
I like You lots, this I want You to
The faces of several former studknow ,
ents have been soon lately in the Look now, this will bo a horrible
halls . Ibby Maclntyre, now a student
figh t—
at Wostehostcr State Tonchers. Col- Who knows, I may come to Your
lege, Ginger Roberts and Pogg lionhouse tonight.
ess each spent a weekend hero. ., Though I wasn't friendly to You beHeard Abo ut; tho Dormitory
fore,
Dolores DoVlzn: Anybody got a 3c I wonder God
if You 'd wait at
stamp?
Your door?
Shirley Starook: Indubitably so ! Look , I'm crying! Me—shedding tears !
Catherine Longo ; . , . more clays I wish I had known You those many
until .Too comes.
years.
Martha Stitzel: Hoy is your arm Well , I have to go now, God—goodbroken? Well it sure feels out of
bye.
place.
.Strange, since I mot You,
Eudora Borlow: Is that a man I I'm not afraid to die,
see down at tho end of tho Iinll ?
(Tho above was found on tho body
Arleno Suporko: Can 't you leave a of an unknown soldier, killed in ac(lea alone?
tion,)
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An Uevoir
Forty-seven young Girardians received their sheepskins at their midterm graduation . Dr. Francis B. Haas,
Su pt . of Public Instruction , and former president of our college, delivered
the address at the high school commencement exercises.
—The Girard News
Classes vs. Clubs
A recen t study, cond ucted at Lock
Haven State Teachers College, of
st udents' hour load and the number
of working hours shows that students
who are working and earning their
own expenses have higher scholastic
records than those who are not working. The general feeling of the faculty
is that the students are participating
too extensively in the extra-curricular activities . (Wonder if socializing
and hall-jabbing fall under extra-cur—The College Times
risularsr)
Pin-Ups
Did you know that nostalgic pictures now vie with glamour-girl art
as servicemen's pin-up favorites? Requests for copies of the "Back Home
for Keeps" series average nearly
5,000 a week . These pictures also
seem to be very popular with the
Waller Hall residents (girls' quar—The College Times
ters.)
Not So Dumb
A preacher, who was also head of
the local draft board , was making a
pastoral call in the country. He came
upon a youth who was milking a
cow. Sayeth the minister, "Young
man , why are you not up at the
front?" "Sir ," replied the fa rm boy,
"there ain 't no milk up there!" (P.S.
It's usually considered polite to laugh
—The Keystone
now. )
Intelligent Conversation
"Windy, isn't it?"
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"No, it isn't Wednesday, it's Thurs-

day."

"Yea, I'm thirsty too . Let 's all go
someplace and have another drink. "
(Wonder if they could be under
the affluence of incohol!)
—The Oberlin Review
Boole Review
Wo Stood Alono by Dorothy Adams is the story and the impressions
of an American woman who married
a Pole , The author gives an excellent
picture of the spirit and manners of
the highest Polish intellectual circles
Where she found love and a homo.
She has learned to understand and
value her husband's country, and is
trying in this . book to bring it closer
to the understand ing of her American
compatriots,
—Poland Fights
Colng-Golng-Gone!
Six 1 hundred enthusiastic University
of Nebraska students and several organizations purchased and pledged
•H385 worth of war bonds nnd stamps
recently at tho War Council-sponsored "Chance of a Lifetime " bond auction . Tho throe top bids wore $550,
$525, and $500 respectively for Prof.
Arndt to wait tables In a sorority
house, Prof , Elliott to wait tables, and
a date with navy dont student Gone
Dlxon. PBK Harold Anderson upped
the proceeds by .15150when Joan Guenzel purchased his service to writo an
English paper.
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Flyers Score 57-52 Decision
To Snap Husky Win Streak
Startling the sports world, and still
a main topic of discussion is the

Five Players Involved
Huskies Wallop
In "Rackets" Scandal
W- Chester 70-31
The Huskies demonstrated its great
scoring capacity by scoring 70 points
at the expense of West Chester State
Teachers College. This is the highest
the Huskies scored in the current
campaign , exceeding the sixty-six
poin ts scored with Scranton University. By this encounter , the Huskies
rang up its sixth straigh t victory after losing two tough ones earlier in
the season , indicating that the Huskies are getting better as the season
progresses.
The Huskies proved to be superior right from the start of the game.
Hmelnicky made a foul shot that put
the H uskies in the lead by one point.
However , West Chester scored a
basket that put them in front , this
being the only time they were ahead.
The first quarter ended with the
Huskies leading 18 to 7.
Half Ends With Score 32-10
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In the second quarter, Zurner and
Mariaschin began scoring baskets one
right after another, with Mariaschin
shooting his favorite long shots, and
Zurner scoring underneath the basket . It was in this quarter that the
Huskies released some of their excess power. With the time ticking
away the Huskies kept tossing baskets. As the clock ran out the half
ended with the Huskies twen ty-two
points ahead.
As the second half started West
Chester proved to be rather dangerous, because they showed that they
still had some power by scoring three
baskets before the Huskies scored
one.
As the third quarter ended the
Huskies scored six baskets to West
Chester's five, indicating that they
still had a good fighting spirit.
The fourth quarter began with a
terrific bang. Remetz and Klinefelter
became wild and scored a few baskets , After five minutes 'elapsed ,, the
Huskies were thirty points ahead , At
this time the second team came in.
They too exhibited their talents by
scoring fifteen points in five minutes.
The game ended with the second
team increasing the peak of the
scoring up to seventy points , with 31
points for West Chester.
Mariaschin. and Ziirner
The stars of the game we're MarJaschln and Zurnor , Zurner came out
with nine baskets and one free throw
for a total of nineteen points , Mariaschin came through with six baskets
and four free throws for a total of
sixteen points.
B. S. T. O.
g. IS. PtS.
Rometz f
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4-5 10
Baker f
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3
• Hmolnicky f
3
2-2 ' 8
Sholdor f
0
0-0
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Zurnor c
9
1-2 19
1 0-0
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Snydor g
0
0-0
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Roudnbush g
Klfnofoltov g
4
2-4 10
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4-5 16
Marlnschin g
Kelly g
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story which emerged from Brooklyn ,
N. Y. A well-known college five was
slated to play the ensuing Saturday
evening up at Boston Garden and had
accepted bribe money to throw the
game. The players from Brooklyn
College were apprehended before they
could go through with their part of
the bargain th us preventing a big
clean-up by a gambling ring.
The uncovering of the plot brought
court action in which two gamblers
were arrested and placed under $25,000 bail . There also was a great deal
of hubbub and commotion among college coaches and newspaper writers,
bringing Mayor LaGuardia into the
pict ure who commented that the
practice of throwing games was widespread , and that Brooklyn College
was the unlucky one to be caught at
the game . This statemen t brought the
college basketball mentors to their
feet hollering for proof before a commen t to that effect could be issued.
The coaches insisted that they were
not asleep on the bench and could
tell whether or not a player was slurring off and not playing his regular
steady game on the floor.
Amateur ball took quite a thorough
going over af ter the scandal broke
and still has its ears burning. Pro
ball wasn't let out of the picture
either, with Congress alloting funds
for further investigating into the
mat ter of gambling in sports .
Akron U , the opponent of Brooklyn College for the game cancelled
their game with Brooklyn and commented tha t from here in they will
content to play in their own backyard which may be the same opinion
voiced by many colleges next year.
Should the situation become serious
where a pro nation-wide leagu e may
become organized and play in the
large sports arenas then the colleges
may not be anxious to leave all the
publicity and aid they have gained
through outside arrangement of
games behind.
As a result of their mistake the
five players from Brooklyn College
were evicted but not before a lai'ge
discussion in which the student body
voiced sentiment favoring the keeping of the players on the point that
the college bigwigs did not see eye
to eye with the maj ority of the
student body and had the quintet removed from further attendance at
school.
The controversy of gambling in
sports can be expected to reveal and
uncover quite a bit should a complete investigation be made . There is
little doubt that gambling can be
eliminated entirely from sports but
the situation could bo cleaned up,
somewhat.
West Chester S. T.
Hacker f
1
Hanahue f
1
Bartholomew f
4
Sachs f
2
Care c
1
Oliver c
1
Joyce g
2
0
Corkcry g
Gross g
0
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Caught in the tide of a second period blitz, Bloomsburg College Huskies
were unable to maintain their winning streak at Middletovvn Saturday night ,
losing to Olmstead Field 57 to 52. A one man show by Jim Schneible, Syracuse sensation who counted 17 points in the first half , was largely responsible
for the Airman's victory.
—T"
Both teams had trouble breaking
the scoring ice . With two minutes
Huskies Snap Big Red gone, John Hmelnicky broke away for
Jinx , Scoring 62*53 a lay-out to put the collegians in
front 2-0. Mike Remetz followed with
Over E. Stroudsburg two
" free throws and then snapped a
nice pass to Paul Klinefelter for anThe basketball team representing other tally and a 6-0 Husky advanthe school on top of the hill kept tage . Schneible counted on a set shot
on rolling up its string of consecu- from the side, but Klinefelter and
tive victories, totalling seven ,; by Remetz converted free throws to
downing its traditional rival East make the score 8-2. A soldier rally
that found Schneible and Jticarino
Stroudsburg, 62-53.
The game was not up to par in scoring on short heaves made the
quality with the past Husky triumphs count 10-7. Zurner tapped in a reon their court. Although they were bound for the Huskies, but when
good enough to defeat their opponent , Schneible added two more baskets
the Hsukies lacked that spark especi- the Maroon and Gold asked for time.
ally in the last half. Poor shooting Schneible tossed in three more points
and incompetent passing prevented on a break through and charity toss
the scorebord to register a higher to put Olmstead on top 15 to 12. Remscore in favor of the Maroon and etz got qway on a fast break, and
seconds later Klinefelter drove in to
Gold.
make a pretty under-the-hoop shoe
Early Lead Piled Up
and give the Huskies a 16-15 first
After watching the "Red" from E. period lead .
Stroudsburg put on a smooth exhibiSecond Period Did It
tion of offensive play as far as movBut the Flyers were not to be deing the ball around goes during the nied. Schneible's hook shot and two
first few minutes of play, the Huskies q uick scores by Frank Fucarino sent
took over . Instead of showing fancy them five points ahead. Zurner bouncpasswork they jus t exhibited a brand ed back with two tallies to bring the
of good basketball which was good Navy team within one point of the
enough to roll up a 19-8 firs t quarter Airmen, but Schneible fired away for
score. Zu rner 's nice play under the five more and a final shot by Page
baske t, contribu ting a couple of tapins ran the count to 28 and 21. Remet z
helped the score ascend.
made a foul shot, but Schneible was
Not to be outdone in the second there again with his 16th and 17th
quarter, the Huskies went out and points of the half to make the score
rolled up another 19 points, bringing 30-22 . Mariaschin added one point to
their halftime total to 39 to 58 again- the Huskie total as the half ended
with Olmstead leading 30 to 23 and
st 18 for East Stroudsburg.
controling the game in no indefinite
Hit Second Half Snag
manner.
For the first time this year, the
Only once in the second half were
Navy manned Huskies disproved their the Flyers really in trouble. Bo t h
second half teamplay by bogging teams played evenly for the first five
down , not showing their first half minutes of the third session, but with
form, The Maroon and Gold became the Scoreboard reading 35 to 26, the
erratic and at the end of the third Huskies began blasting away and
quarter managed to maintain their came up with a rally that had the
half-time margin with Remetz and Army followers slightly worried.
Mariaschin sinking goals. The last Hmelnicky started it and sparked the
quarter was a differen t story. Led drive all the way, His three points
by Mink , who i nc ide n tally n ot on ly set off the fi reworks, and a moment
walked off with individual scoring later a long one-handed shot cut the
honors, but is the player who has count to 37-31. Schneible made a free
scored the greatest number of points throw , but Remetz socked in another
in one game against the Huskies, 26. long one to close the gap a bit more.
The Big Red whittled the margin Fucarino added another free throw
considerably. Even with, this last for th Flyers, and Grubor broke away.
quarter drive, the Huskies managed
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to hold their own and win easily.
The- victory won over the Big Red
ATTENTION
was the first one since 1940 but East
Stroudsburg has not mot defeat on its
TR ACK ENTHUSIASTS
O.
homo court for better than a decade.
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At the first sign of snowless
2-2
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wJth baseball . All men interested
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Bloomsburi? S. T. O,
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by B vv Kano

As welcome as the letters we receive from you are, they can't please
us as much as your visit to Bloomsburg when you 're home on leave.
Then , of course, added to hearing
from you is the joy of seeing you at
your fittest.
And each week brings -tit least one
"Bloomsburger" back to the campus
to spend some fraction of time reviewing old memories and planning
a future one . Last week Lt . Richard
Waunamauker stopped in for about
ten minutes.
After expresing his surprise over
strange faces and new changes at
college, he finally told us a little about himself.
"I'm stationed in Florida now where
I
" and then with a hasty
goodbye he said, "I've got to get to
Sunbury."
Ensign John Whitby came to see us
near the end of the week. Johnnie's
located out on the West Coast where
he sees to it that merchant ships are
properly loaded with what's needed
before they sail.
"I hope," says John , "to see active
duty before long."
"Do I expect to return to school
after this is all over? I should say
I do . I'll come back to student teach ,
carry one course and learn to sleep
like a student again .
All news this week wasn't so pleasant; Sunday we received a clipping
about 1st Lt . Robert Webb.
1st Lt . Robert J. Webb, 24, son of
Mrs. Mary Webb, of Collinswood, N.
J.; missing in Belgium since December 27, He is a graduate f the State
Teachers College at Bloomsburg, Pa.,
and entered the Army in June , 1942.
He went overseas a ycarj ago, and
holds the Air Medal v/ith an Oak
Leaf Cluster and a Presidental Unit
Citation .
i
t
OUR PRAYER TOO
Pvt. Irving Gottlcib

joy ed the comforts of a lovely chateau . Tl'e second offensive started , so
once again we packed up and started
moving. Fron Nancy we wen t to Chateau-Salins, Morhange , and Sarralbe.

Huskies Meet Defeat

(Continued f r o m page 3)
for a lay up. Remetz and Mariaschin
combined efforts for a five minute
burst and with les than a minute to
go in the period.the Huskies had pulled up to a 42-38 score. Gruber tallied
on a tip-off to give Olmstead a six
point lead as the quarter ended .
Once again the Airmen took control, Remetz'sshot was outweigh ted as
Fucarino and Schneible poured in six
points to run the score to 50 and 30.
A desperation pass from ^Mariaschin
to Remetz set up a BSTC basket but
time was running out . The harrassed
Huskies began pressing all over the
floor with five minutes remaining,
but Gruber broke loose to give the
Army a ten point lead . Then the
collegians pulled a bit of the old college try in, their last spurt of the evening. Klinefelter , Zurner , and Mariaschin pushed through baskets before
the Airmen could score again. With
three minutes remaining Klinefelter
tossed in a nice shot from outside the
foul circle to fflake it 54 \o SO and
force the Army to call ' for time. A
foul shot by Gruber almost sewed it
up, and a short heave by Page was
all that was needed with only a minute to go. Zurner counted for the
Huskies to bring the count to its final
reading of 57 to 52, and the Flyers
held on to the ball until the final gun
sounded .
Bloomsburg S. T. C.
fg ft pts
Remetz, f
5 6 16
5 2 12
Hmelnicky, f
5 0 10
Zurner, c
2 1 5
Mariaschin , g
4 1 9
Klinefelter, g

The German counter attacks changed our course, so here we are in the
country of Luxembourg. Have been
here quite some time now and like
the place very much . In my estimation , it is by far the finest country I
have seeen in Europe to date. It is
like the states in many respects; a
large percentage of the population
speak English too . When the Nazis
took over here, English was substituted for French in the Public schools
—form your own conclusion on that
one.
Our unit is paying mainly combat
troops so consequently we are usually close to action . Practically all
of the time we were in the vicinity
of anti-aircraft and artillery fire. This
present location was a hot bed when
we arrived , but all is quiet now . Guess
it must be time to move again!!
For many weeks now, the ground
has been covered with snow. It is
very cols!, so each morning this is
augmented by frost. This is a dry cold
and is not as bitter as in Bloomsburg.
They say this climate is like that of
Denver .
The war news has been e:vceptionly
good lately and the Russians are sure
proving to be a valuable ally. Our own
boys are doing a wonderful job; all of
them deserve a great deal of credit,
but I still take off my hat to the in21 10 52
fantry. I know what those fellows Totals
are going through and no praise is too B. S. T. C
16 7 15 14—52
great .
Olmstead
15 15 14 13—57
Officials: Brubaker, Mitchell .
Our B. S. T. C. boys are sure scattered over the four corners of the
world and all of us are looking forward to the day when we can once
again be together . We think of you
back home and long for your companionship. May God grant that we can
Would like to write you in detail all be together soon,
of my travels and experience, but an
outline will have to do this time. Wo
landed in Liverpool , England, and
went to one office in Oxford. Here we
Phone — 1271
stayed three months . While in England I managed to visit London and
Strn lford-on-Avon . The latter is really bcnutiful . In early August we sailed
MEN and BOYS
for France . Teamed up with the XII
Corps of the Third Army just in time
CLOTHIER
for the mad dash across France, This
was tough going ns wo roally lived
DRY CLEANER
like soldiers—puptonts , foxholes , etc.
We moved every few days and our
travels took us to Bricquobec , Sartilly, Larchcllc, Fontaine , Lo Mans,
Chcvilly, Mignercttc, Sens, Villadin ,
Simpius , Bar-lo-Duc, Choloy, and
Nancy,
We arrived at tho last mentioned
DANVILLE
place two days after it was liberated
an d stayed two months , I-Ioro we en-

J. L. DILLON

Dillon 's Flowers

Bart Pursel

Huskies Snap Jinx , ( Continued from Page 3)
Roudabush c
0
0-1
Mariaschin g
6
6-9
Shedler g
0
0-0
Klinefelter g
2
1-3
Snyder g
0
0-0
14 14-22
E. Siiroudsburg' S. T. C.
Romano f
1
0-2
Brosious f
1
0-0
Mink f
11
4-5
Linn c
3
1-4
Mailalavage c
0
0-0
Daughenbaugh g
0
0-0
Bernosky g
1
2-4
Carazo g
2
1-1
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0
18
0
5
0
62
2
2
26
7
0
0
4
5
53

Th e Knoivn Soldier
(Continued from Page 2)
will not be graduated this spring
with his college class, for his personal ambition has been deferred to support his country under arms. He may
not become President of the United
States, but he is fighting to keep the
fact of the presidency a reality,
He is ready to give his life as the
price for peace if his own youth's
ambition may be fulfilled by others
in the security he shall win. He could
take defeat, but he is "all out for
victory" in the defense of freedom—
HE is the known soldier.

TEXAS LUNCH
D. I. Comuntzis

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