Miss Weiszner
Scores with
Brilliant Recital
A brilliant piano recital by Miss
Louise Meiszner, ex c i t i n g young
American artist , scored a distinct success before a large audience in the
Carver Hall Auditorium of the State
Teachers College Friday evening, January 9. Her playing had a scope of
power and depth as well as brilliance.
Exhibiting a facility, determination,
and a musical flair that has carried
. her far in the field of music, Miss
Meiszner presented a well-balanced
program of works of great composers.
She opened her recital with Haydn 's
"Andante con Variazione," This popular composition, which was written
during the classical period, presents
a rather slow subject, but Miss Meiszner's capable performance brought
much brilliance to a number that is
one of Haydn's best .
-; T2his was followed by a composition
by Von Weber—"Perpetual Motion."
. Few piano compositions of this type
are played today, but Miss Meiszner
gave a display of technique in this
number which requires a fine technical ability and confident handling
of its difficult passages.
"Sonata in G Minor" by Schumann
followed and the audience applauded
her superb performance of this excellent 'sample of Schumann's irregular and rhapsodical method of composition .
The quick and delightful "Scherzo
in B flat Minor" by Chopin came
next , and it was played with excellent
technique and eloquence. This number was in startling contrast to her
next selection , Rachmaninoff's "Prelude in G Minor." Miss Meiszner invested this interesting work with the
dark , sombre qualities that pervade
the compositions of this modern Russian composer,
Expressing changing moods with
ease, Miss Meiszner next offered the
' beautiful tone poem, "The White Peacock" by Griffes . This study in impressionism is only suggested by the
composer, and the audience had little
difficulty completing the picture because of the pianist's brilliant interpretation .
The artist then turned to the work
of a Hungarian composer, Bartok , for
her next presentation and she played
the well-known "Allegro Barbara "
She brought out the Hungarian color
and dash with the dhythm and technical brilliance implicit in the fast,
almost savage allegro . Perhaps the
high spot of her recital was reached
In her concluding selection, Liszt's
"Hungari an Rhapsody No; 12." This
number^ which calls for great artistry
and technical control , brought out the
youthful freshness of her playing. One
could almost catch the extreme emotionalism of the Hungarian gypsy,
un der t h e f ree flowin g measures of
h er interpretat ion.

Curriculum Changes Needed Business EcL
Department
In Pennsylvanid Public Schools Is
Largest

"In adapting the schools to a changing society, elementary, and secondary schools and State Teachers' Colleges must go hand in hand," stated
H arvey A. Andruss in a recent interview as to the purpose and scope of the
curriculum revision - which is under consideration for the public schools of
Pennsylvania.
Two years ago, under the direction of Dr . Leversia Powers, Chief , Elementary Education , Department of Public Instruction, the first meetings
in the elementary field were held. Administrators from all over the state
were asked for their suggestions. The following recommendation was made
by the Committee on Elementary Education of the Post-War Planning Committee of the State Council of Education .
"At present, it is generally accepted that the purpose of education is to
promote the all-round growth of the personality of the child toward goals
that are socially acceptable, and to an extent commensurate' with the ability
of th e individual child . - - - - - Presen t courses of study are quite suitable
for a theory of education which conceives of its purposes as being the accumulation of Bodied of subj ect matter, but fall short of producing the
modern goal—total personality growth for effective living in a democratic
social order . - - . We need a curriculum organized not according to subj ect
matter classification but on the basis of units of work which are taken from
?reat areas of human experience and adj ustment.
N
Wifh that goal in mind, state-wide committees have studied the problem
intensively and have published their first bulletin on Elementary Education,
Bulletin 233-A.
The last legislature made a specific proposal for the study of the curriculum . Dr. Frederick Pond is heading a group to study curriculum revision
in the secondary schools. Some committees have been appointed to continue
the work in the secondary field , but as yet there has been no publication.
The Curriculum Committee of the Board of Presidents for State Teachers' Colleges, under the leadership of Dr . Robert M. Steele recently began
a series of meetings to which each State Teachers' College' sends one representative. These hearing committees will suggest and discuss the suitable
changes in their respective fields . From Bloomsburg, Mr . Wilson , English,
Miss Waldron, mathematics, Mr . Lanterman, chemistry and Miss Johnston,
speech, have already attended these meetings for the other fields. Bloomsburg representatives will be George Keller , art ; Dr. H . Russell, geography ;
Peter Wisher, health and physical education; Dr . K. Kuster, biological
science; H. Lanterman, physics; John Fisher, psychology; Edward Reams,
social studies; John Fenstemaker, languages and Dr . North, education .
At Bloomsburg State Teachers College, we are expecting by the end of
the year to have a syllabus or outline for every course offered . Some suggestions for the first semester are due by Fe.bruary 1, and in turn the school
should have something to suggest to the committees.

"Consensus " Eleven Released

Probably ihe best method of select- bed nine votes f or the center position.
ing an Ail-American eleven is to Paul Cleary (USC) , and Barney Poole,
await the selection of the leading Mississippi , tied for the right end
authorities , then tabulate the votes position with eight votes a piece.
for each player to determine which
Bill Fischer was ahead at the right
men have been selected the most guard post with seven votes. George
times for each position .
Connor drew the right tackle post
"THE QUARTERBACK," national with seven votes, the others being
football weekly and a separate part divided among George Savitsky, Penn ;
of the "SPORTING NEWS," national John Ferraro , USC, and Ziggy Czarbaseball weekly, recently published obski, Notre Dame.
the "Consensus Eleven," which inFor the other back position , it was
cluded three city dailies, the f ive lead- a close race with Texas' Bobby Layne
ing press syndicates, five magazines, and Mississippi's pass-chucking Charand the All-America Board ,
lie Conerly each getting five votes.
Surprisingly enough , only two play- The pther votes were divided among
ers received fourteen votes. Johnny the various standout backs.
Luj ack , the Notre Dame great, was
one, and the other was Army's Joe Thus , we have the Consensus AllSteffy, star left guard. Bob Chappius, America—and when anyone says that
the Michigan halfback , received 12 "Joe Magnolia" made All-America, he
votes to rank third . Bob Davis, usually means that said Magnolia was
Georgia Tech's stellar right tackle,, named on at least one of t h e teams
picked by one of the fourteen recogwas next with eleven.
nized
authorities.
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ions, Chuck Bednarlk, of Pehn, grab- LT — Davis (Geo . Tech.) 11; Harris

Bloomsburg State Teachers College
now ranks third in the total enrollments in the Pennsylvania State
Teachers Colleges, according to a recent announcement by the Teacher
Education and Certification Division
of the Department of Public Instruction . West Chester and Indiana are
first and second respectively, its extension school enrollment of 261 puts
Bloomsburg in first place in that department. Edinboro is next with 218
and Indiana ranks third with its 139.
Our greatest achievement, however,
is in the fact , that our Department of
Business. Education is the largest
among the Teachers Colleges. TMs
department has an enrollment of 376
as compared with Indiana's 324 and
Shippensburg's 216.
The facilities here at Bloomsburg
are approaching their maximum, use,
and it is improbable that the enrollment can be increased much more
than the present total of 1,012 students. If our administrators choose,
however, to increase the present size
of the student body, marked changes
in policy and an increase to our present facilities and faculty will be necessary. In the coming year repairs
and renovations will approach the . ..
$150,000 mark.

Classes Discuss
Purchase of Rings
The Junior and Senior Classes held
a combined meeting in the Carver
Hall Auditorium immediately after
the regular assembly on Thursday,
Dec. 11, 1947. The purpose of the
meeting was to discuss the advisability of making a joint purchase of the
class rings. It was pointed out that ,
such a measure would result in an
appreciable reduction of the total
cost to each class. A more detailed
study of the matter was referred to
a committee composed of members
of each group. Edward Allegar, president of the Junior Class, presided over
the meeting.
( Texas) 2; Stautner (Boston College) 1.
LG — Steffy (Army ) 14.
C—-Bednarik (Penn) 9; Scott (Navy)
5.
RG—Fischer (Notre Dame) 7; Suhey
(Penn State) ' 3; Franz ( California)
3; Burris ( Oklahoma) 1.
RT — Connor (Notre Dame) 7; Ferraro , (USC) 4; Czarobski (Notre
Dame) 3,
RE—Cleary (USC) and Poole (Mississippi) each 8.
QB—Luj ack (Notre Dame) 14.
LH—Chappius (Michigan ) 12; Evans
( Kansas) 3.
RH—Walker (SMU ) 10; Minisi 3,
FB — Layne (Texas) and Conerly
(Mississippi) each 5; Elliott ( Michigan ) 2; Cloud (W&M ) 1; Steger
(Illinois) 1.

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Think It Over
A couple of days ago , the newspapers carried a story about a group of people
in a foreign land who were arrested because they dared criticize the wife of
the man who is that country 's "boss."
No freedom of speech in that country — or in many other countries throughout the world.
In America , we have freedom of speech . Just so long as we don't libel a
person , we have the righ t to express our views for all to hear.
Sometimes, we take that freedom for granted — or even laugh at it a little
bit. Yet, freedom of speech is part of our American Way that makes our
country the finest on earth .
Freedom of speech has made our country great . It has given men the opportunity of expressing ideas — new ideas, different ideas — all of which
has made for more and more progress .
Beware of any person or group that wants 'co limit freedom of speech in any
way. Limit freedom of speech — and you take the first step on the road to
dictatorship .
And , that means getting put in j ail for criticizing the dictator's wife !

Girls 11 Attention I
Although the average girl doesn't
realize it , there is ample time each
day to do everything that goes to
make a complete , wholesome life .
All that is needed is a little planning, and she can reduce her weight,
enhance her beauty, and give her life
a new richness by finding time to do
the many little things that most girls
put off to "some other time,"
How to accomplish all this with a
minimum of effort is described in an
unusual feature article in the January
issue of Junior Bazaar, which gives
a program of diet, exercise and general activities for each day,
"Accomplishments of a day are
measured not by the size of your
schedule but by your effectiveness,"
the article states in part, "We've
sketched a week to include the mechanics of life — and the essence. Here

begins our seven day picture o? your
life—seven days of beauty, diet, and
general activities — the last being a
large expression which includes just
about everything you do, from your
ordinary curriculum to making time
for music and conversation , attending
a meeting of the U . N., clearing your
closet of clothes to send to Europe.
The implication is that there 's time in
your day for everything you really
want to do. As to our seven day diet,
it' s especially designed for the college
girl, and is thought out not merely
from a weight losing standpoint, but
also with a sharp eye to your good
looks and well-being.
"It's very easy to follow and allows
you to lose from two to five pounds a
week. You'll never feel hungry, , but
you will get thinner and look prettier.
A sample diet includes: Breakfast
—grapefruit juice, one egg, soft-cooked or poached, one slice toast (enriched) or three slices Melba toast , small

f

LITERA RY CORNER

MAKING THE GRADE

Now that January is here, we come
again to that time when instructoi-s
peer into their records and assign a
final evaluation to our progress in
the classroom . A pittance of A's will
be doled out with thimlipped frugality ; the allotment of B' s will be somewhat larger; there will be an avalanche of C's; D'g, like the poor, we
shall always have ; and a few E's will
be sprinkled here and there like
cloves on a roast . Thus functions the
normal curve, the statistical Nemesis
of academic retribution . Those who
have pursued the elusive nymph
Knowledge with horn and hounds
shall have their reward , and , verily,
those who have taken not to the
chase shall have theirs .
This time of year, by the same token, also marks the advent of the
grade-chasing season. But not for
everyone. While gome insist on meet^
ing fate halfway, others sit back in
smug confidence or utter resignation
and wait for the postman.
However , while your inclination is
to wait , there is always that one
course which you feel you have gone
through like Sherman went through
Georgia. So, you reason, why wait
for a grade sheet, especially when
y ou can so readily confirm what you
are already sure of . Besides, the ego
can always use a little bolstering.
Being thus fortified in your intent,
you timidly knock on the inner surface of the open office door; and ,
from within , a genial voice bids you
enter . You clear your throat nervously and walk in .
"An d what is on your mind , Mr.
Frothingham?" inquires the genial
voice from behind the desk .'
You brace yourself and stammer,
"I-I wondered if I could get my grade
in astronomy, s-sir." A hopeful look
comes over your face when you realpat butter, one-half cup Vitamin D
milk, one cup coffee or tea; Luncheon
—one-half cup tomato j uice cocktail,
liver steak, one onion boiled or panned, string beans,' fresh apple , one
cup Vitamin D milk, one cup coffee
or tea ; Dinner — one cup bouillon or
consume with whole wheat cracker,
roast beef , steamed beets, diced, one
half potato boiled or baked , one large
serving tossed green salad , banana,
one-half cup Vitamin D milk, one cup
of coffee or tea , one marshmallow
candy. Every day before breakfast,
one tablespoon of lemon j uice in small
glass of hot water, and as a bedtime
snack, one cup of Vitamin D milk
mixed with one-half tablespoon of
wheat germ and a tablespoon of dried
yeast , a saltine or butter cracker .

ize that you have said exactly what
you intended to say.
"You certainly may, young man,
you certainly may," rej oins the genial
voice in the best professional good
humor.1 "After all it is your grade,
you know."
There is some noisy leafing through
a record book, and a scholarly finger
runs down along a column. "Ah, yes ,
Mr . Frothingham, here it is." The
book is again closed, and the genial
voice leans back in the swivel-chair
and asks cautiously , "What do you
think you deserve, Mr. Frothingham?"
This question startles you momentarily, but you quickly regain your
composure and modestly reply that
you haven't the slightest idea.
"Well , Mr. Frothingham," the genial voice asserts suavely, "I have given you . . . that is the records indicate that- you have a D plus . . . a
very high D plus, in fact . Had you
applied yourself a trifle more diligently, you could have completed the
course very easily with a low C minus."
A look of bewilderment crosses
your face. Before you can recover
from your astonishment, an explanation of the normal curve is under
way, with particular stress laid upon
its time-tested reliability and obvious
fairness to all concerned . You listen
with your head bowed like an Irish
setter receiving the blessings of an
indignant master.
When the genial voice has exhausted the possibilities of the normal
curve, you mutter your thanks and
leave. On the way out you silently
invoke dark maledictions upon astronomy and all astronomers ; but you
wish the worst of all for the fiend
who first got the idea that there was
anything normal about that arc of
agony, the normal curve.
—Donald L. Butcofsky

- SPORTS SHOOTING STATISTICS

Bloomsburg
Andrews
Kashner
Kalaniclc
Boyer
Jones
Kreiser
Slozozien
Tavalsky
Totals

T
9
17
3
16
6
5
5
4

G
4
7
1
3
0
0
0
0

Pet.
.444
.412
.333
.188
.000
.000
.000
.000

65

15

.231

G
4
2
1
3
2
1
1
0

Pet.
.800
.333 '
.250 ,
.231
.222
.111
.100
,000

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West Chester
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FIR ST SEMESTER EN DS
Moore
5
Classes will terminate at noon to- Monska
6
day instead of Monday as originally Swigler
4
scheduled.
Malikowski
13
Leonard
9
Missbach
9
EXPR ES SES THANKS
10
Stump
4
Frank Molinaro wishes to thank all Osherew

his friends for their cards and remembrances during his recent illness.

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Huskies Meet Kings College at Kingston Tonight
:

THE SPORTS DIARY
by v
MILLARD C. LUDWK

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Smarting from a recent reversal at
the hands of West Chester the Huskies tackle King's College in the feature attraction of a March of Dimes
doubleheader at King's Gymnasium,
Kingston , tonight in an effort to regain their winning stride. Though
victoryless in two non - conf erence
tilts, the Wishermen have good reason
to believe they will emerge victorious
in tonight's affair.
However, the Kingsmen are not to
be taken lightly as they extended the
powerful Seton Hall Jayvees in two
games before losing by the scores of
50-46 and 63-54 and promise not to
leave the spectators cold tonight,
snow or rain to the contrary.
Coach Tom Brock, a master in
teaching his boys the fundamentals of
bask et ball, has been grooming his
quintet for the years to come and has
an array of talent to assist him in his
building process.
A tower of resistance in the forewall of the Kingsmen is pivotman
McLaughlin, This fellow will probably
be a thorn in the side of the Huskies
throughout the evening.
McLaughlin has as his running
mates Wawer and Mulvey who are
excellent ball handlers and fine under
the basket players. These three carry
the brunt of the offensive load for the
Kingsmen and have displayed potential power in their games played
to date.
Though the boys of Coach Brock
are green in experience as far as competition with four year colleges is
concerned , they are certain to be a
formidable foe and will get stronger
as the season progresses. A return
game with the King's College team
will be played at Bloomsburg late in
February.
Despite the fact tonight's engagement is a non-conference affair , there
is a good possibility that this first
meeting between the two schools will
develop into a traditional athletic rivalry. (The Huskies meet King's College on the gridiron next Fall.)
King 's College is not too far removed from the Husky campus , and for
this reason a larger contingent of
Bloomsburg fandom than is usual for
out of town games is expected to be
in Kingston to root for their favorites.
The Huskies take to the road again
next week for two important conference tests that probably will have an
important bearing on the championship hopes of the Maroon and Gold.
Friday, they will be at Millersville
and on the succeeding night will meet
the powerful Shippensburg Red Raiders.

With six games under their belts , the Bloomsburg State Teachers College basketball team will take the floor against King 's College tomorrow
night in Kingston , hoping to once again go above the .500 mark . The season
has been an in and out affair thus far . In losing the first two tussles to
Temple and Elizabethtown , many local fans were certain that the Huskies
wouldn 't win one third of their games.
The next week-end, however, produced some pleasant results with
the Wishermen winning three tilts in five days. Against both Kutztown
and West Chester the Huskies looked particularly outstanding. Both
games were played on foreign floors which made the victories even more
gratifying:, particularly at West Chester where for years high flying
Husky teams were unable to conquer the Rams. The Lock Haven fracas
was one which basketball fans will long remember. It was the kind of
a game that leaves the spectator much weaker than the player. Because
Lock Haven has long been a bitter arch rival, athletically, this victory .
was sweet music.
Riding high in first place in the State Teachers College Conference as a
result of a three game victory string, the Huskies returned to spacious
Centennial Gym last Saturday night to entertain West Chester in a return
engagement . It was a corker all the way with the Rams emerging with a
close 42-39 win . This loss pushed the Huskies down into third place , but
when they meet Mansfield here Monday, January 26, they 'll attemp t to
improve that considerably.
There was some silver lining, however, in that West Chester loss. It
marked the repetition of many home games last year when little Bobby
Kashner swished the net from every angle to spark the Husky attack.
This year Kashner has had trouble getting started , and the fans haven't
helped the matter any by putting pressure on the former Bloomsburg
High star—not by riding him but by calling for hi mto return to the
game after he has been given a rest.
In the games at Kutztown and West Chester, Kashner once again was
his old self , but when he returned to Centennial Gym against Lock Haven
it was the same which was true in earlier games. Last Saturday night he
swished the net from every angle to roll up fifteen points in the first half.
In addition , he played a stellar floor game, intercepting many passes to aid
the Husky attack .
Sharp-shooting Charlie Boyer had trouble last Saturday night with
his shots. They just weren't going in . Many fans are wondering what
would happen if both Boyer and Kashner were "on " during the same
evening. Boyer, by the way, ranked among the top fifteen scorers in a
release of leading state scorers last week. He was second to Frankie
Keath in the most foul conversions.
Many fans have been comparing this year 's team to last season ' s five
which won seven and dropped ten . That is hardly possible in view of the
fact that last winter there were so many players inj ured at one time pr
another that the actual strength of the team could not be estimated . In fact,
Wisher was forced to rebuild an entire team after Boyer and Remetz were
forced out for the season. This year's quintet doesn't possess a great number
of individual stars, but it does have balance . Many of the players are equal
in ability, and this is an advantage in a sense, for it is comforting to a coach
when he has men on the bench who are equivalent to those performing on
the floor .
In addition to Boyer and Kashner , veteran s Paul Slolozlen and
Eddie Jones have started to click. Newcomers Bob Andrews, Ed Tavalsky, Elmer Kreiser, and Nick Kalanick have added spark and fight to
the nucleus of last year's squad. Defensively, the team looks good . All
anyone must do to prove this is to look at the number of points scored
*_ against the Huskies in the games played to date. Includin g the- four
conference tiffs, the opposition lias been held to an average ot 88 points
per game, which is a good average defensively. If the Maroon and Gold
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
quintet can spruce up in the point-making department, they ought to go
W Jj
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far in the conference race this winter .
2
0
1.000
For those who might not recollect , the Huskies finished the conference Shippensburg :
1
0
1.000
race last winter with four wins and six losses in eighth place. This /ear the Indian a
1
.750
local collegians already have three in the victory column with ten more BLOOMSBURG . . . . 8
go
Clarion
1
1
.500
conference tests to .
Putting the sport shot here and there .. . . Ray Kodish , Mansfield Lock Haven
1
.500
*1
star athlete who for a while was playing professional basketball with Kutztown
1
2
.883
the Williamsport Billies of the Eastern Penn League, has been suspended West Chester . . . . . . 1
2
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game
Plymouth
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E. Strou dsburg . . . . . 0
by the league president
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Frankie Keath continues to lead the state scorers.
another league
Edlnboro
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In a recent game against Kutztown , he ran wild to score 27 points . . . . Mansfield .
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0
.000
Shippensburg appears to have a very strong team tills year, With big California
0
1
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1
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0
{ Job Stewart pacing1 the attack, the Shippers have rolled up an average Mlllersvlll o
Slippery Rock
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' i of approximately 04 points per game

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That Shippensburg has a stron g
outfit is attested to by their victory
string of four straight . Towering Jeb
Stewart , one of the highest scorers in
the state, paces the attack and is ably
assisted in the scoring brackets by
Kessler and McClellan who are consistant shooters. Cassidy and Leitch
are fine defensive players and are
ably understudied by Harris and billing who are certain to see plenty of
action against the Huskies. Harris is
also a consistent scorer, being second
only to Stewart and Kessler in points
scored .
Following the Shippensburg game,
the Huskies return home for an engagement with Mansfield on Monday,
January 26.
Though losing to West Chester last
Saturday, Husky cohorts were heartened by the return to form of little
Bobby Kashner who had been in a
slump until that night . Bobby is one
of the few basketball stars who is
able to take a rebound and cash it in
for a score in such a rapid manner
that hi§ opponentshave little time to
realize what is happening.
The Huskies as a whole have been
an up and down team this season, but
are expected to reflect early improvement in the forthcoming games. They
are well balanced and have excellent
reserve strength so there is good
cause for opponents to be wary of
them.
Stalwarts on defense have been
Elmer Kreiser and Ed Jones; but
these lanky fellows haven't , as yet
produced offensively in the manner
expected of them. However, it will be
surprising if they don't develop into
outstanding scoring threats and assist
Charlie Boyer and the other shooting
stars in their drive to the top of the
conference.

Only Four Teams
Unbeaten in State
Only four state college basketball
teams remain unbeaten . They include
Duque'sne, La Salle, and Shippensburg
and Edinboro State Teachers Colleges.
Shippensburg, who incidentally play
the "Huskies" on Jan. 24, has won
four straight games, and should give
the "Huskies" quite a tussle.
Other top teams of the country are
North Carolina, with eleven wins and
no defeats . Georgia , Columbia, New
York U., and Iowa also have very
powerful teams, and should provide
some interesting competition in the
National Invitation Tournament .
Little Villanova , provided the maj or
surprise this past weekend, by defeating the supposedly , powerful Navy
squad by an, incredible margin of
twenty-two points, The final score
was 61-39.
Our own "Huskies" have one of the
most potent fives in college competition . Although they have won three
and lost three , the "Huskies" have
provided keen competition for , all the
teams they played. With the exception of the Temple game, all the
scores have been very close, and in all
the games, the "Huskies have given
a good account of themselves until
the final buzzer sounded.

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Q — I was told that my disability,
which I claim was due to service, cannot be service - connected because I
had it before I entered service. Am
I eligible for compensation ?
A — If VA decides that your ailment was incurred in or aggravated
by your service in the armed forces
you will be entitled to receive compensation, if it exists to a compensable degree.
Q — I was practically compelled to
sign a statement before my discharge
that my disability existed prior to my
enlistment . Will this prevent my receiving compensation ?
A — Any statement of this nature,
according to the Servicemen 's Readjustment Act (G-I Bill) , which you
made at discharge is considered null
and void . Decision as to service connection of the disability will be made
by Veterans Administration based on
the service medical record , excluding
the statement made at time of discharge.
Q — I have been receiving readjustment allowance from Veterans Administration , and now wou ld like to
know if the money that has been paid
to me will be deducted from any future bonus that may be authorized by
the U. S. Congress ?
A — No.
Vete r an s presently e n r o l l e d f or
study who discontinue their training
under the G-I Bill before their per.'.od
of entitlement to training at Government expense is used up must obtain
what the Veterans Administration
calls a "supplemental certificate of
eligibili t y " before they re-enter train- '
ing.
Thi s "supplemental" certificate of
eligibili ty " indicates the amount of
additional training the veteran is entitled to at Governmen t expense after
the amount of time previously used in
training has been deducted.
The veteran who re-enters training
without first getting a "supplemental
certificate of eligibility " is, according
to the VA, not officially entered into
training, and will not receive his subsistence allowance checks until the
new certificate is issued.
If the veteran has satisfactorily
completed the previous course, the
supplemental certificate can be issued
almost immediately. If , however, he
has failed in his original program, it
is necessary that he receive complete
professional counseling before a new
certificate can'be issued.

Veterans Administration has extended the deadline for liberal reinstatement of G-I insurance (National
Service Life Insurance) from December 31, 1947, to July 31, 1948.
The extension gives World War II
veterans additional time to reinstate
lapsed insurance without necessarily
taking a physical examination.
To reinstate prior to July 31, 1948,
a veteran generally needs only to certify that his health is as good as it
was on date of lapse and pay two
monthly premiums.

Huskies Bow
To West Chester

After building up a creditable lead
during most of the first three periods,
the Bloomsburg State Teachers College basketball team saw a "second
wind" hot shot quintet from down
Philadelphia way grab the edge late
in the third quarter and the ball game
as well by a score of 42-39 before *a
full house in Centennial Gym last
Saturday night.
Coach Emil Messikomer, who saw
his Rams lose a heart breaking 76-73
decision to Lock Haven the previous
ni gh t in four extra periods and a total
of sixty minutes of playing time, sent
in Pete Mionska, Iz!zy Osherew, and
company midway ixl the third period,
and it was at this point that the tide
of battle turned .
Kashner Stars
Bobby Kashner, who had been having tough luck on the home boards in
previous games, gave one of the best
exhibitions of shooting ever seen on
college hill during the first half . He
whipped the cords from every angle
to pile up fifteen of the Maroon and
Gold twenty-five points during the
first twenty minutes. He played but
one period in the second half , adding
only one point to his total, and the
Huskies certainly missed the little
eagle eye's shooting.
First Period
Jones got the tap, pushing the
pellet to Boyer. He passed to Kashner
who was good on a lay-up shot . Bobby Andrews fo u nd th e rang e from
well out , and Kashner added a foul.
Max Missbach broke the ice for the
visitors with a field goal, but Kashner
netted a one hander to make it 7-2,
and West Chester called time.
Kashner was still setting a blistering pace and got one from the side.
Malikowski got a field goal, but Andrews matched it with a side shot.
Charlie Boyer got loose on a fast
break and made a lay-up shot to
make it 13-5.
Then the Rams got busy. Harrison
Stump connected for a long set shot.
Boyer got a foul goal . Frank Moore,
leading scorer for the Rams during
the evening who made four of his five
shots attempted , got a twin-pointer,
and Leonard was true on a set shot.
Leonard contributed a foul goal to
make it 14-12, Bloomsburg, at the
quarter .
Huskies Widen Margin.
.,.
West Chester got the lead momentarily for the first time during the
evening shortly after the second period opened. Swigler got his three
points for the game , a field goal and
a foul . Kashner put the Huskies back
in front with a net shot from the left
side. Boyer passed to the diminutive
star, and' his lay-up shot was good.
Standing at the left side again , he
took aim and lofted another netswisher through the hoop to make it
20-15 as the Rams called time . Kashner at this point received one of the
greatest ovations ever given a player
in Centennial Gym,
Leonard got a foul for the Rams.
Paul Slobozien added a foul goal, and
Kashner continued his mad surge
with another push shot to give Bloom
a comfortable 23-16 lead. Leonard
got a foul, and Moore was good from
the side. Slobozien added two fouls,
and Moore made one as the half ended, Bloomsburg leading, 25-20.

Second Half
Moore sank a field goal, but Boyer
got a two-pointer and a foul . Malikowski and Moore added single points
for the visitors.' Andrews was good
for two points, but Leonard and
Moore got loose from the right side
for net-swishers to make it 30-28.
Pete Monska, j ust entering the game,
got a fo u l , and Malikowski made a
field goal and a foul to put the Rams
in fron t, 32-30, as the third period
ended .
Visitors Pull Away
Kashner got a foul goal, but Monska tapped one in after a mad scramble. Andrews sank a side shot , and
Boyer added a foul to knot the count,
as the Husky fans went wild . Malikowski let one go from the side for
two points , and Moore got a foul to
make the score 37-34, West Chester.
Monska made a field goal, and
Moore got two fouls. It looked like
the ball game with a minute and a
half to go. However, the Huskies
fought back, and for a time it looked
as th ough they might tie it up before
the final whistle.
With the gcore 41-34, .Slobozien got
a foul , and Boyer and Kalanick each
added field goals to bring the count
to 41-39. However , Malikowski sewed
up the game with a foul goal just
before the buzzer .
The Husky percentage from the
foul line again was remarkable, nine
of twelve foul shots attempted having
been converted . West Chester won
the game from the foul line due to
the fact that they had some thirteen
more chances. Andrew and Kashner
led the Huskies in field goal percentages while Moore stood out for the
Rams.

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Bloomsburg, Pa,

Bloomsburg; (89)
G FG Pts.
.7
2-2
16
Kashner, If
Tavalsky
0
0-0
0
Boyer, rf
3
3-3
9
Kalanick
1
0-1
2
0
0-1
0
Jones, c
4
0-1
8
Andrews, Ig
Walther
0
0-0
0
0
0-0
0
Kreiser, rg
4
Slobozien
0
,4-4
Totals
15
9-12 39
West Chester (42)
G
FG Pts.
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1-2
3
Swigler, If
(... • 1
1
Osherew
0
1-3
1
0-2
2
Missbach , rf
0
Reynolds
0
0-0
.3
3-3
9
Malikowski, c
2
1-1
5
Monsk a, c, rf
2
3-5
7
Leon ard , lg
0
Edelman
0 ' 0-0
1
0-1
2
Stump, rg
¦
4
5-8
13
Moore
•
0
0-0
0
Goldberg
14 14-25 42
Totals
West Chester ... 12 8 12 10—42
Bloomsburg . . . . 14 11 5 9—39
Officials — Harry Rudolph and John
Homer.
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STUDIO OF PHOTOGRAPHY
124 East Main St.
BLOOMSBURG , PA.

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