Contralto Star Is Well-Received in Downtown Concert Pri ze Winners in Dorm Girls' Pet Show Miss Hazen Tells of Advancements Toward Coll. Reading Courses Eula Beal Interprets . Mood and Melody Before Capacity Crowd at H.S. The warmth and sunshine of California were brought to the stage of the BloomsbaVg High School on the evening of February 8 in the person of Miss Eula Beal, charming young contralto star of the concert stage. She was very well received , and displayed throughout the program, a charming personality and genuine interpretation of mood and melody as she sang to a capacity audience. The varied program offered by the artist served well to exhibit her fine range of voice and her mastery of both classical and modern composition. Her accompanist was Mr. Irving Owen. First on the program was an Italian operatic aria by Rossi. From the German composers, Brahms and Mahler, were taken the second* group. Again in an other language of the continen t, Miss Beal sang two numbers by Hahn , and one by Faure, closing this part of the program with the beautiful aria "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice," from "Samson and Delilah ," by Saint-Saens. As an encore , Miss Beal responded with "The Fair One," by Debussy. Following intermission, the music of Scandinavia was heard in a group of three songs by Silbelius. The final iTop picture. Left to right, first row: Jane Warner and Eleanor Poust. part of the program consisted of five Second row : Betty Cole, Polly Cooper, Ginny Keimensnyder, and Jean EngEnglish. Two selections sung in lish airs arranged Toy Britten preceded Stewart. the offering of a contralto favorite , Bottom picture. Left to right, first row: Jeanne Krzywicki, Barbara Hessert, Ruth Finklestein, and Lois Pulver. Second row: Barbara Brace, (C ontinued on t»age 3) Doris Gilday, Norma Eber, and Vernamae Compton. C.G.A. To Experiment With New Nominating Method This Year The College Council has announced that it will experiment with a new method of nominating Community Government Association officer candidates in the next election . With the purpose in mind of selecting the best qualified candidates , the Council believes that the present method is inadequate for the following rea' sons: (1) The importance of these offices to the student body and to the entire College Community makes it imperative that only the best candidates be selected. (2) The size of the student body makes it difficult to select for nomination , on the spur of the moment, qualified candidates. The C.G.A. Election Board will act as a screening unit for determining in advance whether candidates are eligible. Petitions should be filed for each candidate with the signatures of five or more students from each of the following associations: Day Women , Dormitory Women , Day Men , and Dormitory Men. The Election Board will then check these candidates for eligibility, according to the C.G.A. Constitution, Those eligible will be nominated from the floor in assembly. The presiding officer will also accept additional nominations from the floor , but these will have to be checked later for eligibility. The Election Board will post details of procedure in the near fu ture. Read these and go to workl Spinning Demonstration Captures Student Interest in Recent Assembly Fake Fauna Festival Featured in Revival o/ Dorm Girls' Pet Show Much Enthusiasm Shown In Waller Hall Pet Party Camels, penguins, dogs , cats, pandas, squirrels, even pigs, were among the hundred-odd animals—all "domesticated" pets—paraded through Waller Hall , on the evening of February 9. The parade was a feature of a traditional Wall Hall hen party, revived this year for the first time since the war. The animals, judge d by a committee composed of Mrs. R. B. Redman , Mrs. E. T. DeVoe, and Mrs. E. A, Reams , ranged in size from an inch in height to three feet , and were made of glass, rubber , papier mache, yarn , metal , fur , wood,—and one even was made of milk chocolate. The party, officially called the Dorm Girls' Pet Show, raged over the three floors of Waller Hall, and included , along with the animal parade, a variety show and refreshments. The entertainment , directed by Saya Silverman , featured a solo by Marion Pollock , a quartet composed of Shirley Robzen , Lois Pulver, Saya Silverman , and Norma Lee McCormick, and a poetry recit ation by Ruth Finklestein. There were also solos by Charla Herring, Marion Lake, and Jane Kenvin. Jenny Knauer and Margaret Roberts duet-ed , and Grace Smith and Mary Helen Morrow closed the show with song-and-dance routines based on the old numbers "That Old Gang of Mine , " and "All of Mo." Grace Smith served, as general chairman for the event , and Ruth Doody was in charge of the colorful poster advertising. The judges decisions were as follows — Funniest : first , Vernamae Compton; second , Mary Zweizig; third , Eloiso Symons; Largest: first , Virginia Reimensnyder; second, Shir(Continued on page 4) Miss Edna Hazen, Director of Elementary Education at the Bloomsburg State Teachers College, r ecen t ly reported in an interview that there is much interest being shown among students concerning a college reading program for freshmen. Whenever college students are found to be failing in the general subj ects course, their instructors invariably question their ability to read and study properly. When test s, such as the Iowa Silent Reading Test, or the Ohio State Psychology Exam in at ion are administered, it is generally found that the subj ect is deficient in specific reading abilities and skills. Some colleges encourage the student to enroll in a non-credit course. This instruction improves his reading ability, usually with the result that satisfactory adj ustment and achievement in the regular college channel of work is increased . Miss Hazen , commenting on the semantic approach to reading, said , "We are all accustomed to the use of the radio i n our homes, but not many teachers have used the radio in the classroom to aid reading. Mrs. Ruth Weir Miller, University of Pennsylvania radio lecturer , presented ways in which the radio is a road to reading, and proved beyond doubt that 'radio , used with wisdom and intelligence, can widen reading horizons.' " Miss Hazen further added, "It must be the mission of the school to direct the listener to worthwhile programs, and to capitalize on listening for school attainment. Teachers have found that radio-listening increases demands for reading materials, and is a strong incentive for more reading." Pres. Andruss Speaks at Indian Missionary Triple Cities College President of the College, Dr. Harvey A. Andruss, addressed a Triple Cities College Convocation , February 9, on the subject "What Business Men Expect of College Graduates," as a part of "Business Administration Day " activities. Triple Cities College is a branch of Syracuse University, and is located in Endicott , N.Y. Arrangements were under the direction of Professor Bertrand Broder , chairman of the Department of Business Administration. Professor Broder was formerly a member of the Accounting Department in the Shrivenham American ( Army) University, at Shrivenham , Berkshire, England, which Doctor Andruss headed during 1945. The Convocation was followed by a business show in the afternoon and a dance in the evening. On a stage draped with colorful hand-woven coverlets, and dotted with spinning machines, Mrs. C. R. Beeman, art instructress at the College, spun a yarn of the old-time textile industry, in an assembly program in Carver Hall , February 10. During the Colonial era, cloth manufacturing was done at home. Mrs. Beeman demonstrated a number of the machines necessary to the spinning of threads and yarns to be woven into fabric for clothing and linen. Life, according to Mrs. Beeman , must have been much less expensive for the father of a prospective bride, since the young maid , or spinster ("one who spins "), was required to make her own trousseau, and fill a chest with linens for her new home, ou t of nothing but a supply of raw flax and wool. The art instructress, who is adept in the almost-lost art, demonstrated several types of spinning wheels, a swift, and a wheel timer. She also explained the "process of washing and carding of wool, eventually following the method used up to the point of converting the wool fibers ifite spinning- yarn. The brilliant coverlets displayed on the stage were borrowed from residents of the district. The exhibits were all hand-loomed, and some were over a hundred years old. Valentine Court To Be Selected At Sophomore Cotillion Hearts will be the theme of the Sophomore Cotillion which is to be held in Centennial Gymnasium on Friday evening, February 25. At a j oint committee meeting held earlier this week, the Valentine motif was decided upon and ground-work was laid for further action on the committee resolutions. One of the outstanding features of the evening will be the coronation of the King and Queen of Hearts, who will be selected by student vote from seven couples which are to be named by a nominating committee in the near future. According to representatives of the sophomore class, the Royal Court and its attendants will be chosen from the student body at large. The identity of the king and queen is to be kept secret until right before the actual coronation. Those present at the j oint meeting were George Reck, Russell Davis, Nancy Powell, Delphine Buss, and Caroline Vernois. Phi Sigma Pi Frat Holds Banquet-Meeting Knox Fellowship Meets On Monday evening, February 14, the Knox Fellowship met in the Presbyterian Church School, with Russ Looker, President , leading in the devotional service. An interesting program, consisting of a historical film dealing with the* life and works of Abraham Lincoln , was presented. Everyone enj oyed refreshments served by an appointed committee. Shuffleboard and dartbaseball filled out the entertainment aspect of the evening. The home of Dr. and Mrs. Harvey A. Andruss will be the scene of the next meeting of the Fellowship which is to be held Monday evening, February 21, at six o'clock. Mrs. C. R. Beeman Spins Spinning-Yarn In Talk On Lost Colonial Occupation Mrs. Zarlna Soulo Kudke, above, was a g^iost of the College on. February 3 and 4, Sho met students Informally, speaking; of her native land and of the church work being done there. Dr. Maupin Leads Pan el Dr. Nell Maupin , of the Social Studies Department , conducted a panel discussion of the United Nations In a meeting of the Soroptlmist Club (Continued on page 2) An attempt to revive the now defunct Inter-fraternity Council was one of the projects in a new activities program discussed by the Iota Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi in a combined banquet-meeting at Dutch Hill, February 15. The chapter also voted to operate in two monthly meetings, one to be held at Dutch Hill, and the other on the campus. A proposal to purchase j ackets and sweaters bearing the fraternity emblem is to be considered in a meeting next week. After a brief talk by President Harvey A. Andruss on the fratern ity movement, Al Lampman reported on the National Fraternity Convention at Washington , D.C., at which he was a delegate. Joe Curllla followed with a "pep-talk" and several suggestions for fraternity proj ects, Fraternity president Charles Schiefer welcomed the new pledges who attended. jUar oon an b #olb Footsteps In Retrospect Published Weekly by The Students of Bloomsburg State Teachers College EDITOR-IN-CHIEF — Robert 0. Carouse ASSOCIATE EDITORS — Jounlor L. JCddlngcr nml William A . Sthneliiii; OFFICE: NEWS EDITOR Barbara Johnson „ NEWS STAFF Prlfcilla Abtott Merlin Beachell Marilyn BWans Kathryn Graham Guy James LolB Moyer Gay Palutls Iilennor Pupo Patricia Sweoley Shirley Vondever ^ Klchard Wagner Noetllng Ball BOX 2S4 FEATURE EDITOR Donald Butcofsky SPORTS EDITOR Wavm, Von Stcttcn FEATURE STAFF Robert Baylor Alekl Comuntzls BUI Davis Prank Dean Max Kaplan Marie ITattls Edward Meij sn spohis staff nw.n,.* ™m» James Kllnednlst Jolm Trimble ™ Otenn Von Vo Stetten Glenn sJetten HtfMOH Robert HIney, Ed. Nancy Powell COPY READERS Je« Kenvln Kay Ohapln , Ed. Audrey Terrel Hown rtl Ilnrtzcll George Kearney Nancy Crumb Ann Papanla Weary am I, and full ready to die, Now that the sun has slipped down from the sky, BUSINESS MOB. Sara Graham ADVERTISING James Boyle) R. Williams )Mgr B . Helyn Bartlngwne Dorothy Cedor Venmmae Compton William Freedman w.,_, 1>llf rj .-t S^J™ CIRCULATION ABT by J. Eddlnger 2;.£2£f' Marvin Meneeley Barbara Thompson Wash ington and Comp etition . . . . While George Washington was President , h e won t h e con f i d ence of his own peop le as well as the respect of foreign nations. His honesty an d f airnes s, undoubtedly, were two valuable assets in the achievement of these goals. Since Washington 's time our nation has expanded greatly. With this expansion its economic system has developed extensivel y an d h as now b ecome a comp licated pattern of action. The controlling f orce of this economic system is competition. Unfortunatel y, this term competition " has come to entail unfairness, a usage which should not b e f oun d in a d emocracy based on justi ce. It is true that all unfairness in competition cannot be eliminated , but often we consciously disregard opportunities to expel it. Perhaps society would be benefited if competitors, entering economic activities, would gui de their actions according to the honest princi ples of a great President and a great Amgriean—George Washington, (mm ) What Did You Do? Did you hear Eula Beal? Did you cl ap an d clap an d cl ap ? Were you moved by h er unaccompanied presentation of "Were You There?" Did you applaud as her last sweet note faded away? You did? Well , don 't look now , but you shouldn 't have. Of course , you appreciated her efforts, but the fact remains that it is a violation of audience courtesy; and to some singers it is a definite effront to their ability of int erpreting a sacred song if the audience applauds. To show your appreciation for a sacred number presented on a concert program , it is best to remain quiet — prolong the reverent mood set by the soloist. A fter the artist has left the stage, the audien ce, if such be their will, may a pp laud for the usual curtain calls. If , however , the sacred number is part of another program -— .such as "The Lord's Prayer " included in the commencement program — then do not applaud at all. Wait till the program is over , then offer your personal congratulations and thanks to the soloist. At any rate, don 't app laud sacred numbers, Including the spirituals. If you d o , j ust remember '— your ignorance is showing, (jk) Communism and Edu cation . . . . In the world today, there are those governmental leaders who uphold the doctrine that the state has a mind and will of its own. They even say that the state has a public conscience. However, it is evident that both will and conscience attributed to the state comes from the minds and consciences of certain individual citizens in that state. When freedom of thoug ht and conscience are taken away, mental and moral life are also taken away. This is the plan of the dictatorial ruler , who , by force or other means, stops freedom of expression. His next action is to shape the imagination and thinking of the masses along his own lines. Therefore, freedom and democracy die. The Czarist regime of Russia practiced this method diligentl y. For centuries, the Russians were kept in an abysmal ignorance of the outside world, which was progressing intellectually, materially, and spirituall y. Consequentl y, the Russians adopted "Nichivo ," a sort of fatalistic psychology, characterized by a deferring of action and a throwing of the responsibility for fate upon the hig her powers. As a result, the corrupt regimes of the Czars were accepted by the masses who could neither understand or pass judgment on vital political matters. It was from this state of affairs that the Communists "rescued" Russia , and then later channeled it into a more ruthless type of political tyranny. While the Czars were content to let the people live in helpless ignorance , the Communists set out to educate the masses — in their own fanatical belief in the teachings of Marx and Lenin. It cannot be denied that the Communist party has done an excellent job of modernizing Russia, but it is now faced with a peculiar dilemma, Education is tending to sharpen intellectual curiosity; and this is contrary to one of their pet theories <— that education tends to undermine and destroy their vast monolithic structure. Knowledge and understanding lead to individualism, The freethinking individual tends to make up his own mind and uphold his personal convictions. A sufficiently-sized group of this type of Russian would soon agitate for a representative , democratic government, In the United States, such a move on the part of the Russian populace would be welcome news. However , any attempt on our part to promote any democratic inclination would be playing into the claws of the Russian bear, It would be wiser to remain morally, mentally, and militarily strong in order that we do not encourage Russian aggression, (bj) Leaving alone my soul and the soft sound Of footsteps falling, lightly falling. On th e st ony p at h , I, too, have 'trod. End upon end , time upon countless time, The hurrying paces move up from behind , While I, with trembling pulse, pause and linger, Trustfully eager to be no longer alone. . . . and time after time, as always befo r e, The echoing steps d r a w quickly abreast, Match mine for a mom ent , th en move on ahead, Heeding not my unsure, clumsy gait. They quickly stride on, as Youth commands, Forever blind to hands that seek to cling; Deaf to words th a t weave a life so lonely. I know 'tis vain, this sad entreaty, This plea astride a rushing wind ... So once again I sink to sighs That cut the pain in halves of two. With one I struggle, fain to conquer ; The other I nurture with Memory 's salve, Feeling the flow of famished love Trickling far deeper than the listening ears That tune themselves to far - off steps, Advancing fast from worlds behind me. ' famTl y portraits .. 7. by Dr . Jason Almus Russell Family albums and walnut-framed portraits have gone out of fashion. Once they flourished and were popular ; but for many a year the wooden chest smothered beneath the attic rubbish has held these almost forgotten family treasures. Time was when picture albums and portraits were an essential part of home furnishings. Glance into the parlor of several decades ago. Its walls fairly blazed with figured wallpaper adorned with red dahlias and scarlet roses. Stiffly arranged against this background were the stilted rockerless uncomfortable chairs with their "sausage-link" columns. Adding an air of primness, the polished whatnot, the Franklin Fireframe, and the starched wirfdow curtains all had their place in the scheme of things decorative. The crowning feature, however , consisted of several ancestral portraits suspended from the wall by means of heavy braided green cord, encased in cumbersome frames. Here the life-sized likenesses of bewhiskered uncles and grandfathers and bashful youths and maidens looked down upon a more fri volous and carefree generation. Like sentinels, these portraits were stationed along the four walls. Like relics of some earlier period , they added atmosphere and local color. Austere glances seemed to follow the visitor and often intimidated the less venturesome caller. Even the family dog could not enter this holy of holies unmolested. The moment he espied the pictures his hair bristled and a low growl came from his throat. Finally he slunk away crestfallen behind the kit-chen stove. Still another feature was characteristic of the old keepingroom, perhaps so-called because the young folks "kept company" there on many a winter evening. No party or friendly gathering was complete without this article—the red plush-covered family album. There it lay, occupying a Dr. Maupin Leads Panel ( Continued from page 1) and the Business and Professional Women's Clubs of Bloomsburg and Berwick, held at Fest's Restaurant, February 14. Dr. Maupin opened the discussion with a comparison of the United by Robert States government in its infancy, and world government today. Need for international economic and political Elizabethan audiences were tough , organizations were pointed out. Three 'tis said. Noisey, boisterous, and notravel films were also shown. toriously inattentive, they usually never settled down until the play was well under way. For this reason , "Bill" Shakespeare and his contem"Denver" Dan was going to trial poraries invariably opened their firs t for murder. One of the j urors was a acts with some sort of a bang. This relative and Dan got to him with in- served to shock the audience into structions. "They got the goods on attentiveness. me, Bill , and as a j uror you got to Those of us who attended the two come through for me. From -7 begin- o'clock showing of "Henry V" at the ning to end you hold out for "lif e" Capitol the other day, are wondering for me — remember, hold out for if "Bill" and his boys ever faced an "life." The case was given to the j ury audience as noisey, boisterous, and and the relative held out for the ar- generally ornery as that one. Throughranged verdict. Hours passed, but out the entire show, the theater was Bill stuck to his guns. Finally the rest about as quiet as Ebbett's Field after of the j ury fell into line with the one of the Dodgers has hit a homer holdout. It went back into the box with the bases loaded. Gypsy Rose and the foreman announced the verspecialty before a backdoing Lee her dict which brough t imprisonment for drop of exploding atomic bombs could life. Bill rushed over to smiling Dan not have captured the attention of and whispered, "I came through for that audience! you, Dan — the other guys wanted to Several of the young ladies present give you five years — but I kept yellseemed to be under the impression ing, 'No — life or nothing'." -that everyone had turned out j ust to — Now I'll Tell One ' watch them stroll languidly up and down the aisle. I was fortunate enough to be sitting next to one of this Speech Dept . Moves species. I always like to get up 10 or 12 times during a movie to let To New Quarters ^ out. It gives you a someone in or The Speech Department of B.S.T.C. chance to stretch, and it also adds a was returned at the beginning of the dash of mystery to the picture since new semester to its newly renovated you have lost track of what's going quarters in Noetling Hall, after on by the time you get seated again. spending the first half-term in Carver The guy sitting on my left evidentHall. The improvements to the rooms ly thought I was blind. Whenever Include paneling for better acoustics, something out of the way happened re-wiring and painting, installation of recording machines, pure-tone and office equipment and furniture necesgroup audiometers, new therapeutic sary to the operation of the departequipment, a wire recorder, and other ment , has been completed. The De- place of supreme importance on an imposing marble-topped walnut table. Step with me into the past for a few fleeting moments. The diningtable has j ust been emptied of the food making up a family feast. The guests have left the board and "repaired" to the parlor. After seating themselves most uncomfortably in chairs of their own choosing, they are ready for the crowning entert ainment of the evening — looking through the family album. Father urges the neighbors and relatives to group themselves in pairs . Then turning the pages slowly, my obliging mother explains in turn to each set of folks the identity, the family history, and sometimes the symptoms of each and every sad, happy, or buxom individual. Local etiq uette demanded that the visitors intersperse the turning of each page with suitable exclamations of admiration and esteem: "oh's," "ah's," "Isn 't he handsome," and sundry other overworked expressions such as — "He's the spittin ' image of his dad." Meanwhile was made many a silent mental reservation like — "Will the showing never end?" or "Oh , me! How many pages have we yet to plough through? " Should there be enough vitality left in the assembled company to endure further entertainment of this nature, Mother had an ample store of photographs, laid many in the recesses of some old box or trunk. These she proceeded to feth forth. Then the same procedure was good for another hour or more. Today the Victorian parlor has gone forever. At an occasional auction , however, I am reminded of those bygone days, when a daguerreotype , oil painting, or chromo is put up for sale, heavy with the odors of the previous century. Indubitably this article once held the place of honor in some ancient keeping-room. I ; ; \ ; \ \ f j; !¦ ¦; 3 | jj 1 1 j \ | \ J ] j ] \ "< ; \ \ { i 1 \ i CRY HAVOC, HARRY and B.S.T.C. LAFFTIME A. Baylor on the screen , he would give me a ribcracking poke with his elbow and whisper feverishly, "Did'j a see that?" Before I left , he gave me his name and promised to report to Coach Redman next fall. He should put a lot of dentists out of business when he gets on the gridiron and starts using that elbow-blow on opposing molars. I probably never would have known what was with "Henry " if a scholarly gentleman sitting behind me had not i ; explained each scene in detail to his j girl-friend. He had read the play in a ! Classics Comic book and , except for a j few minor details, he had it all down i: pat. True, he did not mistake Pistol \ for the Archbishop of Canterbury, i and when they were speaking of the Dauphin , he assured all within a ten-row radius that they were referring to a fish Henry had caught on the trip across the channel. Since I like to take care of my eyes, I was glad when a local Hedda Hopper , wearing a large hat , sat ¦ down in front of me. Thus, there was no danger that my eyes would be strained from looking at the brigh t screen for too long a period of time. This also gave me the opportunity to exercise my neck muscles as I stretched to look around her hat. With the help of all these kind , thoughtful people, I enj oyed "Henry V" very much. It was extremely edifying, nlso. I really feel like I learned a lot. Just one thing abou t the movie still puzzles me though: Just what were they fig hting about? partment, headed by Miss Alice Johnston, is again back in full-scale operation, Husky Cagers Topple East Stroudsburg; Meet Shippers Tonight [sidelines I IN SPORTS . . . by Wayne Von Stetten Bloomsburg Five Gains 64-52 Win Over Lycoming Colleg e Cage Squad Charley Boyer Spearheads Husky Attack with 21 Points Husky Scooting Statistics . . . . Against Shots Shots E. Stroud. Attempt. Made Percent. Those of you who witnessed the er 20 7 .350 Bloomsburg - East Stroudsburg fray Boy Kashner 15 4 .260 last Sat urday evening before the Andrews 11 2 .181 largest crowd of the season will agree Kr eiser 9 2 .222 with us when we say it was one of Ban u ll 6 3 .500 the most exciting games staged on Jon es 4 0 .000 the boards up Centennial way in reBartleson 3 2 .667 cen t years. Never have we seen the Huskies display more figh t and will 68 20 (Av) .294 to win than in this encounter with the Big Red. Cool heads were as Shots Shots common as empty seats in the big Against gym Saturday night — there j ust Lycoming Attempt. Made Percent. weren 't any. The unfortunate incid- Boyer 25 10 .400 ent that came to a head in the wan- Kashner § 2 .250 ing minutes of the game was inevit- Banull 16 5 .312 able. Never have two quintets been Kreiser 12 2 .166 so stirred up in their quest for vic- Jones 2 0 .000 tory. Yes , the school is truly proud Andrews 12 8 .667 of our Husky Basketeers—good work Bartleson 8 1 .125 for Messrs. Boyer, Andrews, Kreiser, Jones , Banull , Kashner, and Bart83 28 (Av) .338 leson. A sweet victory. Before leaving the Stroudsburggame, we would like to mention briefly a bit of information we came across in the Kutztown State Teachers weekly school publication, "The Keystone." We'll merely quote a paragraph of an article concerning the recent Kutztown - East Stroudsburg basketball game. Quote—"East ! Stroudsburg was, however, handicap\ ped by the loss of its star center, Ken : Mover , who was declared ineligible following a protest entered by Bloomsburg State Teachers College concerning his previous participation in sports with Muhlenberg College." 'S funny the things one comes across in his search for news. Notes from here and there — The high flying Joe Fulks of the Philadelphia Warriors j ust about caused havoc with the official scorers of the Basket b all Associa t ion of America last week when he threw sixty-three markers through the hoop. The Kentuckian shattered all existing records in his spectacular performance against Indianapolis at Convention Hall in Philadelphia. The big fella shot fiftyfour times from the floor , but one must consider that he connected with twenty-five two pointers, for an average close to fifty per cent . . . The third annual intramural tournament gets underway this week with some twenty teams entered. The team to beat, according to the experts, is Bart's Oilers. "Hump " Reedy and "Connie" Walther are the reported "Big Guns" of the Oilers' attack. This promises to be well worth the long trek to Centennial Gym , so we'll be lookin ' for a big turnout at these intramural games. Pick yourself a team, and get out and give the boys your support . . . Don't forget the contest between Danny Litwhiler's Valley Shawnees and the Philadelphia Ea*gles' basketball team, composed of members from last year's championship pro football squad. The date is February 26, and the price is sixtyfive cents per seat. A Big Hand for . . . Coach Pete Wisher, whose patient guidance and experimentation with the H u s k y Quintet is finally beginning1 to pay oir. Starting 1040 with flvo straight reverses Is a terrific rut to pull out of , but the Wlshormon have come out of It with flying colors . • • Walter Banull, the Plymouth Flash , whoso playing In Saturday 's encounter with East Stroudsburg was by far the best performance of his already successful career at B.S.T.C. Ho did a magnificent Job of blanketing the highlytouted Podza, giving the Big Red star little to face except a biff paw throughout the evening: . . . Football Coach Bob Redman, who last week reeelved the National Phi Delta Theta Fraternity award as ''The Coach of the Year " ... Husky Pups Whitewash Lycoming Jrs., 94*41 The Husky Pups continued their winning ways last week with a decisive 94-41 victory over the Lycoming College J. V/s. It marked the highest scoring event the locals have put under their belts in the current campaign. Again it was Al Degatis and Dick Ledyard who sparked the attack for the victors. Degatis hit the cords for his highest this year: 30 points; and Dick also hit for his highest: 26. Player-coach Degatis continued to use the two-platoon system in this contest, with perhaps the first-stringers being the most effective in rolling up the score. Jumping off to a 27-8 lead in the first period, the victors were never even mildly threatened, given trouble by only one opponent, little Maltby, who gathered a total of 14 points. Bloomsburg Pos. FG F Pts. Schukis F. 4 0-0 8 Byham F. 1 3-4 5 Levan F. 2 1-3 5 Ledyard C. 10 6-10 26 Heller C. 1 1-1 3 Furgele G. 1 1-1 3 Klemen G. 5 0-0 10 Lang G. 2 0-0 4 DeGatis G. 13 4-6 30 Wilmer G. 0 0-0 0 39 16-25 94 Lycoming Maltby Hamm Mihalic Hampton Manville Walters Mitchell Bellak Bellew Troxell Hassel Pos. F. F. F. F. F. C. G. G. G. G. G. FG 7 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 F Pts. 0-4 14 2-4 6 0-0 0 0-1 0 2-5 6 0-3 4 0-0 0 3-3 9 0-0 0 0-1 0 0-0 2 17 7-21 41 Alternately as hot and cold as a cranky furnace , the Bloomsburg State Teachers Huskies outlasted a scrappy Lycoming College team last week 64 to 52. Clicking at their best in the early periods,* the Wishermen built up a commanding 38-18 lead by the halftime, but saw the lead dwindle steadily as the visiting Warriors fought back during the second half stretch. The margin of victory would have been a lot closer had not Smokey Andrews contributed four timely field goals in the closing minutes as Lycoming used a close-checking defense. Playing cooly, Andrews took advantage of breaks in the desperate defense to drive in for lay-up shots that broke the back of the Warrior counter-attack. Bloomsburg started off as if it were going to annihilate its guests as Charley Boyer scored three buckets and Bobby Kashner followed with a fourth in the first two minutes, before Lycoming came through with a shot at the basket. Bloomsburg's devastating offense continued throughout the first half with Andrews, Ban u ll, and Kashner helping Boyer in the scoring department. Jack Sowers and Gray, the two smallest men on the Warrior" outfit started working better after the start of the second half and slowed down the HusTcy attack down to a light j ab. Sowers was particularly deadly on shots from the side, while Gray's brilliant passing set up many plays for the visitors. The closest Lycoming came to the Huskies was eight points during the last three minutes, as Bloomsburg's shooting started to look exactly as it did during the recent five-game losing streak. Boyer cooled off fast in the last quarter but still left the game with a grand total of 21 points. Charley was well assisted in the point department by "Big Walt" Banull and Smokey Andrews. Bloomsburg Pos. FG F Pts. Kashner F. 2 0-2 4 Boyer F. 10 1-2 21 Bartleson F. 1 2-3 4 Kreiser C. 2 1-2 5 Jones C. 0 0-0 0 Banull G. 5 3-5 13 Andrews G. 8 1-3 17 Lycoming Sowers Gray Blaser Shadle Rush Hurwitz Brennan Huston Brodmerkel Staley Winter Mondell Pos. F F. F. F. F. C. C. G. G. G. G. G. 28 8-17 64 FG 8 4 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 F Pts. 2-2 18 6-6 14 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-2 8 0-0 0 1-2 5 0-0 2 0-2 0 5-6 5 0-0 0 companied, she won the applause and (Continued from page 1) praise of the entire audience with her •Think Me ," by Scott, in an arrange- performance of "Were You There. " ment by Perrenot. "Holiday Song," by Schuman, and, "The Bird of the Wilderness," by Creston , were the Compliments of final numbers presented. For her encores, the artist sang "Love Song, " "The Sleigh," and "A Song of Sixpence " (arrange d by Malotte). Miss Beal closed the pleasant Waffle Grille Try the Texas Lunch D. J. COMUNTZIS Husky Quintet Invad es Shippensburg Tonig ht To Seek Revenge Win A red-hot Husky five will j ourney to Shippensburg tonight for a basketball game that should prove to be of no little importance as far as the Bloomsburg basketball record and the standings of the State Teachers College Conference for the 1948-49 season goes. The Shippensburg outfit, coached by Harold O. Kramer, one-time Susquehanna University great, is also winding up its cage season and is gunning for this important victory over the Maroon and Gold quintet. Although towering Jeb Stewart, six-seven muscleman from Chambersburg, is no longer with the Red Raiders, his place is capably filled by another sky-scraping pivotman—Bob Chu bb , who hails from down Middletown way. Stewart is playing professional ball with the Harrisburg Senators this season and is no longer eligible for intercollegiate competition in Teachers College ranks. Chubb gave the Huskies plenty of trouble in their recent meeting, and was largely responsible for their defeat. However , he was assisted by highscoring Jack McCellan, The Shippers attack is geared around big Francis Korkuch, a six-four guard from Shamokin. This is "Whitey's" first season with the Raiders. ' The hardfighting Huskies will probably start the Kashner, Boyer, Andrews , Banull , and Kreiser combination which has been burning the floorboards lately. Boyer has definitely regained his "eagle-eye" during the last four games and should cause the Shippers plenty of grief. This starting five has very capable substitutes in the persons of Bill Bartleson, Ed Jones, George Lambrinos, and other members of the squad whose improved brand of ball has caused a good deal of favorable comment throughout the region. Although the Maroon and Gold is pleased with their victory over the Stroudsburg Warriors last week, they have the utmost respect for the Red Raiders who already hold one decision over them this year. However, they are confident they will bring home the bacon and chalk another victory up in their win column. Compliments Letterman 's Sweet Shop Weit Main Street Huskies' Tight Zone Def ense Proves Fatal To Indian Rivals In one of the hardest-fought games to be seen this year on the Centennial Gym hardwoods, the Huskies of B.S. T.C. defeated the top-heavy favorite, East Stroudsburg. The Huskies, who have , of late, been sitting all opposition down with a loud bang, had to fight hard for a change to beat their old traditional rivals by a 48-38 score. The game was very confusing as to which team would get the golden apple until the last quarter—at which time the Huskies put on their familiar blaze-of-flre tactics and cinched the get-together. This important victory not only evened scores with the Red Indians, but also pushed their season record to the 500 mark. Led by the brilliant shooting of Charley Boyer, the Huskies were able to increase their lead to 10 points at the end of the fourth quarter. Boyer chucked five consecutive goals into the cordtarget in an amazing display of accuracy during the last verse of pl aying, which consequently brought him out as top scorer for the evening with a list of 16 points. The first half was a rather listless ene, and the largest crowd of the season soon displayed its dissatisfaction with the seemingly impotent attack of the Indians. A tight zone defense set up by the Huskies prevented very little penetration by Stroudsburg, and, as a consequence, the first half ended with a low score of 20-16 with the Huskies in the lead position. In the third quarter, Stroudsburg gave up the ghost. They simply stopped trying to draw the Huskies' defense out of position. Instead, Nick and Dick Young began shooting from ( Continued on page 4) Volleyball Tournament To Be Played Here The Eastern Regional Volleyball Tournament will be staged in Centennial Gymnasium, Saturday, April 2, under the sponsorship of the P.I.A.A. After these Eastern Championship matches, the title-winners will meet the Western Pennsylvania Regional champs at Pennsylvania State College, for the state title. Arrangements for the Eastern finals Chairman JudCoed : "Oh, professor, whatever do are being handled by Four, J. Claire you think of me now that I've kissed son V. Kast, District High School Bloomsburg Patterson, you?" principal, and John A. Hoch, BloomsProf: "You'll pass." burg State Teachers College athletics —Reflector director. 1949 OBITER Order Blank 19 14-20 52 Contralto Star Is Well-Received evening of entertainment as, unac- HUNGRY OR THIRSTY Wishermen Upset Stroudsburg Warriors in Decis ive Victory I> -, , wish to reserve a copy of the 1949 OBITER. I understand that when contacted by an OBITER salesman , I must make a downpayment of One Dollar *-* •'the remaining two dollars due when the book Is issued in May. (date) (signed ) (If desiring a copy of the 1949 OBITER , fill in this blank and submit same to the College Post Office, Box 293. You will be contacted as soon as possible by an OBITER salesman.) Ha zleton Undergrads Down Husky J ayvees ••j ^BqEESk- *- By Don Butcofsky = = Our 'Lounge Array ' is Showing . . . It is neither the purpose nor the intent of this column to take up shining armor, mount a white steed , and sally forth to slay social dragons; but unless we all cooperate in an attempt to bring law and order back into the college 'wreck-reation' lounge, i t will be put off limits to all persons in the near future. Unfortunately, the certain few who are responsible for this wanton vandalism will not be singled out for individual corrective measures, and it is to them that this appeal is made, After-dinner wrestling bouts have contributed much of the damage to lounge furniture, and some of this ancient and honorable sport has been between mixed couples. But such pastime should not be prohibited. Indeed, it is heartwarming to see a young lady slip out of a shoulder-lock and hang a full-Nelson on her boy friend. Social wrestling should be encouraged in all colleges, for it plays an important part in the students ' cultural development. In fact , the National Association of Furniture Manufacturers strongly recommends it. Naturally, no one would for all the world want to deprive your lives of this simple and harmless pleasure. But try to remember that 800 other persons will have to suffer with you if you continue to wreck the furniture in the lounge. So if you are out of the feather-weight class, please do your wrestling on the floor. * * * * * Take a Bow, Mrs. Beeman. . . . One of the most original chapel programs seen in a long time was presented last week by Mrs. Beeman, who apparently had been long hiding her light under a bushel. Her interesting lecture was rivaled only by her charming personality and delightful sense of humor. President Andruss is to be congratulated on his ability as a talent scout. It is to be hoped , too , that the 'Faculty Follies' Mrs. Beeman spoke of will materialize sometime in the nottoo-far-distant future. It is realized, of cou rse, that her reference to such an event was made purely in the spirit of the occasion, but it did offer the germ of an idea that could pack Carver Hall to the rafters. The faculty may rest assured that any such venture will be greeted by a friendly press. * * * * ik The Male Animal Defined . . . The lassies who referred to the campus menfolk as being "a group of undernourished children " should be delighted to learn the results of a survey conducted recently to determine exactly what women regard as the cardinal shortcomings of men. Eighty per cent of the women listed Egotism and Conceit as being the number one superfault. Next followed "Too much interest in other women," and this fault got the nod from 37 per cent of the gals. Thoughtlessness and Drinking were next in line, each having a vote of 31 per cent. Fifth , and last of the superfaults, was Irresponsibility, which was scored by 19 per cent of the women. The common faults were: Men are too selfish . . . too tightmouthed . . . too untidy . . . too animalistic . . . too bossy . . . and last, but not least, too impatient. The Doghouse submits this list without comment and with the understanding that it does not necessarily subscribe to any of the beliefs set forth above. It is offered purely as a Public Service feature. Next week we'll consider the 17 outstanding faults of females. As an after thought, it seems that it might prove interesting if we were to conduct such a survey here on the campus. V ¥ * * V Meeting one of their toughest opponents this season, the BSTC J.V.'s lost a 62 - 49 decision to the Penn State Undergraduate Center, of Hazleton , last Saturday. A far cry from the Lycoming game of a few nights before , the locals bucked up against a tight defense that held them to only nine points in the first period. Al Degatis led the Bloomsburg attack with 13 points , but received little help from his mates as the visi tors j umped into the lead at the beginning. A sligh t rally in the third period pepped the losers up, but Gardner, who was high man for the evening with 24 points, and his mates proved too much for the local aggregation as they outscored the Bloomsburg club 16-10 in the fin al stanza. This marks the third def eat for the Husky J.V.'s as against six wins. BloomsbuFg Pos. FG F Pts. Byham F. 2 3-4 7 Klemen F. 3 0-0 6 Butler F. 2 1-4 5 Levan F. 1 0-0 2 Ledyard C. 1 2-2 4 Wilmer C. 0 0-1 0 Furgele G. 3 0-2 6 DeGatis G. 5 3-9 13 Schukis G. 2 2-5 6 Heller G. 0 0-1 0 Hazleton Gardner Petavich Kostick Garber Lamonica Talarovich Gearhart Sippel Pos. F. F. F. C. G. G. G. G. —Oolloj flo — Oolleglo F Pts. 10-14 24 0-1 0 1-3 11 1-1 3 1-2 5 0-3 6 1-1 1 0-2 12 24 14-27 62 (Contin ued from page 3) the outside, with the result that they were able to tie up the score at 27-27 by the end of the third quarter. Nevert heless, this did not dismay the Huskies because in the fourth quarter , they outscored Stroudsburg two to one in a dazzling exhibition of shooting which had the crowd hysterical with excitemen t for the whole period. Pos. FG F Pts. Bloomsburg F. 7 2-3 16 Boyer Kashner F. 4 3-5 11 Bartleson F. 2 0-1 4 Kreiser C. 1 0-1 2 Jones C 0 1-2 1 Banull G. 3 0-1 6 Andrews G. 2 4-5 8 19 10-18 48 Pos. F. F. F. F. C G. G. G. ... "My girl has sore feet. What would Three slightly deaf Englishmen you suggest?" north of London in a were motoring "Rubber heels." noisy old car , and hearing was diffi"What with?" cult. As they neared a city, one askWembley?" this "Is ed: "No," said the second , "This is "Are you doing anything Saturday night?" Thursday." "So am I," put in the third. "Let's "No." "Can I borrow your soap?" stop and have one." FG 7 0 5 1 2 3 0 6 Upset Stroud Among Coming Events . . . The Sophomore Cotillion bids fair to be the big 'night out' of the year. The sophomore class has been sparing no effort in its preparation for this night of nights, and it should all add up to one outstanding shindig. So if you haven't asked Clementine to be the lady of your heart at the Cotillion, you would do well to hurry before someone else collars her off. Otherwise you might end up by spending the evening in your room , studying history and humming "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now." Then, too, don 't forget to vote for the lad and lassie of your choice when the King and Queen of Hearts E. Stroud. are elected on Tuesday. And , by the way, if Clementine has a sister, drop Swartz her name, age, and phone number into Box 230. R. Young Mussa ? * * * * N. Young Only Woofing Manning It's a good thing this epidemic of cold s is breaking up, el se we would Jennings soon h ave nee d of an 'Operation Kleenexlift' . . . Add to the Crew Look Pozda roster the following : Barbara Johnson, Pat Sweeley, and Carol Simon . . . Thomas Dick Wagner has suggested a way by which local lads can kill two birds with one stone—by presenting their female with a class ring, providing her birthstone is either red or blue. Angus MacWagner they called him in those days . . . Judging the matter by footprints found in the snow, t h e f ence h as failed to keep students out of the campus corral . . . The young lady who has been 'Yarning' for you is twenty-one today . . . We wonder if plumber Burness would explain to us why radiators decide to beat out eight bumps to the bar around five a.m. . . . A campus celebrity has purchased a war surplus limousine — the Civil War, that is . . . Frank Johnson when told that he was witty quipped back that the man who wrote "Snowbound" was Whittier. That's what being a radio announcer does for you . . . Some persons have claimed that the lounge juke box can be heard as far away as Market Square. Others claim that Iron Street is the limit . . . Where did the intramural basketball teams get those names ? . . . Like the Mounties, McDonald gets her man . . . This column is getting like a classified ad section. Boost this, bu y that , don't forget, and so on and so forth. It gets disgusting after a while. Even though the Obiter Is a good buy, we won't say a word about it this week ! ! ! 19 11-28 49 FG 1 3 1 3 1 0 5 0 .. KITTY AND HER YARN \ Borrowed Banter ? ? You can say she 's a v ision, can 't say she 's a sight ^JaBs? And no woman is skinny, she's slendby Kay Chopin er and slight. If she burns you up, say she sets you afire , FROM BAD TO VERSE. Altho ugh And you 'll always be welcome, you tricky old liar. modern valentines have become somewh at strained in recent years, we * * * It is better to be dead from the welcome them anyway for the sentiment which they represent . Last neck up—and realize it—than not to week we discovered the gem of them be alive from the neck up—and beall. An appealing little pup gazed up lieve otherwise. —L. A. Collegian from the card counter " with the query, "Want to know what I think?" * * * Innocently turning the page we en"Something seems to be wrong countered a fiendish canine who with this engine. " snarled , "Confidentially, you stink!" "Don 't be silly. Wait till we get They'll soon have cupid firing a ma- off this main road." chine gun. * * * SPEAKING OF VALENTINES, You never can tell about women , Miss Johnston and George Thear and even if you can , you shouldn 't. were both "delivered" on a 14th of * * * February. We wish them a belated "And whose little boy are yo u?" happy birthday with many happy re- gurgled th e fond mother to her sweet turns. little brat. H U M A N INTEREST DEPART"Egad , mother," was the reply. "If MENT. To Joyce Sluyter we extend you don 't know , nobody does." our sympathy on the decease of Jim—Tower my, her pet turtle. Jimmy entered * * * college only a few months ago but he "My, this floor is so slippery ! It's made friends quickly, and many will hard to keep on your feet." miss him. "Oh , then you were trying to? I LOVE THAT LECTURER! Can't " help mentioning the way Mrs. Bee- thought it was* accidental. * * man handled her "y arn " in assembly It is better to be broke th an never on February 3. She is as adept at have loved at all. to manipulating the King 's English as * * * she is the spinning wheel. You Three hermits lived in a cave and wouldn 't want a j ob spinning this spent all day staring at the wall , nevYarn, would yo u , Mrs. Beeman ? DR. KEHR'S PARODY on a mod- er speaking. One day a stallion ran ern song title, "It's What You Do past the entrance of their cave. Six months later , one hermit mumbled, With What You 've Learned. " "YOU CAN'T WIN" wa s the com- "That was a pretty brown horse." Two years later another hermit ment at a dinner table last week , "That wasn't a brown horse, it said when a certain group of young men was white." proceeded to play chimes on their About a year later the third hermit water glasses. Said one girl, "We finally get them into coats and ties so got up and stalked toward the ennow they organize a rhythm band!" trance of the cave. "If it's going to EVERYONE WENT to see "Henry be this constant bickering," he said , V" when it was downtown , which is "I'm leaving." —Tiger a healthy sigh , even though , accord* * * ing to Zeke Abrahams who took a census as we passed through the The dum best guy in t he world is dinnerline , 98 per cen t of the students t he one who c an't figure out what time his watch stopped. thought the show dragged. * * * IF YOU HAVEN'T seen the WoProfessor (after final exam) "Well , mens' Day Room since the re-opening, stop in and take a peek. They what did you think of the course?" Student: "I thought it was very are duly proud of their modern kitchall-inclusive. Everything that wasn't en unit. AND DON'T FORGET to order covered during the year was covered on the final exam." that "Obiter!" —Wataugan — Kit ty — F Pts. Cerchiaro ; Most Colorful : firs t, El3-3 5 eanor Poust; se-cond, Fay the Hack2-2 8 ett; third , Barbara Harman ; Most 1-2 3 Realistic: first , Jane Warner; second , .1-2 7 Nancy Morgan; third , Norma Gam0-1 2 ble; Most Battered : first , Norm a 0-1 0 Eber; second, Shirley Henley ; third , 2-3 12 Jacquelyn Reinhart; Most Edible : 1-4 1 Doris Gilday. !|> * * "Now that we're engaged , darling, you 're going to give me a ring, aren't you ? "Sure , honey, what's your phone number?" * * * "Do you mind if I smoke?" "I don't care if you burst into flame!" 14 10-18 38 Fake Fauna Festival (Continued from page 1) ley Henley; third , Kathleen Aagard ; Smallest: first , Barbara Hessert and Jeanne Krzywicki; second, Helen Brace; Most Attractive : first , Jean Stewart; second, Diane Snyder; third , Marion Lake ; Most Original: first , Ruth Finklesteln and Lois Pulver; second, Marie Mattis; third , Frances For That Next "COKE " OR LUNCH # FRID AY EVENING , FEBRUARY 25 „ M "At the Foot of the Hill " NINE O'CLOCK Centennial Gymnasium Try Gialamas Sophomore Cotillion Eddie Karp ee and Orchestra Semi-Formal $1.80 per Couple