State Oratorical Contest Finals
Held in Carver Hall Auditorium

| Care Aid Sought For
| Medical Students At
I Univers ity of Vienn a

New York , N.Y.—Dr. Ernst Lauda
\
I Dean of the Medical Faculty of th<
|University of Vienna Medical School
i has turned over to CARE a list of 8:
i neediest students "to whom a CAR!
I package would mean a very grea
! help."
The destit ute medical students
i
\ struggling to eke out a living whil<
; they pursue their studies, were re
\ commended by the Austrian College
I students enrolled 'n the medical schoo
i * plained. "Their need ," he wrote, "h
I apparent alone from the fact thai
) they are released from paying fees
; for lectures , which are very modest.'
;
Lecture fees at the medical schoo
I are only $4.60 a semester CARE'j
¦ Austrian mission pointed out in for; warding the report to the non-profH
\ agency 's New York headquarters. Yel
; one out of every nine of some 300C
I students enrolled in the medica!
cannot pay the fee, the report stated
¦ Five of the young men and womer
' named by Dr. Lauda immediately re¦ ceived CARE food and textile packages donated by Americans for e
. "needy Austrian ".
Among them was 25-year-old Ger'
trude
Hubner, now in her final sem:
1 ester after five years at the univer\ sity r A $10 CARE food package was
1 delivered to her small, dingy room
] at Wien XIX, Pyrkergasse 29. What
1 would the food mean to her ?
I "Now I can buy a pair of shoes,"
1 she said. "The woman I live with here
1 will feed me free for months because
\ I'll give her the food. I bought my
j last pair of shoes"—she pointed to
1 her scuffed brown oxfords— "a year
i and a half ago."
I Inexpensive shoes cost about $9 in
] Vienna—two months pay for Geri trude, who earns part of her way
¦ through medical school by tutoring
| in German and mathematics. She tu; tors 25 hours a month , ma kes 18c an
j. hour. Her only other income is the
] 511 a month she receives from her
j mother in lower Austria. "Th at is
j half of what my mother earns a
j month," Gertrude told the CARE
\ representatives. "She clerks in th e
I daytime and teaches piano at night."
j
(Continued on page 2)

! Business Ed. Club
j Plans Annua l Banqu et
j For Thursda y, May 11
\ The regular meeting of the Busi| ness Education Club was held on
! Thursday, March 16 in Navy Hall
Auditorium at 3 p.m.
! The club plans to hold its annual
banquet on Thursday, May 11. Maxine Shirey was appointed to take
charge of the preparations for the
banquet.
Lillian Mlkvy extended her thanks
to everyone who aided her committee
iff collecting and writing data for the
yearbook.
Rita Dixon introduced Mr. Ridall ,
from Wilkes-Barre , who gave an interesting demonstration of the Audiograph Electronic Soundwriter , manufactured by the Gray Company. During the war the government used the
: machines of the Gray Company to
: record what was picked up by radar.
: Mr. Ridall explained the three sets of
1 the Audiograph Electronic Soundis the
^ writer. The secretarial model
i set which Is used with the loud-speak« er. He demonstrated how to use the
i executive model with a hand microI phone and a desk microphone which
i is regulated by a foot petal. The third
s set was the master model which is
a a combination of set one and two.
I This machine can be used for dictat tion and transcription.
.He showed students how to use the
n machines and gave interesting inf( formation concerning the discs and
tc tone and speed controls.

Off icial Results
C.G.A. Elections
MARCH 23, 1950

"In Bloomsburg, every bod y rea d s The Obiter. "

Editor Reports Advance 1950 Obiter
Sales Reach Near Record Proportions
Only One Hundred Thirteen
Copies of Annual Yearbook
Remain To Be Sold

+

The first order for the OBITER
1950 was taken Monday, March 13,
at noon in the Waller Hall corridor.
The advance sale of the College Annual will permit students to reserve
copies, since only a limited number
will be printed.
Because of the limited press run ,
t he staff of OBITER 1950, has decided that the best plan for distribution is the unorganized "first come,
first serve" idea. The plan as set up
by the 1950 staff is slightly different
from other years.
The contract from Grit Publishing
Company of Williamsport states that
only five hundred copies of the OBITER 1950 will be printed this year.
This compares in no way at all with
the over-supply which existed in 1947
and 1948. At the end of the school
years of each of the above mentioned
dates, books were sold for as little as
fifty cents a copy, just to get them
out of the office. That practice, if
continued would soon wreck the entire set up of year book production
in any college. The plan of printing
only limited number of copies, the
editor thinks , will elimate such a
threat.
The senior class, following the procedure set down in previous years,
has consented to include in class dues
the price of the OBITER. As a result of that action , of course, twohundred and thirty seven books will
go to seniors alone. That leaves a
stock of two-hundred sixty-three annuals for under class consumption ,
exchange , and complimentary copies
for the Board of Trustees, the President , and the college library. From
the above figure , already one hundred-fifty books have been ordered by
eager students. The total amount left
for the buying public is only one
hundred and thirteen copies. Joseph
Curilla , Editor in Chief , claims that
sales are far exceeding his wildest
expectations. Curilla claims that ,
"The OBITER show this year will bo
for pure entertainment. We'll not
have many books to sell by that time,
if student interest continues at such
a high tempo. "
The center for ordering books is
located in the corridor of Waller Hall,
near the entrance to the college
( Continued on page 4)

NS.A. Art Exhibit
Comes to Campus
For Week' s Disp lay

The N.S.A. Art Exhibit will be displayed March 27, 28, 29 at a place
to be announced. This exhibit will
contain thirty-eight paintings, one of
the most outstanding being "The
Street" by Charles Annan of the University of Colorado. The paintings in
thi s grou p will be representati ve of
the art work of students in colleges
and universities in every section of
the country.
Since the N.S.A. Art Ten* is one of
the largest projects of the Association it is hoped that as large a number of students as possible will have
the opportunity to view this film collection of student art. Be sure to
watch the bulletin boards for the announcement of the location of the
display.

Dram atic Club
Present Comedies
At the regular meeting of the Dramatic Club on Tuesday, March 14, a
one-act comedy entitled "The Coorting of Marie Jenvrin " was presented.
The play was directed by Pat Kringe
and the cast was composed of the
following: Kitty Mitchell, George
Kearney, David Newberry, Smokey
Laubscher, Janet Price, and Lee Benner; Charles Roberts read the part
of David North , who was ill.
The scene was a mining camp'in
the Canadian Northwest Territory.
The play revolved around the difficulties of Marie Jenvrin , a pretty
girl with a quick tongue, in escaping
from an agreement to marry the first
man who brought her a cow.
At the regular meeting on March
21, a one act , two scene comedy titled "Other Times, Other Manners "
was presented, under the direction
of Jean Ruckle. The cast included
Clare Davis, Bob Jewell, David Heckman , Priscilla Abbott , George Byler,
and Don Fassett. The play pictured
the diffe rences between modern and
Victorian courtships.
You cannot do a kindness too soon,
because you never know how soon it
will be too late.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson

Presiden t :
Anthony Grabowski
Calvin Kanyuck

405
57

Vice President :
Thomas Anthony
Richard Kressler

260
202

Secretary:
Laura Philo
Claire Davis

249
211

Treasurer:
Alfred Marsilio
James Whitney

260
198

Assist ant Treasurer:
John Ryan
Richard Knause

265
195

College Studen ts Make
Prep ar ations To Enter
CBS Script Conte st
Thousands of students in the nation 's 1,800 accredited universities and
colleges are hammering the midnight
typewriter this semester, as they explore an uncharted area of literary
creation to produce scripts for the
CBS Awards drama writing contest
announced Feb. 3.
From the letters of students and
faculty members reaching CBS
Awards Headquarters, it's clear th a t
entrants regard the competition as
more than a series of opportunities
to win $500 for an hour-length script
or $250 f or a half-hour script. They
see a challenge to pioneer in a new
creative medium.
John Sullivan , a Columbia University entrant, wrote: "Congratulations
to CBS and World Video for having
the insight to launch this contest.
It's a real opportunity for the students and belated recognition that
they can turn out top material as
attested by the national literary contests and college newspapers. It took
Hollywood a decade to realize it; television, two years."
Melvin Ellis, Temple University
student , informed competition headquarters that: "Although I have been
working on two novels, I have put
them aside and commenced a play to
be submitted in your contest . . ,
Kindly send me the proper forms."
A thoughtful Brooklyn (N.Y.) College undergrad , Lawrence Wasserman , has another slant on the matter.
"I've done a little writing on my
own," he explained , "and have considered entering a television production and script course in school. This
contest would be an excellent chance
to ascertain my ability in this direction."
From Dartmouth, William R. Foster , requesting an entry blank , adds,
with seeming fervor, "This is the opportunity I've been waiting for."
Still another contest entrant , M.
Edward Clippinger, declares that
"CBS and World Video are to be
commended for giving youth this
chance to show their talent along the
lines of creative writing. "
The CBS Awards competition , administered in association with World
Video Inc., independent television
producing organization , will be conducted in four stages. Entries will be
accepted through June 20, 1950. En( Continued on page 3)

Miss M arion De Van Wins
Gov. Duff Scholarship Award
And Entry in Nat 'l Contest
Bloomsburg State Teachers College was recently honored by being
chosen the seat of the State Oratorical Contest Finals for 1950. The district champions of the state competed
for the state championship on Friday,
M ar ch 17, in a special college assembly period at 10:00 a.m. in the Carver Hall audtiorium.
Dean of Men , John A. Hoch introduced Mr. A. C. Morgan, Berwick ,
t)epartment Chairman of the American Legion Oration Committee. Mr.
Morgan presented the rules of the
contest as well as the procedure for
participants. The orations were to be
based on some phase of the Constitution of the United States which gave
emphasis to the attendant duties and
obligations of a citizen to our government. The minimum time limit
was 10 minu tes, the maximum twelve.
Dick Wagner and Joseph Curilla
were official scorers. Sam Alley, a
runner-up in the Lancaster division,
was the official time-keeper. The
names of the contestants were not
given until all three of them had
made their speeches.
Conte st ant nu mber on e, as was
later revealed, was Barbara Nolan
of the Holy Rosary High School of
Scr anton , Champion of the Central
district. Miss Nolan delivered her
speech with perfect diction and poise
despite emotional handicap she sufthe preceding day. The Central
fered from having buried her father
Champion 's speech centered on the
constitution in general . Among othe'r
things she stated that "we are the
architects of the government and liberty is t he keyst one in t he arch of
our American government. Our constitution is the oldest instrument in
that government and naturally as the
times change, we look at it through
a different lens than that which previous generations looked at it. Our
national elections only bring about
50% of the voting people to the poles.
There is a new horizon in the offing;
torn and desolate people look our way
( Continued on page 4)

Business EcL Dept *
Plays Host to
Mrs * Madeline Strony

The Business Education Department of the Bloomsburg State Teachers College welcomed to the campus
on Friday Mrs. Madeline Strony who
spoke to the business education students on her favorite subje ct , namely
shorthand.
Mrs. Strony gave her lecture in
Navy Hall Auditorium, consisting of
illustrations as well as personal experiences.
Mrs. Strony joined the Gregg
Shorthand Company about a year
and a half ago. Before j oining the
Gregg Shorthand Co. Mrs. Strony
was a teacher in the Business Education field , also her name was connected with the famous "Business
Girl Clinics" at the Packard School
in New York. Under Gregg she has
traveled extensively all over the United States giving lectures on Shorthand.
Every student of the Bloomsburg
State Teachers College was invited to
be present to hear Mrs. Strony and
a large number of pupils did attend
this conference.
Mrs. Strony gave some very good
hints to students who were not as
competent in shorthand as they
should be and suggested excellent
remedies for improvement. After her
lecture she opened the floor for questions to students regarding shorthand.
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M and G Read South of The Mason -Dixon . . .

A University of Mississipp i student sent the fo llowing letter to
the author of a recent M&G editoria l entitled "Brotherhood. " We
were surprise d and f lattered to know that our paper is being so widely
read. The letter is as follows:
"After reading your editorial on brotherhood , I had to write
immediately an d congratulate you on it. The article greatly impressed
me an d I only wish that such an article could hit home where it is most
needed -- here in the South.
"It seems that slavery and the Civil War have been over for many
years but still a Northerner is a "d
Yankee " an d a Negro, ju st a
"ni gger. " This cannot be called brotherhood and yet, in our day it
does exist. Of course, it has died down a great deal because of education but there is still a spark , an d w h ere * a spark exists , a fi re may
readil y b eg in.
"No one , un less he lives here , could ever understand what I mean.
I live in the South and like it very much. In fact, I' m quite prou d in
some ways to say that I am a Southerner and am very proud of the
progress the South is making. Yet , I' m ashamed of the conditions and
preju dices that still prevail here.
"The South was deeply wounded by the War between the States
an d now , they must begin anew. They are beginning to see the future
.n a New South , one where industry and a new type of agriculture
exist. Yet , no progress can b e ma d e wh ere peop le fi ght the will of
God — to be brothers bonded by a common tie -— His Word. We all
believe in one God and in one Heaven. It doesn 't ma k e any difference
w h at we ca ll t h at God or h ow we wors h i p Him or what color our skin
is.
"Your article was reall y quite impressive an d if onl y that seed
could be pl ante d in t h e h earts of everyone , it could bloom and enligh ten t h e min d s o f t h ose w h o d o not seem to see as cl ear ly as others.
"I'd like to commend the Maroon and Gold on both of their
editorials and of several others I have read. It reall y ma k es me f eel a
lot better to know that there are still clear thinking , open-min ded
coll ege stu d ents w h o can see be yon d t h e col or o f one 's skin , w h et h er
he lives North or South of the Mason-Dixon line. The manner in
w h ic h one worsh i ps God , or whether he is a first, second , or t h ir d
generation American , to me , that seems of little importance with so
many big problems facing us as a country.
"I only hope you all up there can keep spreading the feeling of
brotherhood which perhaps will influence us down here. I wanted to
write this letter in or d er to t h an k you and tell how much the spirit of
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brotherhood is neeHed.
I could write pages about the South , both good
and bad , but that would probabl y be tiring. I love the South and want
to remain here always. Thank and commend the entire staff and all
t hose who participated in brotherhood week at B.S.T .C.
"Some of my friends have read your editorial and I feel that it
has been a great help. Keep up that spirit — not on ly during the seven
days set aside all through the entire year. Down here , brotherhood
week isn ' t stressed at all.
Reall y a great article .
Signed, B. A. "

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What has happened to that pioneer spirit of our forefathers ? You know,
the determination and individualism that made them push west against unbelievable obstacles not too many .years back. When did the frame of mind
grow on us that seems to warn desperately against moving out into strange ,
new fields of conquest ? It is getting so now that if a person expresses a
desire to try something new or something that has (hat strange quality
called individ uality, he is coldly appraised in that very familiar silent sophistication which we all have made a part of our social environment.
When did it first begin and how long has this fungal collectivism been a
part of our society ? I am not writing about the showy, boisterous kind of
indi vidualism , but rather that confident; certain manner in which a few
people of integrity and foresight proceed in their quiet , determined wny.
Su rel y, you all have heard those time-worn, gutless questions: "Well, what
do you want ,to do THAT for?" "How much money do you expect to make
out of th at deal?" "Nobody else has tried it, so why should you take the
chance?" There are many others which you have probably heard at one
time or another.
My argument is how and why and from where has this stagnant , standstill attitude come upon us as a group ? Sure, there are a few who will
venture out into strange territories, but in comparison to those who will
sand-bag behind and keep up with the Jones', the solution derived from such
a problem is nothing more than pathetically comical. We have allowed a
materialistic attitude to shape the course of our lives. The security and
stand-patness of life today is almost sickening. Perhaps it is j ust a result
of the recent war when all of us were insecure, uncertain , and fearful of
what was coming at any day or at any hour. There is no doubt that the
emphasis on life today is slowness, security, and ease.
There are those who will think me crazy for writing such an article as
this. Well, maybe I am crazy . . . crazy for new horizons, different fa ces,
varying ideas, different ways of doing things such as eating, talking, dressing
. . . and thinking.
No , and neither am I seeking escape from anything unless it might
possibly be escape from monotony and that smug feeling of self-satisfaction
I see all around me. I certainly am not advocating that everyone sell their
homes, bundle up their families, and chug off for California in that Okie
fashion of the mid-1930's. It has merely been my intention to make you
wonder whether or not YOU would . . . or could . . . break the ties and go
where it is strange and challenging to you if given that opportunity. Plow
many people do you know who are doing a distasteful, boring, thankless j ob
in their home town just because they lack the courage to venture out ? A
person living . . . or rather existing . . . like this is nothing more than a
mass of shuffling flesh. The heart is beating and that is about all.
I say be happy and content with what you are doing, no matter wh at
you have to do or where you have to go. I also realize that this is much
easier said than done. There are no relatives or soft cushions to fall back on
once you have cut the ties, especially if you have done it against their wishes,
and it takes a very special kind of intestinal fortitude to plug on ahead when
you have no idea of what lies ahead . . . especially when your "friends back
hom e" are waiting for you to flop miserably and come home to eat a nice big
piece of humble pie. Me, I h a te pi e, and when I do eat it, it's with my fingers.
(j r)

Film Shown

Teacher: "Johnny, what are two
genders?"
Johnny: "Masculine and feminine.
The masculine are divided into the
temperate and intemperate and the
feminine into torrid and frigid. "

A w eek ago the coll ege h a d the
opportunity to see a film called ,
HUMAN R EPRODUCTION , produced by McGraw-Hill Company. The
fil m, t ak en fro m t he te x t of the book
HEALTHFUL LIVING , was secured
"How did Pat get that black eye?"
by Miss Mettler.
"He was living the life of Riley and
A large majority of the student
Riley came home, "
body attended.

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Just loving ? ? ?

The Equinox . . . .

"Toll me honestly," she said , "Have
you kissed other girls?"
He hesitated , then spoke: "There is
no use lying — of course I have."
"Then go ahead ," she said, "I j ust
didn 't want you experimenting on
me."

( Continued from page 1)
In six months, Gertrude will start
her internship, which must last three
and a half years before she can star t
general " practice. The!..'..hospital, she
said, will pay her $11 a ni6rith during
most of her service there (but in some
Austrian hospitals interns work one
of their three years without : pay).
Yet , despite the struggle still ahead ,
she is determined to become a doctor. "It is the most beautiful profession. I want to help the sick," she said.
Ano t he r st u dent who receiv ed a
CARE food package was Gerhard
Dahm , 25, who plans to specialize in
neurology. "Maybe I'm interested in
it because I'm so nervous myself ," he
said.
Dahm fled to his native Austria
from Czechoslovakia in 1945, when
the Czechs expelled all "ethnic Germ ans ", One reason for his present
nervousness , the CARE report stated ,
is that he is always on the look-out
for odd j obs to support himself and
his mother while he continues his
medical studies, which he started in
Prague in 1943.
Those odd j obs—tutoring in mathematics (2 5c an hour) , nightwatchman
(95c a night) , and putting up political
posters ( 80c a day)—usua lly net him
$17 a month.
The government gives his widowed
mother an $11 monthly pension. On
their j oint "income" mother and son
live as best they can in a six room
house at Wien XVIII, Blaselgasse 3,
which they share with five other
people.
"We pay §3 a month for rent , and
the rest goes for food," Dahm told
CARE. Dinner consists of vegetables,
potatoes and bread five nights a week
and some meat on week-ends.
Dahm knew all about CARE because he and his mother received a
package a year ago. "It lasted us two
months," he related. "I remember it
well. It was last winter. For many
of us CARE meant our health."
CARE representatives became interested in the plight of the medical
students while arranging deliveries
of new American medical books to
the University of Vienna through
cash contributions sent to the CARE
Book Program , which has been endorsed by th e American Medical Association.
N am es and add resses of the needy
medical students listed by Dr. Lauda
can be obtained by writing to the Education Dept., CAR E , 20 Broad St.,
New York 5, N.Y. According to
CARE'S Austrian mission , the students are as much in need of CARE's
$10 woolen suiting package as they
ar e of the CAR E f ood p ackages,
priced at $5.50 and $10.

High School Students
Hear B,S/I\C. Frosh
Tell of College Life
On March 15th , a group of seven
freshmen from Mr. Hoch 's speech
class j ourneyed to Sunbury to speak
to high school students on various
phases of life at B.S.T.C. The group
spoke to the F.T.A. Club of about
fifty or sixty interested students, after which a tea for the speakers was
hold in the high school library.
The seven freshmen who participated are : Nancy Keithan , who spoke
on dorm life ; Charlotte Matuleski ,
who spoke on the campus ; Shirley
Search, on college entrance ; Mildred
Mervin , on the demand for teachers.
Mary Kallenbach spoke on social life
at Bloomsburg ; Jean Wallace talked
on the curriculums; and Marilyn '
Kushel commented on athletics.
After the speeches, questions were
asked and answered during an open
discussion period.
Mrs. Ralph Herre, wife of Dr.
Herre, spoke briefly on matters of
interest to the High School Art Club.
The results of these speeches were
very satisfactory. Many of the students expressed their interest in college and a large number of applications were distributed to the group.

Twice a year , on March 21 and September 22, the days and
nig hts are equal , Here in our northern hemisphere, when that happens
on March 21, it is the begin ning of Spring,
Did I say Spring on the twenty-first? Today is the twenty-fourth
— Spring is here at last! Immediatel y melodious strains of "Spring is
Here " sung by your favorite singer begins to run throug h your brain.
You begin to make plans for the nice weather, Exactly how does the
coming of Spring affect us?
Its coming means the doffing of tha't heavy winter coat , and
donning something more comfortable and suitable for the beautiful
sunshine, Everything comes to life again at the coming of the most
beautiful season. A sure sign of Spring is Dr, Kuster 's taking his
botany classes out on field trips to notice the plants as they graduall y
unfold their beautiful blossoms and leaves*.
Spring fills your heart up so that you get a lump in your throat
from its splendor. We all look on in ecstasy at the beauty God has
created and which we call Mother Nature. The cherry blossoms
attract considerable attention everywhere.
Spring is the season of reawakening. The sap begins to flow in
the trees; the birds return from their winter sojourn; the animals
awaken from their dormant state; and man is reawakened spiritually,
relig iously, and individually, In Spring a young man 's fancy turns to
love. This does not except those at Bloomsburg, so girls if you didn ' t
get him for Sadie Hawkins Day, try again now. (me)
Al: "What a crowd, Something
happen?"
George : "Yeah , a man was hit by
a train. "
Al: "Was he hurt bad? "
George : "Can 't tell. Only found one
leg so far."

Care Aid Sought

"Shay bud, how did you spend your bonus? "

"I know a fellow who swallows
swords."
"That's nothing—I inhale Camels."

Berwick High Takes Class A Crown
In Basketball Tournament Finale
f

Brilliant Bulldog Comeback
Subdues Newport Township
By Close 46-42 Decision
With as brilliant a comeback as
many a fan had seen in year^, the
Berwick Bulldogs pulled from far behind to overt ake and decision Newport Townshi p, 46-42, f or the Class
A championship at the College, Saturday evening.
The finish had nearly all of the
1,500 fans on their feet screaming.
Berwick never saw the light of the
lead during the game until there was
less than four, minutes left in the
game. The defending champion Nutcr ackers , with a tremendous shooting
av erage , had started at a hot pace at
the opening gun , building up leads
th at varied from 11-4 in Ahe first
period to 19-8 near the end of the

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During that opening half , the New port size and shooting accuracy was
just too much. Dick Algatt, in the
p ivot , was submerged , and he was
matched by three Nutcrackers under
the boards. 'Dan Grohoski provided
the shooting brilliance, from th e side
and cutting across the foul circle.
Hints of the Berwick comeback
came early in the third period when
Ken Oswald, Joe Yalch and Algatt
began to get the range. Late in the
quarter , Algatt and Yalch pumped in
successive goals that brought the
score to 28-27 for Newport , as close
as Berwick had been since the opening minutes of the game when the
score was 5-4.
John Raving one-hander made it
30-27 j ust at the end of the third
period. Ravin was p laying in his
fourth 1.successive College tournament.
A Newport foul and Algatt's goal
made it 31-29 in the first minute of
the fourth quarter. Martinell and
Davey Pollock traded goals to bring
the score to 33-31. Martinell and Roll
traded shots to make it 35-33 as the
tension increased and the crowd
watched for one of the teams to
break the pace.
Ed Zaborowski and Algatt each
picked up another two-pointer to
make it 37-35 and Newport called
time out with four minutes ' to go.
Then Berwick tied the score, and
it came on the type play that enabled Berwick to build up its 24-3
record over the season. Yalch palmed
a Newport pass and picked out Pollock driving down the floor. An accurate pass and a lay-upshot and
Berwick had tied the score at 37-37.
Yalch and Zaborowski dropped set
shots to make it 39-39 and then Pollock zipped another long one ju st
before the three-minute time , a rest
period was appreciated in the stands
as it was on the floor,
Immediately after time was in ,
Berwick all but iced the game. First
Pollock stole a ball and dribbled almost the length of the floor for a
short goal that made it 43-39, and
then Yalch converted a foul that
made it 44-39. Algatt picked off a
short pass from Oswald and converted to make it 46-39.

CBS Script Contest

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tries dated later than the 20th of
March , April or May, will be' "automatically entered in the succeeding:
competition period .
BAIC. Track
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a woman. Sis hasn 't seen that guy
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All-tourney. Joe JVIcDermott led a
smaller ' St.. Vincent's . of Plymouth
team.to an upset over St. Mary 's of
Williamsport, Saturday night, to give
the winners the Class C championship of the College tournament.
McDermott garnered 23 points to
lead the winners. Leta, high scorer
for the tournament, racked up 18
points for St. Mary 's.
Pouring points through the hoop
steadily during the latter half of the
t hir d period , St. Edward's of Shamokin def eated Dickson City at the
college 59-50 and annexed the 1950
Class B crown.
Bu rke 's 18 tallies were tops for the
Eddys. Malski recorded 23 encounters for the losers.
After the games, Yalch, Berwick
ace, was selected as the most valuable player in the two week tourney.
The winning quintets, along with the
runner-up fives were presented with
the trophies for their individual class.
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But it wasn't long until he had put in his
appli cation for Aviation Cadet training.

Cadet Carlson won his wingsin April , 1943,
was assigned to P-47 '"Thunderbolts " with
the 368th Fighter Group in England, to
break ground for the Normandy invasion .

Roy completed 125 combat missions, leading many of them, supporting the invasion
and the advances on into Germany. Won
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Back home, he married the lovely Army
nurse from Lowell, Massachusetts, whom
he had met at Cannes, France. After the
honeymoon , he returned to finish his
studies at the University of Iowa.

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2471st Ah* Force Reser ve Training Center , at O'Hare Internatio nal Airport , near
Chicago. Has two husky sons, a ilno job,
a groat career sti ll ahead of him!

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this week with the selections of the
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aces throughout the state, The stellar Husky athlete who continually
stood out for the Maroon and Gold in
the past campaign , was placed on the
honorable mention list. In addition to
the selection of the B.S.T.C. star , two
other State Teachers College players
were chosen by the sportwrlters for
other spots.
This award might be considered
one of the best possible honors to
receive since more colleges in the
state compete In basketball than any
other sport, including baseball and
football, Congratulations go to this
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Poetry Club Elects
New Club Treasurer
The Poetry Club, an extra-curricular organization on campus, held its
regular meeting in room J ; of Noetling Hall, Thursday, March 16 at 3
p.m. The group meets the first and
third Thursday of every month.
Fran 'Cerichiaro resigned as treas
urer, therefore an 'election was held
by secret ballot for someone to complete her term of office which shall
end at the conclusion of the second
semester. Lois Dzuris was elected
treasurer for the remainder of this
semester.
The group is planning on recording
their own original poems or one of
their choice in the near future. The
original poems are being compiled
and those selected shall shortly be
put in the "Bloomsburg Book of
Verse."

Oratorical Contest
Final s Held Here

LpGKER ifi p- LINQO
by Harry Brooks
Baseball news . . . Incoming's first baseball team in the history of that
institution has scheduled two battles with the Maroon and Gold on a home
and home basis . . . This year's diamond tilt with West Chester is the first
meeting with the down-state rival in ten years . . . Another first is the battle
with Temple. B.S.T.C. has never encountered the nationally-known Owls in
baseball . . . Incidentally, the '51 card will be virtually the same as this
year's except a possible game with Rider College of New Jersey . . .
Here and there . . . Walt Banull, stalwart Husky basketball ace received
an honorable mention spot on the All-State basketball squad. Only two other
state teacher players were chosen . . . B.S.T.C. football, although still six
months away, is in the limelight this week. West Chester, power of the
State Teachers conference, and formidable Indiana have been listed as foes
for November tenth and eighteenth. Both frays will be played on the foreign
gridirons. This latter date will mark the latest finish the Huskies will have
since before the war . . . From the court we learn that both Kings and
Lycomlng have dropped the locals from their 1950-51schedules. Triple Cities
College will serve as one replacement on the Husky schedule . . . The past
tournament in Centennial brought out over 5,000 persons. The largest crowd
was the 1290 who turned out for the finals on Saturday night. Officials
estimate that there were over 1500 in attendance. This turnout smashed all
previous records. Also, more teams competed this year than, ever before,
with some 15 other squads refused places . . . .
Cinder cutups . . . Mr. Shelly's thinclads will inaugurate the campaign
on April ,22nd with Cheney State Teachers. The boys are still experiencing
conditioning workouts before the opener . . . West Chester again comes into
the news since this will be the first time in two decades that the tracksters
will meet them on the field . . . .
This year's card is the most extensive schedule in 25 years of activity.
The '50 schedule is a far cry from that of three years ago when the Maroon
and Gold met but three opponents, East Stroudsburgr, Lock Haven, and
Shippensburg. It was in that year Pat Rooney and "Red" Thomas copped
their favored events, state titles, and set new teachers reco'rds. Rooney
shone on the high hurdles, and Thomas vaulted eleven feet . . . Lincoln
University's powerful squad, who not too many years ago walloped the
Huskies thinclads for one of their worst defeats in history, make their first
appearance against the locals in three years . . . .
From the University of Connecticut at Storrs, Conn., one of the important figures of this campus received a letter regarding our supposed
mascot. It seems that they have a Husky dog whom they call Jonathan the
fourth. According to the letter, Jonathan is a two year old male Husky that
accompanies the Connecticut squads at all athletic events. It serves as
amusement for the spectators, and also as a good luck charm for the team.
Wouldn 't it be swell if we had a mascot such as this to add a little more
tradition to the athletic events and to the school ?

(Continued from page 1)
to build a world of peace. We the
people are the trustees; we must be
faithful to the end."
As an interlude between the
speeches, Emory 'Rahrig, at the organ , and Dick Wagner, at the piano,
played a duet. Then Mr. Hoch introduced contestant number two, who
later proved to be the State champion , Marion De Farr of Millersville,
representative of the Eastern district.
Miss De Varr really "lived" every
word she spoke. She was very
emotional and spirited. Her speech
theme was "The Constitution and the
Opportunities I Receive from it".
Briefly summarizing it she said , "The
constitution of Great Britian is unwritten while that of the United
States is written. Nevertheless, the
ideas of freedom under laws will not
change ; we could call these ideas
ideals. By means of the constitution
we can understand more freely what
is meant by freedom of speech, the
press, of assemblage, and of religion.
The United States constitution is the
one bright light or shining hope in
this dark world. 'Isms' like facism,
and communism, cause men to go
through a process of mental stagnation. In liberty all of the individuals
pull
together. People everywhere hope
•
and dream of living in America."
Thereon , Mary Joan Williams played Debussy 's "Claire de Lune" on the
piano. The next contestant was later
revealed as Phyllis Mermelstein ,
champ ion of the Western district and
a native of Sharon. 'Phyllis is a cousin of a former student of B.S.T.C.
who is now a sophomoi'e at Penn
State, Carol Mermelstein. Miss Mermelstein spoke in a calm , sincere
tone and held the attention of the
audience remarkably. She stated ,
"our forefathers saw the need for
outlying the purpose of the nation so
they formulated the constitution.
First, the preamble, then the presidential powers and duties , and then
the voting of the people to elect their
representatives. It was seen necessary to add the basic rights guarantee or the Bill of Rights. We see our
constitution in effect at all times: in
our churches, in our assemblies, in
our trials — everywhere." She compared a nation to a small apartment ,
and stated that the United Nations
were like a large apartment and
were patterned after the small one.
At the conclusion of Misa Mermelstein 's speech , Emory Rarig and Dick
Wagner did a second number entitled
"Triumphal March" by Greig. The
contestants then make extemporaneous speech es on "Article I of the
first ten amendments of the Consti-

blage.
While Mr. Fonstemaker played several selections on the organ, the
college criers, Max Kaplan and Calvin Kanyuck , collected the judges
sheets. The j udges were scattered
throughout the audience and included: Miss Alice Johnston of the
Speech department of B.S.T.C, Mr.
Hemingway, President of the Board
of Trustees of the college ; Dr. Earnest Englohart of the secondary department; Reverend Edgar Zeiglar,
minister of the St. Mathew Lutheran
Church of Bloomsburg ; and Mr. Edward T. DeVoe of the English Department.

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tution pertaining to rights and privileges." These speeches were to be
not less than four minutes long and
not more than six. Contestant number two was the only one of the
participants who followed this rule,
the other speeches being too short.
Miss Nolan compared the Constitution and all its parts to :i strong
bulwark, and man must use his
rights and privileges as the creator
intended him to do. She ended with
the first line of our national anthem
"The Star Spangled Banner." Contestant number two, Miss DeVarr,
stated that we are endowed with a
constitution giving us various freedoms including freedom to go to college. These freedoms are wherever
human beings in these United States
dwell. Miss Mermelstein broadened
some more on the subject using again
as the basis the freedoms of religion ,
of the press, of speech and of assem-

Chairman, John Hoch announced
the l-esults which placed Miss DeVarr
as state champion , Miss Mermelstein
second, and Miss Nolan in third
place. The judges had a difficult decision as all of the girls were excellent. Here the names of the contestants were given.
It was heartening to watch the
losing contestants congratulate the
winner on the stage. Mr. Morgan expressed his thanks to the judges and
any other persons aiding in the contest. He stated that the three finalists were chosen from 1200 contestants. In short they were one in 400.
The Department Superintendent to
Public Instruction, Dr. Gross, presented the trophy to Miss Marion
DeVarr and stated that from here
she would go to the quarter finals at
Wilmington, Delaware.

Have You Heard ?. Borrowed
¦

by Marie Mattls

Colorful Corsages. The BSTC Daisy
Maes presented some fine- -looking
corsages to their 'Lil Abners at the
Sadie Hawkins Dance a week ago.
The prize bouquet of the evening
adorned ( and weighted down) Charlie * Roberts. It was a huge animal,
vegetable, " and mineral conglomeration which required the work of two
or three coeds to construct. Charlie
may have a little trouble if he tries
to press the creation for preserva t ion
among his souvenirs.
Sports Notes. The Centennial Gymnasium was so crowded last Saturday for the finals of the high school
basketball tournament that fans were
¦volunteering as umpires just to get
to see the games.
Every sports event usually has one
or more gate-crashers. Gate crashing
has been defined as the "intricate
art of getting into places without a
ticket." Not considering the Shadow ,
the most successful gate crasher
seems to be the fellow who claims a
record of having seen seventeen
World Series baseball games and
twelve heavyweight c h a m p i o n s h i p
fights . . . All free. The gate crashing
practice, however, cannot be attributed to our modern , wild tendencies; it
has been in existence since 1841.
Speaking: of Sports. Carolyn Vernoy,
an ardent Phillies fan , is saving her
pennies to travel to Philadelphia to
see her team play this year. Has anyone a cent for Cal ?

Paul Hamm—St. Marys
Vince Leta—St. Marys
Felix Malski—Dickson City
Joe McDermott—St. Vincents
John Pesavents—Kingston Twp.
Davey Pollock—Berwick
John Wisniewski—Mt. Carmel

"No, she's just too lazy to look for r
an ashtray."
Diz : Do you smoke ?
Liz: No.
Diz : Do you drink?
Li/.: No.
Diz: Do you pet?
Liz: No.
Diz : Do you eat hay ?
Liz: Of course not.
Diz : Good heavens, woman, you 're
not a fit companion for man nor
beast.

"Why does Pat let all the boys kiss
her?"
"She once slapped a guy who was
chewing tobacco."
"Drink broke up my home."
"Couldn't you stop it?"
"No, the dam still exploded."
"Do you know the difference between a popular girl and an unpopular one?"
"Yes and no."
Judge : "Who was driving when you
collided with that car?"
Drunk (triumphantly) : "None of
us. We were all in the back seat."

"I shall now illustrate what I have
in mind ," said the professor as he
erased the blackboard.

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"We'll have to rehearse that," said
the undertaker as the coffin fell out
of the car.
She : "How was your party last
night?"
Voice on the phone : "We're having
a swell time."
She: "Do you mean I' m being held
here for ransom?"
He: "Heck no. Let Ransom get his
own women."
It was Sunday morning. The professor slipped on his wife's robe and
went down stairs to answer the doorbell. As he opened the door the iceman kissed him. After giving due
thought to this strange occurrence,
he came to the conclusion that the
icoman's wife must have a similar
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Curious old lady ; "I see that you've
Names in tlie News. The Council of
Selection who chooses the people lost your leg."
Amputee : "Well, darned if I havwhose names may enter the lines of
en't."
this column has chosen Berdine Logar
as the student teacher of the week.
The birds do it;
Wedding Bells will soon be ringing
The bees do it;
for Naomi Clark and Dick FarnsThe little bats do it.
worth. Naomi left B.S.T.C. in JanuMama , can I take flying lessons,
ary and Dick is a senior now. The too ?
date is set for April 1. No foolin!

( Continued from page 1)
lounge. From twelve o'clock to seven ,
the table is very seldom without interested speculators. Books from as
far back as 1931 hold the interest of
members of the student body, who
enjoy seeing what the faculty members looked like before the hectic
war years. Composite pictures from
last year's annual also hold much interest for students who were not
fortunate enough to purchase the
1949 OBITER , the annual which was
a trend towards better books. The
year book of Wayne Von Stetton
opened the gate and paved the way
for bigger and better college annuals
for this particular community.
A form of the "installment plan "
is being effected by Romeo Danni ,
St. Edward 's and
Business Manager of this year's memSt. Vincent 's Win
ory book. A dollar deposit , he claims,
will reserve a copy of OBITER 1950
( Continued from page 3)
for the interested student. The balBelow are listed the ten all-tourna- ance can be paid any time the table
ment players as selected by a five is open, or in one lump sum when the
man committee.
books arrive near the end of April.
1. Joe Yalch—Berwick
The total cost of OBITER 1950 is
2. Jack Fetterman—Butler Twp. four dollars, Operating costs for the
3. Dan Grohoski—Newport Twp. 1950 year book approximate $4,500.

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