150 Contestan ts Her e Today for Annu al Business Ed. Contest May Queen of 1950 ? . ? ¦ . ¦ in h i t t i i i ¦•: tt^.IW*tf«tt«llM«»aiB.r:n-W >WW LM i^B>»l«W«l»'«t'^ Final Plans and Rehearsals Set Stage for Annual May Day Celebration i. The Department of Business Education , under the direction of Richard F. Hallisy, ann ounced the Eighteenth Ann ual High School Commercial Contest will be held at the College , Saturday, May 6. Thirty-four Pennsylvania high schools are sending nearly 150 contestants to represent them in the Annual contest. Full teams have been entered from nineteen high schools in the hope of winning in the business mathematics, business law, Gregg Shorthand , and typewriting contests. Th e con t est , the outstanding feature of the business week-end, is only one of the many events on the program scheduled to commemorate the Twentieth Anniversary of the founding of the Department of Business Education of the College. The Fourth Annual Fashion Show, staged by the Retail Selling Classes, cfpened the anniversary celebration on Friday evening, May fifth at 8:15 p.m. in the Carver Hall Auditorium. A selected group of college women who have been especially trained for the exacting task, will model breath-taking spring and summer f ashions. Contestants and their * ! Jane Louise Keller, daughter of Professor and Mrs. coaches were honored guests at the Behold the Queen show, which was presented with George Keller of Bloomsburg:, Pa., is an Elementary student whose extrainterests center on antiques and classical music. Jane hopes to the cooperation of a fiuffilJeT of retail curricular get married and teach for awhile." " merchants in the town of Bloomsburg. An Office Machines Show and Pi Omega Pi Holds Textbook Exhibit will be held in the Initiation Rites and Special Navy Hall Auditorium while the way Commercial Contest is under Elects New Officers Saturday morning. Fifteen nationalThe Alpha Delta Chapter of Pi ly-known companies have made arOmega Pi, National Professional Busrangements to display modern and It is a professional pleasure to iness Fraternity, held its formal iniold model office machines. announce the placing of the tiation at an impressive ceremony on At 11:00 a.m., Business Education Bloomsburg State Teachers ColFrid ay evening, April 28, in the Sost u dents, under the direction of Miss lege on the accredited list of the cial rooms of Science Hall. At this Alice Johnston, college dramatic Middle States Association of Coltime five pledges were taken into the coach, will present a dramatic sketch leges Secondary and Schools as fraternity. guests attending for the alumni and of April 28, 1950. Following the initiation ceremony, the contest. The skit was written by meeting was conducted by a business This reco gnition of academic Miss Honora Noyes of the Business President Edward Messa; and offiquality, along with membership of Education faculty, and it depicts a cers for next year were elected as long standing in the American business office in 1890 shortly after follows: Association of Colleges for Teachthe advent of women into the fiel d of President — John J. Ryan er Education, and power to confer business. Authentic, old office maVice President — degrees is authorized by the State chines will be used in the setting. A. Barbara Frederick Council of Education, is announWomen office workers were known Secretary — G. Jane Scheetz ced at this time to all those inter"typewriters, then as " and their emTreasurer — Shirley G. Ashner ested in the improvement of eduployment was regarded as somewhat Dorothy Historian — Pichel cation in the Commonwealth of of a sensation. Authentic old office Pennsylvania. Representatives to the Inter Framachines will be used in the skit, ternity Council are Maxine Shirey which was produced by a committee and Charles Kraemer. headed by Susan Dreibelbis. Men 's Glee Club in After the business meeting was ad( Continued on page 6) j ourned, refreshments were served by Varied Program of Betty Ridall and Barbara Frederick. The new members taken into the Office Machine Show Song and Comedy fraternity are : Michael Hemlock, Mirth and music were mingled in Features Model of Charles Kraemer, HaRichard Kline, the Men 's Glee Club minstrel show First Typewriter zel Palmer, and John J. Ryan. presented during the morning assemOne of the many features of the bly period of Thursday, April 27. The Twentieth Anniversary celebration of varied program, patterned after the Mr. Norman Thomas the Department of Business Educa- old-time minstrel form , included a tion to be held at the College, Satur- mixture of comedy, vocal solos, and To Deliver Annual day, JMay 6, will be the Office Ma- choral selections by the glee club. Baccalaureate Address chine Show. A working model of the Guiding the proceedings was Thofirst typewriter, which was invented mas Anthony, who served as inter- President Harvey A. Andruss anby Christopher Latham Sholes in locutor. Aiding him in providing the nounced recently that Mr. Norman 1873. A display of modern office ma- humorous bits between the musical Thomas will deliver the Baccalaurchines commonly found in small and parts of the thirty-five minute pro- eate address for the graduating class medium-sized offices and schools , and gram were four black-faced "end- of 1950 of B.S.T.C. Mr. Thomas was an unusual showing of old-model of- men." These included the personage s five times a candidate for the Presifice machines will show the changes of Frank "Bones" Dean, George dency of the United States and is one in machines made in approximately "Rochester" Reck, Alfred "Twinkle of the nation 's outstanding platform Toes" Marsllio, and Anthony "Ras- personalities. The Baccalaureate extwenty-year periods. Augmenting the Office Machines tus" Stanziola. Various combinations ercises will be held Sunday afternoon , I Show will be an exhibit of school of plaid shirts, overalls, circus uni- May 28, in the Carver Hall Auditor1 textbooks and supplies, contrasting forms, white gloves, and top hats ium, at 3:30 p.m., Daylight Saving i some of the earliest school books added to the effectiveness of the Time. \ with very latest texts from several characterizations portrayed by these Dr. Thomas is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church, founder c of the country's leading publishing men. \houses, Including Gregg, South-Wes- The curtain opened to the strains and editor of "World Tomorrow," and of the well-known minstrel introduc- secretary of the Fellowship of Ret tern , and the Rowe Companies, Fifteen nationally-known compan- tion, "Hi , Neighbor." The chorus conciliation, He is also editor of "The I ies will participate In the Office Ma- members were revealed in their at- Nation" and a director of the League c chines Show, The L. C. Smith Type- tire of light trousers, white shirts, for Industrial Democracy. v writer Company will display interest- and red bow ties, presenting a uni- Mr, Thomas is one of the country 's li ing models in the long history of the formly attractive appearance. A spe- best known ' political figures in the t; typewriter —• the Ediphone Company cial entrance was effected by the country. He was Socialist candidate ( Continued on page 5) ( Continued on page 5) ( Continued on page 2) Announcement B.S.T.C. Selected to Represent State in Citizenship Project Columbia University has selected B.S.T.C. as one of the several State Teachers Colleges throughout the United States to participate in a proj ect for the improvement of the teaching of Citizenship in Secondary schools. Eight of nine selected school districts in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Penn sylvania pooled their most effective methods of bringing high school students in touch with actual experiences in voting, ju ry duty, stu dent government , etc. and thus started this Citizenship project. The proposed plan is for one Teachers College in each st ate t o m ake these materials available to students being educated for the teaching profession. Bloomsburg has been selected to represent Pennsylvania in this project. This means that the college classroom instructors, college advisors of student government groups, and part-time cooperating teachers in the public schools in which student t eaching is done, will need to acquaint themselves with and cause students to have experiences which will fit them for leadership in devel(Continued on page 2) Science Club Presents College Hour Roun d Table Discussion The Science Club recently presented a round-table discussion on "The Value of Water in Our Society " over the College Hour radio program, Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 p .m.Those participating in the program included: Norman Kline, Bernard Zelinski, Mary Jane Dorsey, Nancy Crumb, David Newberry. Calvin Kanyuck acted as moderator for the group. Some of the highlights of the program, were: Water is the life-blood of our civilization, and we should realize this and value it as it should be valued. The program was very informational and discussed various terms used in connection with the theme as "water-shed," shortages, surface water, control and uses of water. The club recently sent a group of members to Barnard College for the Science Club Conference. i Large Crowd Expected To Be on Han d to W itness Day 's Colorful Ceremony Once again B.S.T.C. will be celebrating its annual May Day on the lawn-terrace of the campus, Wednesday, May 10, at 2:30 p.m. This year's affair will be as colorful though not as unique as last year 's May Day in which the college was publicized throughout the state for being unusual in having not one queen — but two. Yes, last year the Fuller twins, Midge and Madge, provided a most unusual May Day celebration. This year's celebration is not to be beaten by those preceding it, but is endeavoring to equal or excel former May Days at B.S.T.C. Mrs. Robert Redman is once again director of the annual fete and is doing a wonderful j ob. The theme of this year's program will be "A Mid-Century May Day," an un usua l theme since it can only happen once every hundred years. The theme will be developed by means of reviewing American life during the past half century in colorful songs and dances. The Benjamin Franklin Training School boys and girls will present a colorful and varied program of dances in harmony with the diverse phases of American life from 1900 to 1950. The program is open to the College Community, their guests, and to the general public. Bleachers are provided for seats and no admission fee will be charged. The music f o r the exercises will be provided by the Maroon and Gold Band which will also present a brief concert prior to the processional which is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. Daylight Saving Time. The performance of the children will take place before the court of the May Queen, Miss Jane Keller, who will be crowned in a traditional ceremony on a dias erected on the terraces behind Waller Hall Gymnasium. The President of the C.G.A., Richard Wagner, will crown Miss Keller "Queen of May." Her attendants will be: Lucy Jane Baker , Terry Ann Cierlitsky, Susan Dreibelbis, Jeanne Kelder, Mrs. Jane Kepping, Elizabeth Reece, Betty Ridall, and Carmella Tarole. The grand finale of the performance will be the winding of the May Pole by several groups of children and college women on the various levels of the terrace. 3n jUlemor tam At a recent meeting of the Board of Trustees of Bloomsburg State Teachers College, the death of Mr. Leroy Brochey, faithful employee of the college, was noted with sorrow. Upon motion made by Mr. Diehl, seconded by Judge Kreisher, and unanimously carried, it was resolved that "WHEREAS, our Heavenly Father, in his infinite wisdom, "has removed from our midst a loyal, efficient, and conscientious employee of the State Teachers College, the Board of Trustees resolved That it should be recorded on their Minutes that the type of service rendered to the Bloomsburg State Normal School and State Teachers College by Roy Brochey will ever stand as an example to be emulated by future employees in the Department of Grounds and Buildings, That It is fitting and proper that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the lpved ones of Mr. Brochey who remain upon this eart h , and That the Board of Trustees, the President, the faculty, the students, and fellow-employees may have a record of these sentiments, this resolution shall appear in the Maroon and Gold ( College Paper)." Leroy Brochey Immediatel y upon the return of Worl d War I soldiers, there came to our campua one who had served his country as a member of the A. E. F., 79th Division, Machine Gun Battalion in France and Germany, He was Mr. LeRoy Brochey, an experienced electrician and all around mechanic In the college maintenance department. He was well known to everybody on the campus as "Roy ", and his services were In demand whenever mechanical re* pairs or any type of work was in progress , He had much to do with daily plant ' operation and contributed greatl y to electric service, especially for such things as college dramatic productions, dances, Christmas lighting, etc. Roy was with us for 26 years, and his death marked a loss of a friend to all who had known him. He was truly a part of the college. J ilaroon anb <@olb A Review PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY AND FOR THE STUDENTS OF BLOO MSBURO STATE TEACHERS COLLEOE Co-Editors Kay E. Cbapin and Merlin Beacuen "Crusade In Europ e ** Editorial Board Donald Butcofsky, Robert Canouse, Jounior Eddlnj fer , and William Stliricling News Editor Marilyn Evans Feature Staff Pot Ce( ,or Sports Staff FEATURE EDITOR ChSrt ^Pdwnwm """ l l" ker SXr "1 MS' " SPORTS EDITOR Hnrry Brooks Art Editors Donald Vnnnnn Exchan ge Editors Nancv Crumb Beverl y 7 Cole Marie Mutt Ih Nancy Pow ell NEWa STArr Prlscllla Abbott Tom Anthony James Creasy Dzllr lH ^^ OFFICE — NOE TIING HALL — BOX NO. 284 (. Business Manaoe r Ak .ul Comnni ntzin ADVERTISE STAFF ^^^ 1 Unrhnni LYodorlcks Pntrlrla T'oniiv MiixJdc Slilre .v Circulation mana gers .liuiics Rob erta "" Prank: Gnllo Pck imralmmo nn An K elo Scheno AVilllnm Pngu e CIRCULATION — 900 COPIES Katliry n Graham Dorothy Pio)iel Ruth Sliupp Hlclmrd AVugn er ... 11 An Open Letter to College Seniors You college seniors are members of the largest graduating class in the history of United States collegiate education." You and your classmates may total half a million , a peak number not likel y to be reached again in the near future . Last year about 422 ,000 students received degrees — a record at the time; next year the number of graduates is expected to decline somewhat. The very size of the graduating class will intensif y the competition for jobs when you seek employment. Furthermore, it is likel y that there will be fewer job,openings for new college graduates this year than there were 2 years ago, or even last year.* This is not to say the outlook is bleak. In some localities and in some occupations there will be jobs in abundance. And our economy is so strong and prosperous that the long-range growth possibilities are limitless , if we as a Nation concentrate efforts to expand employment opportunities to keep pace with the growing labor force. Nevertheless, the fact remains that , on the average, you who are graduating this year will have to hunt longer and harder than your immediate predecessors before you find the j ob you want and for which vou are trained. Thus it becomes increasing ly important that you get as much information as you can about where the opportunities lie — in what industries, in what occupations , in what sections of the country. To provide such information to college students, I am having prepared a series of short articles on job prospects for publication in college newspapers. I am attaching the first of these articles, which discusses the general employment outlook. Succeeding articles will cover occupations for which large numbers of this year ' s graduates will be trained. This abbreviated national picture of the outlook for college graduates should be supplemented with more detailed information from campus placement and guidance bureaus and Jocal offices of State employment services affiliated with the Labor Department 's United States Employment Service. These services can add the local and regional hig h li ghts which may alter of accent parts of the picture as sketched. They can also provide those professional counseling, testing and placement services, that have proved so valuable to facilitate the process of finding a satisfactory job. It is my hope that , with an understanding of conditions in the fi eld of your choice , you men and women who graduate this year will speedily find employment where you can best utilize your knowledge and skills and contribute most to the society that made possible your education. We need the work of your hands and minds and the devotion of your hearts if our country is to grow and its citizens prosper . Yours very truly, , . by Jack Reese "The democracies must learn that the world is now too small for the rigid concepts of national sovereignty that developed in a time when the nations were self-sufficient and self-dependent for their own well-being and safety. None of them today can stand alone. No radical surrender of national sovereignty is required — only a firm agreement that in disputes between nations, a central and joint agency, after examination of the facts , shall decide the ju stice of the case by majori ty vote, and thereafter shall have the power and the means to enforce its decision. This is a slight restriction indeed on nationalism and a small price to pay if thereby the peop les who stand for human liberty are better fitted to settle dissension within their own ranks or to meet attack from without. "Here is the true, long-term assurance that democracy may flourish in the world. Physical means and skillful organization may see it safely thro u gh a cri sis, but only if basically the democracy of our day satisfies the mental , moral, and physical wants of *he masses living under it can it continue to exist. "We believe individual liberty , rooted in human dignity, is man 's greatest treasure. We believe that men, given free expression of their will, prefer freedom and self-dependence to dictatorship and collectivism. From the evidence, it would appear that the Communist leaders also believe this; else why do they attack and attempt to destroy the practice of these concepts ? Were they completely confident in the rectitude and appeal of their own doctrine, there would be no necessity for them to follow an aggressive policy. Time would be the only ally they needed if Communism as a spiritual force and moral inspiration appealed more to mankind than do individual rights and liberties. We who saw Europe liberated know that the Communistic fear that men will cling to freedom is well rounded. It is possible that this truth may be the reason for what appears to be an aggressive intent on the part of the Communists to tear down all governmental structures based upon individual freedom. "If the men and women of America face this issue as squarely and bravely as their soldiers faced the terrors of battle in World War II, we would have no fear of the outcome. If they will unite themselves as firmly as they did when they provided , with their Allies in Europe, the mightiest fighting force of all time, there is no temporal power that can dare challenge them. If they can retain the moral integrity, the clarity of comprehension, and the readiness to sacrifice that finally crushed the Axis, then the free world will live and prosper, and all peoples, eventually, will reach a level of culture, contentment , and security th at has never before been achieved." The above paragraphs are the final words of Dwight Eisenhower in his book , "Crusade In Europe. " They are the words of a man who, it seems, is destined to play a maj or part in American affairs home and abroad in the not-too-secure future. For all we know, he may be our next President. It would do us all no harm to allow these several intelligently thought-out ideas to penetrate into our future thoughts and aims where OUR United States is concerned. They are the words of a man well qualified to speak and write on such a subje ct. Eisenhower led us and had confidence in the American nation as su ch in w ar , and he may well do the same in peace. Go back and read those paragraphs again — they may mean more to you, as they did to me, after you have read them a second or third time. MAURICE J. TOBIN Secretary of Labor Senator McCarthy—Right or Wrong? We all know WHAT Senator McCarthy is try ing to d o , but the princip le involved is HOW he is doing it. even if McCarthy does uncover some communism in the United States State Department , his method of approach and attack will not be justified by any discoveries he might make . . . . at least , not as far as people with scholarly, thorough , and conscientious viewpoints are concerned. In other words, McCarthy 's methods have ungraciousl y touched upon and have undul y jostled persons who are everyday clean , decent , and faithful employees of our government, The purpose of this article is not to determine whether or not McCarthy is right or wrong ( however , for his own sake , he had better be right) , but to bring to the eyes of the reader the way in which he has gone about his task of discovering communism in our government , if such a situation does exist. Let us each imagine that he is an employee of the government in one of the more responsible and difficult positions. With any job there goes a certain amount of conscientious and attention to detail by the person doing that job , To obtain one of these more soughtafter positions, the person , it is logical to assume, must possess the attributes mentioned, and then some. That person , nine times out of ten , is doing his job day by day, year in and year out, with the thoug ht in mind of performing his duties the way in which they should be performed , thereby, serving the American government and the people it represents. Then alona comes a guy like Mr. McCarthy (I've heard it said that this McCarthy is sitting on Senator Robert Taft 's knee ) and like a bull in a China closet, lon g and loudly proclaims that there is communism in the government. Well , as the story goes, after the bull left the China closet and all the broken , shattered pieces behind , someone was on hand to clean up the mess, Who , may I ask , is going to be on hand to clean up the mess after Mr. Ferdinand McCarthy has left this particular China closet? After this widespread accusation has been justified one way or another, will our government employees and officials just sit back and relax , thankful that their names were not dragged through the mud? Or will every body be shaky and on edge , afraid to improve their Annual Business Ed. Banquet To Be Held At Elks Wed., May 10 The annual Business Education Club Banquet will take place at the Elks in Bloo msb u rg , May 10, at 6 :30 p.m. The theme for the banquet is in commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Business Education Dep artment. Maxine Shirey, Gener a l Chairman for planning the banquet , has appointed a number of committees. They are as follows : Decoration and placement committee — Laura Philo, chairman ; Ma ry Lo u Todd , Leon ard Galiley, Francis Brown , and Margare t Bourdette. Invitations and tickets committee — John Swartz , c h a i r m a n ; Richard Powell , Richard Bishop, and Michalene Casula. Tickets may be obtained from these committee members for $1.65. Program committee — Charles Edwards, and Rita Dixon, co-chairmen. The entertainment consists of a talent show with Business students as participants. Publici ty was taken care of by Joyce Sluyter. Richard Powell was in charge of investigations, including place of banquet , menus, dates open , and facilities. The song leader is Charles Edwards and Edward Messa , president of the club, is Master of Ceremonies. Speakers at the dinner include President Harvey A. Andruss , Dr. Thomas North , and Mr. Richard Hallisy. 150 Contestants (Continued from page 1) Following the skit , President Andruss will extend greetings to the guests and review the history of the Business Education Department which he helped to organize in 1930. Luncheon will be served in the College Dining room at 12:45 o'clock. Schools entering the contest include : Parkland , Allen town; Union Township, Bellville; Berwick ; Fountain Hill, Bethlehem; Bloomsburg ; Collingdale; "Dalton; Danville; Edwardsville ; Scott Township, Espy ; Exeter; Factoryville; Jefferson ; Lansdowne; Branch Township, Llewellyn ; Millersburg ; Armagh Township, Milroy ; Nazareth; Nescopeck; New Holland ; Council Rock, Newton; Phoenixville ; Nockamixon, Revere ; Coal Township; Snow Shoe; S u n b u r y ; Towanda; Trevorton; Tunkhannock ; No rt h U n i o n , Uniontown ; Harter , West Nanticoke ; and Wyoming. The public is cordially invited to attend the program, Office Machines Show, and Textbook Exhibit all of which will be staged in the Navy Hall Auditorium. B.S.T.C. Selected (Continued from page 1) oping citizens of the future. It is the aim of the proj ect to acquaint the student teachers of today with the importance of citizenship and thus to have them to convey to their students the importance of citizenship in a democracy. Thus, the future citizens of the United States will be prompted to vote voluntarily in larg er numbers than heretofore, will b e willing to act as j urors, and exercise an active interest and participation in the democratic activities of such a country as ours. In addition to B.S.T.C., the Presidents of the following institutions , along with President Andruss, were invited to meet for a two-day seminar at Columbia University on April 28 and 29, 1950: State College for Teachers, Albany, New York ; State Teachers College , New Britain , Connecticut; Slivio Teachers College, Montclair , Now Jersey ; State Teach ers College , Kmporla , Kansas; Indiana Stale Touchers College, Terre "The trouble with being a professor these days is. one has to work Haute, Inriiiirm; und North Carolina Teachers Oolitic, Greenville, North for peanuts! " Carolina. » methods of working because of the ever present threat of being accused of having communistic ideas? If there is communism in the government of the United States, it is imperative that we get rid of it, However , I cannot possibly see what tne disturbing of numerous decent and loyal Americans has to do with the apprenension of a few who are responsible for all the trouble at hand, (jr ) Man-luge is like a three-ring cir'cus .* engagement ring, wedding ring, and suffering. Getting up early in the morning Is merely n question of mind over mattress. . . . A Mid -Cen tury May Day » ^ at Bloomsb urg State Teachers College # If you were to visit the campus of the BJoomsburg Sta te Teachers College on a certain day in May in the year 1927 , you would have witnes sed a festival with all the gaiety and splendor of a colorful Roman holiday. For this occasion marked the first celebration of May Day at the college. Each year a f terwar d a d ay was set aside in the fifth month of the year for a May Day celebration. The children from the Benjamin Franklin Training School , wit h heads wreathed in garlands, or carry ing fl owers , were the first parti cipants in these early annual festivals. On May 16 , 1932 , the theme of the holiday centered around Patsy, t h e d aug hter of President and Mrs. George Washington , who was el ecte d by h er socia l set to reign as May Queen. In her honor , a lawn party was held. At this party each of the thirteen colonies was represente d by a dance. The dances included the Virginia Reel , the Dutch Dance , Hull' s Victory, Old Nosle , Captain Jin ks , Gathering Peascord , Ku ll Dansen , Children 's Games , Ace of Diamonds , French Reel , Ru fty Tu fty, In dian Dance , and Mammy. Two years later on May 16, 1934, Bloomsburg State Teachers CHARMING: Lucy J ane Baker, daughter of Mrs. Lucille J . Baker of Bloomsburg, Pa ,, is an Elementary student whose specia l interests include music, art, and children. TALENTED: Terry Ann Cierlitsk y, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Stanley Cierlitsky of Tamaqua, P a,, is a Business student, Terry and her accordian spend their spare time making beautiful music together. College held its first Play-Day May Day. .Twelve groups of hig h school girls were invited to the campus to parta ke in the festivities. In the morning games were played and winners were named in all activities : bat ball , dod ge ball , baseball , relays, quoits , and croquet. At 3:30 in the afternoon the May Day processiona l took pl ace led by Queen of the May, Gene Britton , with her Prince Charming, Grey Hutc hison. Four pretty ladies-in-waiting assisted the queen while the prince was accompanied by two attendants. A half-hour pro g ram of d ances was f oll owed with the traditional winding of the maypol es by stu dents of the Benjamin Fran klin Training School and the college . . . all dressed in spring pastels. In 1936, the May Day festivities were hig hlig hted by the presentation of the Morris dance with ca k e b earers an d a h obb y horse. Accor ding to old beliefs , one tiny bit of currant cake was a promise of luck for years to come. Hig h school students were invited to the fourth play—Day May Day celebration on May 12 , 1937. After registration at nine o 'clock , the boys and girls went to the auditorium where they were divided into squads. Individual challengers in various sports completed from eleven o'clock unti l noon. Fo llowing lunch in the college dining room , squa d game s were held at 1:15 P.M. Grand priz es were awarded to the victorious squa ds. The climax to the day 's enjoyment came at 3:30 when May Day proper activities began. Muriel Stevens , from Berwick and a senior at the college , was queen of the affair. The pageant of May 17, 1939 , one of extraordinary color and beauty with its costumes of the seventeenth century, was followed the next year by a decorative celebration. The 1940 holiday was characterized by dancing, singing, and gymnastics. It developed the theme that America is the happiest place in the world for young people. May poles were in the flag colors of fourteen different nations which have contributed most to the Great Melting Pot, The winding of the poles was to represent the unity of purpose that exists in each individual in America. In, keeping with the theme , everyone made the Pledge of Alleg iance to the flag and sang God Bless America, Rose Mary Houseknecht reigned as queen , In 194 1, a record breaking crowd observed May Day at B.S.T.C. when Aldonna Maslowsk y, was crowned by the president of the Community Government Association. Simp licity was the keynote of the May Day in 1942, Participants were costumed In patriotic colors, Some B.S.T.C. freshmen girls enacted a march drill; after this, the College girls and some faculty members wound the may(Continued on page 4) STATELY: Susan Anne Dreibelbis, daug hter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Dreibelbis of Bloomsburg is a Business student who has been act ive in all p hases of college life. FUN-LOVING: J eanne Ann Kelder. daug hter of Mr. and Mrs. Karl B. Kelder of New Albany, Pa. is an elementa ry student who especially enjoys music and traveling. F RIEND TO ALL: J ane Kepping, the fo rmer J ane Price, is another Bloomsburg girl, J ane is an Elementa ry student who is noted for her friendl y understan ding, SONG-BIRD: Margaret Elizabeth Reece, dau g hter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Reece of West Grove, Pa. , is an Elementary student who loves sports and music. ^i ^m ^ DEMURE: Betty J ane Ridall, daug hter of Mr. and Mrs . William H. Ridall of Town Hill. Pa., is a General Commercial student who enjoys reading , sewing and sports of all kinds. (Continued from page 3) pole. The climax was the coronation of Catherine O'Neill as queen of May. No May Day was held the following year but Play-Day was observed. Bight representatives from each of the county school s too k , part in competitive games. Prize awards were made in Centennial Gymnasium at 4:00 P.M. Because of the war , t h ere was no out door observance of May Day in 1944. Nevertheless , on May 20 the Community Government Association held a dance from eig ht until twelve in the Old Gymnasium. N o m i n a t i o n s and election of a queen took pl ace in assembl y; finall y, d uring dance intermission , amid a setting of May decorations, throne, an d sprin g fl owers , Betsy Smith was crowned queen. The Maroon and Gold , in May 1947 , b ore a l arge , front page picture of Betty Adams, the first queen to rei gn over a May Day fete since the end of the war. That year the theme was based on the United Nations , with folk dances and national songs from Eng land/; Brazil , Denmar k, R ussia , Switzerland. China and Greece . The terraced hillside between Science Hall and Noetlinq Hall was t h e site o f co l or f u l fl owers an d stream ers wh en ' Mrs. Anne Bald y Boyer of Catawissa reigned as queen on May 12 , 1948. The Olympic Games provided the theme for the occasion. Children of the training school , pretti ly bedecked in brig h t costumes , entertained spectators with lively songs, folk dances , and games. The year 1949 produced the most unusual of May Days recorded in the annals of B.S.T.C. when twin queens , Mid ge an d Mad ge Fuller , of Berwick , rei gne d over the ceremonies. The pretty brunettes , identical twins, wore identical gowns of white organdy an d carried identical bouquets. Approximatel y two thousand persons wat ched the queens going across the terrace to the floral bedecked throne where Thaddeus Swigonski , C o m m u n i t y Government Association president and Al Lampman, senior class president , bestowed wreaths on the lovely sisters. The theme of the 1949 pageant was "Insi de Our U. S. A. " wit h representatives of different cultures on Various parts of the United States. Students from the Benjamin Franklin Training School , throug h song and dance, represented cultures of New England , New York , Texas, Missouri , the South, California, and Ohio. TKe close of the celebration was marked by twining many-colored ribbons around the maypoles. Thus has the celebration of May Day developed at the Bloomsburg State Teachers College. Each year , there are presentations of flower dances , winding of the maypole and coronation of a queen. Yet each celebration has a unique characteristic that is es- pecially memorable. Next Wednesday, t h e coll ege will celebrate May Day, 1950. Perhaps, sometime during the gay festivities , a certain participant in the program will recall a day, fifteen years ago when she was a flower girl on a similar occasion. Perhaps, too, some of the May Day spectators will remember that May 15, 1935, when a pretty blond girl carried a bouquet of spring flowers. Then she was a flower girl and May Day was a fairy-tale wonderland, This May VIVACIOUS: Cannela Ann Tarole , daughter of Mr. and Mrs . 10 may again be a fairy-tale wonAnthony Tarole of Bethlehem, Pa ,, is a Business student whose in- derland for her, but this time she will be the queen ! terests include dancing and all girls ' sports. T WIN REGEN TS: Midge and Mad ge Fuller , the beauteous twins from Berwick , who reined jointl y as sovereigns last May Da y. Mid ge is now married and teaching in Montana. Madge is teaching in her hometown. CRO WNING OF Q UEENS: This unusual p hoto shows (I. to r.) Ted Swigonski, C.G.A. president , crowning Queen Madge ' . while to his rig ht, Al Lampman , senior class president , crowns Queen Midge. .. BEAUTY ABUNDANT: Seated are Queens Midge and Madg e Fuller surrounded by their Royal Court. Left to right, the attendants are: Mary Helen Morrow, Eloise Noble, Doris Gilday, uita Cortright, Louise Garard , J ohn McDonald , Martha J ane Sitler, and J ane MeCulloug h, Shippers Stop Husky Win Streak at Nineteen Straight Games Red Raiders Touch Byham for Only Five Hits in Registering 5*2 Win Air-Tight Race in 1950 Husk y Ball Clu b Intram ural Volley Ball The Yankees and the Eagles are running nose in nose for the top spot in the Intramural Valley Ball League. Both teams won their initial games easily by sweeping tvvo tilts in a best of three series. However, both the Yankees and E agles had to go the f ull three game card in order to capt ure their second victories. Holding down the second place slot are the Honkies with one victory over the Terrible Ten. The Honki es swept the first two of the series 15-5 and 35-12. In third place ai t- The Little Stinkers with no victories and one loss at the hand of the Yankees while tie for the cellar are the Terrible 10 and Hausknecht with two losses a piece. The standings: W L Pet. Av. Yankees 2 0 1.000 — Eagles 2 0 1.000 — Honkies 1 0 1.000 1V2 Little Stinkers 0 1 .000 1V2 Hausknecht 0 2 .000 2 Terrible 10 0» 2 .000 2 Bald Eagles Def eat Huskies by Wide Margin in Track Meet First row , left to right : Don Kearns , Edwar d Jo hnson , Stanle y LeVan , Richard Ledyard , Richard Hummel , John. Riley, Henr y Brunn . Second row : Clem Jaskiewicz , Michael Evans , William Savage, Donald Butler , John Stevens, Clair Mensin ger. Third row : Coach Redman , Edward Piestrak , John Buynak , Henry Marek , William Byham, James Thompson , Manager , Francis Bodine, Manager. IjOCKER lip- LINGO by Harry Brooks Last Friday afternoon saw the close of the longest winning streak held by any athletic team in B.S.T.C. history when the local diamond squad bowed to the Shippensburg Red Raiders by a 5-2 count. By topping the Maroon and Gold on Mount Olympus, the visitors snapped the enviable string of 19 straight diamond successes over a period of three years. The initial victory ^ in the long trek took place almost two years ago and since that time, the Huskies wouldn 't play dead for the opposing bats and pitchers. However, now that the pressure is off the boys, chances are that they will perform much better since so much is no longer at stake. Also, Coach Bob Redman can readily use more reserves than ever before because in the past, he deemed it best to allow only the steady, time-tested boys to stand at the darner. With the beatin g1 administered by the Shippers , it did not surprise too many fans. It seems that the Red Raider rivals have consistently been a thorn in the sides of College Hill athletic teams in the past few years. We can point to the Homecoming grid game last fall when in the last three minutes, the Huskies had to rally against the underdog visitors and eke out a narrow 14-13 win. Then came the basketball season. The Maroon and Gold cagers had their longest win streak in many years of court activity until the Red Raiders dumped the locals in an overtime battle. Who then would be more qualified to halt the Huskies winning ways ? Congr atulations to the four boys who were selected by track mentor Harold Slielley to represen t B.S.T.C. at the annual nationally -known Penn Relay s last weekend. Although the Husk y boys didn 't bring : back any trophies, they did their best against the East' s top competition. Speaking of tra ck, the local thinclads sporte d a one and one record before the Lock Haven Meet last Tuesday. Keep up the fine work in B.S.T.C. 's return to the track world. In the Intramural circuit , the Softball league is moving into its final weeks of play by battling out decisions at the rate of three and four a week. The championship should soon be decided, so let's have a greater attendance at those free-for-all fracases . . . Up on the court at Centennial the volleyball champs are now struggling for the lead of the league. These games are also interesting from the spectator, standpoint — believe it or not. The Major Leagues are now settling into the first full month of activity, and the way thin gs are going of late seems to indicate how the races will shape up at least for the next month or so. The high-flying : Dodgers are ridin g1 on the top of the Natio nal League heap, while in the junior circuit , Detroit has the nod at this writing - . . . Just recentl y, an articl e appea red in one of the big- city paper s concerning - the pitcliing of a youthful athlete still in a California high school. It stated that the lad had pitched his third no-hitter in two years. Think he 'd be interested in coming- to B.S.T.C. ? Maybe such an addition for four years would produce the longest streak in Husky histor y. Men 's Glee Club (Continued from page 1) o:.dmon as the group completed the ringing of the number. Gleo club offerings included "Hawaiian War Chant," "If You Were tho Only Girl," "Do Gospel Train , " "Oh Susannah ," and "You'll Never Walk Alone." Vocal solos were "O1 Man River ," by "Rastus " Stanziola , and "Lindy Lou ," by Richard Powell. Aiding Miss H. M. Moore, directress of the glee club, in producing the how was Charles Edwards. Accompanist for the glee club and for the soloists was Miss Mary Jo Williams. Huskies in 8-7 Win Over Millersvill e On Thursday afternoon April 27, the Husky swatters traveled to Millersville and met stiff resistance until they tripped the Marauders by an 8-7 count in an eleven inning tilt. After jumping off t o a quick lead in the opening frames, the home squad looked like sure winners, and the team to break the long Maroon and Gold streak. But in the last several innings, the usual Husky rally tied the ball game up. However, it wasn't until the top of the ninth frame that the B.S.T.C. boys could muster the seventh and tying run of the ball game. Brunn and Byham pitched steady ball in the tenth and eleventh innings while their team mates collected a run in the top of the eleventh to cop the vital decision. Brunn was the winning hurler for the Husky cause, only after Byham relieved him in the late innings to put out a Millersville uprising. Horseshoe Tournament Now in Full Swing Now that the weather has been j ust right, the much-discussed horseshoe tournament got under way last Tuesday afternoon on the tennis courts near North Hall. First round matches were scheduled for all week, but no definite schedule prevails, the entries being permitted to play at their own convenience before today. Next week, a regular card will be listed and the championship should be decided within the next 2 weeks. Shut out in four events and not able to take an undisputed first during the afternoon—Womer tying for top honors in the pole vault—Bloomsburg Teachers College thinclads were all but blasted over the track at Lock Haven yesterday afternoon by the Bald E agles, 97% to 28V2 . Feif er , of Mt. Carmel, the Husky ace in the runs, t ook second in the mile but was ill and did not compete in other events. Jim Lippincott, the big football end of Lock Haven, was pre tty close to being a one-man track team yesterday. He contributed 17 points in five field events. The summary : One mile run—Close , LH; Feif er, B; Alleman, LH. Time—4:53.9. 440-yard dash — Peffer , LH; LePard , B; Swartz, B. Time — 54.7 seconds. 100-y ard dash—Kepler , LH; Conrad, B; Goodwin , B; Time—10.4 seconds. 880-yard run—Havens, LH; Springer, B; Edelman, LH. Time—2:15.7. 110-yard high hurdles—Steinmetz, Earl and Bernhardt , all LH. Time— 17.2. 220-yard dash—Kepler, LH; Goodwin, B; Craig, LH. Time—23.5. 240-yard low hurdles—Leffard, LH; Craig, LH; Lundy, B, and Earl , LH, tie for third . Time—30 seconds. Two mile run—Alleman , LH; Brennan, B; Glu nt , LH. Time—11:13.5. Shot put — Croft, Baughman, Lippincott , all of LH. Distance—38 feet, 5% inches. High j ump—Earl, Lippincott, Kepler , all of LH, tie at 5 feet , 8 inches. Discus — Lippincott, LH; Exum, LH; Eremich, B. Distance—119 feet, Wz inches. Pole vault — Womer, B; Krisan, LH; tie for first; Steinmetz, LH. Height—12 feet, 6 inches. Javelin—Martin , Lippin cott, Butchko, all of LH. Distance—155 feet, 2 inches. Broad jump—Lippincott, LH; Conrad, B ; Kepler , LH. Distance — 20 fee t, 2 inches. Mr. Norman Thomas Loss Comes With Two Out In Ninth and Huskies Ahead by a 2-1 Count A stubborn Shippensburg Teachers team became the first B.S.T.C. foe in a score of starts to turn in a win by beating the Huskies 5 to 2 on Friday, April 28, on the Mt. Olympus diamond. It was the firs t loss for Coach Redman's boys in 20 games extending over 3 years. The Huskies won their fin al game in 1948, ch alked u p 13 straigh t last year and 5 more this season before losing last week. Much credit for the triumph must go to plucky right-handed pitcher Earl Hassinger of the Shippers who displayed real baseball c o u r ag e . Knocked to the ground in the first inning by a terrific smash off the bat of Husky center fielder Don Butler, Hassinger arose to blank the Huskies and pitch three hit ball the rest of the way to annex the decision. The winning rally occurred in the ninth when pitcher Bill Byham gave up one of the few (five) hits he allowed to start off the inning. The next batter reached first when Byham threw wild to second trying for a forceout. Then came a sacrifice and a walk that loaded the bases with only one out. Pitcher Hassinger bounced the ball back at Byham who threw home but catcher LeVan let the ball pass by him and two runs crossed the plate. Two more scored later but the damage was done. The Husky scoring was concentrated in the firs t inning. With Ted Mensinger and Ed Piestrak on second and third , Butler slammed a pitch directly at Hassinger. It hit the pitcher on the knee and bounced to the left field stands, both runners scoring. B. S. T. C. Player , Position ab r h o a e Mensinger, rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 Piestrak, lb 4 1 1 12 1 1 Evans If 4 0 0 2 1 0 Butler, cf 4 0 2 0 1 0 Hummel, 2b 2 0 1 1 3 0 Riley , 3b 2 0 0 2 3 0 Ledger A 1 0 0 0 0 0 Thompson, ss 3 0 1 0 3 1 Jaskiewicz B 1 0 0 0 0 0 LeVan, c 3 0 0 7 0 2 Johnson C 1 0 0 0 0 0 Byham, p 3 0 0 2 3 1 (Continued from page 1) for Governor of New York State in Totals 32 2 6 27 15 5 1924; he sought the mayorality of New York City twice; and in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944, he was the S. S. T. O. Socialist candidate for the Presidency Pl ayer, Position ab r h o a e of the United States. He will speak Thomas, 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 on "Loyalties to Live By," Mills, 3b 2 0 0 0 0 3 Fralick, ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 Jacoby, rf 3 0 0 2 0 0 Rupley, c 5 0 0 8 1 0 Kapec, cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 Russ 3 1 111 0 0 Duncan 3 0 0 2 2 0 Pusquana D 0 0 0 0 0 0 Plump, If 3 1 0 2 0 0 Moyer E 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hassinger, p 3 1 1 0 7 1 Poetry Club Meet s The Poetry club of B.S.T.C, at its regular meeting, May 4, 1950 had an unusual program on the agenda. The group was formulated to discuss, secure a wider acquaintance with , and to develop a broader appreciation of poetry through writing, studying, and reading tho works of various poets. The program for the day was planned to inspi re the creativeness of the club members. Each member recorded his own poetry and by so doing, he was enabled to hear himself read his own Franklo Womer displays his winnin g- form as ho goes "up and over " In work of poetry — a rare privilege. a recent track moot with Scranton University. Franlilo now holds tho Stato The club is planning to go on a Teachers Collage polo-vaulting record which lie broke last year at 12'-1". skating party picnic on May 10. His best effort at clearing the horizontal bar has been 12'-6". Totals A. B. C. D. E. 32 5 5 27 12 4 Grounded out for Riley in ninth . Struck out for Thompson in ninth. Filed out for LeVan in ninth. Sacrificed for Duncan in ninth. Walked for Plump in ninth. S.S.T.C B.S.T.C 000 100 004 — 5 200 000 000 — 2 RBI — Butler 2, Thomas, Fraliclc, Ruploy. S — Hummel, Riley, Russ, Pusquana. 2B — Butler, Russ. SB — Piestrak, Butler, Hummel, Thompson. BB — off Byham 4, off Hassinger 1. SO — by Byham 8, by Hassinger 6. LOB — B.S.T.C. 6, S.S.T.C. 7. — Umpires — Jerrytone, Plsarcik. Borrowed Banter . . 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