OI IIIII I i» *»^» Austrian Student Two Teachers Added to Facu lty Gro up to Prese nt Evening Program 4 A ustria will send her most •har ming ambassadors, music and 'outh , to1 B.S.T.C. on Th ursday, Febr uary 7, when 18 students on ca ve from Austrian universities )re sen( a musical show of gay A ustrian melodies, folk dances and yodeling at 8 p.m. in Carver Mall \ uclitorium. The group, which will arrive ibo ut noon on Thursday, will sleep n the dormitories and stay on the B .S.T.C. campus until they leave on Friday morning. Entertainment for them is being planned by some of the campus organizations, since one of their primary aims is to neet and learn to know American students at firsthand. These young Austrians are on m eight-months tour of United States cities and universities in a mique gesture of international goodwill. By means of the tour , the student ambassadors who created the show hope to introduce Americans to the colorful culture of Au st ria , and at the same time, to learn for themselves about life in America so they may write and lect ure about it when they return home. All young university students or school teachers, the 8 girls and 10 boys represent as many regions of Austria as do the songs and dances th ey perform in their show; they come from the Alps, the Tyrol, Carinthia, Styria, Upper and Lower Au stria , Innsbru ck , Gra z, Salzburg, and legendary Vienna. Experts in the songs, dances, and musical instruments of their regions, the student ambassadors were selected for this unique production by the "Amt fu er Studentenw ander u ng en ", an organization found ed after World War I by Dr. Oskar F. Bock, lector at the University of Vienna. This "Offi ce for Studen t Tou r s" was formed as a token of gratitude for aid rendered Austrian students by the college students of the United States and Great Britain. In their fields of study, the Austrian students resemble any American university group. Among them are students of modern languages , engineering, law, physics, history, music, dramatic arts , education , banking, commerce, economics, agric ulture , and forestry. While on their tour of American cities a nd u ni ve rsi t ies, the cast hopes to become thoroughly acquainted with the American way of life and to write and lecture about it when they return home. To the accompaniment of the harp, zither , guitar, and accordion , a profusion of rollicking songs, dances, and yodeling numbers , culled from the folkways of all Austria will fill the lively twohour program. The troup's brilliant and authentic costumes have been loaned by the provincial museums of Austria. 'CALENDAR of 'COMING EVENTS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Basketball—Home Millersville S.T.C. Centennial Gym TUESDAY , FEBRUARY 5 Dramatic Club & Alpha Psi Omcgn Carver Hall WEDNESDAY , FEBRUARY 6 ^Basketball— Home Mansfield S.T.C, Centennia l Gym THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 7 business Club 3:00 P.M, Navy Hall Auditorium Uumma Thota Upsilon, 7:30 P.M. Science Hall Social Rooms Vootry Club 3:00 P.M. Room J, Noetllng Hall ' ' t l l ^ W I H > IM ¦¦ ~~- Dr. C. Cornelia Brong Newly-appointed instructor in speech correction and speech is Dr. C. Cornelia Brong, from Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. Dr. Brong was graduated from Pen Argyl High School and later attended Hood College, in Frederick, Maryland. After obtaining her degree of Master of Arts at the Teachers College, Columbia University, she was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Northwestern University. Dr. Brong has had considerable experience in t e a c h i n g speech, dramatics, and English in the public schools of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In addition , she has been director of the speech and hearing clinic and head of the entire speech department at Lock Haven State Teachers College and supervisor of the speech and hearing clinic at Northwestern University. Since 1947, Dr. Brong has been assistant professor of clinical speech at Pennsylvania State College, working with all students who desired help with speech problems; she also worked in the outpatient and diagnostic clinic, which gives aid to persons outside the college. Dr. Brong helped to org anize Sigm a Alpha Eta , national speech society ; she is now National Executive Secretary of the organization. "Battle of the Classes" Is Held Again in Assembly Olympian Ready For Publication; Out This Month The Shrimp Boats are Coming— so is The Olympian , on that redletter day—February 19. The familiar discus hurler will adorn the blue and white cover. The contents of the 1952 Olympian are top-qu ality material obtained from student writers on our campus. It is a combination literary and humor magazine designed to please all students. A wealth of material has been Miss Doroth y Stolp prepared that is not only very but eye-catching. AssoAnother newcomer to B.S.T.C. readable, ciate Editor Steve Wolfe has turnis Miss Dorothy Stolp, who is ed his talented pen to some enteaching general speech and Eng- gaging . caricatures campus lish and is directing dramatics and types found enroute of from the campus radio programs. classroom to the lunch line. SevA native of Spokane, Washing- eral sports cartoons will have speton , Miss Stolp is a graduate of appeal for anyone with a Eastern Washington College of cial good sense of humor. And speakEd uc ation , Cheyney, Washington , ing of humor, the "Frothy " j okes and the University of Washington ; will bring forth a hearty chuckle she was awarded the degree of even after your Olympian has Master of Arts by Northeastern been filed away among your colUniversity . memories. Miss Stolp has taught in the lege A wrinkle has been introelementary schools in the state of ducednew forthcoming edition in the Washington , and taught at Louis- ' that will interest every member of iana State University while work- the college community . Various ins there on her doctorate. She outstanding personalities on camwill receive, her Ph.D from that institution in June . 1952 . During World War II, Miss » Stolp served with the Coast Guard at Palm Beach and Cleveland, working mainly in public relations. Her first teaching position a ft er the servi ce, at Hutchinson (K ansas) Junior College , released a man—who promptly joine d the Coast Guard. Miss Stolp has belonged to community theatre groups and, as an undergraduate at Eastern Washington , she was a member of the college dramatic group. This organization played, among o t h e r places, to the state mental hospital and state penitentiary . Miss Stolp says that the largest audience before which she ever played was in the penitentiary ; its auditorium seats 3500. Burns Announces Council Discusses Obiter 52 on Way Contributions to "Obiter is the book for you in '52" seems to be the basic idea Charity Group s Time Subscriptions Awarded to Highest Individual Scorers Yesterday 's assembly program saw th e upper and underclassmen of B.S.T.C. clash for the second time in "The Battle of the Classes". "Contempor ary World Figures and Events " was the subj ect of the quiz show, which has now grown to be an annual event on campus. Representatives from the Senior and Junior classes vie with those from the Sophomore and Freshman classes for the championship. Qu esti on s asked the conte st ants ranged from headline importance down to such as "Wh at Ameri can Dean of Artists died last year at the age of eighty?" Last year 's battle saw the underclassmen sweep the contest with Charles Andrews the high scorer. The deadline of this issue was unfortunately too early to note yesterday 's winners. However , since the questions used were taken from the pages of TIME, two one-year subscri ptions were offered by the editors of that magazine to the highest individual seorerg, The Maroon and Gold offered a third subscription in event of a tie. Contestants for the contest were Ruth Glidden and John Burns, seniors ; Mildred Mervine and Larry Ksanznak, Juniors; Mary Ann Fink and Gerald Houseknecht, Sophomores ; Betty Hoover and Keith McKay, Freshmen. Versa tile Dean of Men John Hoch took over the role of Quizmaster and Coach Harold Shelly was time keeper. Judges for the contest were Dr. Nell Maupin , Mr. Edward T. DeVoe, and Mr. Edward A. Reams. Program Chairman was Alfred Chiscon. Mr. Howard Fenstermaker is chairman of the StudentFac u l t y Assembly Committee, which sponsored the program. Dave Newbury is chairman of the student committee. "The Battle of the Classes" vyas tape-recorded by radio station W. C. N. R. for future broadcast either today or tomorrow. The recording will then be sent along with photographs and news stories to TIME offices in New York. Know Yo ur C.G.A. The presenting of assembly proThe College Council opened its .grams is a part of the work done January 28 meeting with a heated by the Student Assembly Comdiscussion concerning the touchy mittee, which works in conj uncCharles Andrews topic of student contributions to tion with the Faculty Assembly charitable and educational organizations. The organization involv- pus have "paid for " a classified ad Committee. This committee is reing most of the discussion was the page to advertise their wares, sponsible for the organ music, the World Student Service F u n d , griefs , and complaints. Don't miss scripture readings, and the prewhich supplies the students of such ads as "Looker 's Used Car senting of student announcements. Europe with the material needs to ( ? ) Agency " and "Book Bar- They also take charge of both the acquire a college education. Other gains." Guaranteed , laughs for all student talent shows given during the regular assembly periods, and charities which have sought con- —j ust in fun , of course ! those which are given off the "Views on the News" will be of Negro tributions were colleges and current interest , especially after campus at various clubs, organreligious groups. and schools. Treasurer Hurtt stated that in you've heard the "Battle of the izations, This year the committee plans Classes" c o n t e s t a n t s air their previous years, an item in the arrange another to quiz show simyour minds, Compare news-keen budget council of approximately the one of last year which $100 was set aside for donations "nose for news" in answering the ilar to met vvith such favorable comment. (Continued on page 4) to various charities. The 1951-1952 It is hoped that this vyill stimulate budget , however, has no such prostudent participation in assemblies ; and if contributions are Miss A. Johnston Twenty-eight seniors were grad- vision as well as provide a program of , the money must be either uated at the commencement ser- made educational value. taken from the reserve fund or vice Wednesday evening, January raised by canvassing the student Feted at Farewell At regular intervals , the mem16, in Carver Hall Auditorium. Of body. bers meet with the Faculty AsFraternity Dinner these members of the graduating sembly Committee to help decide After lengthy debate , a motion class, fourteen followed the sec, which paid performers should be Miss Alice Johnston former ondary curriculum , six, the ele- was passed that a committee be head of the Speech Department , included in the calendar. This genmentary curriculum , and seven, appointed to investigate all char- was honored by members of Alpha eral calendar is prepared months ities to which the Council would Psi Omega at a dinner held at ahead of time , and allowances are the business curriculum. giving or for which it Fest's recently. consider Several or these former B.S.T.C. . would approve made for "extra " programs which money st udents have already begun from the studentsolicitating Miss Johnston founded the honhave a habit of making a sudden body . teaching. In the secondary field , orary d r a m a t i c f r a t e r n i t y at appearance. The second matter of business Bloomsburg, and has been director Dave Newbury and Barbara Jack Lenhart is teaching in Unionville , Pennsylvania ; Nelson Kile wns the selection of representa- of the Bloomsbuvg Players for a Sherman now serve as Co-chairis at the Stwinton Military Aca- tives to attend the State Teachers number of years , Her most cur- men, while the members include: demy, Staunton, Virginia; Russell College Student Government Con- rent p r o d u c t i o n s include such Joanne Heisley, Mary Lou Todd , Brachmtin , in Linthicum Heights, ference at West Chester. One rep- plays as: "The Late George App- Mickey Kasula, Leanora Macgill, Maryland ; Marian Payne in Eas- resentative from Bloomsburg will ley", The Barrets of Wimpole Jim Ciavaglia , Midge Wrzeniewton , Maryland; Robert Womer in act as chairman of a panel dis- Street" , and "Our Town ". ski, Pat Boyle, Bill Kline , Alex T u r b o t v i l l e , Pennsylvania; and cussion on College Council—ColJeanne Ruckle presented Miss Kubik , John Sibly, Mary Grace George Smith is employed at the lege Community relationships. It Johnston a token farewell gift Aimers , Tom Rowley, Karol RupHazloton Speech Clinic. Michael wtis decided that four people, one from the fraternity. Attending the pel, Alfred Chiscon , Cora Gill, Dorak and Harry Fonstermacher from each class, will be sent. dinner wore: Miss Johnston , Mr. Elaine Gunther. The Student Assembly Commitare enrolled tor post-graduate Mnynard Harrlng was elected nnd Mrs. Thomas Anthony, Jennne courses at Bucknoll University. from the Senior class; David Now- Ruckle, Robert Liuibscher , George tee would appreciate any conOthers who were In the secondary bury was selected from the Junior Blylor, Jeanne Miller , Joanne Cuff, structive suggestions on how to course of study were : David Jenk- class, to act as discussion leader. Laura Philo , James Ciavaglla, and make the future assemblies more (Continued on page 4) ( Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 4) George Smith. behind this year 's edition of the college annual. John Burns, editor of the yearbook, has promised an improved version of the Obiter. The book has an interesting and modern layout , with new photos of various campus sites and activities. The Obiter sales campaign will be boosted with the Co-ed of the Year Contest. This contest was iniated with the 1950 OBITER and is well on the way to becoming a campus custom, The Co-ed will be (Continued on page 4) Many January Grads Have Jobs Teaching Jfflaroon anb #olb PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY AND FOR THE STUDENTS OF BLOOMSBURG STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE Co-editors — Priacilla Abbott and Allied Chiscon Editorial Board — Harriet Williams, Bessmarie Williams, Charles Andrews Business Manager — William Latimer Advertising Mgr. — Albert McManus Feature Editor — Marilyn Evans Sports Editor — Harry Brooks Layout Editor—William Wagner * News Editor — Evelyn Weaver C TI A A C C I T News Staff Mnrlmra lturlicr .lnnics Kenllimnil (" nr ol .vn Ciiixii ' ll Ximi' .v llcclmcf llnpi ' liiiniiXnn Koll .v MllilriMl Mi>rviiuMnr gn ro t Moryuti A l i c e Quick Don Smith 1'Vrno SoliericK Mnr piret Walters Xnii cy Sue Will linns r . c t t y Yi'iisor Itohert Van Drm- k ART AND HUMO R Xaney l,on Itlioi nl s 1'liil Soardi J , Feature Staff Aiiun Itit i urr Dol ores llu .vl r .Mm iij, r cnlim < li Kll i-cn (ierosk .v Theresa Culimnl M olly Hans Itohert 1' rlce 'I ' lionins Uowley .Iiic ol) Sleiiilmrsl; y ' Mary l lsli ' ,\ •••' " » N i - w l m r t Sln-rrill P h i l l i p * Smimc flirlcli (' minii- W n l l i CIRCULATION STAFF A n t h o n y (' lump! W l l l l i i m Kish er Krant ; il u n t y n s U i Mary Kallonliin li M a r t h a Steiner .leiinne Wallnre Xaney No/. Typ ists IJubert ChsIIc William Ottavlam .lean Skeelm P . e t t y Spiel A n t h ony I l n n t .jis Beware of Smudges: Jo hnny 's upturne d face was stained with tears, an d an expression of defeated disgust, had chased away his usual sunny smile. Before him on the desk lay a picture of a rather ill-shaped dog. whose features had been erased and made over 'so many times that it was difficult to tell just what kind of dog Johnny had in min d when he began putting marks on his paper. "What 's t h e matter . Jo hnny ?", asked the teacher in a quiet voice. Between his sobs, Johnny managed to tell her , "M y p icture s • so badl y spoiled *t h at I can 't fix it anymore , an d I wanted to make a rea l pretty dog. " The teacher smiled as she gave him a fresh sheet of paper and told him to forget the old picture an d make a brand new start. You know , that 's just about what is happening here on campus as a new semester gets un derway. Of course , we h aven 't seen the tears , if there were any, b ut we've observe d severa l worried expressions , an d overheard a number of students exchanging such remarks as "I just hope he passes me ", and "Mot her and Dad will be furious if I fail that course. " There isn 't really too much we can say or do about the semester that has now passed into history. If you 've spoiled it beyond fixing , you may find the consequences a bit more serious than those of Jo hnny 's ruine d picture , b ut you can ' t do much more about it. The opportunities you left outside in the cold , while you were too b usy to answer t h e d oor , got tired waiting and moved on . But just as little Johnny made a brand new start , so can you. Here is the beg inning of a new semester and your paper (or should we say your record in the office ) is still clean. You may d raw a "pretty " picture i f you like. The smud ges you put on last semester 's recor d won 't show on the one ycu walk away with next spring. However , if you want t h at recor d to b e any b etter t h an t h i s semester 's, t h en you can 't allow yourself to make the same mista k es , or t h e same old smu d ges will be smirking up at you when you finish. Doesn 't it seem a shame to think of spoiling that nice clean record? Maybe you 're one of the many who think ithat now is the tim.e to breathe easy and relax a bit. After all , there 's still lots of time to get down to work. Wh y start so soon? Well , t h at 's a pretty good argument until you take a close look at it. Just a slig ht reminder of those long nig hts you spent preparing f or a hovering exam a few nights before you came face to face with said exam , should be sufficient proof that a semester can slip by wit hout you ever getting started on all that work you p^ lanned to do. We full y believe , that just like Johnny, you wanted to ma ke a pr e tt y recor d , but somewhere along the line something went "haywire ". N ow , if you 'd rather not have a repeat performance , let us whisper a word of advice in your ear. "N ow is the time for all go od stu d ents t o com e to g ri ps with their studies. " (a b) Ground Hog Prefers Sleep to Shadow Hun t The king of American weather prop hets—the ground hog — should be dethroned! Heaped with honors he does not deserve , credited with powers beyond his abilities , the ground hog repays man by refusing to work on the one day it is expected of him. Tradition demands that he come out of his den on February 2 to look for his shadow. Failure to cast one is said to mean an earl y spring; the sig ht of it, six weeks more of winter. What does the furry little animal do instead? He sleeps!! What 's more , he normall y keeps on sleeping until around St. Patrick' s Day, when almost anyone can tell that spring is at hand. Then , without a thoug ht to the weather , the ground hog emerges for his annual war on vegetation , including the crops of his human neig hbors. One of these phony prophets can consume half a ton of alfalfa in a season or eat rig ht through a family bean patch at one sitting. Numbering an estimated 200,000 in New York State and New Eng land alone , the greed y hog is in cultivated areas a menace to America 's food supply. Yet , he is almost the onl y animal in this country to have a calendar day named especiall y for him . Although far from harmless, the ground hog or woodchuck— a specie of marmot— is not altogether to blame for his failure at weather prop hesying. He was never more than a new World deputy for the European hedgehog ( porcupine) , ori ginal character in the quafnt superstition about shadow casting on Candlemas Day. While the hedgehog sleeps only lig htly and can be seen (Continued on page 4) STRICTL Y FOR CO-EDS by A Little Goes So Far . . . To Do So Much Mary Lou Todd "Hai r— 'tis tho robe which curious nature weaves to hang upon the head. When wo were born , God doth bestow - that garment , when we die, then like a soft and silken canopy it still is over us. In spite of death , our hair grows in the grave, and that alone looks fresh , when all our other beauty is gone. " This particular quotation comes from the great English Dramatist , Thomas Decker. I've cited it in order to stress the importance of hair in the life of a woman. But more about that later. Right now let' s turn ou r a ttention to some of the styles on campus. Sara Jane Hoffman is well protected from rain , snow , sleet , and hail in her full deep purple raincoat. The collar is trimmed with gold velveteen , and has an added section of purple attached by two buttons to hold the collar up when you want to protect your neck from the wind . Now add three large buttons sewn with a star in the center, and complete the coat with raglan sleeves having large pointed cuffs. This is really an asset in any girl's wardrobe . Grey seems to be one of the most popular colors this year. Many of the outfits are two-toned while a famous popular combination is grey with a touch of red . Nira McQuown wore a neat looking suit the other day . It was deep grey accordian pleated skirt with a waist-length j acket also in grey but showing a dash of red corduroy binding. The peter pan collar also had red binding. The j acket had three-quarter length sleeves with a cuff. Sounds pretty nice, doesn 't it? Perhaps you may have noticed that it takes more than j ust yards and yards of material to make that fitted coat stick out in the skirt. There is a secret and it can all be summed up in two words— padded hips. Back in grandmother's day this was quite the fad. In fa ct , it was a definite necessity. It seems a little odd that we do go back in style in many diffe rent ways. I have in mind right now the idea of the longer skirts and the bustle back dresses. Many of the suits we purchase today have a piece of stiff material in the hips. I don't know j ust what the material is. Perhaps, just crenolin e. I've noti ced also that these fitted coats ha ve the added attr action all around the waistline. What will they think of next ? "Here , FlUffy" seems to be one of the favored expressions on campus today what with the few poodle cuts we do have. Yes, it looks like th ey 've done it againinvented an extreme hair style that emphasizes curls , curls, and more curls all over the head. In ca se yo u don 't know how it' s done , I'll try to enlighten you on the subj ect by putting together Caryl Richards' advice plus my own experience. The best hair style , or course, is the one that is becoming to you. It should also be easy to care for and should be adaptable to a variety of arrangements. Probably that is the reason why the poodle cut has become so popular. It's becoming to most women, looks equally well with formal or casual clothes, and , aside from the setting you will give it after each shampoo, requires only a daily brushing. The poodle should have that "brushed up " look that is fresh and youthful. There are many versions of the poodle cut. Tho basic idea being cutting tho hair, putting in a soft , cold wave with large curls, and then cutting the hair again. After this is done , you may set it any way you like. Some prefer a wavy crown ; others with the curl toward the face; and still others , away from the face. May I warn you, however, that a thin face and a poodle cut do not go together. Always keep in mind that , regardless of what the fad is, you'd do best to have the hair-style that is % becoming to you as an individual. • That's about it, girls. Oh! I almost forgot. Several of my faithful readers felt very slighted that I couldn 't mention any of their outfits. Nevertheless , I'm quite certain we have all noticed tho stylings of Harry Brooks, Don Caosaro, and Jack Rlttenmoyor. See you next week! College rings will once more bo on sale in the C.G.A. office from February 4-14, YOU CAN SAVE A LIFE . . . Once again the members of our College Community are asked to contribute to a worthy cause. We are not asked to contribute dollars !: or something that is irreplaceable, but are asked to contribute the flow / of life—blood. There is no better way to show charity to your friends, neighbors, and relatives than by donating a pint of your blood to the ! local blood drive to be held on campus, February 14, Valentine's Day. I Years ago people longed to find a means to save the lives of their ? friends and relatives. At that time there was little the average person I could do to save the lives of his fellow men as compared with our i methods of today. The method then employed as a cure-all was "bleed- 1 ing ". Today we recognize that such bleeding places the individual in aweaker condition than he was in before the bleeding and realize that ; it presents another hurdle to j ump on the way to good health. Taking ' blood , the life-giving fluid , from weekened men is almost the same as I taking part of their lives away because, most assuredly, they cannot afford to lose the little strength they do have. ; Today we recognize the need of blood for life more thoroughly and have taken the oppo site attitude—that of taking blood from the healthy ; and giving it to the needy. Here the balance is more evenly distributed. The average individual can donate a full pint of his blood and will ; feel none the worse for wear after it. In fact , psychologically he will feel much better. What inflates your ego more than knowing that you ; have saved a life ? Within a short time, when the blood supply is re- \ built , this same individual will be back ready to donate another pint of ' blood. This person realizes the true purpose of the Blood Donor program and recognizes its value to society. When an individual contributes his blood to the Red Cross, he is ¦! assured that it will be carefully preserved and guarded. A well known story is th at of a soldier in Korea, who as a civilian gave his blood to the local Red Cross. He had a rare type of blood and was only too glad ¦! to do his part. A year later he found himself lying on a table in Korea—| a wounded man needing blood for life. His greatest surprise came when i he saw his name on the bottle of plasma flowing into his veins. Unusual ,. ! yes, but true. He had saved his own life. • The civilian can do his part in this Korean War. His charity is not } limited , h owever , to wounded soldiers. Men, women , and children—ali i may need help in a time of crisis. There is nothing so discouraging and i disheartening as to realize that had you had the particular type of j blood needed already on hand , your child , friend , or relative may have j been alive today. Your type blood is needed desperately. Help your ] neighbor. Help yourself — contribute to your local Blood Drive on i February 14. SAVE A LIFE TODAY. j i . . B.S.T.C. and You . J Before you came to B.S.T.C., you probably spent many hours won-| dering what college life would be like. You had pictures in your mind of all the things you would do in four years of campus life. Perhaps your thoughts went further ahead into the future. You thought of what j you would do after graduation. You wondered what kind of courses you ] would study, what kind of instructors would teach these courses, andj perhaps, most of all , you thought of the many friendships you would 1 make. Subconsciously, you sot up certain goals which you hoped tojs attain in four years of college. I Now that you 've been at college, it's time to think of these goals \ which you set up. Is college everything that you hoped it would be?t Most assuredly, B.S.T.C. has had some effect on your life. Think about! { it! What has B.S.T.C. done for you ? .. questions Here are a few which you should ask yourself before j reading the remainder of this article: 1. Is B.S.T.C. giving you the type of education that you want? 2. Is it preparing you for the future ? 3. Has college life had any effect on your personality ? ^ Is life here at Bloomsburg educating and preparing you for a future : in a world that is moving at a last pace ? After you leave B.S.T.C., you will have to take your place in this ever-changing world. You will have ; to cope with many situations which arise in the course of time. College life should train you to meet these situations. When you graduate, you ' will be considered an adult. Is college life helping you cross the bridge ! from adolescence to adulthood ? Whether or not you realize it , while you arc at B.S.T.C. you are faced with daily decisions which will have ji a definite effect on your future. Has college life had any effect on your personality ? While you are ; a student hero , you come in contact with many different types of individuals. You meet people of many different nationalities and various religions. From these people you will choose your best friends. The friends you choose will exort a definite influence on you. If there were any "rough spots " in your personality before you came to college, the right acquaintances may help overcome these weaknesses. You will soon become associated with the people whoso company you keep. Living and working with a cross-section of people will have an influence on your personality. College moans not only attending classes day after day, doing homework night after night , and at the end of four years receiving a slip of paper saying that you have met certain standards required for graduation. It moans much more than that. It means that you have spent four years receiving an education which will prepare you to take your place among the ranks of people who are competing in the world. You will find that not all of this education came from books. A largo percentage of this education was attained through working with others. After four years at B.S.T.C, you , without your realizing It , have learned to bo an Independent Individual with certain rights and duties to perform. You have learned to stand on your own two foot. This is what four years at B.S.T.C. can do for you. Opon the door while opportunity (M.N. ) is still knocking. Mansfield Opens j .ast Half; Bloom ¦ Velds Two Players Shellymen Meet Conf erence Leaders Tomorrow Night War Dance ? ? ? ? m I-3H m The sporadically s p e c t a c u l a r $HUsky hoopsters of Harold Shelly pho ned the last half of their curfgent season on Wednesday as they Ra veled to Mansfield to meet Ted asey 's Mountaineer squad in the | iticals seventh conference contest . M Thc Shelly nien are presenting mme new faces and local fans can Me these changes tomorrow night i' m the Maroon and Gold meet the Sfflg h-flying Millersville Mara uders •If t the friendly confines of the Cen[fftnnial Gym. Now eligible for fjairsity competition is Jittery Joe i Qndrula , shifty shotmaker from |#)hnstown , who will provide presifhre for th e starters and also en»rtainmen t for the Husky follow| :mrs with his seemingly uncanny ;S>int- making. Another new face iH that of Wild Bill Bartleson. ?Many of the veteran fans will refrtje mber the fine performances givi;Jh by Bart before our favorite fflicle called him ' back into the [ffliiform for a year or so. Coach iiSnelly is hoping for these fine fgbntlemen to bolster the Huskies fjB their frequent lapses on the ijfhrdwood. ill So far this season the locals Hive managed to keep above the f«)0 mark in the over-all season jwith a 5 win, 3 loss record and fjust on the line in the Tutors Conference with a 3 win, 3 loss tfgeord. This record gives them a l tt tal of 55 points in their con?f < rence try and assures them of In th ranking. The conference leadfas are tomorrow 's foes , the un[Deaten Millersville Marauders. So 'fir the Shelly-coached hoopsters met and defeated Lock Havflf&ve ¦ M , Shippen sburg, and Kutztown i aj id have lost to Millersville, Kutzfovvn , and Lock Haven in Confere&ce play. This week they met Mansfield and tomorrow night, Millersville. Then they still have giiippensburg, Mansfield , and the west Chester Rams. iiwhen the Huskies and MillersvSle line up for the opening vraiistle tomorrow evening, the ffloo m boys will be protecting an unblemished home record. They opened the season by smashing mirpur and followed it by upsetmig the Bald Eagles of Lock Haven in a thriller. They followed this by a revenge beating of Kutztown and finally froze out the victorypointing Wilkes College Colonels as the locals employed the deepfleeze to stave off Wilkes 75-71. lilt hasn't been the best season fiflr Harold Shelly since he came Hire three years ago. His biggest Heartbreak was inability of 6'6" Dtoug Erickson to be on hand for tne first six games because of a serious illness and a recently sprained ankle. Mr. Shelly counter! heavily on his bankboard ability and his handling of the pivot positjpn. So far the scoring burden hisrested on Chuck Daly's shoulders as the Senior forward has jj fored 93 points for an 11.6 i&erage. IHis closest helpers are Don Butlffl* , Dave Linkchorst , and Bill ByH|m, who are all clustered around tge 70 point mark . Another conHEtent scorer is cropping up in toe Husky fold as West Hazleton 's Barry Ksanznak is finding his BBooting eye and is hastily moving wp in the Husky scoring ranks. - .jgflf '! no. * sat . j "ROOM FOR ONE MOH3" with | i i Gary Grant and Betsy Drake [ 1Miller Office Supply and II Equipment Company I ROYAL TYPEWRITER .a Sales and Service E. Phone 1616 i| Main St. >% __^_ I— : :j | Compliments of at Wman 's Cleaners — _ —— Are You Hungry? Try a Meal in a Sandwich A SUBMARINE ROSE & WALTS 64 East St. l| Tel. 2499 Men 's In tramurals Last Monday night' s resu lt s: Misogamists 50 Schaarites 18 Daddy 's Little Boys 23 Atomic Five 8 Kentuckians 30 Hot Shots 25 Black Sheep 38 Ramblers 18 With the completion of the third round of games at Centennial # Gym on Monday night , four teams are deadlocked for first place in the torrid race for the league title. The Mi sogamists (Marriagehaters) swamped the Schaarites 50-18, and Daddy 's Little Boys dumped the Atomic Five 23-8 to remain, unbeaten. They now tie the Reserves and the Harry E. Coaler 's for top spot in the league. The Reserves, and Harry E. Coaler 's both had open dates. In the other league tilts played Mond ay night, the Black Sheep pi cked up their first win, as they ran rough shod over the Ramblers, who dropped their third straight game, 38-18. The concluding contest of the evening, and the most thrilling one saw the Kentuckians outscore the Hot Shots 30-25 to remain in contention for the championship. Hu skies Face Tough Fight on Home Court Against Marauders Bloomsburg State Teachers College will play host to Millersville's fine b asketball team in Centenn ial Gymnasium tomorrow night at eight o'clock. The Husky hoopsters aim to repeat last year 's upset victory on their home court over the visiting Marauders, while atoning for an earlier 64-60 defeat this season at Millersville. This will be a difficult assignment, for the Marauders lead in Teachers competition with a mark of seven wins and no losses. Bloomsburg's record , on the other hand, stands even with three victories against a like number of defeats. The Husky quintet, h owever, will have added incentive for victory. They will attempt to keep up their winning ways at home. So far this season, the team has been victorious in all f our of it s con tests on the home floor. Millersville has been considerably strengthened this season by the addition of Charles Alexander, the 6'4" pass-catching wizard who starred at end on the football STANDINGS squad. Returning tomorrow night are such proven veterans as Karl Teams W L Pet. Kra m er, Ed Grissinger, Kenny Reserves 2 0 1.000 Kline , and Al Belczyk. These men Harry E. Coaler's 2 0 1.000 were responsible for the third perMisogamists 2 0 1.000 iod surge, which wiped out the Daddy 's Little Boys 2 0 1.000 Huskies' first lead, and Kentuckians 2 1 .667 brought victory tohalf the home team Black Sheep 1 2 .333 at Millersville in the middle of Hot Shots 1 2 .333 December. 0 2 .000 The ball's up there somewhere . . . when it did come down it was Schaarites Atomic Five 0 2 .000 Coach Shelly 's team has also Daly. into tlie hand* of Chuck Ramblers 0 3, .000 been strengthened for the second half of the schedule by the return Next Monday 's Games (Feb. 4) of Bill Bartleson from military Time Teams service, and the eligibility of Joe Ondrula. Bartleson was a leading 6:30 Schaarites vs. Ramblers 7:10 Hot Shots vs. Atomic Five scorer on the 1949-50 squad before he was called into the army. On7:50 Misogamists vs. Daddy 's Little Boys drula, a transfer student from St. Francis College, has been anxious8:30 Harry E. Coaler 's vs. Reserves ly awaiting the termination of his ineligibility status. Transfer students are not permitted to partiStatistics cipate in varsity athletics until by Harry Brooks they have been enrolled at their Statistics on the first eight new school for an entire year. games show that Chuck Daly is An open letter to some athletic friends: It seems probable that Bloomsonce again leading the Bloomsburg scoring parade with 96 points on burg can snap Millersville's winIt seems as though from what we hear from different sources that ning streak. The Huskies can give field goal s, and 18 successful many of our rival schools have false and adverse opinions of us, and the 39 any squad considerable trouble conversions in 23 attempts. current athletic policy at this institution. For example, many Shippens- foul when they are playing the brand Second is Dave Linkchorst with 30 burg football fans are under the impression that we do not want to two-pointers, and 15 fouls in 19 of basketball of which they are play them, while the true fact of the matter is, that their coach does tries. Tied for third place are Don capable. not want to play Bloomsburg. At Indiana, it is a different story. The But ler and Bu ck Byh am , each reason they gave for dropping Bloomsburg from their grid schedule is with 73 poin ts. Buck has scored the great traveling distance. This is true. At Kutztown , their athletic 27 field goals and 19 fouls, while To t h e Victors director is successfully hiding behind the weak skirt of the Student Don scored 29 times from the floor Governing Committee. He claims that they make up the football and 15 from foul line. Al schedule and that they do not want to play B.S.T.C. This seems about Willi am s is n ethe x t in t he scor ing as likely as the Maroon and Gold having dictatorial powers over our column with a total of 64 points President. But yet he claims this. At Millersville, many of their stu- on 26 field goals, and 12 foul condents "have heard" that we pay our players and hold them in school versions in 14 attempts. Larry a t all cos t, just so they can play football. ' This is false, greatly so, as Ksanznak has 47 points on 19 field we all know now from recent happenings. It is really unfortunate that goals, and 9 of 13 foul shots. Doug when a school begins to win more than their share of games in one Erickson has scored 32 points in sport or another , that pseudo-rumors must dull the finish of a fine the limited time that he has seen record. Our rivals of the past, present, and future should know one action on 13 twin-pointers, and 6 thing, and that is—we are willing and able to play any team under any fouls. Bob Gerhard has scored 28 conditions and with no advantage that some of them claim. Rival schools times on 12 fiel d goals, and 4 foul who have recently dropped us forgot to look back.in the record books. conversions. I did. For years, B.S.T.C. was the doormat of teacher football. At one The team has scored 526 points, 5 year span , they had won about a game a year out of an eight or nine while limiting their opposition to game card. Now that the tables are turned and Bloomsburg is no j ust 457 in the ilrst half of the longer the doormat but now the door , it is a different and sad story season. This makes Bloomsburg's for us. average 65.8 points per game, and As an added note , Lock Haven has had a change of heart and will that of the opposition 57.1. In play us late in the 1952 season if Kutztown will not play us. Either one shooting fouls Bloomsburg has of these two teams will be the fourth and necessary teachers foe on the scored 106 times in 182 attempts '52 schedule if we are to be eligible for the crown. The other three tutor for a percentage of 58.2%. The foes are West Chester, Mansfield , and California. opposition has made 109 foul shots in 200 attempts for their 54-5 perFrom hero and there . . . at this writing, there are only two major un- centage. The Huskies have scored defeated basketball teams in the nation , Duquesne and St. Bonavonture goals while there has 210 field . . . tomorrow nights battle with powerful Millersville will be the top been 174 scored against them. The Redman distributes jack basketball fray of the season on the local hardwood. Millersville cur- team's field goal percentage is a etsCoach to his football squad in a rently leads the Teachers Race. A win for the Shellymen would boost t respectable 319f> . recent assembly. the Huskies up to the second or third slot, depending upon what the other teams in the Conference do the same night . . , the Locker says goodbye to three great guys and terrific grid men—Tom Snack, Jack For That Next Long, and Alex Boychuck. All three boys will be sorely missed come Headquarters fot next fall . . . Farrell still looks like the high team on the totem pole "COKE" OR LUNCH to cop high school scholastic honors In the state hoop circle . . . two Jonathan Logan Dresses former Husky athletes, footballer Jack Slesser and courtman Don Raker Lassie Junior arc in the Armed Forces in Africa and England respectively . . . preTry diction of things to come—track is on it's way out "on the Hill" from and Lassie Maid Coats lack of interest and poor records in the past few years. Locker ^p-LiNQo BART PURSEL for CLOTHING MEN and BOYS Dress and Sport Clothes We Rent Formal Wear Meet All Your Friends at the Waffle Grill • flrcus ' "For A Prettier You" (•iil lit IllilS Bloomsbur g and Berwick "At the Foot of the Hill " A. F. KIMMEL Geistwite Studios PHONOGRAPH RECORD SHOP 400-410 West Main Street Bloomsburg, Penna. Photographs 124 East Main Street Bloomsburfl, Pn. PHONE 1949 Olympian Ready Current Currents ( Continued from page 1) questions designed for college students on this quiz page. The literary content of the issue is worthy of any college group. Many of our students — Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, and even talented Frosh have contributed by Dave Xowbury greatly to produce a sparkling edition. Harry Brooks is back again with a thriller-chiller entitled Just a Late Arrival . . . "Bury Me In the Basement," conSome students are just naturally slow, but one of the slowest thing s creted upon a double indemnity that ever entered class walked up the aisle in Mrs. Beeman 's art class plot. His other mystery isn 't very and didn 't even give a word of excuse. However, one can 't expect too mysterious, but it is a take-off on many words from a turtle . There's been many a hardshelled character Micky Spillanes' Mike Hammer in college before, but never one that had armor like that baby. The big ' "blood and guts " style. The very mystery is: How does a tortoise walk up four flights of stairs ? Unlike original title is "Samson Hoe, Semost students who are late, Mr. Turtle was penalized and now resides questered Visual Organ " — ( Privin a glass penthouse in the biological s.weatshop. (I have two courses ate Eye, to you!) from K.C.K.) When you read "I Bid Thirty ", * * * * * a narrative of Waller Hall card sharks by Al Chiscon, you'll fondly When the Hurley-Burley 's Don e . . . recall the jeers and sneers cast When the battle's lost and won- it won't make too much difference back and forth over the pinochle but it sounds like a real nice clambake. A mock political convention will table. be held late in the second semester with all the trimmings — band , The Poetry Club loaned us Rudy speeches, nominating committees , hunting; the works. Well , everything Holtzman on a long-term contract , but suds. The whole idea is not only pretty good, but it' s terrific. "Think and of course, his poetry appears of the possibilities. With a mock political convention we can at least rampant throughout the pages of reverse the usual procedure. Instead of politicians making fools of us The Olympian. Gerry Houseknecht we can hurl a little choice ridicule in their direction. and Harry Herman have contributed a bit of romantic and philo* * * * * sophic poetry that is something to Rwlm cn , and I Don 't Moan Indians . . . think about. "Big Bob," State Teachers College Coach of the year, mentor of In rounding out the preview to the undefeated Huskies, and Economics teacher (He 's 'also the guy who this colossal edition—read the two comes flapping down the Waller Hall in his beddies and suggests in a views on marriage by John Paniquietly menacing voice— "Quiet !!") even has his name recognized by chello and Ralph Verano. They're good advice, fellows! the personnel of TIME magazine for his recent A.P. award as Coach of the Year. Recent correspondence by my Editor with TIME disclosed that Big Bob has made a noticeable plunk in the big TIME, even if he wasn 't mentioned in their sports section. Burns Announces ¦ * . *. p * .»> • . *. Good People to Know . . . Current Currents isn 't currently making a practice of this sort of thing, but I would like to make a statement. The dimpled giant of the hardwoods, "Buck" By ham, who seems to make all the right decisions in basketball situations, made another right decision and got himself engaged to a very comely co-ed named Nell—Schwartz, that is. So a hearty Congrats from C. C.—on the brilliant combine. * * * * * The Turnover Increases . . . With the folding of Miss Johnston's tent and the silent stealing away, a few observations popped into the murk I call my mind. It seems like time is catching up with some of the established elements in our faculty. Six gone in two years indicates a trend of some sort. Pensions are creeping up on some of the old faithful , and no matter how good the replacements are they don't fill the void for awhile. So get the most out of the instructors while you have them. :!: * * :!• * Somebody 's Wasting Something . . . I don't know whether its time, effort , skill or what have you , but the jay-vee basketball situation strikes me as poor economics ( take a bow Mr. Redman—Econ. 1). Fifteen reasonably skilled boys spend day after day running around Centennial Gym ; working themselves into a lather, and for what ? No games are scheduled ; they can 't play intramurals, all they get is a shower every day. I admit that I don 't know the complete situation, but maybe they could play top intramural teams or local high schools. Maybe there isn 't enough money for this particular kind of ball, but it sure seems a tremendous waste of manpower or something. — Guess I better quit before somebody jerks the soapbox from under me. 4 • I. iliU* M ;> " * >tl cu.ujmis by Biblcr (Continued from page 1) chosen in March after an intensive publicity campaign. The entire contest is under the direction of Sam Yeager. Alex Kubik , sales manager for the yearbook , has announced that advanced sales will be held on February 15. These advance orders are for the students benefit in securing a book of limited edition such as the Obiter. Student response to advance sales will determine the number of yearbooks ordered, so the only sure way of getting an Obiter is to use this convenient method. Further information will be forth-coming on this phase of the annual promotion pi'oj ect. Another feature of the 1952 yearbook will be the "Obiter Show " to be presented in Assembly on May 8. This show has always been one of the best during the college year. It is comprised of a variety of acts by talented students. The show will be under the direction of Don Cesare and Alex Kubik. Council Discusses (Continued from page 1) Elaine Gunther was chosen from the Sophomore class, and Fred Del Monte from the Freshman class. Dr. Kehr announced that permission had been obtained to open the Alumni Room for student inspection , so that students may know what the Alumni Room is and what is in it. Council agreed that the best time for this would be on a Tuesday or Thursday, from immediately after assembly until 5 P.M. •/ Charles Baron presented to the Council the suggestions which had been placed in the suggestion boxes in the lounge. Among these were many which should have been placed before some committee; these the council referred to the proper committee. Others either have been or will be discussed before Council. The meeting was adjourned at 8 P.M. Come in and see the COLLEGE JEWELRY which we have j ust received '< Bracelets, Compact*, TioplnH, WatclibandN, Lapol K<\vh and Plnn "By the way, I j fot your papers corrected last week. Somebody remind me and I'll brlnjj them around ono of these days." The place to purchase all your SCHOOL SUPPLIES RITTERS Photo Services Inc. for your PHOTOGRAPHIC NEEDS 36 East Main St. Many J anuary Grads ( Continued from page 1) ins, Calvin Kanyuck, Clifton Clarridge, Ronald Bushick, James Cannon , and Glenn Fogel. Five of the six elementary students now have teaching positions. Thomas Jones is teaching in Lock Raven , Maryland; Mrs. Dorothy Cedor McNamee in Havre de Grace, Maryland ; John Stonik and Philip Weinstein in Baltimore County, Maryland; and Robert Laubscher in Morristown, New Jersey. George Brewer is doing YMCA work in Berwick and hopes to begin teaching in September. In the business c u r r i c u l u m , three g r a d u a t e s are teaching. James Babcock has accepted a position in McCann School of Business in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania; Dyar Haddad in Milton High School, and Richard Laux in Upper Darby High School. George Baski is pursuing his studies at Bucknell University. Alfred Marsilio is now employed by Sears Roebuck and Company. The other business graduates are Irene Eckert , Joseph Pelchar, and William Kreisher. Know Your C.G.A. (Continued from page 1) successful. If you have an idea, why not get in touch with any of the above members ? The following is a tentative schedule of the assembly program for the remainder of the semester: Feb. 5 Promotion of Bloodmobile Feb. 7 C.G.A. Meeting Feb. 12 Shickshinny H.S. Band Feb. 19 Short Assembly Feb. 21 Talent Show Feb. 26 Short Assembly • Feb. 28 Piano Duo Mar. 4 C.G.A. Nominations Mar. 6 Sale§ Conference Mar. 11 Open Date Mar. 13 C.G.A. Speakers Mar. 18 Open Date Mar. 20 Motion Pictures Mar. 25 Short Assembly Mar. 27 B Club Program Apr. 1 Talent Show Apr. 3 Open Date Apr. 17 Pierre Sancan Apr. 22 Open Date Apr. 24 Glee Club Program Apr. 29 Open Date May 1 Mock Convention May 6 Open Date May 8 Obiter Show May 13 Open Date May 15 C.G.A. Installation May 21 Honor Assembly May 22 Open Date SNYDER'S DAIRY 7th and Iron Streets Bloomsburg, Pa. Ground Hog Prefers i ( Continued from page 2) abroad on any warm day, thth ground hog curls up in his undoioi ground den by mid-autumn anin sleeps so soundly his breathing can be detected only by sensitiviv instruments. 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