CGA Amendment Proposed to Reduce Number of Council Faculty Members Rhodes Scholarships Increase in Annual Value Rhodes Scholarships to Oxford University have been increased in annual value. Dr. Courtney Smith, President of Swarthmore College and American Secretary of the Rhodes Scholarships , has announced that henceforth 750 pounds sterling will be paid annuall y to Rhodes Scholars in residence at Oxford. President Smith indicated that , considering the purchasing power of the British pound , this increase of 150 pounds makes the Scholarships sufficient for all necessary term-time and vacation pxnpnsps The announcement of the increased stipend comes as Institutional Representatives in the colleges and universities and State Secretaries of the Rhodes Scholarships are preparing to receive applications for the 1958 awards. Each year the United States sends thirty-two Rhodes Scholars to Oxford University, the Scholars having been chosen from hundreds of applicants endorsed by colleges and universities all over the country . Recipients of the scholarships are announced in December after selection by state and district committees which are composed of former Rhodes Scholars under the chairmanship of prominent citizens who were not Rhodes Scholars. Rhodes Scholarships are granted in the first instance for two years reside n ce at Oxf ord , with the possibility of a third year if it is the Scholar 's interest and if his first two years have been satisfactory. Applicants must be of the age 18 to 24 on the 1st of October of the year in which th ey apply, but time spent in military service after June 27, 1950, may be taken into consideration. At least Junior standing at an approved degree-granting American college or university is required. Rhodes Scholarships were established in 1903 in the will of Cecil Rhodes, famed developer of South Africa. In his will Rhodes stated precisely that the sort of Scholars he wished sent to Oxford should not be "merely bookworms, qualities oi mannooa , irutniumess. courage, aevotion to duty , sympathy, kindliness, unselfishness, and fellowship must be j oined with an exhibition of moral force of character and with physical vigor as shown by fondness for and success in sports. He wished a Rhodes Scholar to have "instin cts to lead and to take an interest in his schoolm ates, for those latter attributes will be likely in afterlife to guide him to esteem the performance of public duties as his highest aim. " He stated emphatically that "no student shall be qualified or disqualified for election to a Scholarship on account of his race or religious opinions." Rhodes, envisioning the f uture power of the United States and wishing to foster unity among English-speaking peoples, was the first philanth ropist and man-of-affairs to use extensive educational exchange as a means to international understanding. Since Rhodes, much has been achi eved in educational exchange . One noted program is that of the Fulbright Scholarships , sponsored by the U.S. Government and conceived by Senator William Fulbright , himself a Rhodes Scholar from Arkansas. Rhodes Scholarships offer a unique opportunity for study abroad and fo r intimate contact with British and Commonwealth students. The Rhodes Trust provides for thirty-five annual scholarships (thirty-six in alternate years ) from the overseas members of the British Commonwealth of Nations. For inst an ce, eleven Rhodes Scholars are named each j> tai i i v / i i i ^u i m u u i Applications [or the 1958 competition must be submitted to State Secretaries no later than November 5, 1958. Full det ails concerning application can be most conveniently obtained from Institutional Representatives for the Rhodes Scholarships in the various colleges and universities. State Committees of Selection will meet on December 17th , naming two representatives from each state to meet the District Committees on December 20th. For purposes of Rhodes selection the United States is divided into eight districts, each of which names lour Scholars. Rhodes Scholars elected in December of 1958 will take up residence at Oxford in October, 1959. As You Like It To Be Presented By Canadian Players The Canadian Players will present "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare on Friday, November 21 at 8-.30 p.m. in Carver Flail Auditorium. AS YOU LIKE IT is one of t hose delightful plays where everything comes out right, in the end. A Duke is restored to his Dukedom , the right man marries the righ t girl , and all other characters are paired off in marriage. Even the c] own finds himself a wife. There are songs and ballads and pretty speeches and the fact that the plot has a large number of quite illogical actions and solutions does not matter in the slightest. This play is presented most amusingly by tho Canadian Players, a theatrical group which was formed in Canada in 1954 by Tom Patterson and tho brilliant , actordirector Douglas Campbell. Since then it has become one of the most vital touring companies in tho world. In Its four years its plays have been seen by audiences all over the world. Recently, they wore chosen by tho Canada Council to bo the first recipients of a substantial grant as tho most deserving of Canada 's cultural endeavors. Comprising the Canadian Players are actors from all over Canada, including (Continued on page 4) Students Attend Bucknell Meeting Thirty students , representing the business, secondary, and elementary education departments at the College, attended the Central SubRegional District Meeting of the Pennsylvania Association for Student Teaching at Bucknell University on Saturday, November 1from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Accompanying the students was a delegation of fifteen college faculty members and co-operating teachers from the Bloomsburg Public Schools. The meeting was designed to acquaint the college students with the services offered by tho Association for Student Teaching and to provide an opportunity for the students to meet and talk with teachers from other college and public schools who have a common interest. In helping young, prospective teachers. Twenty-throe members of tho administrative and faculty staffs from Bloomsburg State Tenchers College, Bucknoll University, Juniat a College, Pennsylvania State University, Susquohanna University, and other cooperating schools served as chairmen and resource people for tho group meetings which boan at 10:30 a.m. Serving on this group from Bloomsburg wore: Dr. Harvey A. (Continued on page 4) Senior President Favors Proposal by Donald Kerr Senior Class President Because of the increased enrollment and the consequently larger volume of work demanded of curriculum heads and professors, there has been a proposal that the section of the C.G.A. Constitution dealing with the number of faculty members on College Council be changed so -that the faculty representatives in Council would be in the persons of the Dean of Instruction , the Dean of Women and the Dean of Men only . This would relieve from Council obligations all other deans and department heads presently part of Council. .Soon the student body will vote on the proposed change and it should be thinking about it . With the preponderan ce of College Council being students, the part played by them in the running of Council would increase and student representatives would be less reticent about saying what they think. The main point on the other side of the ledger is th at council would lose the benefit of many years of experience embodied in present faculty representation. Sophomores Suggest Council Compromise Yesterday at the firs t Open Community Government Association meeting held in Centennial Gymnasium, the student body was informed of a proposed amendment to the C.G.A. Constitution. The section of the Constitution under discussion is Article VI, Section 4, Part f. Article VI deals with The College Council. Section 4 says, "The College Council of this Association shall consist of the following members :". Part f reads, "The Dean of Instruction, the Deans of Women, the Deans of Men, and the Directors of Business, Elementary, Secondary and Special Education." The proposed amendment would change Part f to read, "The Dean of Instruction, the Dean of Women and the Dean of Men," thereby eliminating the Dean of Day Men, the Dean of Day Women, the Assistant Dean of Men and the Directors of Business, Secondary, Elementary, and Special Education. Instead of the present faculty representation of ten members on College Council, there would be three administrative heads remaining. In order for this amendment to be added to the Community Government Association a two-thirds vote of the quorum of the C.G.A. is necessary. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum. The proposed amendment will be referred to the Community Government Association for their approval or disapproval this Tuesday, November 18th. Students Asked To Cast Ballots Ron Romig, President, Community Government Gary Reddi g, Sophomore Class Association President The very livelihood of our deJudy Goss, Sophomore Woman mocracy is dependent on the intelRepresentative ligence with which we use our balBob Warren , Sophomore Man privilege. loting We, at the TeachRepresentative ers College know that the basis On Tuesday, November 12, a for good voting is a good education very important referendum will be and an alertness to the pending isheld concerning all students and auca. faculty. This referendum is to deyou will be asked to cide whether or not to cut the fac- caPresently st a v ote on an amendm ent to ulty members on College Council the Community Government Assodown from ten to three , those three ciation constitution. I am quite cerbeing: Deon Hoch, Dea n Blair , and tain the serious consideration a Dean Miller. change in a constitution entails is Two questions for all students to recognized by everyone. So that I consider might be: might aid in helping you, the vot1. Will President Andruss consider ers, to be aware of the conditions all motions passed by the council in the referendum , I will with only three faculty members on at temptcoming to outline the proposed , it as mature and intelligent deciamendment for you. sions ? The constitution of the C.G.A. 2. When there is a need for a special committee, whi ch of the th r e e presently states that there is to be would be available to serve on it ? a College Council to consist of These three are kept quite busy twenty-two student members, who are to represent various student orwith administrative matters. I n v iew of these tw o poin ts, we ganizations , and a number of facfeel that our council could function ulty and administration members, better with five faculty members. usually eleven in all, making a total This compromise would in our opin- of thirty-three council members. ion help create a council that would This constitution was promulgated function most advantageously for quite some time ago. Our school both faculty and students for tho has become larger, and many of our administrators and faculty memimprovement of BSTC. bers have become increasingly busy with the duties that expansion has brought. Now there comes a movement to have College Council reduced in membership. This reduction would leave the Council with a ratio of about 7:1, students over Jim l'ot 'K f aculty. Superficially this might Junior Class President seem desirable, but may I call your For those of you who are inter- attention to the fact that very few ested in the affairs of college coun- student members of Council have cil (and much to my dismay there been there for more than one or arc far too many who aren 't) , you two years, while many of the facwill have a chnnce to change the ulty members have been there for number of faculty members on five years or more. I need not tell council. There will ho i\ student you of the value that the experience referendum in the near future ( No- of these individuals has to expedivember 18th) for the purpose of 4Jous and intelligen t action in eliminating all but throe faculty Council , Even with this vast experepresentatives on council. rience to draw from , Council , on Council as it stands now , con- occasion , has hnd some of its prosists of ten faculty and 19 students. posals rej ected or withhold by the The new council would consist of President on the grounds of some only three faculty ( the Dean of error or deletion. I should hate to Men , the Dean of Women and the see what the results would be if Dean of Instruction ) along with council were reduced by such a the same 19 students. This would great number of. faculty members. eliminate the heads of each departI should like to call your attenment plus the assistant deans, and tion to the high infrequency of octhe Denn of Day Men and the Dean curonccs when student members of Day Women. While I fool it is In- have opposed faculty members di( Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 4) niinn Referendum Soon For Amendment- Record of Enrollment For Fall Semester John Hoch, Dean of Instruction Enrollment at Bloomsburg State Teachers College set a new record when first semester classes got under way during the second week of September. A total of 1379 men and women completed their registration requirements and began their program of studies under the direction of a staff of faculty and administrators of 67 persons . The addition of 13 new staff members provided a measure of direct relief to over-sized classes, but the present ratio of 21 students to one faculty members is still a pressing problem. The overflow enr ollmen t of 432 new freshman students is reflected in the large size of all freshman sections with the exception of English I, for which special prepara tions had been made. However, overcrowded classes in the first year basic courses is the rule, not the exception. The increased size of the student body is also reflected in the large number of members in extra-curricular organizations; also in the number of problems which must be solved by faculty and administration. Moreover, the entire instructional program of the college and the curricular offerings are now being reviewed by the faculty in the ligh t of new certification proposals submitted to the Board of State Teachers College Presidents, the State Council of Education , and the Department of Public Instrucwun. The college is also developing plans for the re-accreditation of the institution in 1960 by the Middle States Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. This study and comprehensive self - evaluation must be completed by January 1960. In the light of these maj or developments and increasing demands being made for faculty time outside class, it was deemed wise to ask College Council to consider the revision of the constitution of the Community Government Association to decrease the present number of faculty members on College Council to three—the Dean of Instruction, Dean of Men , and Dean of Women. ATTENTION STUDENTS ! ! ! Tho library ha *extended Saturday hours. It will now be open until 58 o'clock ••; Progress Is Our Plea We, the Women of Waller Hall , in order to have a more perfect social life , establish a new tradition , and insure comp lete comfort for ourselves do hereb y plead for the privilege of wearing bcrmuda shorts on campus. While skirts and dresses are proper classroom attire , it is most inconvenient and uncomfortable for us to wear them at all times. We wear bermudas while stud ying in the dorm ; but if we want to take a short break and come down to the lounge , we supposedl y h ave to change our clothes. Everyone knows that a girl walking i nto t h e l ounge wearing a raincoat , buttoned to the neck , on a perfectl y beautiful fall eveni ng is onl y try ing to hide her "indecent " att ire. In most colleges throughout the country , bermud as are a cce p te d as standard attire. Progress seems to be the policy at Bloomsburg- State Teachers College. If we can have modern buildings and modern facilities, wh y must our dressing standards be out-dated ? We realize that we are here to become future teachers of America and that we should act and dress accordingl y, b ut must we d ress lik e the caricatured "old maid school teacher " before we begin? Full Steam Ahead The CommHters The OLD PHILOSOPHERS -~— * — Nikki and Robin The commuting segment of this college will certainly be relieved when hunting season is over. Pucky got a flat tire in Hemlock Creek Monday. The trigger-happy hunters were so thick t ha t she w as afraid to get out of the car to fix the tire so she drove all the way to Bloomsburg on a rim." We understand the car registered "tilt" all the way down. Cheer up kids , it could be worse, Slippery Rock is buried so deep in the forest primeval that the students aren 't allowed outside the dorms in big game season. We 've been looking at all the beautiful new cars, and we have come to the conclusion that we would do a much better j ob with "The Commuters " if we had a new car ourselves. Therefore, if each of you will j ust chip in $2.00 you 'll make us very happy;* and act ually you will benefit for remember , 'Tis more blessed to give, than to receive." "Orchids of the Week," to the "Collegians " and also to Paul Spahr and Leo Mulhall for representing the school so well on the THE BSTC SHOW over WBRX. Also to Dean Hoch, Mr. Blair, and Miss Mettler, for their cooperation in making our guests visit possible. (With all those orchids, it's lucky for us that we get a discount from Dr. Lanterman .) By the way, if you have a talent and would like to appear on the show, just contact us. Saw a cute article in the Milton paper and decided to pass it on. The tune is that of "Sixteen Tons, " however, we changed the title to fit our needs, or rather— AN ODE TO THOSE Congratulations go to the faithfu l followers of the Husky eleven , the Maroon and Gold Marching Band , t h e majorettes , .and especiall y to the members of the CGA Pep Committee. The spirit evidenced by the group headed by Bob Stish is an insp iration for the most apathetic member of our College Community. All during the football season they have made the word "defeatitis" stand , not for an attitude of defeatism , but for an attitude of defeat. Defeat Shippensburg, defeat Kings, defeat Manseld , defeat Cortland , defeat Millersville, defeat East Stroudsburg, and defeat West Chester! This is the kind of attitude that should be developed on this campusp here more often . The spirit of the above mentioned groups and of the loyal student followers of the team is influencing the morale of the whole college. Here's hoping you WHO NEED IT continue to go FULL STEAM AHEAD during the rest of the school I was born one morning it was year. cloudy and cool. I picked up my register and headed for school. I wrote forty-four names on the Program Service on Tuesday, OcDr. Martin Leads homeroom roll. tober 28, 1958. The general theme for the session And the principal said , "Why bless Program Discussion was my soul ." "A New Frontier in EducaDuring the tion". sessions from 9:00 'Dr. Thomas B. Martin , Director forty-four kids and thirtyof Business Education of Blooms- a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Martin lead a I gottwo seats; a discussion on "Current Trends burg State Teachers College, serv- in Business Education in High Twenty-eight are talking while ed as a consultant and discussion School". Discussion groups for all sixteen sleep. leader at the sectional meeti ngs of Schuylkill County teachers were I can hardly get them all through the door, th e Ninety-Fourth Annual Session, held in the Pottsville High School And if I don 't hurry they'll send Schuylkill County Teachers In- and the Patterson Building. me more. Maroon and (gold MARY ANN THORNTON , Edit or CALVIN RYAN, Businss Manager JOHN LONGO , Advertising Manager ROBERT STIENRUCK , Sports Editor BARBY HOCKENBERRY , Art Editor RUSS DAVIES, Photographer JIM PECK , Gl Ma I Editor JIM DAVIES , Circulation Manager i Editorial Board • - IRWIN PARRY , ERWIN FARROW , SANDY MOORE, HAROLD GIACOMINI News Reporters: Adam James, Hany Cole, Pat Ounnigan, Mary Frances Downey, Marion Wasse l, Pat Vaughn, Clio Mowery, Judith Wolf , Lolly Niehoff , Sylvia Marcheski , Marian Huttenstine , Joan Lazo, Lynne McHail, Joan Bugel , Lorraine Morlock , Pat Glatts , and Frank Bendinsk y. Columnists: Bill Friedel , Lydia Gobbi, Robin Folmsbee, Nikki Scheno , Maril yn K ee f er , Don Morgan and Jack McCracken. Typing Staff ; Jean Matchulat , Margie Hand, Mary Ellen Dushanko, Pauline Polovitch , Patricia Oswald, Morlene Staude, Alfred Battisti , Irene Brown , Barbara Fatzinger , Penny Harvey, Mabel Keafer ,Clio Sviolis , Lana Lindermuth , Joyce Dascola and Joanne Moyer. Art Sfaff: Fran Kozick , John Lipovsk y, Carol Sfinson , Joseph Patterson , Milton Wiest , Barby Hockenberry, Jack Stinson, and Wendy Rundel. Circulation Staff: Jill Baylor , Genie Beers , Sonja Bendinsky, Irene Brown , Barbara Fatzinger , Judith Faust , Fred Generello , Penny Harvey, Linda Johnson , Mabel Keafer , Sandy Kashner , Delores Waugh , Carol Yost. DR. CECIL SERONSY , Advisor The last bell rings and I start for the door. My head is ringing and my f eet are sore . I taught six full hours; my day is made . Yet , I still have one hundred papers to grade. You teach six full hours and what do yo u get ? Another day older and deeper in debt . I will go to St. Peter , but I can 't stay; I ' ve got to get back to the PTA. Guess we'll sign off for awhile, but until next issue, stay tuned. Keek' s Linen Sho p ' BERWICK BLOOMSBURG aJd "Don't let term papers and studying for your tests go until the last minutes." This is the usual advice of our dear profs, but, nevertheless, •they failed to practice what they preached. The number of tests scheduled for this past Friday is evidence enough of this situation. We know of no one who had less than three tests on "Black Friday ". This same Frid ay evening also had another fascinating aspect — the Halloween Dinner at the College Commons. Careful — we see through your scheme. Instead of disguising the food you disguised those serving to distract us. We wish that we had such a course of deception as Penn State 's, Mr , Ve nu cci . Dave Barnhart. dreamed he was a waitress in his maiden form bra , and had several oilers of dates before it was realized that she was a he. Oh! th e pain and agony of trick or treat . Incidentally, have you noticed how much of ono 's personali ty is revealed by the costumes they wear to Masquerade 'Dances ? And those daring Frosh girls, Elaine Anderson and Nancy Engle managed to visit such notables as Dr. Andruss , Miss Zinn , the Buckingha ms, etc. as they rode through the Hallowe 'en Eve 's brisk air on their broomsticks in their beautiful sacks. Chuck McDonald informs us that Cool, Calm , and Collected Mr. Ulmer wasn 't his usual self when he became a father — he fainted. Frank Bendinsky has a pi'oblem when he goes to the Snack Bar. He doesn 't know whether to order peanuts or coffee because they taste so much alike. Glenn Reed and Mari e Walsh are in mourning over the loss of their dear friend "Mad Hattie ". Have you noticed : that the librarians ' shoes speaki ng is louder than their shushing; that electrographic pencils were conspicuous by their absence in the recent Philosophy test; that one of the cats from the Senior Walk is still among the missing; that students still haven 't started their term papers which are due Monday ; that Rebel is starting his Hope Chest with a red checkered table cloth ; that excuse blanks are number one on the College Book Store's best seller list ; that th e record machine at the Little Red Schoolhouse has been repaired, th us ending four hou rs of music for a nickle ; that week-enditis is approaching epidemic proportions; that many students took last week's editorial to heart and reluctantly missed their Tuesday classes to vote (age made no difference to these dedicated Americans). We had a quote of the week but Bob Stish didn 't think Mrs. Mussolini would like it , so we decided to omit. Keep watering those plants Stisherino; your grade is in j eopardy. Remember, Students of the Senior Class, unite. You have nothing to lose but your student-teaching assignments. Til then , Smile, Smile, Smile (beca use as Lord Chesterfield says, a cultured person never laughs). j CLSrlLOYl Q |6S \ | - Ly