DEGREES CONFERRED ON 79 SENIORS Dr» Row Add resses Mid-Year Exercis es Commencement The enrollment, for the .semester El ected To Lead Frosh Second Semester Enrollment Dips beginning February 4 is noi expected to exceed 1530, according to Dean Hoch. This figure is approximately 50 less than registered for the first semester. Eleven hundred students of the college took advantage of pre-registration. About 400 more students are expected to register at Navy Hall auditorium Wednesday, February 3rd, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The break-down of new students includes 68 freshmen, 13 students who are returning to college to continue studies, and 6 transfers. » Phi Sig Sponsors Annual 'Battle'* Newly elected freshman class officers and advisor are shown after their first cabinet meeting. At the meeting, initial steps were taken to prepare for the Freshman Hop, scheduled for March 25. Standing:, 1. to r., The annual Battle of the Classes Dale Anthony, man representative; Bob Moyer, vice-president; Richard Kennedy , treasurer. Seated, 1. to r., Ben. Baum, president ; Mr. Cope, sponsored by Phi Sigma Pi Fraternadvisor; Anne Golder, woman representative; Joanne Shaffer, secretary. ity will be held on February 18th, in Carver Hall Auditorium. Dean of Instruction John A. Hoch will again be the quizmaster, and Mr. Harold Shelly will return as the official timekeeper. All students are encouraged to attend this program. in cooperation wnn inc cneeneauers, « ana uoia , ine maroon This annual affair pits the acasponsoring a New Cheer Contest. Since the name change (dropp ing demic talents of each class against the word 'teachers' from the college title) has become effective , the each other. The representatives of cheerleaders have had difficulty adapting old BSTC cheers with four each class will be chosen at a later beats to new BSC, cheers with three. This is especially true in the case date. Three winners are chosen ; an unof the Four Fights. derclass winner from either the The contest entry rules are as folFreshman or the Sophomore class, lows : an upperclass winner from either 1. Each contestant may submit the Junior or Senior class, and an any number of cheers to the edindividual winner. itor of the newspaper, Box 58, The individual winner will receive no later than February 12, 1960. a free subscription to Time maga2. Two copies, typed double spacFor the seventh consecutive year zine for one year. Three faculty , of each cheer must be subed the American Red Cross Bloodmomitted. One must bear the bile will be visiting Bloomsburg members will be the judges. name of the entrant ; the sec- State College on Thursday , Febru- Jim Peck and Dave Stout, members of Phi Sigma Pi, will supervise ond must have no name at- ary 11, 1960. the program. tached. Between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3. If more than one cheer is sub- 4:30 p.m. the students who have mitted, the cheers must be typ- signed up to give blood will report Delay In Opening ed on separate sheets of paper. to the Centennial Gymnasium. Ap4. If feasible, an explanation or pointments will be made for each New BSC Facilities directions to facilitate under- student , at their convenience, to William Boyd Sutliff Hall, the standing of the cheer should be give blood. given. The goal this year is 250 pints. new classroom building on campus, Cheers will be judged on the basis Approximately 201 students have has been inspected, approved, and by the General State Auof originality and usefulness by Mr. registered, to give blood, and of this accepted thority. Th e bu ilding, which will Johnson and the cheerleaders. Cop- amount, 91 are freshmen. The sophies of the cheers will be turned over omores, juniors, and seniors follow provide eight specialized classrooms, has not yet been opened beto the cheerleaders without the in order. names of the students. The winner Chairman and co-chairman for cause of the delayed arrival of will be announced in a future issue this event are Bobbie Strain and necessary equipment. Such equipof the Maroon and Gold, and the Barbara Monroe, respectively. Mr. ment as tables, chairs, desks, typeand microscopes must arwinning cheers will be published. Stradtman is the faculty advisor. writers, rive and be placed in the new buildPrizes, yet to be determined, w ill ing. According to Dean Hoch, the be awarded by the Maroon and opening date of the classroom buildGold to the writers of the best Political Internship 1! ing is "a matter to be decided at a phoor: later date. " Offered Pa. Student The Trustees of The James A. New Dorm Opens In Fall Finnegan Memorial Fellowship The construction of the new men 's Fund announce the first annual dormitory, New North Hall, has competition for six weeks' intern - been delayed by changes being The English, Social Studies, Sci- ship in a suitable governmental or made in the heating system. The ence Education and Speech Educa- political office at a weekly stipend building will not be available for tion departments are offering new of $100. student use until September, 1960, courses in their specific fields this Any Pennsylvania student enroll- but again the opening date of the semester . ed in an accredited college or uni- building will be determined at a The State Council of Education versity, or any non-resident student later time. has approved lor certification new enrolled in an accredited Pennsylareas of study in earth and space vania college or university, who is Dorm Will House 200 science. Geology will be offered by interested in making a career of Mr . Sterling, and Mr . Adams will work in politics or government, is The dormitory will house 200 college men. The Dean of Men will introduce a course in physiography. eligible. occupy an apartment in North Hall. These credits may be used for earth The internship will be served dur- Special features included in the layand space science certification. period from June to Decem- out of the dorm are: a large lobby Dr. Kendall will be teaching ing the I960, with the exact dates to or lounge, a recreation room conmicrobiology and the methods of ber, set as mutually agreeable to the taining pool tables and ping-pong producing slides to prospective biol- be awardee and to the Trustees of the tables, a snack bar and kitchen, a ogy teachers. suite of offices , and a lobby on each Dr. Russell will introduce his Fund. Closing date for applications Is floor. Each room has a window with classes to American Literature, and a sequel to play production, play March 1, 1960, with the award to be Venetian blinds. The rooms have direction , will be offered by Mr. made March 26, 1960. The winnqr hard rock maple twin beds, two will be determined on the basis of desks, matching chairs, lounge Cope and Miss Homrighous. background , constructive chairs, a bureau , and built-in closets academic A new course In industrial relations will bo given by Dr. Thoenen, participation in extra-curricular ac- with folding doors. This study wfil include the relation tivities, and demonstrated aptitude The new classroom building and for a career in government or pol- the men 's dormitory will provide inbetween labor and management. itics, creased facilities for the expanding Full information and application enrollment of Bloomsburg State The Olympian , Bloomsburg may be obtained by writing College. State College's literary maga- forms Finnegan Memorial to: James zine, will go on sale on or about Fellowship A. Fund, 510 North Third March 6. 1960, at the price of Street. Harrlsburcr. Pa. BSC will go over the top fifty cents per copy . This years edition will include Dr. Allen Lee plans to introduce lit Its Bloodmobile drive some excellent literary works by a modern social studies course, comstudents such as Marie Stanell , parative government. Emphasis will If ono out of six donates. Dave Laubach , Jim Smith and be placed on the changes in EuroVOLUNTEER, NOW ! others . pean and African government In recent deca des , M&G Sponsors New Cheer Contest; FS4 * T M .... .1 /" I 11 * ^. —. ^-. — — A* . - _ _ ' l1- .L _ _1_ 1 _ — J „ -_ ~ w»- ARC Bloodmobile Schedules Visit Course Offerings For 2nd Semester Seventy-nine members of the Class of 1960 were awarded the Bachelor of Science degree in Education during the annual mid-year commencement exercises held at Bloomsburg State College on Thursday, January 28, 1960. The commencement convocation was held in Carver Auditorium at 2:00 p.m. Dr. Howard E. Row, Assistant Superintendent of the State Department of Public Instruction, Delaware, presented an address "You Can Be Better Than Soviet Teacher's!!" Dr. Row has served sixteen years as a teacher, consultant, and research worker in education. For three years, he was a Field Consultant for the Citizen ship Education Project of Columbia University, was Executive Secretary of the Delaware State Education AssociaSeven Student Teachers tion , and has held his present post since 1955. He was one of a group Assigned to State School of thirty school administrators who Bloomsburg State College is the returned recently from twenty days first college or university to start a of intensive study and observation Soviet Union. full-scale student teaching program of schools in theHilgar, senior class Mr. Norman at the Selinsgrove State School, the seniors to Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. During advisor, presented Dean of Instruction. the second semester four student John A. Hoch, A. Andruss, President Harvey Dr. correction teachers in the speech decurriculum and three in the field of of the college, conferredto the seniors grees, and made awards the education for the mentally refor outstanding service and tarded will spend nine weeks at the honored performance in college activities state school. at Blooms^ during their four Mary Jane Mellon was the first burg. James Peck,years President of the student teacher from Bloomsburg Class of 1960, began the program to student teach at Selinsgrove. a reading from the Scriptures. Judith Witmyer spent the second with Mr. Nelson Miller and Mr. Howard nine weeks at the school. Both of Fenstemaker of the college faculty the girls did their student teaching served as Director of Music and in the field of special education for Organist, respectively. the mentally retarded. Penn State Following is a list of the 1960 JanUniversity was the first to send a uary Graduating Class: student teacher to the school. Constance Adams, Aristiae AaeiIn the future, plans are being izzi, William Algatt, Marcia Bailey, made to give all students in the field Mary Rose Barechio, John Benfer, of special education a chance to stu- Doris Berge , William Henry Condent teach nine weeks at the state rad, Daniel Cortazzo, Teddy Crouse, school and nine weeks in a public Russell Davies, Harry Dickinson, school situation. One of the features Margaret Dragna, and Gerald Elof student teaching is that the stu- tringham, Jean Fenstermacher. dent teachers have an opportunity Edward Flanagan, Randall Fox, of taking part in the staff evalu- Harold Giacomini, Carol Greene, ations and conferences with the Betty Jane Gregory, Phyllis Hendoctor s, psychologists, nurses, and ninger, Barbara Haynes, Donald work therapists. Herring, Robert Hess, John Huda, At Selinsgrove State School, there Charles Housenick, Theodore Jarare 2100 individuals from three to rett, Joanne DeBrava Jones, John eighty-four years of age. Nine hun- Jordan, Molly Keiner Kashner. dred take part in the educational Sandra Kashner, Dale Krothe, program and one-hundred fifty take Janice Jones Kulp, Paul Kunkel, part in a full scale elementary Nancy Lou Lasser, John Laubach, school program. The people are Larue Lawton, Joseph Leonardo, grouped homogeneously according Guido Lisello, Helen Rishel Mader, to age, ability, and interests. Paul Manko, Marie Martz, Mary Mellon, Victor Miller, William Miller, Madlyn Moran, Donald Morgan. Lorraine Morlock, Jerome Natishan, Walter Meary, Dolores Panzitta, Robert Perry, Robert Price, Helen Reiff , Mae Reiner, Robert Reisser, Herbert Rosenberger, Ann THE PRESIDE NT : Sacks, Dean Schaffer, Joan SchuyIt is expected that the faculty of ler, John Seamon, Joyce Shirk, Bloomsburg State College will be Martha Sofranko, Richard Staber. increased to 100 members within Joseph Stancato, John Strausser , the next semester. With the tre- Joseph Swatski, Ray Thayer, Lawrmendous increase in the student ence Troutman, Raymond Trudnak, body, the college is now considering Gordon Trumbower, Mary Lou the appointment, of a Dean of Stu- Wagner, Elizabeth Walinchus, Judy dent Affairs. This appointment will Witmyer, Edward Woj ciechowski, not be made, however, until after Donald Wright, Richard Wydoski, the report of the Middle States Lorraine Yeager, and Myron ZawoiCommittee. This office would be co- ski. ordinated with the Dean of Instruction. It has been recommended that Michael E. Flanagan, of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, be appointed Assistant Professor ot health and physical The Social and Recreation Comeducation. Mr. Flanagan is thirty- mittee reports activities for the seven years old and, before coming first semester. Beginning the colto Bellefonte, has had eleven and a lege year was the Freshman Recephalf years of teaching experience in tion and Dance, followed a j am the high schools of DuBois and Cur- session, and a MoonglowbyDance. wensville. were also responsible for the Mr. Flanagan holds a Bachelor of They Halloween Dance, Game Night, Science degree from Lock Haven, bowling, three movies, a Christmas has attended Springfield College, tea, and the ever-popular WednesSpringfield , Mass., one semester, day night dances, along with their ffnd holds the degree of Master of biggest accomplishment, the Louis Education from the Pennsylvania Armstrong Concert. State University. This is a perman/ ent appointment, since the increase Second Someator Planned In the enrollment will make necessary the addition of a member to Their schedule for next semester our physical education staff for the should prove to be equally as active. year beginning September, 1960. Among the activities scheduled for the forthcoming semester are: an DEAN OF INSTRUCTION: April Fool Dance, Open House SatWork is being completed for a re- urday afternoons in Centennial port to the visitation committee of Gym , bowling, Wednesday night . the Middle States Association. The dances, movies, severa l Bermuda ed uca tiona l committee members of d ances , and the possibility of, a Bothe college are Dr. Fike, Mr. Royce hemian Dance and a Monte 'Carlo ( Continued on page 4) Night if the budget permits. Selinsgrove Site For New Program FROM THE OFFICE OF . . Louie Highlights Soc* Rec* Season ;» , .- i :. ii ); i' > . i - ¦¦¦¦ ' • • • . . ¦ MAj ROON a^ : GdjLB;: ! * > :' ^ ^ ^ ^ SANDRA MOORE —- Ec/i/o r RICHARD OENNEN — Business Mgr. ROBERT STEINHART—Advertising Mgr. MARIE STANELL — Art Editor TOM GLATSKY — Sports Editor CARL STANISTSKY — Sports Editor ELMER MOWEgY — News Editor RICHARD LLOYD — Circulation Mgr. PAT APPEL — Secretary MARIANNE SHUTOVICH—Feature Ed. JOE RADO — Photo grapher DR. CECIL SERONSY — Advisor Editorial Board Elmer Mowery, Mary Francis Downey, Harry Cole, John Polaschik Feature Writers Don Morgan, Nikki Scheno, Robin Folmsbee, Lydia Gobbi, Dave Laubach, Jim Smith. Sporfs Conrad Stanitski,Jim Bray, Wa yne Morrissey, Frank Crenetti .' Circulation Carol DelVeccio,Nelson Swartz ,Darleen Rudolph, Betty Brooker , Margie Bower, Rosemary Tolerico Art Carol Stinson,Joe Patterson ,John Lupovsky, Paul Bingaman Typ is ts * Sally Creasy, Mary Redman,Linn Mackamer,Penny Harvey, Ellie Craigle,Phyllis De Angelo, Linda Schmidt ,Cleo Saviolis, Kathy Nebus,Barbara Gregg, Barr ie Iveson News George Opilla, Sally Creasy, Sylvia Marcheski,Judith Beaumont,Barbara Schafer , Judith Wolf , W anda Kline, Frank Bendinsky, Lolly Niehoff,Jean Hack,Clio Mowery, Pat Dunnigan, Macylfc Phillips,Marian Huttenstine,Terry Rakus,Bernadine Search, Elaine Chute,Carol Bowman,Janet Conroy, Clair Hummer Photographers Ted Oakey, Robert Bogdanski GIVE A PINT OF LIFE The Bloodmobile is scheduled to visit the BSC campus next month. The Blood Campaign Committee has realistically set a goal for this visit of 250 pints to be donated. To date the list of donors falls far below this mark] It is disheartening that a college with an enrollment of approximately 1600 students plus faculty members and a large noninstructional staff can't be counted on to give at least 500 pints of "life." The excuses given by students as reasons for not donating blood show ignorance and a lack of understanding on their part. Those most often offered are : 1. I need my blood; I don't have enough of my own. 2. I have only alcohol in my veins. I'm running 50 proof now. 3. I couldn't stand to see that blood coming out of my arm. 4. I'd faint. 5. I'd get weak and probably would be sick for the rest of the year. 6. I'm flunking out this semester. When you stop to consider the number of people who have donated blood in the past and have suffered no ill effects, most of these excuses seem ridiculous and groundless. Since the donor's blood is checked by a doctor before it is accepted, it seems rather doubtful that our college would have any casualties resulting from blood donationsj The main advantage of donating blood, as people who have received it in the time of an emergency realize, overshadows the many arguments against making a donation. Anyone who donates receives a credit card , enabling him or any member of his family to get blood without charge whenever it is needed. ( Perhaps the students and faculty should seriously reconsider their negative answers and help to put the Blood Campaign at Bloomsburg far over the "realistic" goal of 250 pints. j A Note to Graduating Seniors (From a Fellow Classmate and Friend) Tilt well, oh budding pedagouges Against the ever present windmill of the reluctant mind. • And the quest will never be foolish or ill advised or Hopeless unless you make it so. May you never become stalled in the ruts of indifference And intellectual dishonesty in which So many of your predecessors reside along side their paycheck. But perhaps you may be the idealist who finally gets Ignorance into a corner and applies the finishing blow. It is the mind, it is the mind, oh thou my countrymen. What greater task than the preservation and creation of ideas ? 79 marching feet. Tilt well! Dave Laubach The COMMUTERS by Nikki and Robin Happy Mid-Year! Well, h alf t he battle is over, and for us the most important half — student teaching. As we mentioned before, we shall be glad to get back to civilization and see everyone again, but we really are going to miss "our kids." We shall especially miss our 8th grade student who wrote -her final in English in beatnik language. She was to write a thank-you note as part of the exam and it read: " 'Daddy-O' Thanks loads for the cool coat you gave me for B-Day." Our reply to this "kookie " was: "Slick-chick You used, the wrong script." In cidentally, she isn't passing the course. We are going to miss those Practicum classes every Tuesday night and the easy (?) tests which were given in preparation for our admittance to the bar association. We know more about school law than the 15 men who wrote the school code. It sure is going to be nice to get up in the morning and see daylight again. This commuting 40 miles every day made us think we were in Alaska experiencing the Northern Lights. Guess we'll have to get back to studying again although this semester is quite easy. Our schedule: American Government , History of U.S. and Pa. II, Microbiology, meterology, ecology, and arranging isj. j u i i u j j ^Jdixa J .. Before we forget, we should like to express our sincerest wishes to the January grads. Someone once said that the hardest thing for some people to say in 25 words or less is "good-bye." Guess that's us 'cause we are going to miss you. A special good-bye to Jack Jordon, Teddy Crouse, Bill Algatt, Sandy Martelli, Molly Kashner, Peggy Dragna , B. J. Gregory, Mary Rose, M&rcia Bailey and everyone else. Those graduation bells are breaking up that old car-pool of mine. Rumor has it that a parking lot is to be constructed on the roof of the new boys' dorm. Too bad it's j ust a rumor; it would be great. "Orchids of the Month" to the basketball team for the fine way they played against Kings and Mansfield. We won 16 cokes as a result of the two games. You 've heard of "Black Tuesday " in the days of King Arthur — seems as though a few local commuters, in itials, Joyce Redclift and Kay Kerlish , are experiencing "Black Thursday." For the past two weeks they have had a flat tire on their way home. We would like to mention that Joyce and Kay are so proficient in fixing flat tires they have decided to get a summer j ob at Housenick's. We 'll sign off reminding you to sign up to donate a pint of blood on February 11, Centennial Gym. ROBIN & NIKKI Letters . . to the Editor Tuesday afternoon, January 17, in convo, I had the opportunity to hear two extremes in ;ihe subject of culture. My dictionary defines culture as "the development of the mind or body by education , etc." I must say that I am thoroughly confused about the stand which the students at BSC take one the subject . First, Dr, Andruss spoke about the change in the name of the College. It is only the name that has been changed , but , in all probability, the College will expand into the realm of liberal arts. BSC will then be more capable of producing better rounded citizens. Thus the definition , "... development of the mind , .. by education." The audience seemed well pleased with this in- ¦ : ¦ ¦¦ ¦ °rs v '. : ¦ ¦¦ ' . ;. . ' i ' ¦ ¦ ¦ National AssQciMpii .fflqnaijSrBSC Boet . ;. : J?i- . . I > • ¦ ¦ Dale Gardner, a Junidr eiirolleaih the business curriculqm, has been , honored by having his poem accepted by the NatK>iial!^ HHHBI | team absorbed a 95-65 drub- ____WBK Mansfield bing at say wereState Col- ¦H^^^^^ HH' lege. outplayed we To Wb3£BB____ \ would be putting it subtly. The ^Hhh| 1H^| HHnBH tactics used by the Mansfield the game who a bad impression on ^_MKmmS m team left those witnessed MHM^WBj^H and left an even greater mark MHiPM on the players (in their stom- gH^KM^vlll^B s