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Editorials
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Plan 9th Annual Mr* William Hain, in Jo int Concert
Frank Kocher to Council to Attend
Commerce Contest With Jean Tennyson, Thrills Audience Edit 1940 Obiter New York Conclave
Student Committees Named for
Event Scheduled on
A pri l 29 , M ay 6

Re-enactment of Play
Given in 1911 Brings
Memories to Nelson

Last Course on Entert ainment Ben Hancock Named Business Fourteenth Annual Meeting Is
Scheduled for Marck 30" ,
Manager in Elections
Series Proves One of
In New York City
Last Friday
Season's Best

Committees and committee-chairThe j oint recital given by Miss Jean
men have been appointed for the
operatic soprano, and Mr.
Tennyson,
ninth annual commercial contest to The Morning Press, daily newsbe held on the campus of the Blooms- paper of the town of Bloomsbuig, Willia m Hain , t enor, as the last in
burg State Teachers College on April carried this article one day last week : the entertainment series, proved to
29 and May 6 of this year.
"Yesterday morning Dr. E. H. Nel- be one of the best on the artist course
The committees and chairmen fol- son , athletic director at the Blooms- in some years. Mr. Hain , wit h a voice
low:
burg State Teachers College, sat of wonderful timbre that could run
Stencil , Anna Orner; Registration, down to breakfast, picked up the the gamut of tone and volume, litCatherine Oplinger; Test Results, Morning Press, and glanced at the erally "stole the show." The excellLeonard Barlik; Publicity, Clayton articles on the front page. One ent quality of his voice remained the
Hinkel ; Hospitality, Jane Oswald; article attracted his attention—it was same, in spite of the considerable
Accomodations for Girls, Donnabelle the article stating that the Blooms- range of volume in his songs.
Miss Tennyson, a lyric soprano,
Smith; Accomodations for Boys, Rob- burg College Players were to present
ert Borneman; Placement, Walter a play, "The Romancers," by Rostand, has been called: the most beautiful
woman in opera, and does deserve a
Lash; Supervision of Bookkeeping, that evening.
Robert Kantner; Grading of BookNow Dr. Nelson has a remarkable compliment on her looks. She did her
keeping, Willard Christian; Supervi- memory ; naturally a long forgotten best work in duo-performance with
sion of Law, Mary Johnson ; Grading incident was very faintly brought to Mr. Hain. The spirit uals and sacred
of Law, Melva Carl ; Supervision of memory by a tantalizing neurotomic songs done by Mr. Hain brings to
Mathematics, Harold Coblentz; Grad- activity in the cerebrum. Concen- mind the fact that he began his
ing of Mathematics, William Yatcs; trating all his faculties, the confusion career as a choir boy at thG aga of
Supervision of Shorthand , Ben Stadt; was completely dispelled. Leaving a eigh t, and for several years sang in
Grading of Shorthand , Theodore Par- delectable breakfast, Dr. Nelson choirs in the New York area, consell ; Supervision of Typewriting, Roy rushed to find his scrapbook. Hur- tinuing as soloist even after he began
Evans ; Grading of Typewriting, Rob- riedly paging through the book he the serious study of music. He won
ert Lewis.
came upon an old program which he several contests on the radio, and
had saved from the time when he has sung in opera, where he has
was an undergraduate at the Blooms- appeared with Grace Moore. He has
How to Get Grades
Durg .Literary institute ana btats also had several famous radio proof his own.
Subject of Unique , Normal School in the year 1911. Im- grams
Miss
Tennyson, who has been achis surprise to find that exn ily
Interesting Book agine
twenty-eight years ago to the day, claimed in Europe, is best known for
March 16, 1911 , he had played one of her impressive triumphs in the HollyAn interesting bit of workmanship the leading roles in that same play. wood Bowl, where she broke all atin the field of published material has It had been presented at that time tendance records.*- 'She will return
recently appeared , bearing the signi- at the Bloomsburg High School by there this summer.
fican t title of "The Psychology of the Calliepian Literary Society. Dr.
The program as a whole was very
Getting Grades." The author is an- Nelson portrayed Bergamin, who plot- delightful, not too heavy, and with
onymous.
j
ted with Pasquinot to have his (Ber- ust the right balance to retain the
The little book was written by a gamin 's) son, Percinet, marry Pas- interest of the audience throughout
the whole recital.
person who made Phi Beta Kappa and quinot's daughter, Sylvette. "
The program follows :
got an M. A. Degree in Psychology
"While talking to several underPROGRAM
words—
without—to use his own
graduates in his office later in the
studying more than the average stu- day Dr. Nelson became reminiscent of Le Reve (from Manon) .. Massenet
Caesar-Cui
dent. It has chapters on such phases the days of 1911. Speaking of the . La Statue
Bright is the ring of Words Williams
of grade-getting as Selection of Cour- Calliepian Literary Society he
said,
Tysen
ses, Choosing Professors, Impressing '"There was a really accomplished Sea Moods
Mr. Hain
the Profs, Selective Reciting, Hit t i n g group of dramatists. Do you see the
Songs My Mother Taught Me
Exams, and Grade-Getting Ability. motto on the wall behind
me? . . it
Dvorak
One bit of information to be glean- means 'Excellency or Nothing. 1 We
Morgen
Strauss
ed from the book is that grade- staged plays that had audiences spellgetting ability does not correlate with bound . . they talked about our plays Jewel Song ( from Faust) .. Gounod
Miss Tennyson
intelligence. One third of those who for months. As for those Philo's"
( from La Traviata
Parigi
o
cara
fail in college have above-average in- (the arch rivals of the Callies during
Verdi
telligence, and one-third of those who those years ) (these were members of
succeed have below-average intelli- the Philologian Literary Society ) Vogliateme bene ( from Madame Butterfly)
Puccini
gence. Several definitions are given '"they didn 't rate at all. The Philo 's
Miss
Tennyson
and
Mr.
Hain
for this ability, on being social in- consisted of Howard Fenstemaker
Intermission
telligence—or ability to handle people and his gang, but we had no trouble
and get them to do what you want. putting them in their place. Ah, me! The Sleep that Flits on Baby 's Eyes
Carpenter
Another is called cooperation , or abil- Those were the days."
Caro,
caro
el
mio
bambin
.
Guarnieri
,
ity to please the other fellow. Also
And here we thought the long- Le Printemps
Rachmaninoff
those who have the most "It" get standing
Miss Tennyson
the highest grades in proportion to the Philofeud between the Callies and
's
was
dead
these
many
Nobody
Knows
the Trouble I've Seen
what they know. One reason that
years.
..
Arr.
by
J.
Rosamond Johnson
get
better
grades
girls, as a rule,
Among those who appeared in the Wer you there ?
than boys in high school and early
Arr. by Charles F. Manney
college is that for centuries women cast of the 1911 production , Dr. Nelson
recalled,
were
Dr.
Oh
When
I get to Heaven
Frank
Dennis,
have had to know how to please,
now superintendent of the WilkesArr. by Charles F. Manney
especially the men.
Barre public schools; John Bakeless,
Mr. Hain
The book recommends choosing a
(
few many-hour courses rather than author located in New York City; Ce n 'est pas le jo ur from Romeo and
Abe
Sherrldan
,
Juliet)
well
known
athlete
Gounod
in
many lesser ones, Your attention ,
his
day
;
George
Miss
Tennyson
and
Mr.
Hain
Wltnor,
of
Wichita
,
then , is not so divided, It also reBrooks Smith at tho Piano
commends choosing a professor who Kansas, and Dr. Nelson.
has had much experience, and who second to go over It briefly and
FACULTY PARTY IS
is teaching for the sake of teaching, then get a good sleep.
LISTED FOR TUESDAY
nnd not as a stepping-stone to other
Another point he brings out is
fields.
selective reciting. Here ho advises
On Tuesday evening, March 28, at
Tho author suggests cramming for learning the habits of your professor
n tost with a good student who has and varying your tactics accordingly. six-thirty P.M., tho annual Faculty
organized tho material somewhat. It Look intelligent and eager when you Party will bo held at Hotel Berwick,
will help hath tho poor nnd tho good want to recite, and mako yoursolf as and will be in honor of Doctor and
Htiidoiit. It advises spreading cram- inconspicuous as possible when you Mrs. Haas. The party Is hold by tho
ming over two nights—tho first night have not read your lesson. Never members of tho faculty and admin.
Istrativo officials,
to ronlly organlzo tho material ; the say, "I don 't know. "

In the Obiter elections held last
Friday, the Junior class selected
Frank Kocher, Junior Secondary, to
edit the yearbook next year. Ben
Hancock, Junior Elementary, was
chosen business manager. Four candidates had been nominated for the
posts at an earlier meeting. These
were: Frank Kocher and Leonard
Stout, for Editor, and Ben Hancock
and Bud Smith, for business manager. Elections had been held previously to this one, but a tie* vote
resulted in one of the positions and
necessitated another vote.

Election for Editor
To Be Held this Week
Elections for editor of the Maroon
and Gold, newspaper of the State
Teachers College at Bloomsburg, will
be held in the near future. The
editorials written by the candidates
are published elsewhere in this paper,
and should be read by the entire
student body, >vho will judge by the
merit of the writing who is best
fitted to fill the position. The topic
of the editorials is the question
"What is the purpose of a newspaper
in a Teachers College?", and the
manner in which the question is
answered should also figure in the
voting. The entire student body will
vote in this election, and everyone
should vote, since all should have a
definite interest in the publication.

Calendar
March 28—Faculty Banquet
March 30-31—Eastern States Association Professional Schools for
Teachers
April 6—Easter Recess Begins—12M
April 11—Easter Recess Ends—12M.
April 12—Election of C.G.A. Officers
April 15—Freshman Hop
April 22—Track—E. Stroudsburg—H.
April 26—Nominations for Class Officers, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, and Council Representatives
April 28—He-She Party
April 28—Penn Relays
April 29—Commercial Contest—Class
A. (A.M.)
April 29—Penn Relays

FACULTY MEMBERS HELP
COMPILE C. S. BULLETIN
The Unemployment Board of Review has outlined its policy in selecting personnel by a bulletin titled
"One Year of Civil Service." The
copy of the Civil Service Section of
t h e Unemployment Compensation
Law is followed by a detailed description of the administration and
scoring of examinations as well as
interviewing procedures used to select
employees among 73,612 applicants.
Among the committee named in
the back of the bulletin is the name
of Denn Harvey A. Andruss, State
Teachers College, Bloomsburg, Fa.,
who wtis a member of the Advisory
Committee on Examinations and the
Committee on Formulating Tests.
Dean Andruss was aided by several
mombors of the college faculty who,

On Thursday, March 30, the Student Council and several.''tither members of the college community will
j ourney to New York to attend the
fourteenth annual spring conference
of the Eastern-States Association of
Professional Schools for Teachers.
This is the second year that Bloomsburg has sent a delegation to this
convention which is being held in the
Hotel Pennsylvania.
A varied program has been ar ranged beginning Thursday evening with
an Administrative - Faculty Dinner
meeting. This year Bloomsburg will
be well represented in the discussion
groups as Florence Stefanski, Ray
McBride, and William Wertz have
been selected to act as members of
various panel discussion groups. One
of the "high-lights" of the conference
will be the student-faculty banquet
and dance which will be held on Friday evening. The address will be
delivered by Dr. Fred W. Ingrolstadt, World Traveler, Radio Comment ator , Authority on International
Relations, and Director of the Town
Hall in Europe.
The discussion groups are varied
and of wide scope including such
topics as: Student Participation in
College Programs, Educational Programs to Tomorrow, and Contemporary World Affairs in Relation to
Education. The membership of the
Association consists of colleges from
eleven states and the District of
Columbia, and they are working hard
"to promote acquaintance and common understanding among student
groups, faculty and students, and
faculty and the public in general."

(
College Spellers
Come Out on Top
In the intercollegiate spelling contest sponsored by WKOK, the broadcasting station at S u n b u r y , Pa.,
Bloomsburg State Teachers College's
representatives spelled themselves to
victory over the teams of Susquehanna, which finished second, and Bucknell, third place finalist.
Forty-two words were given to the
two contestants from each college.
Both Bloomsburg students, Joyce
Dessen, Junior Commercial from
Hazleton , and Frank Kochor, Junior
Secondary, from Espy, finished with
perfect scores, getting all forty-two
correct. The entrants from Susquchanna finished with thirty-eight correct and four incorrect , while BucUnell had thirty-six and six.
The entries from Bloomsburg were
selected in a series of eliminations
staged at the college in tho form of
the old-fashioned spelling bee.
by reason of their experience in constructing tests for the annual commercial contest, were able to complete nine of the group of fourteen
tests which were the first group administered to applicants in August,
;
1937.
Employees in tho Unemployment
Compensation Board of Review of tho
Dopnrtmont of Labor and Industry
wore nmong the first selected by
civil service mothods. ¦

jUIaroon anb <§oto

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STAFF
Editor-in-Chief
lien K. Hancock
Managing Editor
JunnU Tewlsbury
Assoclutc Editor
Kurtha KravitskI
News EdltorH
Joyce Dchhrii, Ruth Dugun
Literary Editor
Paul Kokitas
SportB Edltom
Bud Smith , Thomna North ,
Jack Remltty
Girls Sports Editor
Arleno SwincKtmrg
Exchange Editor
Vera Sheridan
Fcat uri' Kclitoi-H .. Itornlcu lllaluc , Helen Powell
Josppli S'Angelo,
Circulation Editor
Tony I,ul><>r<>»kl.
Typla ts
Helen Brady, Phyllis Wagner
Reporters
Helen ltnidy, I'li .v Hs Wagner,
Muriel lUiinnl , Hob Mi nor , Clifton Wright ,
Harold Tomlinson, Howard ICciiHtcinnker ,
I

Myers, Lii wrence Koltz.
fa culty Advisors—1'cnrl Mason , .Ethel Shaw,
Samuel \VIInon.

CApril ; fool?

BQ OKS

AND

A short story is a brief narrative
in prose. We often read stories that
are soon forgotten. It takes the
master in any field to create an impression that remains a long time.
In the short story field there are five
writers who stand out most prominently. They are Anton Chekhov,
a Russian ; Guy De Maupassant , a
Frenchman; Rudyard Kipling; an
Englishman ; Edgar Allan Poe and O.
Henry, Americans. This column considers Chekhov the greatest.
Anton Chekhov was born in 1860
and died in 1904. Sadness and hopelessness fill the pages of his stories.
The humble characters not the aristocrats were the people he portrayed.
While reading Chekhov, one feels
as though he is observing a series
of photographs taken from real life.
His most outstanding story, "The
Bet," provokes as much thought and
feeling as does many of the greatest
of novels.
Guy De Maupassant, 1850-1893, was
a revealer of a strange pessimistic
outlook on Itfe. Of the hundreds of
stories he wrote, less than two dozen
of them can be classed among the
works of real literary perfection.
The largest number of them carry
a risque element, which has undoubtedly been the chief reason for
the author's long popularity. Thirteen of his best stories are found
in a book titled "The Odd Number."
"The Necklace" is considered his
best work.
Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, India , in 1865. He brought into
the open much of the unknown India. English soldiers, civilians, native
men and woman, rains, fevers , and
cholera were subjects he wrote about.
"The Man Who Would be King " is
his most finished story.
O. Henry, 1862-1910, was the master of the surprise-ending in the short
story. Ho had been a pharmacist ,
cowboy, clerk , cartoonist. Comedy

Why the term fool should, be more
appropriate to the month of April
is more than we can understand.
•A fool is a fool regardless of the
time or place. But of all the varieties
of fools , April or otherwise, the most
pitiable is the one who fools himself.
And in a time when the world's
atmosphere is peculiarly full off.bunk• and young people are liable, through
inexperience, to take for gospel any
kind of dope, it. behooves us to keep
our eyes open and not to fill our
minds with crooked thinking.
In a world torn with conflicting
ideals , and permeated with a thousand different isms, we who are about
to go out into the world to teach
youth , are under a grave responsibility. It is our duty to see things
straight, and to put them in their
proper perspective. We who can see
and reason, and we must, are obligated to help those who cannot.
Let us then relegate the appellat ion 'Fool' to no defiinite month or
period, but oust it entirely from our
Toll—part of a verb, as "I toll you
lives. Straight thinking and clear so."
logical reasoning can do it.
Defi nite—a compound of an adj ective, a conj unction , and a subje ct ,
COLLEGIATE MERRY-GO- as "The man is definite hampers him."
Sympathy—The Boston Sympathy
ROUND
Orchestra.
Stamp—Description of the weathArtie Shaw, newly-crowned "King er, as "Stamp outside."
of Sw ing, " together with his clarinet
* * ?
and fourteen musicians , was the atWhen tlie workers go on strike
traction at the Buckneil Senior Ball
at the dice factory, there are no
recently.
bones made about it.
** *
Charles Eagle Plume, young Indian
anthropologist and philosopher who
First reporter: "How did,you know
appeared hero last year, appea red at that the hostess sat on a tack?"
Slippery Rock State Teachers ColSecond reporter: "Oh , I just drew
it out of her. "
lege this week.
, ? ? •?
***
An editorial in tho newspaper of
Joe tolls of tlio girl who worked In West Virginia University denouncing
Hitler and Nazism drew a cableho dumb that sho didn't know
gram to the editor from Germany in
whether lettuce was a vegetable
or a proposition.
protest. The editor cabled back that
he was breaking off all relations with
* ? ?
Germany. In return came this reLizzie says, "You can lead a horse
ply— "The telegram is not very ori- to water, but try to find ono."
ginal. Nobody could expect that the
* Hi Hi
dripping-nosed offshoots of Babbits
Modern hubby : "VVoli darling,
who lust for war profits would deal
how did you not Junior Htartod
frivously with diplomatic relations
eating olJvo»?"
of two nations than do Jews asDitto wife : "Oh, It'H simple.
sembled around President Roosovolt.
I
started him on Martini's."
JiiHt
Prosit."
* * *
The editor answered : "Little things
Joe says, "A ball is a golf ball no
aro important to little men. You
take things too seriously over there! matter how you putt it."
? * *
A country that bans Mickey Mouse
Able:. "You , know, they sent
and Donald Duck obviously lacks
my dud away for exorcise."
humor—And if anyone should feel
Coille: "Ih that ho? Who
insulted , gentlemen, wo should; for
you? "
told
and
loast
civil,
our cablegram was at
Able: "My mom. She said
In nolther of your odltorlaus has tho
that dad was Hont up for a
tone been other than defamatory,
Htretoh,"
Wo—aro still laughing. "

AUTHORS
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and pathos run freely through his
works. Though the reader of O.
Henry expects a '/surprise ending"
seldom does he guess it. "The Furnished Room," is perhaps the author 's"
best work.
;
Edgar Allan Poe1, 1809-1989, was
a writer of the weird- and fantastic.
Man 's loneliness and his useless
struggle against are themes that poe wrote much
about. Though he was a great craftsman in his work, his stories carry no
moral t one , nothing that elevates the
reader. Reading Poe is like meeting
up with a strange and' unpleasant
experience. He leaves the reader uncomfortable.
Other lasting impressions from
literature :
The greatest novel, "War and
Peace ," by Leo Tolstoy.
The most melodious poem, "The
Cloud ," by Percy Bysse Shelley.
The most pensively meditative
poem, "Ode to a Nightingale," by
John Keats.
***

Milton reflected 16 years upon
the epic "Paradise Lost," before
he started work on it.
** *

Washington Irving was the firs t
American writer whose work was
looked upon abroad as a lasting contribution to literature. He won notice in four fields ; essay, short story,
biography, and history.

Hi

*

The Boston Sinfonietta will appear
here next year. The date has been
defi nitely set for September 22, and
although this seems early, it was the
only engagement available. This
group appeared here two years ago
and met with enthusiastic acclaim
from' the college community.
* * *
Rumors have (t that the artists
In the swing kingdom are getting
the once-over by the entertainment committee. Next year they
hope to have permission and opportunity to present one of the
famous bands to the student
body and college community as
part of the entertainment course.
* ? *

Earle Spicer, the baritone who
gave such fine renditions of the ballad, has notified the entertainment
committee that he will be available
next year. Mr. Spicer is one of the
artists who appeared here that the
college seemed interested in hearing
again.

* * *

Ethel Barrymore Colt, the actress who appeared here this
year with her cast in "End of
Summer" has been sued in Hollywood for $15,000, allegedly for
failing to return the ssript !)f a
play, "After the War," to the
author. The author, who is bringing suit, claims she lost an opportunity to sell the play for
$5000.
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.. iPoetrp ..
FRIEND

My fields are not too rich in grain .
My orchard trees are lean and few;
But , friend of mine, come once again,
Even their yield belongs to you!
The rooms within my house are small,
Their furnishings are not the best;
But , friend of mine, my home and all
It holds is your—come you and rest!
S.B.C.
* * *

MEN — WOMEN — SMOKES
Bad men want their women
To be like cigarettes.
Just so many,
All slender and trim
In a case,
Waiting in a row
To be selected,
Set aflame and
When their flame has died —
Discarded.
More fastidious Men
Prefer women like cigars.
These are more exclusive.
Look better

And last longer;
If the brand is good,
They are not given away.
Good Men treat women
Like pipes
And become more attached to them
The older they become!
When the flame is burned out
They still look after them,
Knock them gently
(B ut lovingly)
And care for them always—
No Man shares his pipe.

The vocal organizations of the col** *
lege , together with the entertain*
Thomas De Quincey, English
ment committee , are planning a reauthor, while a student at Oxcital for next year. It has been sugford , passed the written tests,
gested that they work up some orabut feared the oral tests so much
torio and invite guest artists to perthat he fled from the university
form the solo numbers. William
and never came back.
MERE WAKEFULNESS
Hain , who appeared here, March 24,
** *
Josh Billings: "Epitaff: Here lies and Eugene Connelly, tenor soloist There's satisf action in the simplest of
things :
John Ferguson, Esq., died with half with the' NBC" Symphony Orchestra,
a million less the Kingdom of Heav- have been mentioned as possibilities. The Sabbath stillness shattered by a
bird that sings . . .
en."
The evening meal blessed by a word
Polite Pointers
of grace . . . .
"Sweet benediction of rain against
my face"
Q. Is it correct to rest one's left
elbow on the table when eating with The icy starlight piercing midnight
gloom . . .
Girls who make spectacles of them- the right hand?
selves are usually easy on the eyes,
A
nickering
fire, the mists of pipe
A. No.
says Lizzie.
smoke
in
a room . . . .
Q. Is it permissable to sprinkle
The
mottled
sunlight
on the forest's
** *
foreign words throughout your letter
mossy floor
Coed A: "Here comes Howard. written in English?
He 's an awful flatterer. "
A. No. Use a foreign word only A polished knocker on a homely door
Coed B : "Why , did he say that when you can 't find an English equi- The brush of wester's on my fevered
lips
you were pretty?"
valent.
The
casual, friendly touch of fingerCoed A : "No, he said that you
Q. May an invitation , accept a n ce,
tips
....
were."
or regret be typewritten? •
The
lilting
message of an Irish tune
* * ?
A. No .
Marching clouds across a blinking
Q. If a man breaks a date with
Joe: "Why I* It that Mary
moon.
a girl should she say, "Oh , that' s a ll
goes nrounil with such an empty
righ t ?"
smile lately ?"
What power makes me see the beauA. No, unless she expects to bo
Moo : "She's waiting for her
ty of these things
busy tho next time he calls.
now teeth."
And wonder in the thought that
Q. May a man smoke whon he is
brings
** *
walking
on the street with a lady, Such wakefulness.
Nurse. "So you're in tho hospital
A. No .
Perhaps it's love.
for observation , eh?"
Patient: "Yen , I've heard about
you pretty nurses." '
ill

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MORE DAFFYNISHUNS
Banana Peel—Food article that
brings tho weight down.
Diplomat—Man who remembers a
woman's birthday, but not hor ago.
Etc.—Sign used to make others
think you know more than you do.
Man—The only animal that can bo
skinned moro than once.
Socialist—Man who has nothing
and wants to share it with you.
Tangerine—Looso-leaf orange.
Vacuum-^Nothing shut up in a
tube.
A project \s under way to form a
Union Plan for the joint hiring of
dance bands by cooperating colleges.
It Yms as Ha objective a reduction of
costs of collogo dances by offering
bands moro jobs at smaller rates.

BIOGRAPHY

A BIGAIL LONERGAN
"Abbio' 'was born in St. Louis,
Missouri on November 30, 1916—can
remember teasing her sister Peggy
about the "big, bad boogy-man "—lived in Detroit during the war—was
back in St. Louis for grade schoolmoved to Now York suddenly—only
had one day to pack and that was
Easter Sunday—moved to Berwick in
1932—likes school—her ambition has
always been to bo in commercial work
—favorite foods are bananna splits
and filled green poppers—lovos to
road "best sellers "—desires to boo tho
"blue waters of tho Modltorrlan "
somotimo in her life—thinks this
year's Obiter is going to bo an outstanding issue
WRRNAHD 1, ZIEGLEH
"Bornio " was born in Ashloy on
August 15, 1914—started to school

IN BRIEF

when he was five years old and was
such a "good boy" the teacher decided to keep him in firs t grade two
years—grade school was a "little too
much" for him and he started to play
"hookoy " in tho second grade—was
a high-school athlete—four years of
basketball and baseball and three of
football—wont to Alabama University for 2Va years—money got tight
and spent two years in Texas as an
oil hand—foil asleep along side of an
oil well j ust whon it "blow in" and
had to bo dragged out of danger—
camo East to see his mother and sho
talked him into coming to B.S.T.C.—
favorite food, deviled crabs—favorite
actress, Anita Loulso,
RUTH DUGAN
"Dugan " was born in Milton on
August 16, 1917 but moved to Mary(Continued on page 4)

Buchheit Trackmen Prepare for Opening of Season
Wrestling Gains
Hold in Colleges

Captains Tennis Team Basketball Awar ds
w

For 1939 Announ ced

Seven Receive Varsity Awards,
Twelve Get J. V. Honors

BILL STRAWINSKI

R acquetmen Face
Difficult Season
The tennis team of the college
faces a stiff fifteen game schedule
for the year, opening at Kutztown,
April 14. Coached by Dean John
Koch , the team will sport most of
last year's players, including Bill
Strawinski, who captained the squad
last year and is seeded first position;
Maclyn Smethers, Bob Hopkins, Edmund Villa, and Phil Snyder. Lloyd
Smith, a transfer student, and Ray
Spence will probably hold down varsity berths this year.
The schedule for the year follows:
April 14
Kutztown—Away
April 15
E. Stroudsburg—Away
April 21
Mansfield—Home
April 22
Indiana—Away
April 26
Millersville—Away
April 28
West Chester—Away
May 3
Susquehanna—Home
May 5
Bucknell—Away
Shippensburg—Away
May 6
Mansfield—Away
May 13
Susquehanna—Away
May 16
May 20
Lock Haven—Home
May 25
Bucknell—Home
Alumni—Home
May 27

Intra * Meets Are
Attracting Notice
As a preview to the forthcoming
spring sports program, Coach George
Buchheit has arranged for an Intramural Track Meet on Apri l 3 and
4, and an Interclass Meet April 14
and 15.
The Intramural meet , which will
be staged before Easter Vacation ,
will be open to all with the exception
of varsity lettermen. All boys who
think they might have any ability
at all, or would like to try their
luck in some track or field events,
should enter in the Intramural meet.
All boys who show promise in the
Intramural meet should be sure to
enter the Interclass meet, in which
tho varsity lottermen will compete.
Many aspirants have been working
out in the afternoon in an attempt
to get into good condition for the
meets. Anyone who wishes to participate in any of the events should
sign up on the cards in Coach Buchhelt's office. About 35 have indicated they are interested and this
number will probably bo doubled by
April 3. Fifteen events will be run
off. Thoy include : polo vault, shot
put , 100 yard dash , mile run , low
hurdles, high j ump, discuss, one-half
m ile run , 200 yard dash, high hurdles,
broad jump, Javelin, 440 yard dash,
two milo run , and a four lap relay.

According to a release from the
Bloomsburg State Teachers College
Athletic Committee, seven members
of the basketball squad will receiv e
varsity awards, and twelve, junior
varsity awards. Those boys getting
varsity awards are: Sterling Banta,
Luzerne ; Eddie Balchunas, Shamokin; Dan Bonham, Forty Fort; Andy
Giermak, Edwardsville; William Kerchusky, Ringtown ; Maclyn Smethers,
Berwick; and Joseph Wesley, Luzerne. Jay-vee awards will go to:
Steve Bevilacqua, Berwick; Ray Bowers, Ralph Crocomo, Hazleton ; Stuart
Edwards, Edwardsville; T h o m a s
Grow , Ringtown ; Robert Luckenbill,
Freeland; Lloyd Smith, Harrisburg ;
Frank Valente, Hazleton; Chalmers
Wenrich, Harrisburg ; Robert Watkins , Numidia; Stuart Yorks, Trucksville ; Robert Zimmerman , N uremberg. Dean Harpe, of Tunkhannock,
will receive the managers award.

Woytovich Dro ps One
Match in Seven Years
Captains College Team for Past
Three Years

With the curtain rung down on
wrestling for the current year, a
short review of the season seems in
order. Wrestling is rapidly being recognized the country over as a coming sport since it lends itself so
admirably to the winter season, and
is now the fastest growing interscholastic sport. Bloomsburg is making a fine move in adopting wrestling as part of its sport schedule,
and can gain an advantage in so doing. Wrestling was made a letter
sport this year, and this, coupled with
the fact that it will be put on an
intercollegiate basis next year, will
attract many more aspirants to the
mats. At present about four of the
State Teachers Colleges have wrestling teams, with prospects very bright
in most of the rest for the inclusion
of this sport.
The team this year was handled by
Ken Horner , able coach at Shamokin
High School. Mr. Horner is well
known for his work in this line at
Shamokin, for quite a f ew of his
proteges have made names for themselves in collegiate c o m p e t i t i o n ,
among them several who have been
in Olympic finals, and one who ju st
this week finished runner-up for the
national championship, losing to a
man from Oklahoma A. & M., recognized leaders in the mat game. A
vote of thanks is certainly due Coach
Horner for his efforts, since all his
work here was done merely to help
the sport get started; he received
no remuneration for his services,
other than expenses, and his work
here was in addition to his teaching
and coaching at home.

Huskies Get National
Recognition by
Spaulding
The track squad, now busy preparing for a full schedule this spring,
has set for its 1939 objective another
State Teachers College Champion?ship. This will be a stern task for
Coach Buchheit and his team, air
though many believe that they are'
strong enough to successfully defend
the title which they have won during ,
the last two years.
As a result of its sterling accomplishments during the past two sear
sons the team has been recognized
in the Spaulding Official Quide for
Track. The last two publications
have included group pictures of the
Huskies, and the records established
at the annual State Teachers College
Track Meet.
Captain Frank Van Devender placed first in the 220 and 120 yard high
hurdles and the 220 yard low hurdles, and was the highest individual
scorer in the meet, with 15 points.
Dan Kemple won the mile run, Kenneth Hippensteel took first place in
the two mile, Cecil Stover, who Is no
longer in college, won the high j ump
and placed third in the 220. Ed Mulhern placed third in the 220 and the
440 ; Stan Zelesky finished second in
the 440 and third in the half mile;
Robert Parker finished third in the
mile; Dan Karnes, third in the two
mile. The Huskies won six of the
fifteen events and scored a total of
55 points.
Of the eight men who scored points
in the championship meet, seven are
back to attempt to better their records. Track is Bloomsburg's only
championship team and deserves the
support of the student body.

Walter Woytovich, the man responsible for wrestling being instituted at
Bloomsburg State Teachers College ,
lost only one match in seven years
of scholastic competition. That match
was the one this year at Brooklyn ,
against the Polytechnic Institute
the r e, when Woytovich w r e s t l e d
against the advice of Coach Homer.
Woytovich, in bed with the grippe
for a week preceding the match, left
his bed to make the trip. He pinned
his mart several" tfme § but laekfc.-l
the strength to keep him there the
Heads College Nine required number of seconds.
Walt started wrestling his sophomore year in high school under the
tutelage of Coach Ken Homer. This
year he won the intramural crown in
the 105 pound class. For the ne>.t
two years he wrestled in the 118
pound class on the varsity team, and
won every engagement. In his first
year at Bloomsburg he aroused
enough interest in the sport to form
an intramural schedule, and this
year wrestled in the 126 pound class,
now the 128 pound class. In his
sophomore year Walt met three opponents, the following year four, and
triumphed over all of them. This
College Team Will Enter Penn Relay s
year he engaged in six bouts and
in all but one.
emerged
victorious
DR. E. H. NELSON
Woytovich has been untiring in his
efforts to have the sport put on an Jenkins May Replace Kemple As Only Change in Veteran Team
intercollegiate basis, with varsity
awards and this year saw the realization of his dream. Walt has captained each squad each year since
he
entered Bloomsburg. "Most of the
The Husky baseball squad, undar
goes to Coach Homer" he
credit
the watchful eye of Coach Nelson,
cl
a
i
m
s;
"he taught me a great deal."
has been working out in the basement of the Training School these
evenings, rounding into shape for tho
twelve-game schedule carded for this
year. Endeavoring to get started
before the weather breaks outside,
Doctor Nelson has been running the
men through a series of workouts, Opening the season on April 14 at
such as throwing, batting, and pepper. Kutztown, the Bloomsburg State
Quite a few boys are trying out for Teachers College baseball team will
the team, in addition to most of the play a twelve game schedule, closing
men left from last year. Included with the Alumni game here on May
among the candidates are : Sterling 27.
(1 to r) ZeleskI, Kemple, Mulhern , Van Devender
Banta , Andy Giermak, Fred llouck, The Husky squad , coached by Doc- ¦
Coach Buchhelt's pride and joy, the Kemple, and Van Devender, this comChalmers Wenrick, Don Hauseknecht, tor Nelson, will display a neat "100"
relay
team, will again cavort for bine burned up the track last year,
Norman Maza, Frank Koniecko, Bill on the Maroon and Gold shirts this
Forsytho, George McCutcheon, Steve year, to commemorate the joint fact Philadelphia fans at the Penn Relays also topping the field at the Scrantoh
Pavlick, Tony Lubereskl, Mark Jury, that both baseball and Bloomsburg April 28-29. With the possible ex- meet.
One change may be made in the
Eddie Balchunas, Bill Wanich , Bill State Teachers College are celebrat- ception of Danny Kemple, the tenm
will be the same as that which car- team, with Harry Jenkins filling in
Kerchusky, Howard Barnhardt.
ing their centennial anniversary.
ried off honors at the same affair last for Danny Kemple, who turns in
Tho schedule for the year follows : year. Composed of Zeleski, Mulhern, those good performances in the mile.
Next Year 's Football
Kutztown—away
April 14
Schedule Is Announ ced April 15 .... E. Stroudsburg—away Interesting Track
has reigned supreme in the State
April 21
.. Mansfield—homo
Teachers College Meet the last two
Indiana—away
Dr. E. H. Nelson , director of ath- April 22
Schedule thi s Year years, carrying off first honors both
letics at Bloomsburg Stato Teachers April 26
Mlllersvillo—away
times, paced two years ago by the
College, has announced the football April 29
West Chester—home
Mr, George C. Buchheit, track legendary Lamar Blass, and last yeav
schedule for 1939-40 as approved by Mny 3
Susquehonna—home coach at the Bloomsburg
State Tea- by Frankio Van Devender, who will
Shlppensburg—away
the Bloomsburg State Teachers Col- May 6
be in competition again this year,
lego Athletic Committee.
May 13
Mansfield—away chers College, announced recently
The schedule follows :
Septombor 30 .. Mlllorsvlllo—Away May 16
Susquehanna—away that the track schedule for the year
October 7
Indiana—Homo May 20
Lock Havon—Home has been completed, In addition to Apr. 22—East Stroudsburg
Hm
Octobor 14
Mansfield—Away May 27
Alumni—home tho scheduled games with other col- Apr, 28-29—Penn Relays .... Phlla.
October 1 . . . . Lock Haven—Home
leges, the Bloomsburg Stato Teach- May 3—Bucknoll
Aw
Octobor 28 ., , , Shipponsburg—Away
Bloomsburg Stato Teachers College ers Collego will ontor representatives
May
6—Shipponsburg
Aw
November 4
Kutztown—Homo bowling team Is making a strong bid In the Penn Relays, held In PhiladelHm
(Homecoming Day )
to retain Its hold on first place in the phia April 28-29, and In tho Stato May 13—Lock Havon
Novombor 11 E, Stroudsburg—Homo Bloomsburg City Bowling League, Teachers College Moot. Bloomsburg May 20—State Teachers Collogo Meet

Husky Nine Holds
Indoor Workouts

Baseball Team to
Play 12 Games

' E ;D I T O R I A L S I

Biography In
Brief

PURPOSE OF A NEWSPAPER PURPOSE OF A NEWSPAPER
Continued from page 2
IN A TEACHERS COLLEGE
IN A TEACHERS COLLEGE land when nine months old—was back
in Tamaqua when she started to
Joseph Hudock
Givladys Jones

The present motto of the Maroon
and Gold— "Reflector of Student Activity "—well represents what the
purpose of a newspaper should be in
any teacher's college. Yet I do believe that such a literary communication should be more than a mere
recording of current events, stu dent
achievements, and faculty interests.
If by the very nature of the motto
the paper is to be so centered about
the student , then the motto itself
does not quite express the purpose of
the paper as the student sees it. It
should be revised, therefore, t o read:
"Reflec tor of Student Activity and
Opinion."
Possibly these words fall slightly
short of keeping within the boundaries of the generalized topic, bu t I do
not think it necessary to concern
myself with other teacher's colleges
when the dominating interest centers
itself about my own college. Each
newspaper in each teacher's college
has its particular purpose to fulfill.
No criteria could sensibly justify the
different problems to be met with
in different institutions. It would
not be sensibly sound to suggest a
compact, infallible list of purposes to
be followed in compiling the news
of the college. Therefore, I wri t e
more concerned about the purpose
of a newspaper in the teacher's college—Bloomsburg.
Nor do I believe that the paper
should be limited to student activity
and opinion; faculty sponsorship is
certainly to be considered. But bringing the two together should be done
for the purpose of establishing unity
within the institution. If you have
four separate classes, four separate
associations, a student government
functioning independently of these
bodies primarily for their interests,
and a faculty also functioning independently of all these but primarily
for their interests—if such be the
conditions at large, you have a beauracracy and not a democracy. The
purpose of the paper than becomes:
"To bring into closer relationship
with each other all separate units
for the better interests of each separately, and all as a whole."
But some may say that this is the
purpose of the Community Government Association of a college, and
not the purpose of the newspaper.
( I conceitedly anticipate such criticism.) The newspaper records C.G.A.
activities (or should) and therefore
completes the plan of the C.G.A. by
publicizing its efforts to so establish
this ideal community unity .
The paper, if so centered about
student and faculty activity and opinion, becomes the means by which they
may: ". . . study and improve all
student activities through the exchange of ideas and experience." This
I quote from the Maroon and GoldMarch 9—in an article explaining the
purpose of the recent Teacher's College Conference held here. To carry
out such an ideal plan the paper must
certainly bo a democratic policy insuring free speech for the student
body.
With all this the college newspaper
then becomes more than a newspaper,
It becomes the student's textbook of
college activities and opinions; activities so acted because they are of
interest to the majority ; and opinions
so expressed with malice toward none
because they suggest the better feeling of the majority.
The contents of a newspaper so
written and publicized certainly servos the purpose' of the paper—to instruct , Inform , suggest , and amuse
(If the contents bo nothing more than
those very radical ambitions of a
very modern student body.)

The purpose of a newspaper in a
State Teachers College ? Fundamentally, it is the two-fold purpose of any
other newspaper—to distribute current news and to express public
opinion.
Yet , a newspaper in a teachers
college should do more than merely
act as a vehicle for campus news
and thought. It should keep its
readers in touch with the latest
trends in education and with the
progress of the legislation which will
affect teachers so vitally in the near
future. The necessity for prospective
teachers to know what is going on
in the world of education outside the
narrow college circle is only too apparent. Students, however, have little
or no time to keep themselves informed on such affairs. The newspaper is the perfect instrument for
presenting a general idea of current
educational trends.
Freedom of the press is one of the
basic principles in American life and
this should be borne out in the teachers college newspaper. True student
opinion should be reflected in its
pages. Expression of student thought
and ideas in the newspaper should be
encouraged so that one-half of the
college knows what the other half
thinks.
Let us make the two-fold purpose
of the newspaper more than mere
words. Let the current news we
distribute be of vital interest to the
readers and the public opinion we
express be truly the opinions and
thoughts of the students 1

PURPOSE OF A NEWSPAPER
IN A TEACHERS COLLEGE
Gerald Frit z

Recent years have shown marked
improvements and changes in the
field of education , and it is the duty
of a newspaper in a teachers college
to depict a cross-section of the modern trends in that profession. In the
individual teachers college community
it serves as a mirror to reflect student opinion , thus giving students
the opportunity for creative writing
and making possible the recognition
of the minority through editorials.
This means that the newspaper must
sense the needs of the college community, and afford the students the
opportunity to express their "p ros
a n d con s" with reference to issues
affecting the teaching profession.
It is in this way that students become acquainted with the philosophies of the administration. Moreover, through the reviewing of old
philosophies and the discussion of
new ones, the students express their
own reactions to the administration ,
thus aiding the administrators in
instituting policies which are the
most beneficial to the students and
to the teaching profession as a whole.
These discussions need not be confined to the individual institutions,
for by the exchange of editorials the
newspaper can present the views of
other teachers colleges throughout
the state.
To students directly Interested in
jour nalism, the newspaper gives a
background in the fundamentals of
newspaper work. This may aid them
in securing a teaching position , for
new teachers coming to a school
which has not published a newspaper,
are often required to aid in tho
publication of one.
The newspaper in a teachers collogo also has tho ordinary purposes
of such a publication In any type of
school. Those include tho boosting
of athletics, tho prosorvation of tho
activities of the school by tho keeping of past Issues, tho announcement

attend grade school—spent the best
years of her life there— "Ta maqua
appeals to me"—came to the ttown
of Bloomsburg in 1930—graduated
from high school here—favorite food ,
chicken livers (despises hot dogs)—
"My Daddy calls me his grease monkey "—supressed desire: to live in town
—greatest thrill was when she spoke
in a panel discussion before the convention in New York City last year—
would like to be a writer and to
travel—hobby is reading—loves to
read non-fiction—favorite book "Tlie
Mile "; read it four times—read 46
non-fiction books last summer—also
magazines, n ewspapers, etc.—averages a book a week during the college
semester.
ANNEBELLE BAILEY
"Annebelle " was born on October
2, 1917 in Danville—house was on the
State Hospital grounds—can remembef when she crawled around the floor
as a child—has lived in Danville all
her life—didn 't like grade school "so
awfully much"—high school nightmare: giving the Senior class oration
—was a Girl Scout—likes camping—
hopes someday to be a professional
writer—suppressed desiie is "to kick
everybody out of the Obiter office "—
never gets to classes on time—sorry
about that—father was a southerner
but explains that it is just her emotions that are cold (?)—Favorite
actor , Jimmy Stewart—hobby, reading.
DOROTHY ENGLEHART

"Dot" was born in Almedia on
October 14, 1918—moved to Bloomsburg at the age of two—remembers
going fishing with the "gang" and
cooking the fish afterwards in the
yard—started school at the age of
five—indiffe rent to s c h o o 1—high
school dramatist — commencement
speaker—is airminded (no pilot's license as yet)—t omboy—"Most work
I ever did was keeping the Day Girls'
Room clean last year"—fa vorite food ,
chicken and waffles (always gets
them for her birthday)—favorite actor, Henry Fonda—hobbies ; bicycling; swimming in Nuremburg— as a
child wanted to be a nurse—wants to
teach now—future , well , the swimm ing 's good in Nuremburg.
PAUL KOKITAS

Born in MinersviHe, Pa., 1913.
Family moved to West Hazleton ,
another coal dust town, and has been
there since. After high school worked a year in a bakery. Studied
journalism for a year at Temple
University. Wrote a literary feature for a weekly magazine. Gave
book reviews over the radio. Wanted to teach, so entered B.S.T.C.
Anyone talking languages to him is
sure to learn that the Lithuanian
language is the most beautiful and
most ancient in Europe. Pet aversion—surprise tests.
WILLIAM YARWORTH

"Shorty " was born on February
3, 1917—on a cold blistery night, in
the metropolis of Centralia . . . was
a plump child—has since grown out
of it . . . . earliest ambition—to bo
a minister . . still travels the straight
and narrow path . . . pet aversion—
8 o'clock classes (ask Prof. Fenstemaker) , . , favorite food—milk
shakes . . . greatest thrill—playing
forward on tho fifth team of the
Junior class in high school . . . hobby
and advertisement of future activities, and tho recognition of the nccomplishmonts of students. Add to
those common requirements those
dealing with tho betterment of tho
teaching profession and you have
tho purpose of a newspaper Jn a
teachers college.

* - Additional Sp orts News * *
finals with Muncy. Muncy had preScholastic Cage
viously won victories over WilkesTownship, Trevo rt on , and Por t
Tourney a Success Barro
Carbon. The Wyoming Valley five
Thirty-one school boy basketball
teams recently vied for honors in the
eighteenth ann ual basketball tournament sponsored by the Community
Activities Association.
A rangy and aggressive Dickson
City five outclassed all competition
to carry off their first Class A championship. West Wyoming captured the
la u rels i n Class B and Nuremberg
repeated its last year's superiority
in the C division.
Dickson City drew a bye in the
first session along with Ashley. These
two teams played the next afternoon
and Dickson City stemmed a desperate last quarter rally by Ashley to
win 31 to 29. The following week-end
in the semi-finals the Dickson team
again provided the spark to win in
the last min ute of play, this time
displayed a sharp shooting forward
in Frank Crossin. The score was
33 to 31.
Friday evening, March 11, Hazle
Township, who had beaten Newport
Township met Mount Carmel who
had previously humbled Lewisburg.
The Tornadoes trailed Hazle at half
time but built up a substantial lead
in the third period and coasted to a
40 to 36 triumph.
Mt. Carmel and Dickson City battled for the championship Saturday
evening, March 18. Mt. Carmel experienced much difficulty in penetrating the Dickson defense and relied
chiefly upon the long range shooting
of Vershinski, who led his team in
scoring with 16 points. Dickson used
a q uick break with long passes very
effectively and led at the intermission 26 to 18. Mt. Carmel came
back strong to outscore their opponents in the third period but then
succumbed to the Dickson City power-house type of play in the final
stanza. The final score found Dickson City the new champs by a margin
of 51 to 42.
Dickson City's brilliant center and
probably the most outstanding player
in the tourney, Jack Konisczewski,
carried off the scoring honors with a
total of 25.
In Class B, West Wyoming beat
Swoyerville and then Warrior Run ,
the defending champs, to enter the
—photography . . . . likos to take
pictures of girls and other action
shots . . ¦present ambition—to be a
good, humane, understanding and
sympathetic teacher.
RAY ZIMMERMAN

"Ray " was born in Nuremberg on
August 12, 1915—first thing he can
remember is hiding under his mother's bed on tho opening day of school
(I didn 't go either)—spent his boyhood swiping oxheart cherries—graduated in '31 from a two-year high
school—received an accounting diploma from McCann 's Business School
in '33—graduated from a four-year
high school i n '35—spent most of his
time typing for the teachers, playing
basketball ( captain of the team) ,
and taking part in plays—worked at
Dillon 's Greenhouses as a bookkeeper—would like to see an increase In
hours of the clay so ho could got
enough sloop—life guard at the swimming pool in Nuremberg in the summer time—is about to complete tho
secondary course here at B.S.T.C.—
when asked why he changed from
commercial to secondary ho said, "I
was tirod of being a machine. I
wanted to do a little thinking on my
own account. In an ofTico they turn
bookkeepers on at 8 o'clock in tho
morning and off at 5 o'clock in tho
evening "—pot aversion , onions,

displayed too much offensive strength
for Muncy to cope with , and won 41
to 25.
Nuremberg and Rock Glen , two
natural rivals from the Northern
League, clashed in the finals of Class
C. Last season these two teams ended the season deadlocked in a tie for
first place in the league and held
the play-dlT game at Bloomsburg.
Rock Glen won the league title that
nigh t, bu t when the two teams met
in the Tourney finals several days
later it was Nuremberg who came
out on top. This year the two teams
played- in the Class C finals again
and Nu remberg repeated its last
year 's conquest with a decisive 31 to
18 victory.
The tournament was the largest
and one of the finest ever to be staged at Bloomsburg. The committee
in charge was very capably directed
by student chairman Frank VanDevender.
»

Track Team Feared by
"Ol ympic Prospects "
A recent issue of the Scranton Tribune carried the following news item
in the column, "The Sportscope,"
written by Joe M. Butler:
" . . . Coach George Buchheit
would like to show his championship Bloomsburg State Teachers
College relay team to spectators
at the two indoor carnivals booked at the Watres Armory during
the next two weeks, but Olympic
Prospect chieftians have ruled
the troupe too fast for local O. P.
competitiors . . ".
Olympic Prospect is the name given
to the meet held in Scranton each
year. Bloomsburg State Teachers
College teams have usually proved too
much for the rest of the competition
there in the past.

'Basketball a la 1892'
Presented in New York
"Basketball a la 1892" was presented recently in New York when
during the intermission of a "doubleheade r" eighteen young men, d r essed
in old-time gym suits (turtle-neck
sweaters, nose guards, and all) reenacted the first game ever played.
On hand was Dr. James Naismith ,
who Invented but seldom played the
game. As first tried by his boys at
the Springfield (Mass.) Y.M.C.A. it
was "pretty wild," he says. The rules
were a mixture taken from rugby,
hockey and lacrosse—and a soccer
ball was used!
Some interesting facts about early
basketball are these:
Rules first called for teams between three and forty men, but nine
were preferred. The nine consisted
of a goal-keeper, left and right
guards, center, left and right centers,
left and right wings and a "home."
The "home" was the team's best shot.
Teams were fixed at five players in
1894.
Dribbling the ball was out. It
was mostly a passing game, the idea
being to toss the sphere into a peach
basket without running with the ball.
Tho umpire had to climb a ladder
and tak out the ball after a score.
A player loft tho gome for two personal fouls. Four barred him for the
season!
Each side Jined up at tho end of
tho court and rushed for tho ball In
the middle, Tho center jump hadn 't
boon thought of then,