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Everybody's Going
To the Cotillion

Penn State Band Will Play Sophomore Cotillion February 22
C.A.A.Training
Quota Raised
OPEN SESSION

C.G.A. HOLDS

Students Express Various Views Class of 20 to Take Flight
Course at Airport
In Enthusiastic Meeting
This Semester
The chapel program on Monday,
Jan u ary 27, was in charge of the
Twenty B.S.T.C. students will parC.G.A. James Deily in his report ticipate in the Student Pilot Training
about the N.S.F.A. convention held at Course at the local airport this semNew Jersey told of the different hon- ester.
or systems in practice in schools The increase in quota from ten to
throughout the country. Mr . Deily twenty students was made possible
also mentioned a plan for forming a by the splendid showing of the ten
complete orientation program for C.A.A. graduates during the first
freshman in which freshmen would semester and by Dean Koch, one of
be assigned to a faculty member for our faculty . Mr. Koch, as cordinator
guidance.
should be complimented on the fine
At the conclusion of the report work he has done in making C.A.A.
President Deily turned the meeting flying at B.S.T.C. a total success. He
over to Vice-President Bruce Miller is extremely interested in both the
who declared it open to the students students and the pilot training course
for suggestions on future legislation and is deeply concerned as to the reby the C.G.A.
sults of the new college activity.
The following questions and sug- Mr. William Reber will be in charge
gestions were brought before the as- of ground school as during the first
sociation :
sem ester , and will conduct too our
Mr. Myers asked if anything had classes on Tuesday and Thursday at
been done to solve the various elec- six o'clock. The ground course matertion problems. He suggested that the ial will total 72 semester hours
students who failed to vote should which can be applied to graduation.
lose their right to vote.
Mr. Sam Bigony, operator of the
Miss Lawhead stated that many of local airport , will be in charge of
the students didn 't know the class flight instruction and has secured a
with which they were to vote.
new plane and instructor for the
Mr . Nelson wanted to know when additional ten students.
the social rooms were to become an The planes will probably be equipactuality. Mr. Deily said we would ped with skis so that flying instruchave them as soon as the new gym tion will not be hindered by the snow.
was opened.
The students participating in the
Mr. Mohr said the Freshmen were student Pilot Training Course are :
well informed about their meeting. Therwald Gomer, Walter Reed, Clark
Mr. Gillespie thought that the Renninger, Daniel Bonham , Arlene
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Swinesburg, Howard Tomlinson , William Kerchusky, Joe Wesley, Joseph
Sworin, Ralph Crocomo, Michalene
Zuchosky, Tom Grow, Robert Webb,
Stua rt Yorks , Nelson Oman , William
Hagenbuch , Elwood Wagner, Hu gh
, John Maksimiuk , Boyd BuckWill Present Motion Pictures Niles
ingham , Ne vin Sl u sser , Bill Horvath ,
Of Life On An
Theodore Radai , Leonard Bowers.
A ir l iner

Air Hostess to
Appear In Chapel

CH ORUS RECEIVE S
NEW MEMBER S

Four new members were received
in to Mixed Chorus at a meeting held
Wednesday, January 29.
Carl Buckalew, a freshman , was
elected librarian to fill the position
vacated by John Silvan, who withdrew from college.
A student quartet has begun work
on solo and quartet parts of the
opera , and will rehearse frequently
with the chorus. The parts of Sir
Tristam , t he she r if f , the three maid
servants, and tho two fa rmers were
assigned on February 5.
A professional quartet will sing tho
leading character parts of the opera
when it is presented April 4.
Ai r-minded young Americans of B.
S. T. C. will welcome Dolores Burke
when she appears nt ehupel on February 17 for her talk , "Sky Travels
with a Stewardess", Miss Burke is on
leave from her regular job with American Airlines from November until
about tho first of May, to speak in
schools, colleges , and clubs in tho
Northeastern states , on aviation In
general and the training, work and
fun of stewardesses in particular.
Tho average airline passenger has
come to consider the hostess quite as
essential to a flight as the pilot and
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Inter -Fraterni ty Group
Elects Year 's Officer s
At a recent meeting of tho Inlorfrnternity Council , officers were elected and the plans for tho coming
Inter-fraternity Ball wore discussed,
Tho officers for thi s year are :
President , Ruttor Ohl (Gamma
Thota Upsilon ) ; Vice-president , Jack
Mortz (Pi Omega Pi) ; Secretary,
Mary Bretz ( Kappa Delta Pi) ; Treasur er, Howard Tomlinson (Phi Sigma
PI); Chairman of Committees, Florabelle Schrccongast, Alpha Psl Omega.

CHOIR TO ENTERTAIN

Sophomores Get
Rex Rockwell
Collegiate Band
William Horvath, Gen. Chair*
man , Announce s D ance
"Is Different"

Out of the Nitany Mountains comes
Rex Rockwell and his famous Penn
State Collegians, to play the annual
Sophomore Cotillion on Saturday,
February 22.
This college band has been together for the past ten years. First as
Bill Bottorf' s Orchestra and for the
past three years under the direction
of Mr . Rockwell. With his leadership
Each member of the choir is an the band has gained quite a reputaartist in his or her own right, but tion and has played in many of the
transcending the individual artistry great ballrooms throughout the East.
in importance is the direction of Miss Radio station KDKA has, for the past
Eva Jessye, conductor, expert in har- three years, selected his band to reEva Jessye Group Acclaimed monics, and brilliant organizer whose present the campus dance bands on
accomplishments go back a quarter the all-college broadcast held each
As One of Nation's Best
fall. He has played for eleven dances
of
a century.
Singing Choruses
at
the Penn State campus. Last year
Miss Jessye was chosen to direct
the
students chose him as the band to
The Eva Jessye Choir, a negro mix- the choral work in George Gershwin 's give the swing version of "Madam
,
ed voice enemble, which has won na- folk-opera, "Porgy and Bess." Her Butterfly",
a Gilbert and Sullivan
tion wide acclaim in all fields of mus- I leadership and the singing of her opera. Since then he has toured the
group
were
largely
responsible
for
ic, will present an evening concert
the sensational New York run , and country giving repeated performances
here on Thursday, February 20.
of this neat bit of "jive ".
There has never been a singing en- the cross-country tour of the producDick O'Conner, Vocalist
semble which has scored as many tion.
The
vocalist is Dick O'Connor, a
,
great triumphs in as many varying The Jessye. .g roup..p romises . .a rare
fields as the Eva Jessye group. They treat by presenting a group of famil- former member of the KDKA musicmoved from Broadway stage to con- iar spirituals, some traditional and al staff. Dick sticks to the Kenny
cert hall, from concert hall to motion others the works of modern compos- Sargent (of the Casa Loma band)
picture screen , and from there to ers. In addition they can be counted style. In addition to O'Connor they
opera, emerging from each new med- on to offer a slice of tuneful "Ameri- feature a trio, a quartet and ensemble singing.
ium with fresh laurels.
cana ".
Most of the repertoire is especially
Declare Comp ulsory
arranged by the band's own arrangIt is about equally divided beAttendan ce for Chapel ers.
tween sweet and swing.
Bin Horvatn , unairman
Student-Faculty Committee To The Sophomores have gone to exBruce Bell Presents Excellent
Deduct Absences From
tra expense in order to get a band
Musical Arrangements
Quality Points
that the students will enj oy. Under
the general chairmanship of Bill HorThe annual C.G.A. Mid-Year Dance,
Beginning February 1, 1941 , regul- vath, who handled the Frosh dance
sponsored by the Community Govern- ar attendance to college assemblies so well last year, the class hopes to
ment Association, and arranged by held on Monday and Friday of each make this the best dance ever held
the social committee under the direc- week beca me on e of t he r eq u i rem ent s at B.S.T.C.
tion of Francis Thomas, Chairman , for graduation.
Decorations will take the patriotic
was held in the gymnasium Friday
theme, since the dance is being held
Regular
attendance
will
entitle
the
evening, January 31. A change from
on Washington 's Birthday. The decorprevious years, this year's Mid-Year student to one quality point for each
ation committee has some novel
Dance was made informal . The large semester. Absences in excess of four ideas and hopes to brighten
the gym
per
semester
must
be
justified
to
the
attendance by faculty and students
with red, white and blue trimmings.
Faculty-Student
Committee
on
Asand the many favorable comments inPrograms Available Soon
dicate that this dance may be record- sembly Attendance.
This committee may deduct one or
Programs have been ordered and
ed as one of the most enjoyable dance
more quality points from the total will bo made available to tho student
events of this college year.
Contrary to the previous orchestra number of quality points earned de- body as soon as they arrive.
The following committees have
announcement , Bruce Bell and his pending on the number of absences.
orchestra were engaged to furnish Excessive absences may result in been selected to work in conj unction
tho music . Mr. Bell, who is well- more severe penalties at the discre- with the general chairman and class
known on the B.S.T.C. campus, ap- tion and on the recommendation of off ic er s:
peared with an excellent musical or- the Faculty-Student Committee on
Publicity Committee : Elwood Wagganization of twelve pieces and pre- Assembly Attendance.
ner, chairman; Maynard Laubach ,
sented a varied and delightful proRichard Matthes, Hazel O'Brien , and
gram of dance music, which gave tho
George Piarote.
affair that "make-you-want-to-dance" Dramatic Club
Program Committee: Annn Tugend,
atmosphere . His organization featurchairman ; Joyce Lohr, John Davis,
Selects
Members
ed the singing of a very charming
Janet Hoffman , and John Wltkoski.
young lady, popularly known to dance
Decoration committee: Howard
Final tryouts for tho Dramatic
audiences as "Sweetie," who contribHnlpln
and Larry Doster, chairmen;
Club
wore
held
Tuesday
afternoon
uted a groat deal to the success of
Carl
Bornlnger,
Loren Collins, Irving
at
4:00
o'clock.
Tho
following
were
tlio dance,
Gottlieb
and
Joanna
Flee,
selected
as
members
:
Tho St. Valentine 's decorations supOrchestra
committee
: Alexander
Ella
Schargo,
Marjorle Coombs,
plied an attractive touch of life and
color to the affair. Tho center of Robert Fawcott, Adrian Massanottl , Foster, chairman ; Joo .Mndl , Virginia
attraction was a large, red heart , Bill Duy, Lidya Ulanitsky, Betty Coll, Lawhond, Anthony Valonto, and Kay
which was suspended in the center of Charleno Margie, Ilene Molusky, Do- Jones.
tho gym, with tho lettors "C. G, A, " ris Guild , Stella Williams, George
Refreshment committee: Hugh
artistically printed on It. This work of Miller, Edna Zehnor, Mary Jane Mor- Nllea, chairman ; John Mnkslmulk,
dan , Ted Juraslk, Ruth McFee.
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Louise Seaman , and Ruth Sluman,

Colored Choir
To Sing Here

Students Enj oy
Mid-Year Dance

Exchanges

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Published Bi-weekly throughout the school term by the stwlcnt body
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Fbsocided CbUeeiate Press

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By Dave Nelson

BLANK VERSE:
A worm
A worm dug
A worm dug in
A worm dug in earnest
A worm dug in dead earnest
Poor Earnest,
—The Pasco Tress
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EDITOn-m-CmKF
Victor It. Turini
MANAGING EDITOR
"Wil fred Conrad
NEWS DIRECTO R
Adrian Masnnottl
MAKE-UP EDITOR
Da vid Jones
v
ASSISTANT MAKE-UP EDITOR
Helen Jlillcr
EXCHANGE EDITOR
Dav e Nelson
HUMO R EDITO R
Edwin IVenncr
LITERAR Y EDITOR
Mnry June Mordan
SPE C IAL FEAT U RES :
ART EDITORS :
George 'Willard , Stewart Yorks , Lewis Long, G eorge Lewis
DESK EDITORS :
Helen Bcrfuss , ItutH Snyder , Jack Schl nuo h , Ruth Brandon
SPORTS :
Alex Foster , Paul Kellogg, Bill Selden , Mnrle Parsell
FEATURE EDITORS
William Po KKl
Ma ry Drlscol l, Clara Hnuze , Edna Zehner . Lucretia Shaffer , R u th .Balrd , John Young, Ruth
Weltz , Marian Murphy, Larry Myers , Mary Brunstetter
TYPISTS :

Peter Podwlka , Vincent Husovsky, Lois Godleskl
REPORTERS :
Stuart Hartman , George Butler , Joh n Hu biulc , Butter Ohl , Jerry Russln, Bill Hagenbuch ,
Claire Sir occo. Eleanor Currnn , Marlon ¦Wall ace . Ruth Shock , Nelson Oman , John Carlln.
Grace Richards on, Elizabeth Burtha , Edith Bar th a, Flor ence Fau st , Francis Thomas , Da v id
Young, Cathe rine. Oplinger , Knrnld Fritz , El ean or AlthofT , Chester Derolf , Bill Horvath
FACULTY ADVISERS :
Miss Ethel Shaw, Miss Pearl Mnson , Mr. S. L. Wilson

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AS.C.A.P. vs. B.MX

The scrap between the American Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers and radio 's Broadcast Music Incorporated is on. A
fi ght behind locked doors is all right, but when the American public
has to suffer because two powerful factions refuse to settle differences,
then it is time for outside action.
What has happened is that radio has refused to sign the A. S. C.
A. P. contract for the new year. Immediately they formed their own
pu blishing house, known as B. M. I. They refused to sign because the
A.S.C.A.P. powers wanted the following in the new contract: Instead
of a flat 5 per cent station fee . the percentages were to be proportionx 2 per cent for the big chains. The
ate to the size of the station up to l /
amount of money asked by A.S.C.A.P. would total about nine million
dollars, or about double the amount paid in previous years.
Radio cannot afford to pay such a tremendous fee for the music.
On a basis of paying a percentage of the entire gross they would pay
A.S.C.A.P. from the receipts of programs which use no A.S.C.A.P.
music. They must pay double for it. To the composer and to A. S. C.
A, P., B. M. I. pays royalties in direct ratio to the number of times a
selection is broadcast at the rate of one cent a performance.
Hardest hit is the orchestra leader , who is asked to play the
music of B.M.I, which is, well to put it mildly, not up to par. Unless
some sort of an agreement is reached, the valuable library of the National Association of Broadcasters will be worthless. A loss of several
thousands of dollars. And the public? Certainl y they deserve anything
but a grade of music now being fed them.
Many leaders have already changed their theme songs and have
enlarged their libraries with B.M.I, and non-A.S.C.A.P. music, Glenn
Miller 's B.M.I, closing theme has become his regular theme , replacing
A.S.C.A.P. "Moonlig ht Serenade. " Bob Crosby has a new theme ,
but uses the same three notes of his old trademark , Gershwin 's "Summertime " in hopes he will retain his identity on the air. Jimmy Lun ceford stated he would rather lose his air time than use numbers not
typical of the band' s circle. So the words fl y round and round but
what 's the answer? . . . No one knows.
Thus far , both sides have called one another by some of the most
fire-like names, each one claiming the other is a monopoly and it is
extremel y interesting to note that— both are to be charged with violating the anti-trust laws by the Department of J ustice.

Good Record Aids CAA Program
1 he first semester saw ten students of B.S.T.C. become members
of the C.A.A. These ten people were selected from a group of fifty or
so and set throug h the strict physical examination, the ground course
and the fl ying course. All came out with fl ying colors!
This semester , however, instead of there being ten students selected, there are twenty students, with a possibility of thirty. This college
is comparatively one of the few in the country which has received the
privil ege of such a tremendous expansion.
These twenty students should be hig hl y congratulated for their
spirit in reall y preparing for national defense. Other schools of five
times the enrollment of Bloomsburg find it difficult to secure ten students, while this school , if needed , could produce thirty without hesitation. This type of spirit is what makes Bloomsburg what it really is!
LANGUAGE CLUB SELE CTS

MORDAN AS PRESIDENT
In a recent mooting of tho Language Club, the now officers elected
for this semester aro : President ,
Mary Jane Mordan ; Vice-President,
John Young j Secretary, Margarot

Robeson ; Treasurer, CInrulino Schloo.
Tho club has been studying Gorman
and they plan to continue doing so
this Bomostor, Tho club extends a
hearty welcome to any one wishing
to join.

An extra-curricular course on marriage is being offered this semester
to the juni ors and seniors of Swarthmore College. Noted lecturers have
been secured to conduct the classes.
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THE AWFUL, TRUTH
"When a boy breaks a date, he generally has to.
When a girl breaks a date, she
generally has two.
—The Poncon

. . ffioet ry Corner . .
YET LOVE LIVES ON

The sunrise let the sparkling dew,
The sunrise bore my love for you.
Each shining herb, each sweetened
scent ,
Each chirping bird , romance it lent.
For in my heart my love did lie,
From morn till night, from earth to
sky,

Your love for mo was warm and true
You were for me , and I for you.
Sometimes for hours we ne'er would
meet.
My thoughts for you would then repeat.
My eyes just saw your eyes so blue,
My ears just heard your voice so true.

* * *

But, as for all good times we spend,
This new-born joy did come to end,
Some earthly turn was set to force
"O Captain ! my Captain! our fearful Our glad refrain to sad remorse.
trip is done,
We seldom meet, Icourt no more,
The ship has weather'd every rack, Our joy is not as was before,
the prize we sought is won,
But love lives on, if love is true,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the Lives on, though hours of light are
people all exalting,
few.
While follow eyes the steady keel, the
vessel grim and daring;
The sunrise lifts, the songsters sing,
S * £
The drops of dew to herbs do cling.
But O heart! heart! heart!
This column thinks it's about time O the bleeding drops of red,
But mirth no longer fills the air,
some credit was given to persons de- Where on the deck my Captain lies, For you are gone, oh love so fair.
serving same. Therefore, we extend Fallen cold and dead."
—Anon
a big bunch of orchids to:
Dean Andruss who is no longer
Acting President, but ACTIVE PresBook of the Month
ident.
'Sapphira and the Slave Girl'
Jim Deily for the excellent talk in
by WILLA CATHER
Chapel on the N. S. F. A. Convention,
Orson Welles, of stage, radio and
When
Willa Cather Passes out of
and on the way he conducts Student
, has ju st completed work on
screen
record into renown ; and when all the
Council Meetings.
film in Hollywood.
a
full-length
Bill Kerchusky for the "swell" way editors of all our leading periodicals William Saroyan has a new book
shall
have
sung
their
hymns
and
he has of playing basketball.
on the shelves, "My Name Is Aram."
Vic Turini, Editor of the M . & G. huzzas of her and her work ; and It is still the subject of reviews in
Joe Chesney, radiator dues collec- when she shall have been relegated to book pages throughout the nation.
tor for North Hall, and who, inci- the anthologies—there to be required
Elmer Rice's newest play, "Flight
dentally, plays some very nice basket- reading and look very stuffy indeed ,
to
the West," is on Broadway.
crammed into fifty or so pages; and
ball.
Archibald
MacLeish, poet and Libwhen the book marts shall have been
* * *
has been appointCongress,
rarian
of
P.S.—Dave Nelson , for the swell flooded with the puking efforts of the
Union Coled
honorary
chancellor
work he has done with exchanges bright young things to dissect their
lege
for
1941.
fellow men on paper, I shall take
this year.—Ed.
The latest in a series of plays from
down some volume by our lady, and
Maxwell
Anderson's pen is "Journey
two old friends shall again compare
to
Jerusalem."
notes.
Paul Green has jus t finished a draFor there is no doubt that Willa
By Edwin Wenner
Cather's shrewd finger has more dis- matization of "Native Son," bestcerningly laid bare the people of her seller that deals with the problem of
Who was that peculiar literary world than that of the Negro in America. He worked in
j¦^^^^^^^^^
j ^^^^HHH lady I seen you any other writer among us.
collaboration with the author, Richwit'
the
other
Wright.
'
ard
°ut
^^H^I^^H night
"Sapphi ra and the Slave Girl" is
i^^H
?
Stephen
Vincent Benet is working
no exception. This novel springs from
^^J^^
^¦P : ~JjMj If marriage is a Miss
on
a
screen
adaptation of his prizeCather's childhood recollection
¦Srcsls €? k^K lottery, how come of Virginia—"west of Winchestser"— winning story, "The Devil and Daniel
¦S^^^_ Jj rtt nobody ever wins where she lived as a little girl before Webster."
a prize?
Two of Sherwood Anderson's lat est
¦H^3^K^ keep
the family moved to Nebraska. It
i^Hh house
It takes
lightpublications
are "Homo Town " and
HK^/H
concerns Sapphira Dodderidge Colkeeping
young
"Winesburg
to
and
Other Plays." "Home
H^Bb^F
bert , a semi-invalid these few years
^^KR^HH
couples now, who suspects her husband of Town" is a book of photographic rec•
• "¦^¦
"
^
'
¦¦H off the rocks.
casting sheep's eyes at Nancy, her ords of the American scene, with tho
Generally, the three little words beautiful mulatto slave. And Miss text by Anderson,
tho bride thinks of as she enters the Cather goes n-poking about inside
George M, Cohan's play, "Return
of
the Vagabond," was on Broadway
church are : "Aisle , altar, hymn."
Sapphira to show her inmost motive
last
year.
* **
It
and tho disintegrat ion of a Time.
One of Marc Connelly's recent
Tantalizing Tolmlte*
is fascinating reading.
It would be quite impossible to con- plays was "The Farmer Takes a
Before I heard the doctors tell
vey the quality and subtilty of Miss Wife."
The dangers of a kiss,
James Boyd is the author of "Long
Cathor 's prose. What wo are hero
I had considered kissing you
," "Drums ," and other books.
Hunt
prlveleged to read Is the calm and
The nearest thin g to bliss.
His
Jast
novel, "Bitter Creek, " ran
lustrous work of a woman who has
But now I know biology,
serially
In
tho Saturday Evening Post
mastered nearly all the Idioms of tho
And sit and sigh and moan;
pen. It glows with the quiet light of and was then published in book form.
Six Million mad bacteria —
—The Free Company
fineness,
And I thought we were alone.
—John Youhk The whole movie revolves about the
* ? *
fact that the town in which Mr. and
Lov o'h Labor** Lout
I've never boon dulcd ,
YOUR FAVORITE Mrs. Smith were married was not
legally in cor porat ed, thereby making
I've never been kissed.
MOVIE
void their marriage, Then a second
They suy if I waited
mon enters the picture in the form
No man would resist
Florence Faust
of Mr. Smith's lawyer. How Mrs,
Tho lure of a pure and innocent miss,
MR. AND MRS. SMITH
Smith chooses between tho two, ocTho t rouble Is this , —
Of
nil
tho
current
films,
"Mr.
nnd
cupies tho rest of the picture.
fty.
fi
I'm
* «i *
Mrs. Smith" promises to bo one of
Carole Lombard and Robert Mont If the person who stole the Jar of tho most hilarious. Tho plot Is truly gomery take tho loads rather well
alcohol out of our collar will return "Hollywood, " That is, the plot is so and make the picture an entertaining
Grandma's appendix, no questions unreal that only Hollywood could comedy.
think of such unusual circumstances.
—Florence Faust
will be usked.
"honor system" proposed for
institutions on the Rutgers University campus won an overwhelming
vote of confidence according to polls
conducted by six fraternities and the
college newspaper.
** *
PAIL, JOKE :
"Well", said the bucket when the
rope broke.
—Quill Weekly
The

Did You Know
That . . .

Kwazy Kwacks

Bloomsburg Cagers To Engage 'Big Red' Five Here Tomorrow
Huskies Get Even
Break on Trip

Buchheit Five Prepared
For Stiff Cage Encounter
Although the Huskies have been knocked out of the unbeaten class,

Sporting Around By Alex Foster

Lose to West Chester 55*47;
there is no reason for gloom around the B.S.T.C. camp. The college unit
Lead by 24-8 at Start;
gave a good account of themselves throughout the first half of the West
Beat Millers 55-47
Chester contest but it is evident that their attack bogged enough in the
Building up an early lead but unable to check a last-half surge which
saw their opponents overcome the
defici t, the previously-unbeaten B. S.
T. C. Huskies suffered their first defeat of the campaign last Friday
night as the determined West Chester Teachers applied the 55-47 touch
in the first contest of the two-day
road j aunt. The 'Maroon and Gold
courtmen rebounded from the loss
the following night when Millersville
fell victims via a 55-47 triumph.
A week before the Huskies spent a
profitable weekend at home by taking across Millersville 54-42 and Shippensburg 50-37 to record their fourth
and fif th straight wins.
Playing on the spacious West Cheser court , the Huskies found the cord*
quickly with team-play accounting
for a sizeable lead at the end of the
first quarter. Making a strong bid for
supremacy, the hosts with sharpshooting Dondrea gnci Speer, agile
pivot-man, sparking their offensive
pulled up to within one point as the
half ended 25-24.
Despite the dead-shot accuracy of
point-getter Slim Herr and desperate
all-around defensive work on the part
of his mates, the West Chester dribblers outscored the Huskies 31 to 22
in the final portion to obtain the
decision.
Coming back in fine style ,the
Huskies made it two-straight over
Millersville to bring their current
standings to six wins and one loss.
B.S.T.C. gained twenty-points in
the opening stanza but their lead was
threatened in the second quarter as
the defending champs tallied sixteen.
In the home stretch, Slim Herr and
Reifsnyder waged a battle for scoring
honors and Herr's 24-point total aided
and abetted by the B.S.T.C. unit who
sported a fast offensive and clever
passing enabled them to come out on
top.

Bloom Swamps
Mansfield , 62-47
Overcomes 27-23 Lead At the
Half; Kerchusky and
Herr Score
Preparing themselves for Saturday
night's vital battle with East Stroudsburg, the B.S.T.C. courtmen turned
on the "heat" in the Jast half to outdo a scrappy Mansfield unit on the
latter's court Wednesday evening.
The decisive 62-47 win helped the
fast-stepping Huskies record their
seventh victory of the season as
against one reverse.
Plenty dangerous on their homo
court , Mansfield commanded an early
lead. A good offensive built around
effective shooting gave the hosts a
27-23 lead over the Huskies at the
half-way mark.
Undaunted the Huskies sparked by
well-polished nttack backed with
quick passes und "dead-eyo " shooting
by Bill Kerchusky who registered
twonty-olght points put thorn into the
forefront before much time hnd clicked off. A rigid defense kept their big
load intact, Mol Skorpom shono for
Monsflold.
East Stroud meets Lock Haven tonigh t and a Bald Englo upsot; would
brighten B.S.T.C. chances for a weekend vault in the standings, Indiana is
on top with an unbouton record in
four games,

second half to allow the West Chester quintet to be victorious. The downstaters have a mighty tough schedule which includes such outstanding eastern clubs as Seton Hall and LaSalle and for that reason have a team that
^ the best.
plays havoc with even
In any event, the Buchheit-coached aggregation must be tuned up to
perfection for tomorrow night's clash with the lads from Stroudsburg. The
Huskies have at least an advantage in the fact that they will be able to
play the point-conscious up-staters in the present cigar-box quarters, as t he
visitors are adept to the much larger courts,
A gala, enthusiastic influx of fans are anticipa ted for this battle royal
and a victory over . East Stroudsburg might easily be the needed tonic to
carry the Huskies to championship heights. Beyond Stroudsburg looms a
crucial encounter with ever-powerful Indiana. This department sensing a
typical B.S.T.C. do-or-die spirit predicts twin victories.
WHAT A PROGRAM !

According to a recent letter received from a fellow sports-scribbler at
Indiana State Teachers College, the athletic program of that institution
with an enrollment of fourteen hundred students (399 men) provides for
such varsity sports as football, basketball, wrestling, box ing, swimming,
tennis, track, baseball, and possibly the addition of fencing. A well-balanced
intramural system consists of basketball and volleyball with boxing, mushball , ping-pong, and track to be added this semester.
The women of the college enjoy a diversified program of sports which
includes field hockey, volleyball, basketball, mushball, tennis, and archery.
Other activities not scheduled for regular participation are golf , rifle shooting, shuffle board, bicycling, etc.
A baseball schedule for the coming spring was also enclosed. The
I.S.T.C. tossers meet such strong nines as Duquesne University, Univ. of
Pitt., and St. Vincent.
A welcome addition to the present B.S.T.C. athletic program would be
the inaugration of a volleyball league to operate among both men and
women. Such a venture would no doubt be fitting after we move into the
new gym (or do we).
QUICKIES
With only 100 shot made to date, Wally Walinchus leads in the varsity
foul-shooting contest with 89 correct tosses. . . Her r, Kerchusky, and Maslowsky follow in that order. . . The team boasts a neat .625 average from the
free-throw line in seven games. . . Tommy Richardson , noted Williamsport
sports figure, deserted bachelorhood on Wednesday. . . Jim Thorpe, dubbed
the world's best athlete, was head speaker at the Shippensburg sports feast.
. . . Why the lack of cooperation from the female members of the Health
Ed. Dept. in regards to sport news? . . . The Edwardsville All-Stars stack
up against the smooth-working college second-stringers tomorrow nite. . .
Aden Danks, successful Milton High football mentor, paid a visit to the
college campus recently. . . Wonder Why??? . . . Danny Litwhiler may be
with us come February 15. . . Look out Stroudsburg ! . . . Bunny Leavitt
holds world foul-shooting record when after 7% hours he converted 499
straight.

Between the Uprights
By Paul Kellogg
Spring is j ust around the corner—at least the track team thinks so. . .
B.S.T.C. will not be represented at the Penn A , C. Why ? Could be the depression. . . Corrigan has nothing on Joe Malinchoc, neither has "Crosseyed" Kelley. I guess Joe j ust likes to play basketball for the games sake. . ,
West Chester was good, but not that good! I know . . . Bill and Wally receiving fan mail from down state, hmmmmram, if you girls at B.S.T.C. want
the low down from me. . . For the first time since the season of 1935-36
the Huskies have taken two from the Millers. . . Dean Koch had quite a
time figuring how eleven men and coach could all stay at the "Coach and
Four", but it is possible. . . Interesting to know that one of the officials at
W. C. is basketball coach at West Philly High and two of his best players
at this school are now members of the W. C, varsity. . . Strange as it may
seem : Frank Valente wearing a "Help Greece Now" button , bu t look who
gave it to him. Little wonder. . . Nice, juicy, steak being refused by a group
of hungry athletes. No it wasn't tough , too rare, or too fat. It was Friday. . .
Slim Herr really hit top form at Millersvillo, scoring 24 points and a total
of 44 for the two games. . . This writer is praying for a victory over Stroud
for three reasons: the team , the school, and n little respect from certain
people at home. . . It is rumored that "Pretzel" Chesney has hollow legs
along with a permanently hollow stomach, . . Remarkable how two W. C.
stars appeared in the game against Bloom; before the game they wore on
the invalid list. . . Millersville , apparently, has a vacant place in her belt—
the spot saved for the Husky scalp. Even the student body was sure of a
victory. . . Why not support the intramurals with a good attendance?. . ,
Freshman us a rule attract little attention , but these three will attract plenty: Pasko, Ford, and MacSavago. . . Bobby Fellor outstanding player for
1940. , , Coach Buchheit starts energizing at nine a.m. (with sugar). . .
"W hi t ie " Maslowsky was the last word, defensively, against the Millers. . .
Chesnoy was quite taken in by traveling, He even did it in the W.S.T.C.
game and had 6 points discounted , but ho also accounted for 6 that did
count. . . Tho Maroon and Gold squad will miss the services of "Stretch"
Halpin who failed to return for the last semester, . , Pop ra lly t on igh t !!!!!
. , , J. V.'s vs. Edwardsville Pros Saturday, 7il5 p.m. . .

Pep Rall y! Pep R ally!!

Don't forget the big pep rally to be held in the College Gym
tonight at 7:15 in preparation for the Stroud-Bloom game tomorrow evening. The band and cheerleaders will be on hand to
suppl y the spirit. The entire student body is urg ed to attend.

Jai-Alai Grips
Sports World

Roberts Men Will Be Pressed
From the Start; Stroud
Averages 60 Pts. Game

Recently introduced into some sections of the United States, the game
of Jai-Alai (pronounced hi-li), du bbed
the fastest sport in the world, has
taken the sports-loving public of America by storm and is yearly winning
thousands of new followers throughout the land. This fascinating sport
which is the national game of Spain
has transplanted much of its popularity to these shores and as a result
vacation resorts in Florida and elsewhere have become a mecca for curious fans.
Jai-Alai, much on the order of
handball, is unquestionably one of
the oldest games known. It has, however, undergone many revolutionary
changes from the ancient game played with the bare hand against the
wall of a church with a kind of flat
bat, until it has gradually developed
into the game of today, where it is
played with a basket known as a

The powerful Stroud five will invade the local arena tomorrow night
determined to maintain a splendid
record of no defeats in Teachers College competition.
Well aware that Bloom, defeated
but once, will "shoot-the-works", the
Roberts-men will be under pressure
from the start. Boasting a team that
is among the finest in the State, the
B.S.T.C. boys have been beaten only
once this season, and that was at the
hands of mighty Long Island University. The team has been averaging
between 58 and 60 points per game
over a period of twelve games.
Paced by Ford and Pasko, and generaled by the diminutive Sager,
Stroudsburg has developed into a
fast, high scoring, unit. Ford is averaging twenty-two points per game.
Pasko is reported to be a wizard at
ball handling and passing, and can
find the net if properly provoked. The
offense works around Sager who sets
up the plays from which the "pick",
for which the team is noted, arises.
These boys are well backed by strong
support from the remainder of the
team and a good reserve.
The starting lineup for both teams
tomorrow evening is:
B.S.T.C.
S.S.T.C.
Walinchus ... F.
Sager
Herr
F.
Pasko
Kerchusky ... C
Ford
Maslowsky ... G. ... MacSavage
Chesney
G
Randon

Three-Walled Court
Jai-Alai-ers are as exacting in the
selection of their Cestas as our American baseball players are of their
bats. The ball used in this speedy
contest is called a Pelota, and this is
caref ully constructed over a rubber
center and enlarged by many layers
of hard wool plus a covering of goatskin until it becomes about threefourths the size of a baseball.
The game is played on a threewalled court, several times longer
than the average college basketball
floor. The front playing wall is named "Frontis" and the rear wall called
"Rebote". The three walls and the
playing court , made of special concrete, constitute the four playing surfaces. The arbiters who preside over
play in these contests are known as
judges and their duties are somewhat
similar to those of a tennis official.
Each player is supplied with a
wicker basket attach ed to his right
hand and in throwing the ball from
the basket, he attempts to out-manuever the opposition. The floor is
li n ed , each line being numbered , and
the player must rely on bouncing the
ball in such a fashion between the
proper lines and against the wall as
to baffle his man. Games of singles
or doubles may be played.
No Dull Moments
There is never a dull moment in a
Jai-Alai games as the ball must be in
constant motion. If a player holds or
fumbles the ball in his basket, the
judges rule it a foul and award the
others a point. Like handball , t he ball
must be caught either in the air or
after one bounce on the floor of the
court. Because of the rapidity of the
action , tho ball often travels at the
rate of 100 miles per hour.
No sport demands greater strength ,
endurance and skill on tho part of
the athlete , This is one of the many
reasons why Jai-AIaf sport enthusiasts have generally accepted Jai-Alai
and have agreed that it is tho worlds
fastest sport.

SCIENCE CLU B CHOO SES
HARRI S F O R PRE SIDENT

Hatchet League
Opens Season
The Intramural Basketball League
opened January 28, with four games
being played . Those who failed to attend missed a real show. Basketball,
as played by these boys, is truly a
man's game. Rules are unknown, and
the referee merely acts as a caddy
for both teams. In spite of all this,
there are many players who show
real ability.
On January 30 there were two
games played, the others being postponed. Follow the results on the bulletin board at the Maroon and Gold
office.
The Intramural program is for the
students, by the students , and to the
students. Both men and women students are urged to attend these
events. They will have a lot of fun; it
costs nothing. Everyone should be
there to witness these thrilling spectacles every Tuesday and Thursday!

HUSKIES TO MEET
INDIANA , FEB. 14
On February 14, the.Indiana team
will journ ey hero to meet tho Huskies. At this writing Indiana is undefeated in the ranks of Teachers
Colleges, and suffered defeat only by
Westminster , tho only undefeated
team in the State. The last contest
between Bloomsburg and the Indians
saw tho local boys on the long end of
a 70-34 score. To complete tho basketball program for the week tho
Huskies tangl e with Mansfield tho
following night.

On Thursday, January 9, tho Science Club held its last mooting of
tho semester and elected ofFlcers for
this semester:
President , Earl Harris; Vlco-presi- Duiry-nUInn ;
Tantalizing —
dont , Grace Thomas ; Progra m Chairt - a s in China
man , Loren Collins; Treasurer , Edna
ant - as in your pant
2ehner, and Secretary, Mary Jane
al - as In Bnrrouk
Mordan.
izlng - as what goes on a cake

Charles Aura nd Felker
Much Ado About Schneider Heads
Dramatists Alumnus , Writes Book
Nothing

Commercial Student
Teachers
by Eleanor Althoff

Could-A-Bee >
by Bill Hagenbuch

Ah! the beautiful snow, Ah! the
Personnel Director of Large
Plans for Annual High School
Why Mary, ' you're back again! clear crisp wind , Ah! the beautiful
Machine Concern
Play Tournament
There goes Loie, 1 haven 't seen her landscape, Aw nuts . . . let's gel on
A new semester. . . Grades, schedIn Ohio
for ages! Charlie , don 't tell me you 've with what 1 was going to say. Seems
Underway
ules, and book-buying fill the air, the

By Larry Myers

halls, and the minds of B.S.T.C. students including "I-study-Saturdaynight" Reed. Rumor has it that Franny Thomas arid Yehudi are runnersup for the newly dreamed of position of "Dean of Destruction". We'll
. 'bet on the one in the middle . . . but
don 't take our word. We leave all
predictions of the outcomes of races
to those two guys on the sports page,
Kellogg and Foster.
Observation: With all this snow
we've had there seem's to have been
q uite a bit of "she-ing" around about
the campus . Some joke but this beats
them all . It seems that "Dutch" Rowlands had a headache, so his "roomy "
starts to work and asks him a bunch
of questions: "Do you smoke?" "No"
. . . "Do you drink?" "No" . . . "Do
you go around" with loose women?"
"No" . . . So afer a minute, Podwika
says, "Say, Dutch , maybe your halo
fits too tieht"!!!
The Student ' Council meeting in
chapel the other day was' probably
the best we've had here in quite some
time. Though many of the ideas presented were nof feasible or advisable
at the present time, the mere fact
that students, particularly the Freshmen , took enough interest in the affairs of the school to pipe up once in
a while was heartening. It is to be
hoped that prompt action will be taken towards having these meetings
more of ten. Once Deily has laid the
foundations for his projected "Freshman Orientation " cou rse, we can be
sure of having groups with a more
interested and informed attitude in
future years.
Acm mvia: in the Mew "Who s
Who " there are twice as many Johnsons and Jones ' as there are Smiths.
We wonder what happened to the fellow who ended a theme for Miss
Shaw 's Advanced Comp. Course
"Themes are wrote by guys like me,
but only God can make a free."
Then there's the one about the fellow who didn 't know the answers to
a certain prof' s q u estion so he writes
down his own and answers them.
Two cardinal DON'TS for women
( not including lessor faults for which
Ihere is no room) gleaned from talks
with a number of (he fellows here at
school:
1. Don 't ( ry to be the center of attentio n or try to attract attention to
yo urselves. It gets too much for the
B.F. who is usually satisfied to have
yo ur company alone,
2. Don 't be late for dates. If you
can 't make it on time for n date , the
boy-f riend is very likely to figure that
it' s not very important to you (which
could be true) and say to heck with.
Remember, ho hns to give up just as
mnny things as you do to take you
out , and it' s not only thoughtless but
downright selfish to keep him cooling
his heels for half nn hour while you
pu t on the finishing touches.
Next week: Rebuttal—What the
Women think?
Those mighty-mites of the madcap
scientific world, Koslowsky and Warrington , have a new invention ; it's a
little gadget that chews up snow and
spits ico-cubos thus clearing your
Walks a nd solving the refreshments
p roblem at th e siimc time. What does
It do in the summertime? Elemental ,
(ho reverse-it cats Ice-cubes and spits
out snow thus cooling things off ,

ENJOY MID.YEAR DANCE
(Continued f rom Page lj

art , constructed by Victor Turin! and
Ruth Hope, drew many favorable
comments from all who attended,
Valentines hanging from crepo
streamers on all, sides of the gym
provided souvenirs for the girls,

The following new office rs were installed at the regular meeting of the
Dramatic Club Tuesday evening, January 28:
President
Herbert Schneider
Vice-President
Jack Mertz
Betty Katerman
Secretary
The following new members were
initiated:

Doris Guild , Mary Jane Mordan ,
Betty Coll, Charlene
Margie, Lydia Ulanitsky, Ruth McFee, Eliene Melusky, Ted Jurasik,
George Miller, and Stella Williams.
The annual high school play tournament sponsored by the Alpha Psi
Omega Dramatic Fraterni ty will be
held the afternoon and evening of
March 14, and the afternoon of March
15. This tournament is open to all
high schools in this service area. The
requirement for entrance is the enactment of a one-act play, not exceding thirty minutes in length.
The high schools entering this contest will be divided into two groups—
Class A , and Class B—according to
the number of students enrolled in
the schools. A loving cup will be given to the school having the best play
in each group, and mention will be
made of outstanding characterization
by individual players in all plays.
Criticisms offered by the ju dges may
be obtained by the directors after the
tournament . The judges will be people who have a knowledge and training along the line of dramatics. Previo u sly, many of them were alumni
members of Alpha Psi Omega.
Alpha Psi Omega will be very happy to add new schools to the list of
contestants. Just tell Miss Johnston
or any member of the Fraternity is
you wish to have some particular
school to enter.
A play has been chosen and cast
and is now in rehearsal, under the
direction of Miss Johnston , for a
chapel program.
The cast includes:
Betty Magenbuch , Jean Kuster , Elizabeth Feinour , Ed Sharretts , and
Dick Foote.
Edna Zehner ,

My Time Is Chore
Time
by Bill Pegs

Surveying wood box gloomily. . . .
Just last night twenty-five sticks
went in there. . . Now there 's six!
. . . Recall Longfellow 's li n e, "Life
is real , life is ear nest."
Do some figgcrin '. . . In (e n minu tes , wife burns one stick. . . One
hour equals sixty minutes. . . There fo r e, in one hour wife burns six times
one, or six sticks. . . In twelve hours
w if e 'ud burn twelve times six or
about seventy sticks.
You need , then , seventy sticks for
the day. . , Take away the six sticks
i n t he woodbo x pl u s eigh t ee n s t ick s
for the time you 've been up, and that
leaves about thirty sticks to cut.
But if you cut some extra-thick
'uns, you won 't need so many, cause
the thick 'uns don 't burn so fast. . ,
Say twenty medium-size sticks plus
five thick 'uns , or twenty-five sticks
all together.
Kick chunk of wood into place. . .
Raise ax, , . Then lower snmo. , ,
Bond down and scrutinize chunk. . .
H'm'm'm. , . ax-ciUs already in the
chunk. . , A tough chunk , oh? . . .
Liable to bust the ax handle , chopp ln '
away at that chunk, . . Or frizzle up
tho blade,
Save needless ax-raising by scrutinizing next chunk right away, , Make
sure chunk is soft, straight-grained ,
with no knots.
Six sticks you got from that chunk.
. . . Wlfo calls: "Bill , no wood! Bring

Charles Aurand Felker, a Bloomsburg State Teachers College graduate
who is now personnel director for a
steam - shovel concern in Marion , O.,
is the autho r of a new book , "Shop
Mathematics ," j ust released by The
Bruce Publishing Company.
This book was written for use in
technical , and trade
vocational ,
schools, and for tha t large group of
men which is interested in home
study. It contains an abundance of
drill problems and illustrative examples. Throughout the book , shop
mathematics is correlated with shop
practice to assist the instructor to
point out the application of drill
problems.
After Felker was graduated from
State Teachers College at Bloomsburg, he was awarded a bacnelor of
science degree in Engineering administration , mechanical, and electrical
option from Massachusetts Institute
of Technology. He was principal and
supervising principal of high schools
in Pennsylvania for several years.

Robert Sommett 's
Diary
WHAT IS A HAT?

retu rned to B.S.T.C. campus again!
These are among the many remarks you have either made or heard
othe r people using since you 've returned from semester vacation . Yes ,
it is a nice feeling to see many of
your old pals return from (heir student teaching assignments at Wil.
liamsport.
But then , we also have to bid our
student teachers for this semester
adieu. However we know that they
are anxious to begin the actual work
of their profession , and we wish them
every success.
Included among those leaving for
Williamsport these first nine weeks
are ; Irene Diehl , Mary Driscoll, June
Eaton , Charlotte Gearhart , Vincen t
Hullihan , Lucretia Shaffer, Ruth
Shay, Charles Robbins, Howard Williams, Barbara Gillette, Virgihia
Dean, Joseph Marinko , Joseph Malinchoc, William Reager.
Students returning to Bloomsburg
were: Betty Hawk, Howard Tomlinson , Dorothy Thomas, Mary Sweigart,
Dorothy Albertson, Julia Hagenbuch,
Charles Horn, Lois Fullmer, Doris
Curl, Joseph Sworin and Aldonna
Maslowsky.

C.G.A. HOLDS

To Webster-abridged a hat is: A
shaped covering, especially one with
OPEN SESSION
a crown and brim , for the head."
(Continued from Page 1)
And to Webster-unabridged a hat is:
"A covering for the head; a head- chapels should be compulsory and the
d r ess, usually with a crown and brim, Wednesday session could be used for
made of any of various materials, as , all elections.
felt , silk , wool , straw , etc ., and worn
Mr . Andruss then told of the value
by either sex to protect the head from of group meeting in a democracy, and
weather, or for ornament."
how the vote, if lost , meant the cenBut! —
tralization of power in the hands of a
To Baby-Junior a hat is something few.
to be felt with admiration, grabbed
A certain student , unidentified ,
with enth usiasm, and finally crushed proposed that there be at least six
with a delightf ul expounding of in- meetings by the C.G.A. in the chapel
h uman joy and energy. To Johnny, ann ually.
the young ru nabout , it' s a topper to
Mr. Sharretts asked that somebe worn reluctantly, thro wn in some thing be done about the school spirit.
forsaken corner with disgust , and "The cheerleaders," he stated , "are
finally lost—to the discomfort of all not supported by the student body. "
but Johnny. To Jack , who is really Miss Guild declared that the spirit
Junior and Johnny in high school , it' s: would be on the up-swing if the
"slick ," "wot makes a guy feel cheerleaders were supplemented by a
gr own" and , "the latest lid—feather , few girl leaders.
ty rolian tassel 'n all. " An d to mothe r
The proposal for Saturday night
it' s something to be reblocked with movies was deferred until an investitender care after Junior's destructive gation could be made concerning the
enjoyment; something to be selected cost of obtaining the films.
for Johnny— much against his will
Mr. Shope suggest ed a tribute to
and her better judgement ; something our new president , and a rousing
to be pleased with for Jack' s sake n o I cheer was given to Mr. Andruss.
matter how much it hurts; something I Mr. Shortess suggested that the
to bo taken with a smile when dad C.G.A. be gi ven a column in the Marinsists upon being a second Will oon and Gold, and that a reporter
Rogers— "ton-gnlloner 'n all" ; and attend all meetings.
something to be picked out hurriedThe interesting meeting came to a
ly for herself— "beca use every lady close af ter Mr. Nelson invited any
must wear a hat."
girl interested in becoming a cheerTo the college student who first leader to report to Mr. Sharretts.
enters college a hat is everything it
was to Junior , Johnny, a n d Jack ; AIR HOSTESS TO APPEAR
w he n ho le aves college , it becomes :
IN CHAPEL
"a drain on his purse," "a muchcared-fo r piece of apparel ," and sure(Continued from P age 1)
ly, "the mark of a man."
tho pla n e . From tho time a passenger
To tho business man it's something
arrive
at an airport and checks his
to be remembered after the rushed
reservations
until he reaches his desnoon-meal at tho automat ; to tho wo- tination ,
he
is
under the watchful oyo
man , something coming in and out of a hostess, who creates the impresw ith tho tide of s t yle; t o t ho cop , sio n t h at she is em ployed solely f o
r
endet , or conductor , a refreshing his benefit—to seo that ho is
comchange-over from the routlne-ehap- fortable and happy .
enux; to the man with tho sparsely
Miss Burke will toll us the human
cultivated billiard-cranium , a protec- side of handling air passengers
, aviation against tho onslaughts of time; tion , personal experiences
In
tho
air
to tho beggar, one of those bare and tho like ,
Another
feature
of
this
necessities of life; to tho soldier, ever program will bo movies.
a helmet; and to tho king, always a only vocational pictures They are tho
of their kind ,
crown,
—llnhort; Soininott
showing tho operation of transport
planes and tho work of tho crow.
in an armful this mlnuto!"
Pack In tho six sticks, , . Survey Those pictures wore made by Ameriwood box gloomily, . . six sticks. , . can Airlines and naturally treat only
at subjects on their own linos,
this Is where I camo In.

to me like everybody has their minds
on the snow 'long about this season of
the year. . . Most people's minds just
naturally turn to skatin ' and skiin '
and all the rest o' them nose ni ppin ',
feet freezin ', back bustin ' forms of
winter willies we all get as soon as
we see three or four flages of snow.
. . . It's the same every winter. Just
let it snow about two inches, and
every bird brain in the country thinks
he should splash around like a twoyear-old takin ' a bath. . . Then there
is always some simple minded photographer, who has about as many
brains as a hoot owl with a headache ;
he has to take a picture of some big
blond Alpin Albert doing a Schussnig
Snuggle down the side of Crab Apple
Canyon , and right away slap it in the
weekly times for immediate publication. . . That's the beginning of the
whole thing—all over the country,
people see this fugitive from a feather
factory slidin' right down in front of
their eyes—and the collective blood
pressure's of this nation go up to
about two hundred pounds per square
inch. They close their eyes and vision
themselves gliding down the snowy
steeps on a couple of these hickory
planks. Ah me . . . the thoughts are
wonderful. Then to a man , these
would-be snow fairies dash out to the
nearest department store, plank down
50-bucks or so of their hard-earned
dough, and come back with the latest
gadgets for their course in body beautif ul . . . and self destruction. Caps,
gloves, sweaters , baggy britches, and
the newest thing, skiis with built-in
radios. Yessir . . . their pants are so
full of ski ants that they can hardly
wait for that first swoosh down the
nearest hill. Boy—they're all grand
champions before they start, and
they're all gonna have their pictures
in the local paper. . Everything runs
along rather well for the first few
hours, except of course when Herman
Biddle blackened both his lookers
going into Grandpa Mackey's twoholer at about forty miles per . . .
without opening the door — but
everyone else seemed to enjoy himself, . . 'Long about five a'clock in
the afternoon , things began to happen. The local drug store had a run
on patching plaster , aspirin , and Dr.
Brown 's Quick Balm for brush burns
and bruises. . . The snow-birds are
ho m e, with their wings clipped, and
their frames bent. They struggle out
of thei r soggy duds to soak what
remains of their dogs in mustard
water and wonder if there 's any
chance of not getting double pneumonia , and why they ever did it.
As I said before . . . Ah! the beau,
ti-ful snow, Ah . . . I'll take vanilla.

POETS IN DISCUSSION
OF ENGLISH POEMS
Virginia Lawhoad spoke on "The
Soa in English Poetry" at tho meeti n g of t he "poets" hold January 20, in
the Social Rooms of Science Hall,
Miss Lawhead opened her talk
with "Sea Fovor" a delightful poem
by John Maseflold and pointed out
how English poots have been influenced by tho sea. She illustrated this
with quotations from tho serious
poems "Break, Break , Break" by
Tennyson and "Requiem " by R. L.
Stevenson. In contrast to those, she
quoted the humorous poems "Tho
Owl and tho Pussycat Put to Sea" by
Edward Lear and "Tho Walrus and
the Carpenter " by Lewis Carrol.
At; tho business meeting, Richard
Zorby welcomed several new members, Next week's program , on February 6, will featu re "Famous Valentines." There will also be a Valentine
party.