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DEFEN D THIS AMERI CA
Florida
J. P. Morgan, famed financier,
died March 12, of a heart ailment.
Washin gton
" A Japanese warship was attacked
and sunk in the mid-Pacific by a
United States submarine. The date
of action was not reported .
Plans which will help shape the
postwar world conferences in which
Russia is expected to be the most important subj ect, were discussed when
Anthony Eden, Britain 's Foreign Secretary, arrived in Washington last
-Week to consult with President
Roosevelt and other American leaders to review the aspects of a stable
peace after the war.
Four Senators , late last week,
urged that America take action to organize the United Nations for effective prosecution of the war and establishment of permanent interna' tj ona-1 machinery to enforce peace.
Pacific Front
Jap
base in the Solomons,
. .. " Munda ,
again
was
hammered by American
bombers. The Japs lost two battleships. One hundred seventy-nine
vessels of all types were sunk or
damaged .
Algiers
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain suffered a severe stroke and lies in a
critical, condition in a hospital near
Vichy.
Afri ca
General Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered his troops to push German and
It ali an forces o ut of Tunisia in t o t he
sea.
Heavy and medium United States
bombers gave the dock and railway
yards at Sousse and the road j unction of Enfidaville a fiery bath of explosives.
Figh t er bo m ber s also did da ma ge
among enemy vehicles and positions
in the Sedjenane area , while to the
south the Mareth Line positions were
bombed.
London
American flying fortresses and
British bombers smashed the Krupp
armament works at Essen, dropping
more than one thousand tons of
block-busters and incendiaries leaving a large areu in a mass of flames.
Twenty-three British bombers were
lost but all the fortresses returned
safely .
Allied planes supplied arms to several thousand entrenched guerillas
on the eastern French border. The
French patriots revolted against the
Axis soldiers.
The important mllway junction
five miles out of Amiens was blasted
by United States fortresses.
Massed German forces pounded
the gates at Kharkov, driving the
Soviet troops back with dive bombers supporting their attacks, The defenses of the Red Army were outnumbered, but they offered stubborn
resistance.
Hussions smashed westward from
captured Vyazma and took several
villages and one heavily fortified
German strongpoint, steadily developing an offensive aimed at Smolensk on the central front.
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FRED WARING
TO SALUTE NAVY;
ATTEND REVIEW
Famous Orchestra Leader and
Wife Fly to Bloomsbur g r
as Navy Guests
Fred Warin g and his fifty-five
Pennsylvanians will salute our local
Naval Flight School over a nationwide hookup on Frida y, March 26,
at 7 and 11 P. M. The broadcast will
be carried by the National Broadcasting Company originating at
WEAF , New York . It was pointed
out that the Bloomsburg Naval Flight
Instructors School is the first of
many to receive such prominent recognition .
On Saturday, March 27, Mr. Waring and his wife will appear in person at a special review staged in the
Centennial Gymnasium for their
benefit. The review which is scheduled for 2:30 P. M., will include all
fligh t instructors and Navy personnel.
Mr. Waring hails from Tyrone,
Penna. He is the business manager
and leader of his famous orchestra
which he first organized when a
student at Petin State- He is a personal friend of Lt. John C. Koch,
dean of men here and flight co-ordinator for the Civil Aeronautics
Authority War Training Service.
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INTERESTED
IN
PRESERVING
DEMOCRACY
(TO
ALL
THOSE
a student at that place and chief
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Safe in our college communities , it is hard t o reail ze that there ; drum beater in the Bucknell Band.
! reall y is going on at this moment the most terrible war that the ¦
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Uniforms on the campus and the "H ep, Hep, Hep" with the :
; sound of marchin g feet makes it seem a little nearer to -us at Blooms- I
I bur g. On our service maps we tr y to follow our boys, and girls , too, *
•¦ by plantin g flags for each of our people in service. When they leave, ;
¦ The annual Mothers ' Weekend celthey come back proud and happy in their service to Uncle Sam.
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The rest of us pause in the midst of class or in extra curricular— ¦ ebration is schedul ed for March 27
• we know we are helping by preparin g to teach—but we cry from ; and 28. An interesting and well
Z rounded progr am has been planned
• the bottom of our souls , "What can we do Now?"
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Our Social Service Club , havin g for its pur pose "Service to col- • for these two days, with activities to
« lege, service to communit y, and service to Countr y," is tr ying to ; take up every minute.
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Following is the schedule of events
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p
for
the weekend:
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We k n it for t he soldi ers we help ack baskets for the needy we •
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¦ make scra p-book s , read to sick children at the hospital , we help in ; Saturday afternoon —Navy Review
| the salvage program. We are tr ying to help by campaigning for full I 2:30 P . M.
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Saturda y evening—Party in the
I stam p books.
Social
Rooms of Science Hall 8 P. M.
OUT,
DO,
ada
pting
"WEAR
IT
for motto:
MAKE IT
How about
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Sunday
dinner — College Dinin g
:
f do without. "
Room
12:25
P. M» (Parents are
yours
,
I
Patriot
ically
;
guests
at
this
meal).
SOCIAL
SERVICE
CLUB.
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Sunday after-dinner
singing —
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Sponsored by the Student Christian
Floor Lobby.
CHAPEL PREVIEW Association—First
Open House—1-5 P. M.
Tea—First Floor Lobb y 2-4 P. M.
A short meeting of the Freshmen Harold Allen and Alice Demmons The general chairman of the event
class was held in the old gymnasium are the guest artists of radio and is Ruth Ebri ght. Various committees
at ten o'clock on March 10, 1943. screen scheduled to appear on the working with her are as follows:
The members discussed plans for assembly program Monday, March
Saturday night party—Sara Marie
holding a Freshman Hop. No definite 22.
Dockey, Chairman; Ida Mae Clark,
decisions were made, but the pres- 'Mr. Allen has "doubled" for many Lucille Martino.
ident called for opinions concerning famous motion picture stars in whistSunday dinner—Betty Lebengood,
the probability of holding such a ling sequences, as well as providing Martha Duck, Chairmen ; Marjorie
dance this year.
sound effects for animated cartoons. Stover and Jean Shraeder.
Nominations were made for a new Miss Demmons was formerly en- Art Committee (to prepare souvVice President. Those nominated gaged in radio work on the Pacific enir programs) — Pauline Garey,
were: Charles Taylor , Michael Rem- Coast.
Chairman; Marilyn Sailer, R o s e
etz, Wanda Kehler, Marilyn Sailer , "Sounds of the Air " is an original Boyle, Ida Mae Clark, Jean Dickinand Anna Magill.
and copyrighted program based on son, Joy Propst, Betty Zong, Beth
the artist's own experience in Holly- Ertel, Eudora Berlew, Marj orie
As lor a future life, every man wood. They have cleverly combined Downing.
must j udge for himself between their talents to present bird mimicry, "Open House—Helen Miller and
conflictin g vague probabilities.
musical artistry, sound effects, and Elaine Kreisher, Chairmen. (Other
Charles Darwin. humor.
members will be announced later).
Celebratio n Plans
Near Completion
Freshman Meetin g
Hatoon aub (Sntfi
Member
Associated Collegiate Press
EDITORIAL STAFF
Florence Faust
Editor-in-Chief __
— Millard
Ludwig
Sports Editor
Feature Editor
Reba Henrie
Exchange Editor
Helen Parangosky
Art Editor
Fred Dent
,
Editori al Board
Athamantia Comuntzis, Joyce Hay, Lucille
Martino, Marilyn Sailer, Jacqueline
Shaffer.
Feat ure Writers
Bernard Kane, Ida Mae Clark, Carmel Sir' ianni, Harriet Sterling, Meda Calvello,
Leo Dunn.
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Beport er s
Joyce Lohr, Irene Kulik, Salvatore Mazzeo, Margaret Latsha. Helen Cromis,
Marj orie Stover, Poletime Comuntzis,
Betty Hagenbuch.
Typists
Irene Kornaski, Flora Guarna, Jean Maschal. Mary Schroeder, Florence Miskowitz.
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Btrsmess staff
Business Manager
Anne Sabol
Assistants
Elaine Kreisher, Saramarie Dockey, Fred
Dent.
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FACULTY ADVISERS
Mr. S. W. Wilson
Miss Pearl Mason
Published weekly when college is in
session.
MARCH 19, 1943
Editoriall y
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"SOLDIERS AT HOME"
It takes more than the man in un£
iform to keep a nation going. For
every man at the front there must be
men and women behind him, keeping
hi m su pplied , keeping up his morale,
and giving him something to fight
for. We do not have to apply that
statement to someone else; we can
apply it to ourselves.
It has been the policy of the Maroon and Gold staff this year to put
out a weekly issue when the college
is in session. Our increased publication has been possible financially by
increased allocations from C. G. A.
and the use of local advertising in
our paper.
But it has been possible too because our staff has worked hard to
put out issues. Now we are calling
upon you as a reader. Last week you
read that we needed reporters . Not
one person volunteered. We need
people who will work on our advertising staff. . In addition the staff
wants some student opinion as to
what parts of the paper are well
liked and what parts would be better discontinued. Just write your
opinion arid give it to a member of
the staff. If you have some contribution to the paper but do not want
to help every week, do not be afraid
to hand it in. This paper is what we
students make it.
And what has that to do with
backing a soldier or working without a uniform? Just this, At present the Maroon and Gold is a big
factor in keeping the men in uniform
linked with Bloomsburg, When you
EXCHANGE^^
WOMEN IN ARMS
Women as well as men are in demand in the Armed Services of our
country . The newest military branch
for the fairer sex in the Women's
By PARRY
Marine Corps Auxiliary. To date
there is little information available
Social room troubles! State Teach- about the enlistment requirements
ers College, California, Pennsylvania, for the Marine Corps Auxiliary, but
seems to be having its share of trou- Sergeant Pross, Army Recruiting Ofble concerning social rooms right ficer stationed at the Indiana Post
now. Student remarks about the Office suggests that those interested
subj ect run along this line: "Mixed write to the Marine Recruiting Stagroups are going to gather some- tion at Altoona or Johnstown .
where, so . . . " or "It's embarrass- Now women may enlist in all four
ing for a girl to entertain a boy at branches of the U. S. Armed Forces.
the foot of the stairs leading to the Here is a brief summary of the enWomen's dormitory." How well we listment requirements for the other
auxiliary units:
know it!
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Age
Four Marines were playing bridge WAAC—Enlistees, 20 t o 45, inin a hut on Wake Island. Suddenly clusive; officers now chosen only
another leatherneck burst into the from the ranks, with anyone eligible
room and shouted: "The Japs are to apply .af ter four weeks basic trainlanding a force of about 200 men ing.
down on the beach."
WAVES—Enlistees, 20 to 35, incluThe four Marines looked at one sive; officer candidates 20 to 49 inanother wearily. Finally, on e said: clusive.
"I'll go. I'm dummy this hand."
SPARS—Enlistees, 20 t o 35, inclu—The- Safe Driver. sive.
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Citizenship
According to Dr. Hans Elias, of Must tte either native born or na~
Middlesex University, there will be turalized citizen in all cases.
no cars, radios, washing machines, or
Term of Enlistment
refrigerators in the world that will In all cases, for duration plus six
exist after the war. Guess we'll have months.
to practice what grandma did!
Education
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WAAC—No formal education reDo you know why the war has not quired.
brought a rash of nervous break- WAVES—Enlistees, high school or
downs? Well, according to Dr. Es- business school diploma or its equivther L. Richards, of John-Hopkins alent; officer candidates, college deUniversity, WORK and INCOME are gree or two years of college plus two
the two great saviors of nerve. And years business or professional exwe have plenty of both right now. perience.
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SPARS—Same as WAVES.
Mrs. Smythe was making final arJob Experience
rangements for an elaborate recep- WAAC—No occupational expertion. "Nora ," she said to her veteran ience demanded.
serv an t, "for the first half-hour I
WAVES — Occupational record
want you to stand at the drawing- since leaving school must be filed.
room door and call the guests ' names SPARS—Same as WAVES.
as they arrive."
Height
Nora 's face lit up. "Thank you,
height is 5
In
all
cases
minimum
ma 'am," she replied. "I've been
The
WAAC
has
a
maximum
feet.
wanting to do that to some of your
gh
hei
t
limit
of
six
feet.
friends for the last 20 years."
Weight
—Post.
WAAC—Minimum,
100 pounds; no
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weight
maximum,
but
in all cases
The University of Mexico is bemust
correspond
height
to
and age.
lieved to have given the largest
WAVES—Minimum,
95
pounds ;
number of boys for actual battle, in
same
maximum
as
WAAC's.
proportion to enrollment, of any institution of higher education in the SPARS — Minimum , 95 pounds;
country . Incidentally, 11 former same maximum requirements as othstudents are listed as dead, 24 as ers,
Eyesight
prisoners, and 14 others are missing.
WAAC
—
Not
worse than 20-20
?
(10
per
cent
of
normal)
in each eye,
Ah , something new has been addcorrectable
to
normal
of
20-20 in
ed! Creighton University has really
eye
each
with
glasses.
added something new to its accelerated war-time study program. Get a WAVES—Enlistees, 6-20 (30 per
load of this! A student who is ab- cent of normal) in each eye without
sent from class without an excuse is glasses and 12-20 (60 per cent of
punished with two hours of physical normal) in two eyes, tested together,
exercise of campus work. The un- without glasses; correctable to 12-20
dergraduate coeds must pay a fine of in each eye with glasses. Officer
$1.00 for unexcused absences. This candidates, 12-20 in each eye, *v cornew measure is to rid the college of rectable to 20-20 with glasses.
SPARS—Same as WAVES.
loafers!
Teeth
?
definite
number reWAAC—No
Girls! Our fellows in the service
they
long
as
quired
so
are deemed
still like to get letters from us, Are
;
false
teeth
accepted.
serviceable
we letting them down? Let's not put
it off another day. Letters mean so WAVES—Enlistees, same as the
much to them, especially in times WAAC's; officer candidates must
have at least 18 sound teeth, includlike these. Write today !
ing two opposing molars on each
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Key fellows! Don 't marry a girl side of the j aw and four opposing inbecause she looks sensible, because a cisors.
sensible girl has more sense than to SPARS—Same as WAVES.
Hearing
look sensible!
In
till
cases
must be normal (15—Hammer and Tongs .
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help us with this paper,' you help
Duties <
the alumni in service.
anyWAAC
—
Non-combatant;
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P oei
SPRING
You, lovely and glorious Spring,
Coming to us from the sky,
We praise you for coming to bring
Such beautiful things to our eyes!
You have brought back the gay birds
Their songs full of gladness to sing—
To give, in their musical words,
Their sweet little hymns of Spring!
The brooks, o'er the pebbles, run
Sounding your praise as they flow:
The grass points its blades to the sun,
And thanks you for making them
grow.
The forest, the grove, and the vine
In festival garments are clad,
To show that a presence like thine
Is making them grateful and glad.
Sweet Spring! The Maker sent thee
And made you to brighten our days:
Your aim is His glory, we see:—
We j oin y ou in giving Him praise.
Harriet Sterling '44.
Dorm Girls , Listen
Seems as if a romance has begun
between
two college students,
(strange, isn't it) Every evening at
10:00 o'clock Joe S. calls our new
"Frosh ," Peg H., to the telephone, to
find if she has been "true to him."
We have found out what the mysterious knocking was at 11:15 Friday evening. Will some one please
see to it that Anita Behler 's clock is
the right time instead of two hours
slow!
Fourth Floor was well represented
at the Navy 's Dance. At least seven
Ensigns are beginning to appreciate
our company.
We are all hoping that one of our
favorite Seniors had a nice week-end.
George would make any week-end
complete, wouldn't he, Ruth?
If a certain brown jug is not removed from a window sill, facing
long porch, before Friday evening—
March 19—the Navy plans on having
target practice—So beware!
We are very sorry to have Joy
Propst leave our "heaven 's floor " for
the week. We are all looking for her
to return to us—minus the cold .
Note to Marj orie Downing:
How are you making out with your
art note-book? Do you still think we
should be "patriotic " in everything
we do?
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Always remember that when you
go into an attorney 's office door,
you will have to pay for it, first or
Anthony Trollope.
last.
It was as true . . . as turnips is.
It was as true . . . as taxes is. And
nothing's truer than them.
Charles Dickins.
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The true pleasure of life is to live
with your inferiors.
William Thackeray.
where in the world.
WAVES—Non-combatant; restricted to continental U. S.
SPARS—Same as WAVES.
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Pay
WAAC—Enlistees and non-commissioned officers are paid $50 to
$138 a month. Commissioned officers
are paid $150 a month and up,, plus
allowances for food rental where
necessary.
WAVES—Same as WAAC.
SPARS—Same as others.
Buchhei t Teams
Have Good Records
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BY MlLLAJRD LUDWIG , ........................j. His 33 Points is Highest ; Team
Has Perfect Record This '
Season
The record of five wins against six losses posted this year by the Husky
George iBuchheit , B. S. T . C. bas- basketeers
was felt to be lower than it ought .to be, and in. comparison with Elwood Wagner, who graduated at
ketball coach, has j ust completed his previous seasons
it was a drop. However, if one just takes a look sat various the end of the first semester, led the
eleventh season as mentor of Husky standings the result
will be a revision of quick conclusions. With a mark of Husky Jayvees the past season in incage teams. The former Illinois athcollege
comp etition, the Buchheit quintet finished in sixtii dividual scoring with 33 points. Alteachers
.400
in
let e h as gu ided Ma roon and Gold
couple
of breaks they might have gone higher. The though he participated in only two
place,
but
with
a
outfits to 86 victories compared to
only
game
a
and a half out of fourth place which was*held of the three games, his fifteen field
Huskies
were
65 defeats over the eleven year span. by
,
a
team
the
Huskies
trounced, 67-57.
Kutztown
goals and three fouls rated him in
In only four of 'those years was the
first place.
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record below the .500 mark.
JEast Stroudsburg couldn't be stopped. Some thought the loss of five Dick Shearer is listed in the runDuring the years from 1938 to 1942,
Husky teams continually ranked players to the army, four of them on. the first team, would halt the Big Red, ner-up spot with 26, compiled by
high. In no one of those winters did but such was not the case. When the army sent out a call for reserves, East tossing in twelve two pointers and
opponents total more than four de- Stroudsburg had won eight straight, and just to show that Ford, Mascavage, two free throws. Phil Yeany, who
feats against trie Huskies.
Vinci and Sager weren't the only basketball material at that school, the was constantly swishing the net near
Buchheit court units also boast a Pocono aggregation promptly , went out and captured three more tilts in the end of the year, had 23 to rank
decisive edge in scoring, having three attempts to end the year's work with, a perfect record. The last three third. Not too far behind was Harry
poured 6,243 points through the wins were over Bloomsburg, West Chester and Scrsmton, none of them set- John who had 20.
Jayvees Consistent
hoops while limiting the enemy to ups by any means.
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The
Cubs
in winning the only
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5,759. The top offensive mark was
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three
contests
played turned in anestablished in 1941 when the Huskies
Lock Haven's club was almost entirely broken up by calls to the ser- other
perfect
season.
Until last year
chalked up 748. That, incidentally, vice. Eight of the first ten men were lost, and the Bald Eagles decided to
the
Jayvees
had
gone
18 consecutive
was Bill Kerchusky 's last year.
give up the cage sport for the duration. . They stood in third position at the
games
without
a
loss.
Now they
Millers and Bier Red Tough
time .with five victories and two 'd ef eats, the two losses at the hands of
have
a
four
game
winning
streak.
Only two State Teachers Colleges, East Stroudsburg. Indiana edged out the Bald Eagles by winning three
Included
among
the
wins
was one
Millersville and East Stroudsburg, while losing but one, that to Lock Haven. The Indians were unfortunate in
over
the
Berwick
Y.
M.
C.
A. by a
hold margins over Bloomsburg fives haying several games canceled by opponents.
,
decisive
count.
The
team,
"Y"
had
over this stretch, so far as vict ories
gone
twenty-seven
frays
previously
are concerned. The Millers have
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Putting the sport shot here and there . . . George Haines, Bucknell's without a blemish.
tagged the Huskies fourteen times
with losses while being beaten eight. great forward who graduated at mid-year, is the leading Bison scorer with
Team Record
Bloomsb urg, 34 Danville, 14.
However, the Millers have been held 94 poin ts, even [though he piayed only half the year . . . Few teachers colat bay since 1936, each school having leges will have sports this spring, the way things shape up now .. . Only the Bloomsburg, 42, Navy A. V. P. 12.
larger schools such as East Stroudsburg and West Chester are expected to Bloomsburg, 48, Berwick Y. M. C.
won eight.
A., 31.
East Stroudsburg holds a decisive continue with anything like a complete __schedule.
Individual Scoringmargin of 17 to 5. The last time the
G. P. G. F. G. Pts.
Huskies took the Big Red was in L I TWH IL ER SIGN S
YESTER -YEAR !
Wagner,
F.
2
15
3-3
1940. Ithaca College of New York
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PHIL CONTRACT
Shear er, C. ___ 2
also holds an edge of 4 to 0.
12
2-5
26
Remember me, the explorer of an- Yeany, F.
3
10
3-4
23
But with the exception of those Another Philadelphia Phil player tiques
"Ye Old Shoppe" of our John , G.
3
9
2-5
20
schools, Coach Buchheit has piloted came to terms last week when Danny campusinthirty
ago? Did you Petro, G., C. __ 3
3
2-4
8
Bloomsburg quintets over smooth Litwhiler, slugging outfielder, signed know that backyears
in those years boys Magill , C.
1
2
1-2
5
roads. The best Husky mark is post- his contract. The exact salary was were much more
than Whi t by, F. _ ._ 1
2
1-2
5
ed over Mansfield , seventeen wins not disclosed, but it is supposed that girls? The range in numerous
ages was much Bomboy, G. __ 3
2
0-1
4
and three defeats. Other safe mar- Litwhiler, who led the Phil hitters greater
than
today
and
the students
gins have been written in the books last year with a .275 average, was
as a whole were older, most of them Totals
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at the expense of West Chester, given an increase. Rumors had it being
from eighteen to thirty years
Montclair, N. J., Fort Meade, Sus- earlier in the week that Pittsburgh old. Professor
Other Statistics
Albert remarked that
quehanna U., Shippensburg, Kutz- and Cincinnati were both looking
Individual
high for single game—
this situation was probably due to
town, Lock Haven and Indiana. The after the former Bloomsburger.
Wagner,
1
8
,
Yeany,
16.
the fact that high schools in those
last one being on the credit side is a
Best
individual
average—Wagner,
days were not so well organized and
result of five straight victories from
16.5, Shearer, 13.
planned as today.
well
DR A M ATIC C LUB TO
1936 to 1941.
Discipline was maintained rigidly Best foul shooting average—WagGIVE PL AY APRIL 16 and
Average Higher
no dormitory student was al- ner, 1.000, Yeany, .750.
In reviewing past basketball reoff campus after supper except Most field goals in one game—
At their regular weekly meeting lowed
Wagner, 8, Yeany, 7.
cords, it is interesting to note that
by special permission.
the
Bioomsburg
Players
announced
games
were
before 1938 the scores of
All students were required to atmuch lower, not only in the case of their plans of putting on a three act tend services Sunday morning at the FORMER ALUMNUS DIES
Bloomsburg, but in many instances. play on April 16. The play as yet church of their home service. NoThe general team average of a col- had not been selected, although they body went out at night unless chapOn Saturda y mornin g, March 6,
lege was, before '38, about 35 per have several from which they , will eroned.
the news of the sudden death of
game whereas now it is approx- definitely choose this coming week. There were very few dances in Claude Edward Hausknecht sadMiss Johnston is going to cast sev- those days, and the main enter tain- dened the entire communit y as well
imately 45 or more.
eral of the plays and choose the one ment was the lecture course. Ohl To as college students and faculty at
believe
their
Fans could hardly
she is able to cast easiest.
were
to
glance
back
and
eyes if they
live in the era of lectures. Baseball West Chester , Penns ylvania.
Unchanged
Meeting
Date
as
these
occurring—
Attended Normal
see scores such
was the prin cipal sport as football
Mr. Hausknecht was born Febru B. S. T. C, 19, Mansfield , 18; B. S. T. The club conducted a short busi- had not yet become popular.
C, 32 , West Chester, 29; Mansfield , ness meeting, at which time, it was Dr. E. Nelson Dates 1912 Coed! ary 15, 1881, at Hazleton , Penns yl22, B. S. T. C, 21; and E. Strouds- brought to attention that the club Due to a lack of an unidentified vania. His elementary and high
shall not change their date of meet- spr aying liquid ,
school education took place in the
burg, 31, B. S. T. C, 22.
I found it impossible public
ing
in
the
future
for
the
Navy
large,
fast
's
schools of Hazleton , and he
that
big
reason
is
One
to get rid of all the moths in the old graduated
appy
Hour
since
Lieut.
Boyd
has
"H
cigar"
fr om Bloomsbur g State
replaced
the
small
courts have
handbooks of information; therefore , Normal School
consented
to
have
that
take
place
on
also
have
in 1000.
type.
Many
teams
box
the leature story of this column will
Edu
cation Head
Music
gone offensively minded instead of every other Thursday instead of be
postponed until next week when Between 1900 and
Tuesday. The meeting was then ad1921, he held
employing so much passing.
j ourned and a play was presented by we will find our hero Dr. Nelson positions as teacher of music and
The Record
takin g hold of the reins as Youn g pr incipal . He attended the Institute
W. L. Pet Janet Shank.
! His last name? Be on of Musical Art in New York ,
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and the
1933
time
next
week for the answers to summer school sessions at Cornell.
and
the
cast
included
Over
Tone,"
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1934
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was made Supervisor of Music in
1935 —
"Ye Archeolo gist." He
the
two
women
friends
while
June
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the
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and
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like
laudtheir
veiled
overtones.
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John.400
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9
Chester
as head of the newly-formed
1938
you
have
to
double
the
dose
anum:
ston
then
told
the
club
after
the
per.692
Music
Education
Course there and
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sensibilities
as
the
decline.
play
may
be
formance
that
this
pre.714
position
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until the time of
1940
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LIFE WITH UNCLE
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by B. Wf. Kane
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Af ter you graduated from any, You B. S. T. C. graduates, when
school , it isn't long, until the only you know who is doing what at
"Bloomsburg ," will find the reading
ones you know at your Alma Mater more in teresting;
so beginning this
are t hose who t ried t o teach you week and continuing each edition
when you were there. At least such ,; thereaf ter, a member of our faculty
is the case with alumni who haven't will write an open letter telling you
the opportunity to visit the "Oldj service men and women what of inSchool " enough to become familiait terest is happening here at school.
with the new students coming in| Mr. Earl N. Rhodes will be the first
;, of the faculty to write you.
each year.
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To Our Boys in Service:
The scramble for teachers is on. A letter from a supervising principal
states, "Af ter a few quiet weeks without a vacancy, it has happened again
—We are not very optimistic about finding—a teacher, but we can stand the
shock if you can recommend one." So it goes in the office of the Placement
Service. Many vacancies, but few candidates to suggest.
A post card from A. C. C. Private €. Barton Scott , 911 TG Flight 639
BTC No. 9 AAFTTC, Miami Beach, {Florida, tells me, "I enj o y it here but
it's darned hard work." If it takes aH of the above figures and a good part
of the alphabet to address him as a (private, how many pages will be required [to address him when he becomes
a lieutenant or a maj or, or pos¦¦
sibly a general?
We are always greatly pleased to hear from the boys in service. We
miss you and hope it will not be long before you will all be back in
Bloomsburgr.
Very sincerely yours,
¦ (oaic/ *yV. M/toc/tiA
Director of Teacher Training and Placement Service.
Irving's Life With Uncle
• out of twenty-five ; but after we
Pvt. Irving T. Gottleib .
leave' h ere, I don 't expect any of us
Af ter twenty-three hours of con- will be together.
tinuous riding in a day coach, I arrived here at Fort Harrison, Indiana,
"No Greater Glory "
My new home looks O. K., an d I
think I will like it here, for t h e men j Martha A . Knorr , Yeo. 3/c U. S. N. R.
in the Finance Battalion are the fin- I spent two months. in Oklahoma;
est I have met in the army . Most of a,t the end of that time I graduated
them are over twenty-five and mar- from the Naval Training Center, Okried, are college graduates, an d h eld lahoma A. and M. College, with a
responsible positions in civilian lifei petty officer , third class rating, or as
In our barracks there are certified a yeoman, third class. It's a .thing
public accountants, auditors, business I'm mighty proud of , for the stripe I
ex ecut ives, etc. All in all, I'm proud wear on my sleeve means more to me
than all the money in the world. It
to be a member of this division.
After basic training which lasts stands for something. It means I'm
four weeks, we get nine weeks* a member of the U. S. Navy ; servj ing in the same capacity as a man ;
schooling in finance.
doing the same j ob as a man.
My w ork , at present,, is connected
Our Ex-Editor
with recruiting of Women Reservists
a/c/c Pvt. John Hubiak.
for the Navy, Coast Guard and MaWe're a very busy bunch since we rine Corps. I'd like to bring the engot here. In fact we're so busy that tire student body from Bloomsburg
w e don 't get to see any of our fel- down h^re and let them see a group
lows who are not in our Flight. Xen of forty girls being sworn into the
Hosier and I use the same double- Navy . The expression on their faces
decker bed. Hugh "Red" Niles, isn't one of laughter and amusement;
Wayne Deaner, Max Miller and Bob it is rather a look of pride and the
Bunge are in my Flight, and we all determination to serve the country
live on the same floor in the hotel that means so much to each one of
here . We see our other fellows, who us.
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are in Flight 639, at mess if they You know , we can't lose this war.
happen to be going or coming past We're not fighting only for Democus.
racy, but what it stands for—the
I really miss "Bloom " although I rights and privileges that every
can't say I don 't like it here where American enjoys today. It's up to
most of the men are college fellows. each one to do his part—whether at
Often you hear someone blurt out home or in the factory. We must rethat he'd never miss an 8:00 o'clock member, above all , that our boys are
class if he got back to school.
giving up their lives because they beThe climate here is fine , and all of lieve in America and what it stands
us are getting a good face tan .
for . That's a pretty big price to pay
for an intangible item , isn't it.
"Many are Called"
t When I hear a person complain bePvt. Donald Rabb.
cause of the ration system it makes
Little ' did I realize, when I left me want to take that person and
Bloomsburg, that I would get to place them on one of the many battle
Miami Beach as a member of a fronts of this war. I'm sure they 'd
branch of the Army Air Corps. I'm change their minds quickly once they
interested in Meteorology, but the see actual battle and hear real bulway things look, I doubt whether I lets whiz by tlveir heads.
get into it, They need men badly to
fill other quotas ; and you know the
"What's in A Name "
old army game.
Pvt. Elroy Dalberg.
: Tomorrow, we may be able to con- I graduated from radio school at
tact the Air Corps boys from B, S. T. Chicago on the fifteenth of February,
C. There are ten of us left together was sent dowa here where I'm liv-
m
ing a typical soldier 's life; and now
I expect I shall be transferred again.
Last week I had an interesting experience. My Mother wrote telling
me of a boy from home stationed
near me who worked with a fellow
who had att end ed Bloo msbu rg an d
who knew" me. " Unfortunately my
neighbor didn't mention the soldier 's
name ,' so I felt let down a little.
Wher ever I've been stationed,
"Bloomsburg " has been heard of .
Right now I bunk next to a fellow
from Kingston who knows Mattie
Kasuba and several other fellows
who came to B. S. T. C.
"shot" as we leave—"see you at
Homecoming."
To Teach
Answer to Last Week's Question
When you read of a U. S. Naval
ship named after an American battle,
what type is it?
Answer: Plane carrier.
Pvt. Harold W. Colley.
^ 15, I finAt Chanute on February
ished a course in Advanced Powerplant for mechanics. After I had received my diploma and had gone
back to the barracks to await further
orders, I received word to report to
the school headquarters. When I got
there, I was informed that I was to
remain at Chanute as an instructor
in the course I had j ust finished.
Believe it or not, the army gives
each fiew instructor a short course in
Teaching Methods and Teacher
Training. Just as soon as I finish* I
hope to be assigned to a class of my
own.
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Lt. Donald Jenkins.
One thing is sure; it will be only a
few days until we leave for what we
hope will be combat duty.
As Co-pilot, I have more to do
than ju st raise or lower the landing
gear . I must learn as much as possible about the plane, so that, in case
of an emergency, I can handle it as
well as the pilot .
I do love flying in every sense of
the word. This is the life I wanted,
so I 'm contented and happy.
This Week's Question
What is the "cone of silence?"
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GIRLS TO GTVE PARTY
Day and dorm women will give an
all-girl party tonight, Friday, March
19, from 7 to 10 P. , M. in the new
gymnasium. Women faculty members will be guests at the party,
which will furnish ample entertainment for all in the form of swimming, cont est s, relays, games and
Seeing the Boys
dancing, not to mention refreshSgt. William G. Kerchusky .
ments. The following committee is
January 2 I left "Frisco ," went t o busy with preparations for the event:
Palmdale, California, and from there Ruth Sluman, Anita Behler and
I arrived here at Merced Army Fly- Kathryn Hess.
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ing School. While I was at Palmdale,
by being
Men
are
not
flattered
I met "Stu" Yorks, an old friend of
mine from "Bloomsburg." Then, shown that there has been a differwhen I arrived here, who did I bump ence of purpose between the Alinto but my old basketball manager, mighty and them.
Abraham Lincoln.
"Dutch" Rowlands. He's still the
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same old "Dutch."
Thro u ghout life, our worst weaknesses
and meannesses are usually
A Great Day
committed
for the sake of the peoPvt. Lee R. Beaumont.
ple
whom
we
most despise.
Slowly, our Bloomsburg group is
Charles Dickins.
dwindling. There are only three of
us left now. Wanich and I are in
Company "D," and Hummel in Company. "C."
Anything can happen in this man 's
army—and usually does! On Tuesday our barracks developed "chintses" (bedbugs) to you, and so we
were evacuated—into tents. To make
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matters even more pleasant, it turned
bitterly cold and began to snow. The
Aerial photograph s are the eagletents are heated by small stoves useyes of the Army and Navy. The
ing soft coal and is it filthy ! We felt
aerial camera helps record damage
like coal miners. Today , however, done to the enemy, shows up camafter two very uncomfortable nights, ouflaged positions which are invisiwe moved back to our luxurious
ble to the human eye and aids in
barracks.
the preparation of maps and charts.
Bob Schramm, Tony Kr avitsky, The film for an aerial photograph
costs 25 cents.
George Gillung, and Bernie Pufnak
were sent to the quartermaster replacement center just a few blocks
away. They come over to see us almost every night—and it is good to
see them. They were lucky to be together. I know for certain now that
I will be shipped alone. My last hope
was Irv , and he shipped this morning
under special orders to Fort Benj amin Harrison, Indiana. He really got
a break.
Life goes on as usual. Wanich and
I are seated here writing very peacefully. We're hoping that we'll be
Every time you buy a 25-cent
shipped the same day. We feel like War Stamp you are supplying your
the 'last of a "vanishing race " as it is.
government with funds which may
- The twenty-six of us have been
go to purchase additional film for
scattered now, but we're all united
aerial cameras. In total war, even
by a common bond—B. S. T. C. I the smallest contribution to the war
know I speak for the rest of the feleffort is necessary, and th e school
lows when I say Bloomsburg repre- boys and girls of America can get
sents all the thing| for which we are into the light by lending their monfightin g, and some day soon, we hope ey to Uncle Sam through the reguwe all return for a grand "Home- lar purchase of War Stamps.
U, S, Tnmry Dtpa rlmtnt
coming, " That has been our parting
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News Brevities
DEFEN D THIS AMERI CA
Florida
J. P. Morgan, famed financier,
died March 12, of a heart ailment.
Washin gton
" A Japanese warship was attacked
and sunk in the mid-Pacific by a
United States submarine. The date
of action was not reported .
Plans which will help shape the
postwar world conferences in which
Russia is expected to be the most important subj ect, were discussed when
Anthony Eden, Britain 's Foreign Secretary, arrived in Washington last
-Week to consult with President
Roosevelt and other American leaders to review the aspects of a stable
peace after the war.
Four Senators , late last week,
urged that America take action to organize the United Nations for effective prosecution of the war and establishment of permanent interna' tj ona-1 machinery to enforce peace.
Pacific Front
Jap
base in the Solomons,
. .. " Munda ,
again
was
hammered by American
bombers. The Japs lost two battleships. One hundred seventy-nine
vessels of all types were sunk or
damaged .
Algiers
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain suffered a severe stroke and lies in a
critical, condition in a hospital near
Vichy.
Afri ca
General Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered his troops to push German and
It ali an forces o ut of Tunisia in t o t he
sea.
Heavy and medium United States
bombers gave the dock and railway
yards at Sousse and the road j unction of Enfidaville a fiery bath of explosives.
Figh t er bo m ber s also did da ma ge
among enemy vehicles and positions
in the Sedjenane area , while to the
south the Mareth Line positions were
bombed.
London
American flying fortresses and
British bombers smashed the Krupp
armament works at Essen, dropping
more than one thousand tons of
block-busters and incendiaries leaving a large areu in a mass of flames.
Twenty-three British bombers were
lost but all the fortresses returned
safely .
Allied planes supplied arms to several thousand entrenched guerillas
on the eastern French border. The
French patriots revolted against the
Axis soldiers.
The important mllway junction
five miles out of Amiens was blasted
by United States fortresses.
Massed German forces pounded
the gates at Kharkov, driving the
Soviet troops back with dive bombers supporting their attacks, The defenses of the Red Army were outnumbered, but they offered stubborn
resistance.
Hussions smashed westward from
captured Vyazma and took several
villages and one heavily fortified
German strongpoint, steadily developing an offensive aimed at Smolensk on the central front.
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FRED WARING
TO SALUTE NAVY;
ATTEND REVIEW
Famous Orchestra Leader and
Wife Fly to Bloomsbur g r
as Navy Guests
Fred Warin g and his fifty-five
Pennsylvanians will salute our local
Naval Flight School over a nationwide hookup on Frida y, March 26,
at 7 and 11 P. M. The broadcast will
be carried by the National Broadcasting Company originating at
WEAF , New York . It was pointed
out that the Bloomsburg Naval Flight
Instructors School is the first of
many to receive such prominent recognition .
On Saturday, March 27, Mr. Waring and his wife will appear in person at a special review staged in the
Centennial Gymnasium for their
benefit. The review which is scheduled for 2:30 P. M., will include all
fligh t instructors and Navy personnel.
Mr. Waring hails from Tyrone,
Penna. He is the business manager
and leader of his famous orchestra
which he first organized when a
student at Petin State- He is a personal friend of Lt. John C. Koch,
dean of men here and flight co-ordinator for the Civil Aeronautics
Authority War Training Service.
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INTERESTED
IN
PRESERVING
DEMOCRACY
(TO
ALL
THOSE
a student at that place and chief
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Safe in our college communities , it is hard t o reail ze that there ; drum beater in the Bucknell Band.
! reall y is going on at this moment the most terrible war that the ¦
! world has ever know n.
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Uniforms on the campus and the "H ep, Hep, Hep" with the :
; sound of marchin g feet makes it seem a little nearer to -us at Blooms- I
I bur g. On our service maps we tr y to follow our boys, and girls , too, *
•¦ by plantin g flags for each of our people in service. When they leave, ;
¦ The annual Mothers ' Weekend celthey come back proud and happy in their service to Uncle Sam.
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The rest of us pause in the midst of class or in extra curricular— ¦ ebration is schedul ed for March 27
• we know we are helping by preparin g to teach—but we cry from ; and 28. An interesting and well
Z rounded progr am has been planned
• the bottom of our souls , "What can we do Now?"
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Our Social Service Club , havin g for its pur pose "Service to col- • for these two days, with activities to
« lege, service to communit y, and service to Countr y," is tr ying to ; take up every minute.
¦ answer.
Following is the schedule of events
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for
the weekend:
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We k n it for t he soldi ers we help ack baskets for the needy we •
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¦ make scra p-book s , read to sick children at the hospital , we help in ; Saturday afternoon —Navy Review
| the salvage program. We are tr ying to help by campaigning for full I 2:30 P . M.
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Saturda y evening—Party in the
I stam p books.
Social
Rooms of Science Hall 8 P. M.
OUT,
DO,
ada
pting
"WEAR
IT
for motto:
MAKE IT
How about
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dinner — College Dinin g
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f do without. "
Room
12:25
P. M» (Parents are
yours
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ically
;
guests
at
this
meal).
SOCIAL
SERVICE
CLUB.
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Sunday after-dinner
singing —
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Sponsored by the Student Christian
Floor Lobby.
CHAPEL PREVIEW Association—First
Open House—1-5 P. M.
Tea—First Floor Lobb y 2-4 P. M.
A short meeting of the Freshmen Harold Allen and Alice Demmons The general chairman of the event
class was held in the old gymnasium are the guest artists of radio and is Ruth Ebri ght. Various committees
at ten o'clock on March 10, 1943. screen scheduled to appear on the working with her are as follows:
The members discussed plans for assembly program Monday, March
Saturday night party—Sara Marie
holding a Freshman Hop. No definite 22.
Dockey, Chairman; Ida Mae Clark,
decisions were made, but the pres- 'Mr. Allen has "doubled" for many Lucille Martino.
ident called for opinions concerning famous motion picture stars in whistSunday dinner—Betty Lebengood,
the probability of holding such a ling sequences, as well as providing Martha Duck, Chairmen ; Marjorie
dance this year.
sound effects for animated cartoons. Stover and Jean Shraeder.
Nominations were made for a new Miss Demmons was formerly en- Art Committee (to prepare souvVice President. Those nominated gaged in radio work on the Pacific enir programs) — Pauline Garey,
were: Charles Taylor , Michael Rem- Coast.
Chairman; Marilyn Sailer, R o s e
etz, Wanda Kehler, Marilyn Sailer , "Sounds of the Air " is an original Boyle, Ida Mae Clark, Jean Dickinand Anna Magill.
and copyrighted program based on son, Joy Propst, Betty Zong, Beth
the artist's own experience in Holly- Ertel, Eudora Berlew, Marj orie
As lor a future life, every man wood. They have cleverly combined Downing.
must j udge for himself between their talents to present bird mimicry, "Open House—Helen Miller and
conflictin g vague probabilities.
musical artistry, sound effects, and Elaine Kreisher, Chairmen. (Other
Charles Darwin. humor.
members will be announced later).
Celebratio n Plans
Near Completion
Freshman Meetin g
Hatoon aub (Sntfi
Member
Associated Collegiate Press
EDITORIAL STAFF
Florence Faust
Editor-in-Chief __
— Millard
Ludwig
Sports Editor
Feature Editor
Reba Henrie
Exchange Editor
Helen Parangosky
Art Editor
Fred Dent
,
Editori al Board
Athamantia Comuntzis, Joyce Hay, Lucille
Martino, Marilyn Sailer, Jacqueline
Shaffer.
Feat ure Writers
Bernard Kane, Ida Mae Clark, Carmel Sir' ianni, Harriet Sterling, Meda Calvello,
Leo Dunn.
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Beport er s
Joyce Lohr, Irene Kulik, Salvatore Mazzeo, Margaret Latsha. Helen Cromis,
Marj orie Stover, Poletime Comuntzis,
Betty Hagenbuch.
Typists
Irene Kornaski, Flora Guarna, Jean Maschal. Mary Schroeder, Florence Miskowitz.
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Btrsmess staff
Business Manager
Anne Sabol
Assistants
Elaine Kreisher, Saramarie Dockey, Fred
Dent.
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FACULTY ADVISERS
Mr. S. W. Wilson
Miss Pearl Mason
Published weekly when college is in
session.
MARCH 19, 1943
Editoriall y
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"SOLDIERS AT HOME"
It takes more than the man in un£
iform to keep a nation going. For
every man at the front there must be
men and women behind him, keeping
hi m su pplied , keeping up his morale,
and giving him something to fight
for. We do not have to apply that
statement to someone else; we can
apply it to ourselves.
It has been the policy of the Maroon and Gold staff this year to put
out a weekly issue when the college
is in session. Our increased publication has been possible financially by
increased allocations from C. G. A.
and the use of local advertising in
our paper.
But it has been possible too because our staff has worked hard to
put out issues. Now we are calling
upon you as a reader. Last week you
read that we needed reporters . Not
one person volunteered. We need
people who will work on our advertising staff. . In addition the staff
wants some student opinion as to
what parts of the paper are well
liked and what parts would be better discontinued. Just write your
opinion arid give it to a member of
the staff. If you have some contribution to the paper but do not want
to help every week, do not be afraid
to hand it in. This paper is what we
students make it.
And what has that to do with
backing a soldier or working without a uniform? Just this, At present the Maroon and Gold is a big
factor in keeping the men in uniform
linked with Bloomsburg, When you
EXCHANGE^^
WOMEN IN ARMS
Women as well as men are in demand in the Armed Services of our
country . The newest military branch
for the fairer sex in the Women's
By PARRY
Marine Corps Auxiliary. To date
there is little information available
Social room troubles! State Teach- about the enlistment requirements
ers College, California, Pennsylvania, for the Marine Corps Auxiliary, but
seems to be having its share of trou- Sergeant Pross, Army Recruiting Ofble concerning social rooms right ficer stationed at the Indiana Post
now. Student remarks about the Office suggests that those interested
subj ect run along this line: "Mixed write to the Marine Recruiting Stagroups are going to gather some- tion at Altoona or Johnstown .
where, so . . . " or "It's embarrass- Now women may enlist in all four
ing for a girl to entertain a boy at branches of the U. S. Armed Forces.
the foot of the stairs leading to the Here is a brief summary of the enWomen's dormitory." How well we listment requirements for the other
auxiliary units:
know it!
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Age
Four Marines were playing bridge WAAC—Enlistees, 20 t o 45, inin a hut on Wake Island. Suddenly clusive; officers now chosen only
another leatherneck burst into the from the ranks, with anyone eligible
room and shouted: "The Japs are to apply .af ter four weeks basic trainlanding a force of about 200 men ing.
down on the beach."
WAVES—Enlistees, 20 to 35, incluThe four Marines looked at one sive; officer candidates 20 to 49 inanother wearily. Finally, on e said: clusive.
"I'll go. I'm dummy this hand."
SPARS—Enlistees, 20 t o 35, inclu—The- Safe Driver. sive.
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Citizenship
According to Dr. Hans Elias, of Must tte either native born or na~
Middlesex University, there will be turalized citizen in all cases.
no cars, radios, washing machines, or
Term of Enlistment
refrigerators in the world that will In all cases, for duration plus six
exist after the war. Guess we'll have months.
to practice what grandma did!
Education
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WAAC—No formal education reDo you know why the war has not quired.
brought a rash of nervous break- WAVES—Enlistees, high school or
downs? Well, according to Dr. Es- business school diploma or its equivther L. Richards, of John-Hopkins alent; officer candidates, college deUniversity, WORK and INCOME are gree or two years of college plus two
the two great saviors of nerve. And years business or professional exwe have plenty of both right now. perience.
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SPARS—Same as WAVES.
Mrs. Smythe was making final arJob Experience
rangements for an elaborate recep- WAAC—No occupational expertion. "Nora ," she said to her veteran ience demanded.
serv an t, "for the first half-hour I
WAVES — Occupational record
want you to stand at the drawing- since leaving school must be filed.
room door and call the guests ' names SPARS—Same as WAVES.
as they arrive."
Height
Nora 's face lit up. "Thank you,
height is 5
In
all
cases
minimum
ma 'am," she replied. "I've been
The
WAAC
has
a
maximum
feet.
wanting to do that to some of your
gh
hei
t
limit
of
six
feet.
friends for the last 20 years."
Weight
—Post.
WAAC—Minimum,
100 pounds; no
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weight
maximum,
but
in all cases
The University of Mexico is bemust
correspond
height
to
and age.
lieved to have given the largest
WAVES—Minimum,
95
pounds ;
number of boys for actual battle, in
same
maximum
as
WAAC's.
proportion to enrollment, of any institution of higher education in the SPARS — Minimum , 95 pounds;
country . Incidentally, 11 former same maximum requirements as othstudents are listed as dead, 24 as ers,
Eyesight
prisoners, and 14 others are missing.
WAAC
—
Not
worse than 20-20
?
(10
per
cent
of
normal)
in each eye,
Ah , something new has been addcorrectable
to
normal
of
20-20 in
ed! Creighton University has really
eye
each
with
glasses.
added something new to its accelerated war-time study program. Get a WAVES—Enlistees, 6-20 (30 per
load of this! A student who is ab- cent of normal) in each eye without
sent from class without an excuse is glasses and 12-20 (60 per cent of
punished with two hours of physical normal) in two eyes, tested together,
exercise of campus work. The un- without glasses; correctable to 12-20
dergraduate coeds must pay a fine of in each eye with glasses. Officer
$1.00 for unexcused absences. This candidates, 12-20 in each eye, *v cornew measure is to rid the college of rectable to 20-20 with glasses.
SPARS—Same as WAVES.
loafers!
Teeth
?
definite
number reWAAC—No
Girls! Our fellows in the service
they
long
as
quired
so
are deemed
still like to get letters from us, Are
;
false
teeth
accepted.
serviceable
we letting them down? Let's not put
it off another day. Letters mean so WAVES—Enlistees, same as the
much to them, especially in times WAAC's; officer candidates must
have at least 18 sound teeth, includlike these. Write today !
ing two opposing molars on each
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Key fellows! Don 't marry a girl side of the j aw and four opposing inbecause she looks sensible, because a cisors.
sensible girl has more sense than to SPARS—Same as WAVES.
Hearing
look sensible!
In
till
cases
must be normal (15—Hammer and Tongs .
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help us with this paper,' you help
Duties <
the alumni in service.
anyWAAC
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Non-combatant;
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SPRING
You, lovely and glorious Spring,
Coming to us from the sky,
We praise you for coming to bring
Such beautiful things to our eyes!
You have brought back the gay birds
Their songs full of gladness to sing—
To give, in their musical words,
Their sweet little hymns of Spring!
The brooks, o'er the pebbles, run
Sounding your praise as they flow:
The grass points its blades to the sun,
And thanks you for making them
grow.
The forest, the grove, and the vine
In festival garments are clad,
To show that a presence like thine
Is making them grateful and glad.
Sweet Spring! The Maker sent thee
And made you to brighten our days:
Your aim is His glory, we see:—
We j oin y ou in giving Him praise.
Harriet Sterling '44.
Dorm Girls , Listen
Seems as if a romance has begun
between
two college students,
(strange, isn't it) Every evening at
10:00 o'clock Joe S. calls our new
"Frosh ," Peg H., to the telephone, to
find if she has been "true to him."
We have found out what the mysterious knocking was at 11:15 Friday evening. Will some one please
see to it that Anita Behler 's clock is
the right time instead of two hours
slow!
Fourth Floor was well represented
at the Navy 's Dance. At least seven
Ensigns are beginning to appreciate
our company.
We are all hoping that one of our
favorite Seniors had a nice week-end.
George would make any week-end
complete, wouldn't he, Ruth?
If a certain brown jug is not removed from a window sill, facing
long porch, before Friday evening—
March 19—the Navy plans on having
target practice—So beware!
We are very sorry to have Joy
Propst leave our "heaven 's floor " for
the week. We are all looking for her
to return to us—minus the cold .
Note to Marj orie Downing:
How are you making out with your
art note-book? Do you still think we
should be "patriotic " in everything
we do?
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Always remember that when you
go into an attorney 's office door,
you will have to pay for it, first or
Anthony Trollope.
last.
It was as true . . . as turnips is.
It was as true . . . as taxes is. And
nothing's truer than them.
Charles Dickins.
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The true pleasure of life is to live
with your inferiors.
William Thackeray.
where in the world.
WAVES—Non-combatant; restricted to continental U. S.
SPARS—Same as WAVES.
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Pay
WAAC—Enlistees and non-commissioned officers are paid $50 to
$138 a month. Commissioned officers
are paid $150 a month and up,, plus
allowances for food rental where
necessary.
WAVES—Same as WAAC.
SPARS—Same as others.
Buchhei t Teams
Have Good Records
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BY MlLLAJRD LUDWIG , ........................j. His 33 Points is Highest ; Team
Has Perfect Record This '
Season
The record of five wins against six losses posted this year by the Husky
George iBuchheit , B. S. T . C. bas- basketeers
was felt to be lower than it ought .to be, and in. comparison with Elwood Wagner, who graduated at
ketball coach, has j ust completed his previous seasons
it was a drop. However, if one just takes a look sat various the end of the first semester, led the
eleventh season as mentor of Husky standings the result
will be a revision of quick conclusions. With a mark of Husky Jayvees the past season in incage teams. The former Illinois athcollege
comp etition, the Buchheit quintet finished in sixtii dividual scoring with 33 points. Alteachers
.400
in
let e h as gu ided Ma roon and Gold
couple
of breaks they might have gone higher. The though he participated in only two
place,
but
with
a
outfits to 86 victories compared to
only
game
a
and a half out of fourth place which was*held of the three games, his fifteen field
Huskies
were
65 defeats over the eleven year span. by
,
a
team
the
Huskies
trounced, 67-57.
Kutztown
goals and three fouls rated him in
In only four of 'those years was the
first place.
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record below the .500 mark.
JEast Stroudsburg couldn't be stopped. Some thought the loss of five Dick Shearer is listed in the runDuring the years from 1938 to 1942,
Husky teams continually ranked players to the army, four of them on. the first team, would halt the Big Red, ner-up spot with 26, compiled by
high. In no one of those winters did but such was not the case. When the army sent out a call for reserves, East tossing in twelve two pointers and
opponents total more than four de- Stroudsburg had won eight straight, and just to show that Ford, Mascavage, two free throws. Phil Yeany, who
feats against trie Huskies.
Vinci and Sager weren't the only basketball material at that school, the was constantly swishing the net near
Buchheit court units also boast a Pocono aggregation promptly , went out and captured three more tilts in the end of the year, had 23 to rank
decisive edge in scoring, having three attempts to end the year's work with, a perfect record. The last three third. Not too far behind was Harry
poured 6,243 points through the wins were over Bloomsburg, West Chester and Scrsmton, none of them set- John who had 20.
Jayvees Consistent
hoops while limiting the enemy to ups by any means.
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The
Cubs
in winning the only
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5,759. The top offensive mark was
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three
contests
played turned in anestablished in 1941 when the Huskies
Lock Haven's club was almost entirely broken up by calls to the ser- other
perfect
season.
Until last year
chalked up 748. That, incidentally, vice. Eight of the first ten men were lost, and the Bald Eagles decided to
the
Jayvees
had
gone
18 consecutive
was Bill Kerchusky 's last year.
give up the cage sport for the duration. . They stood in third position at the
games
without
a
loss.
Now they
Millers and Bier Red Tough
time .with five victories and two 'd ef eats, the two losses at the hands of
have
a
four
game
winning
streak.
Only two State Teachers Colleges, East Stroudsburg. Indiana edged out the Bald Eagles by winning three
Included
among
the
wins
was one
Millersville and East Stroudsburg, while losing but one, that to Lock Haven. The Indians were unfortunate in
over
the
Berwick
Y.
M.
C.
A. by a
hold margins over Bloomsburg fives haying several games canceled by opponents.
,
decisive
count.
The
team,
"Y"
had
over this stretch, so far as vict ories
gone
twenty-seven
frays
previously
are concerned. The Millers have
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Putting the sport shot here and there . . . George Haines, Bucknell's without a blemish.
tagged the Huskies fourteen times
with losses while being beaten eight. great forward who graduated at mid-year, is the leading Bison scorer with
Team Record
Bloomsb urg, 34 Danville, 14.
However, the Millers have been held 94 poin ts, even [though he piayed only half the year . . . Few teachers colat bay since 1936, each school having leges will have sports this spring, the way things shape up now .. . Only the Bloomsburg, 42, Navy A. V. P. 12.
larger schools such as East Stroudsburg and West Chester are expected to Bloomsburg, 48, Berwick Y. M. C.
won eight.
A., 31.
East Stroudsburg holds a decisive continue with anything like a complete __schedule.
Individual Scoringmargin of 17 to 5. The last time the
G. P. G. F. G. Pts.
Huskies took the Big Red was in L I TWH IL ER SIGN S
YESTER -YEAR !
Wagner,
F.
2
15
3-3
1940. Ithaca College of New York
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PHIL CONTRACT
Shear er, C. ___ 2
also holds an edge of 4 to 0.
12
2-5
26
Remember me, the explorer of an- Yeany, F.
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10
3-4
23
But with the exception of those Another Philadelphia Phil player tiques
"Ye Old Shoppe" of our John , G.
3
9
2-5
20
schools, Coach Buchheit has piloted came to terms last week when Danny campusinthirty
ago? Did you Petro, G., C. __ 3
3
2-4
8
Bloomsburg quintets over smooth Litwhiler, slugging outfielder, signed know that backyears
in those years boys Magill , C.
1
2
1-2
5
roads. The best Husky mark is post- his contract. The exact salary was were much more
than Whi t by, F. _ ._ 1
2
1-2
5
ed over Mansfield , seventeen wins not disclosed, but it is supposed that girls? The range in numerous
ages was much Bomboy, G. __ 3
2
0-1
4
and three defeats. Other safe mar- Litwhiler, who led the Phil hitters greater
than
today
and
the students
gins have been written in the books last year with a .275 average, was
as a whole were older, most of them Totals
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at the expense of West Chester, given an increase. Rumors had it being
from eighteen to thirty years
Montclair, N. J., Fort Meade, Sus- earlier in the week that Pittsburgh old. Professor
Other Statistics
Albert remarked that
quehanna U., Shippensburg, Kutz- and Cincinnati were both looking
Individual
high for single game—
this situation was probably due to
town, Lock Haven and Indiana. The after the former Bloomsburger.
Wagner,
1
8
,
Yeany,
16.
the fact that high schools in those
last one being on the credit side is a
Best
individual
average—Wagner,
days were not so well organized and
result of five straight victories from
16.5, Shearer, 13.
planned as today.
well
DR A M ATIC C LUB TO
1936 to 1941.
Discipline was maintained rigidly Best foul shooting average—WagGIVE PL AY APRIL 16 and
Average Higher
no dormitory student was al- ner, 1.000, Yeany, .750.
In reviewing past basketball reoff campus after supper except Most field goals in one game—
At their regular weekly meeting lowed
Wagner, 8, Yeany, 7.
cords, it is interesting to note that
by special permission.
the
Bioomsburg
Players
announced
games
were
before 1938 the scores of
All students were required to atmuch lower, not only in the case of their plans of putting on a three act tend services Sunday morning at the FORMER ALUMNUS DIES
Bloomsburg, but in many instances. play on April 16. The play as yet church of their home service. NoThe general team average of a col- had not been selected, although they body went out at night unless chapOn Saturda y mornin g, March 6,
lege was, before '38, about 35 per have several from which they , will eroned.
the news of the sudden death of
game whereas now it is approx- definitely choose this coming week. There were very few dances in Claude Edward Hausknecht sadMiss Johnston is going to cast sev- those days, and the main enter tain- dened the entire communit y as well
imately 45 or more.
eral of the plays and choose the one ment was the lecture course. Ohl To as college students and faculty at
believe
their
Fans could hardly
she is able to cast easiest.
were
to
glance
back
and
eyes if they
live in the era of lectures. Baseball West Chester , Penns ylvania.
Unchanged
Meeting
Date
as
these
occurring—
Attended Normal
see scores such
was the prin cipal sport as football
Mr. Hausknecht was born Febru B. S. T. C, 19, Mansfield , 18; B. S. T. The club conducted a short busi- had not yet become popular.
C, 32 , West Chester, 29; Mansfield , ness meeting, at which time, it was Dr. E. Nelson Dates 1912 Coed! ary 15, 1881, at Hazleton , Penns yl22, B. S. T. C, 21; and E. Strouds- brought to attention that the club Due to a lack of an unidentified vania. His elementary and high
shall not change their date of meet- spr aying liquid ,
school education took place in the
burg, 31, B. S. T. C, 22.
I found it impossible public
ing
in
the
future
for
the
Navy
large,
fast
's
schools of Hazleton , and he
that
big
reason
is
One
to get rid of all the moths in the old graduated
appy
Hour
since
Lieut.
Boyd
has
"H
cigar"
fr om Bloomsbur g State
replaced
the
small
courts have
handbooks of information; therefore , Normal School
consented
to
have
that
take
place
on
also
have
in 1000.
type.
Many
teams
box
the leature story of this column will
Edu
cation Head
Music
gone offensively minded instead of every other Thursday instead of be
postponed until next week when Between 1900 and
Tuesday. The meeting was then ad1921, he held
employing so much passing.
j ourned and a play was presented by we will find our hero Dr. Nelson positions as teacher of music and
The Record
takin g hold of the reins as Youn g pr incipal . He attended the Institute
W. L. Pet Janet Shank.
! His last name? Be on of Musical Art in New York ,
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8
.429 The title of the play was "The Jack
and the
1933
time
next
week for the answers to summer school sessions at Cornell.
and
the
cast
included
Over
Tone,"
8
5
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1934
6
8
.400 Jeanne Keller and Jean Maschal as this myster y!
was made Supervisor of Music in
1935 —
"Ye Archeolo gist." He
the
two
women
friends
while
June
3
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Hazleton Schools in 1918, and in
the
-64
1936 —
o
played
Falvey
.563
Keller
and
Eileen
1921
he began teachin g in West
9
7
1937
and
abuse
ar
e
Whi
pping
like
laudtheir
veiled
overtones.
Miss
John.400
6
9
Chester
as head of the newly-formed
1938
you
have
to
double
the
dose
anum:
ston
then
told
the
club
after
the
per.692
Music
Education
Course there and
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1939 —-,
sensibilities
as
the
decline.
play
may
be
formance
that
this
pre.714
position
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held
that
until the time of
1940
——
Harr
iet
Beecher
Stowe.
sented
down
town
for
one
of
the
death
,
.714
his
,
w
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1941
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organizations.
church
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1942
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Glitter—and in that one word "' Decision by majorities , is as much
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W here is human nature so weak how much all that is detestable do an expedient as lightin g by gas.
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Edgar Allan Poe,
we expr ess!
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William Gladstone.
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LIFE WITH UNCLE
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by B. Wf. Kane
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Af ter you graduated from any, You B. S. T. C. graduates, when
school , it isn't long, until the only you know who is doing what at
"Bloomsburg ," will find the reading
ones you know at your Alma Mater more in teresting;
so beginning this
are t hose who t ried t o teach you week and continuing each edition
when you were there. At least such ,; thereaf ter, a member of our faculty
is the case with alumni who haven't will write an open letter telling you
the opportunity to visit the "Oldj service men and women what of inSchool " enough to become familiait terest is happening here at school.
with the new students coming in| Mr. Earl N. Rhodes will be the first
;, of the faculty to write you.
each year.
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To Our Boys in Service:
The scramble for teachers is on. A letter from a supervising principal
states, "Af ter a few quiet weeks without a vacancy, it has happened again
—We are not very optimistic about finding—a teacher, but we can stand the
shock if you can recommend one." So it goes in the office of the Placement
Service. Many vacancies, but few candidates to suggest.
A post card from A. C. C. Private €. Barton Scott , 911 TG Flight 639
BTC No. 9 AAFTTC, Miami Beach, {Florida, tells me, "I enj o y it here but
it's darned hard work." If it takes aH of the above figures and a good part
of the alphabet to address him as a (private, how many pages will be required [to address him when he becomes
a lieutenant or a maj or, or pos¦¦
sibly a general?
We are always greatly pleased to hear from the boys in service. We
miss you and hope it will not be long before you will all be back in
Bloomsburgr.
Very sincerely yours,
¦ (oaic/ *yV. M/toc/tiA
Director of Teacher Training and Placement Service.
Irving's Life With Uncle
• out of twenty-five ; but after we
Pvt. Irving T. Gottleib .
leave' h ere, I don 't expect any of us
Af ter twenty-three hours of con- will be together.
tinuous riding in a day coach, I arrived here at Fort Harrison, Indiana,
"No Greater Glory "
My new home looks O. K., an d I
think I will like it here, for t h e men j Martha A . Knorr , Yeo. 3/c U. S. N. R.
in the Finance Battalion are the fin- I spent two months. in Oklahoma;
est I have met in the army . Most of a,t the end of that time I graduated
them are over twenty-five and mar- from the Naval Training Center, Okried, are college graduates, an d h eld lahoma A. and M. College, with a
responsible positions in civilian lifei petty officer , third class rating, or as
In our barracks there are certified a yeoman, third class. It's a .thing
public accountants, auditors, business I'm mighty proud of , for the stripe I
ex ecut ives, etc. All in all, I'm proud wear on my sleeve means more to me
than all the money in the world. It
to be a member of this division.
After basic training which lasts stands for something. It means I'm
four weeks, we get nine weeks* a member of the U. S. Navy ; servj ing in the same capacity as a man ;
schooling in finance.
doing the same j ob as a man.
My w ork , at present,, is connected
Our Ex-Editor
with recruiting of Women Reservists
a/c/c Pvt. John Hubiak.
for the Navy, Coast Guard and MaWe're a very busy bunch since we rine Corps. I'd like to bring the engot here. In fact we're so busy that tire student body from Bloomsburg
w e don 't get to see any of our fel- down h^re and let them see a group
lows who are not in our Flight. Xen of forty girls being sworn into the
Hosier and I use the same double- Navy . The expression on their faces
decker bed. Hugh "Red" Niles, isn't one of laughter and amusement;
Wayne Deaner, Max Miller and Bob it is rather a look of pride and the
Bunge are in my Flight, and we all determination to serve the country
live on the same floor in the hotel that means so much to each one of
here . We see our other fellows, who us.
$
are in Flight 639, at mess if they You know , we can't lose this war.
happen to be going or coming past We're not fighting only for Democus.
racy, but what it stands for—the
I really miss "Bloom " although I rights and privileges that every
can't say I don 't like it here where American enjoys today. It's up to
most of the men are college fellows. each one to do his part—whether at
Often you hear someone blurt out home or in the factory. We must rethat he'd never miss an 8:00 o'clock member, above all , that our boys are
class if he got back to school.
giving up their lives because they beThe climate here is fine , and all of lieve in America and what it stands
us are getting a good face tan .
for . That's a pretty big price to pay
for an intangible item , isn't it.
"Many are Called"
t When I hear a person complain bePvt. Donald Rabb.
cause of the ration system it makes
Little ' did I realize, when I left me want to take that person and
Bloomsburg, that I would get to place them on one of the many battle
Miami Beach as a member of a fronts of this war. I'm sure they 'd
branch of the Army Air Corps. I'm change their minds quickly once they
interested in Meteorology, but the see actual battle and hear real bulway things look, I doubt whether I lets whiz by tlveir heads.
get into it, They need men badly to
fill other quotas ; and you know the
"What's in A Name "
old army game.
Pvt. Elroy Dalberg.
: Tomorrow, we may be able to con- I graduated from radio school at
tact the Air Corps boys from B, S. T. Chicago on the fifteenth of February,
C. There are ten of us left together was sent dowa here where I'm liv-
m
ing a typical soldier 's life; and now
I expect I shall be transferred again.
Last week I had an interesting experience. My Mother wrote telling
me of a boy from home stationed
near me who worked with a fellow
who had att end ed Bloo msbu rg an d
who knew" me. " Unfortunately my
neighbor didn't mention the soldier 's
name ,' so I felt let down a little.
Wher ever I've been stationed,
"Bloomsburg " has been heard of .
Right now I bunk next to a fellow
from Kingston who knows Mattie
Kasuba and several other fellows
who came to B. S. T. C.
"shot" as we leave—"see you at
Homecoming."
To Teach
Answer to Last Week's Question
When you read of a U. S. Naval
ship named after an American battle,
what type is it?
Answer: Plane carrier.
Pvt. Harold W. Colley.
^ 15, I finAt Chanute on February
ished a course in Advanced Powerplant for mechanics. After I had received my diploma and had gone
back to the barracks to await further
orders, I received word to report to
the school headquarters. When I got
there, I was informed that I was to
remain at Chanute as an instructor
in the course I had j ust finished.
Believe it or not, the army gives
each fiew instructor a short course in
Teaching Methods and Teacher
Training. Just as soon as I finish* I
hope to be assigned to a class of my
own.
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Into It
Lt. Donald Jenkins.
One thing is sure; it will be only a
few days until we leave for what we
hope will be combat duty.
As Co-pilot, I have more to do
than ju st raise or lower the landing
gear . I must learn as much as possible about the plane, so that, in case
of an emergency, I can handle it as
well as the pilot .
I do love flying in every sense of
the word. This is the life I wanted,
so I 'm contented and happy.
This Week's Question
What is the "cone of silence?"
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GIRLS TO GTVE PARTY
Day and dorm women will give an
all-girl party tonight, Friday, March
19, from 7 to 10 P. , M. in the new
gymnasium. Women faculty members will be guests at the party,
which will furnish ample entertainment for all in the form of swimming, cont est s, relays, games and
Seeing the Boys
dancing, not to mention refreshSgt. William G. Kerchusky .
ments. The following committee is
January 2 I left "Frisco ," went t o busy with preparations for the event:
Palmdale, California, and from there Ruth Sluman, Anita Behler and
I arrived here at Merced Army Fly- Kathryn Hess.
o
ing School. While I was at Palmdale,
by being
Men
are
not
flattered
I met "Stu" Yorks, an old friend of
mine from "Bloomsburg." Then, shown that there has been a differwhen I arrived here, who did I bump ence of purpose between the Alinto but my old basketball manager, mighty and them.
Abraham Lincoln.
"Dutch" Rowlands. He's still the
r\
v^_
same old "Dutch."
Thro u ghout life, our worst weaknesses
and meannesses are usually
A Great Day
committed
for the sake of the peoPvt. Lee R. Beaumont.
ple
whom
we
most despise.
Slowly, our Bloomsburg group is
Charles Dickins.
dwindling. There are only three of
us left now. Wanich and I are in
Company "D," and Hummel in Company. "C."
Anything can happen in this man 's
army—and usually does! On Tuesday our barracks developed "chintses" (bedbugs) to you, and so we
were evacuated—into tents. To make
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matters even more pleasant, it turned
bitterly cold and began to snow. The
Aerial photograph s are the eagletents are heated by small stoves useyes of the Army and Navy. The
ing soft coal and is it filthy ! We felt
aerial camera helps record damage
like coal miners. Today , however, done to the enemy, shows up camafter two very uncomfortable nights, ouflaged positions which are invisiwe moved back to our luxurious
ble to the human eye and aids in
barracks.
the preparation of maps and charts.
Bob Schramm, Tony Kr avitsky, The film for an aerial photograph
costs 25 cents.
George Gillung, and Bernie Pufnak
were sent to the quartermaster replacement center just a few blocks
away. They come over to see us almost every night—and it is good to
see them. They were lucky to be together. I know for certain now that
I will be shipped alone. My last hope
was Irv , and he shipped this morning
under special orders to Fort Benj amin Harrison, Indiana. He really got
a break.
Life goes on as usual. Wanich and
I are seated here writing very peacefully. We're hoping that we'll be
Every time you buy a 25-cent
shipped the same day. We feel like War Stamp you are supplying your
the 'last of a "vanishing race " as it is.
government with funds which may
- The twenty-six of us have been
go to purchase additional film for
scattered now, but we're all united
aerial cameras. In total war, even
by a common bond—B. S. T. C. I the smallest contribution to the war
know I speak for the rest of the feleffort is necessary, and th e school
lows when I say Bloomsburg repre- boys and girls of America can get
sents all the thing| for which we are into the light by lending their monfightin g, and some day soon, we hope ey to Uncle Sam through the reguwe all return for a grand "Home- lar purchase of War Stamps.
U, S, Tnmry Dtpa rlmtnt
coming, " That has been our parting
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