Proposed Change Former Student
In V42 Program
Cited by Army
Legislation Now Before Congress Donald Houseknecht, Bus, Educ.
Would Make Students
Graduate in 1940 Is with
Member N.O.R.T.C.
350th Fig hter Group
If a new legislation now before
Congress is approved , the V-12 program will be given a new name in the
near future.
This new legislation , already passed by the House, would not disturb
dental, medical, engineering and theological students now in the V-12 program. The only change would be to
make them members of the Naval
Officers Reserve Training Corps.
Instead of being shipped to a midshipman'g school after fomplsUng primary instructions , the V-12 students
would become members of the N.O.R.
T.C. and would remain on their original campus for eight additional
terms,
The "scuttlebutt" circulating in B.
S.T.C. is that the V-12 program is
being dropped . Capt. A. S. Adams, of
the Navy's division of Training in
Washington, recently said that the
work of the V-12 men is very satisfactory and that the new legislation'
should prove the Navy's approval of
these young men.
If the legislation is approved, 24 ,000 students in approximately 50
different colleges will be taking instructions by July 1.

Freshmen Elect
Class Officials
Election returns from the Freshm a n Class poll t aken in room B
Friday, January 26, at 10:10 have
been posted.
The Freshmen will have these
people represent them for the remainder of this year: Anne Baldy,
President; Renee Paul, Vice President; Doris Condor, Secretary ; Girl
Representative, Jean Richard ; Boy
Representative , Francis Plantz; Barbara Greenly, Historian ; Harriet M.
Moore, Class Advisor.

Wartime Duties
Of a Teacher
"The duties of a teacher in wartime
are three. He should continue to teach
his classes doing the best job he can
and pointing up the courses whenever possible to throw light on the
present situation . He should participate in whatever civilian defense
work the community asks him to and
ho should hold himself ready to answer any call his country makes , And
ho should Ivy, in what extra time ho
has, to do as scholars have done in
all ages, oven in war , to conduct research and to push forward the boundaries of human knowledge ," Dr. Walter Prlchard , head of the history department , Louisiana State University, summarizes,
—A.C.P.

First '45 Dramatic Production
Was Thrilling Mystery Drama

Senior Ball To Be
Highlight Event
A former business student of B.S.

T.C, first Lt. Donald A . Hausknecht,
of Montoursville, is serving with the
Army 's 350the Fighter Group, which
was recently cited for outstanding
performances of duty in action against the enemy of the Mediterranean theatre.
A War Department release of a
distinguished unit was made by Maj .
Gen . John K . Cannon .
The group, which was formed in
Great Britain in 1942, has been overseas for two years, and has taken
part in every majo r campaign in the
Mediterranean theatre .
Lt . Hausknecht is the nephew of
Mr . C. M. Hausknecht, a member of
the college administration .

Social Service Club

Undert ak es P roject

At their meeting on January 25,
the members of Social Service Club
planned to assist the local Red Cross
in the distribution of clothing to
needy families . The girls were also
urged to spend time reading to the
children in the hospital.
Another proj ect which they discussed is the addressing of envelopes
for servicemen's Maroon and Gold's.
It is customary at each meeting for
someone to give a report about some
Social Service in the news today.
Jacqueline Shaffer gave a report on
the tremendous undertaking of the
International Red Cross Committee.

Nat 'l Teacher Exams

To Be Held Her e

Joseph R, Bailer, Director of Placement at the Bloomsburg State Teachers College , announces that the college has been selected as a center
for the National Teachers Examinations. The National Examinations will
be conducted at the local college on
March 16-17, 1945, and will be open
to all students and teachers now registered with any college or university.
The cost for this group will be $3.75.
All teachers interested in placement
or In promotion within the profession
are eligible to take the examinations
and the foe Is $7.50.
The National Committee on teacher
examinations keeps a permanent file
of examination records and each year
more and more administrators and
school districts are using the medium of the National Examinations as
a bnsis for promotions within the
school system , and the employment
of new teaching personnel.

Blight 's Orchestra To Furnish
Mwsic for Event

The Senior Ball and Banquet will
be held Friday, February 16, at the
Elks Home in Bloomsburg.
Music for this gala affair will be
furnished by David Blight's orchestra.
A floor show will be presented at
intermission.
The Senior Ball and Banquet is the
highlight event of the year for every
senior at B. S. T. C. and even despite
the fact that the going is just a little
bit harder each year, the class of
1945 will not be daunted. They owe a
large measure of their success in
planning for this affair to the senior
class advisors , Dr . Maupin , and Mr.
Rygiel, who is the chairman of senior
commencement week activities.
The program, promising to be a
delightful one, will begin with the
banquet at 6:30 P.M. followed by a
dance in the ballroom from 8:30 P.M.
until 12:30 P.M . Cards and other
amusements for those who do not
dance are planned by the following
committee.: Eudora Berlew, Julia
Welliver, Carrie Johnson Balliet. A
stunt Committee composed of Marjorie Downing, Elsie Flail and Phyllis
Schrader will do their bit to entertain the seniors.
The other chairmen and committees
working with the President, Arelene
Superko , on the Ball and Banquet
are :
Gen . Chairman
Joe Gula
Gen . Co-chairman .... Julia Welliver
Chr . Ball
Betty Zehner
Chr . Banquet
Mary DeVitis
Dance Program
Elvira Bitetti, chairman ; Bernard
Kane, Lois Wintersteen.
Decorations
Cleo Kinney, chairman ; Eugene McBride, Betty Burnham , Jean Faust.
Orchestra
Elsie Flail, chairman; Eudora Berlew, Mary Flaherty,
Investigation
Lucille Martino , chairman; Gloria
Belcastro, Evelyn George, Charles
Wagnor.
Tickets and Program Distribution
Mary Lou Fenstemaker, chairman ;
Ruth Kester, Louise MilJor.
Tlckots
Carrie Johnson Balliot, chairman;
Jeanne Keller, Wanda Kehler.
Invitations
Shirley Starook, chairman ; Trudy
Harmon, Norine Miles .
Refreshments
Martha Duck, chairman , Carol MeCloughan.
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The hilarious mystery comedy of
was presented
to the College Community last night
at 8:00 p.m. in the Carver Hall auditorium . Miss Johnston has coached
the following people for the first college dramatic production of the year:
Cast
Russell Crosby
Mr . North
Isabel Gehman
Mrs. North
Buono
James Tierney
Shirley Williams
Claire Brent
Louis Berex
Baaron Pittinger
Marilyn Sailer
Jane Wilson.
Clinton Edwards .... Irving Feldsott
Frances Hantz
Cooper
Mr . sM Mrs. Brooks .A, Graffonbgrg
Lucille Martino
Douglas Jackson
Lt. Weigand
Detective Mullins .. Geo. Ballerstein
Timothy Barnes
Dick Grimm
Fuller Brush Man .. Michael Remetz
" Those people who are always working backstage, but who are necessary
to the production , deserve credit.
Bookholders—Helen . Mae Wright,
Dorothy Kocher, Elsie Flail.
Stage Set — Theodore Frankosk,
Bernice Gebuzda.
Properties—Jean BuBois, Delia
Martz.
"Mr. and M rs. North"

S. C. A. Arranges for
Varied Programs
Student Christian Association attended prayer service meeting at the
local Baptist Church on Wednesday
evening, January 31, at 7:30 p.m.
Two films concerning the Holy
Land were shown.
This visit was made as an effort
on the part of the Association to acquaint its members with the organization of the local churches.
At some time in the near future ,
the Association will present a program for the Baptist Youth Fellowship at their Church.
S.C.A. will also have other progi-ams of interest. The members are
looking forward to hearing several
outside speakers one of whom will be
Rev. Carl Anderson of the Presbyterian Church. At another time there
will be presented colored slides and
pictures dipicting the Life of Christ.

Science Club Visits
Hospital Laborato ry
Members of the Science Club , with
their sponsor, Dr, Kuster, met Thursday afternoon , January 25.
The members visited the Bloomsburg Hospital where the Laboratory
technician Miss Kathorin Albertson
inspected the many different kinds of
equipment.
The highligh t of the trip was the
demonstration of the X-Ray machine
with illustrations of the lung and
stomach X-Rays.

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Faculty Advisors
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Strengthening Our Morale
Ed . Note : Written by a former
student , Erma Wolfgang, holdg
j ust as much if not more meaning to us today.
National morale is the faith of a
people in themselves, their purposes,
and their actions. It is an inner
strength which enables people to undergo untold hardshi ps to protect the
values they hold dearer than life
itself . What is American morale? It
is the spiri t of a free people as they
stand shoulder to shoulder and are
gratef ul for their inspiring heritage ,
loyal to the ideals of democracy, and
determined to build a more perfect
nation.
On what is our nation al morale
based? It is based on our respect for
constit utiona l principles and for laws
made and enforced by our elected
representative 's. It is based on our
loyalty, deep and abidi ng. Perhaps
our government does have faults; we
also ha ve the long-view virtues and
strength of a government by the
people ,
!
Observers criticise us because we
encourage minorit y expression and
f rank criticism—the latter of which
we willingly give . In these things lies
our strength . It proves that now, after 168 years , our country is still, a
Innd of opportunity and freedom.
Our national morale is also based
on confidence and courage. We have
never been satisfied to stand still;
rathe r we have pioneered in all fields,
we have been active , inventive , and
resourceful.
National morale includes enthusiasm and cooperation—the two intermingling and inseparable, Now, is the
time for all of us to pull together.
Much ns we dislike to admit it , and
oven though we would never approve
of their methods, the totalitarian
states hnvo shown us what unity of
purpose means and what It: can accom plish . We want unity of purpose
for a diffe rent reason ; not to destroy , but to create. Is it not more
glorious (:o "live" for one 's country ;
work to glorify it than it is to "die"
for one's country because of greed
nnd the lust for power?
It is said that no man proves ho
Is a true American until there Is a
crisis , Well, wo have our crisis; and
may nil our former rugged individualists step forward quickly and eag-

eriy to prove they are true Americans; and , if necessary,- may ihey
take an extra step forward to traple
on any person or group that desire
to be un-American . Let us have pride
in our country—not the kind of pride
which is all for show, but thj? kind
of pride which reflects our sincere appreciation . We have much of which
we can be proud .
Has the present emergency endangered our national morale? Let
us not belittle the present dangers ;
neither let us magnify them . By understanding them, we can overcome
and arrest them . Our greatest dangers are not Germany and Japan; they
are selfishness, greed, and ignorance.
We are quick to protest against
foreign propaganda , but we are unwilling to face such real foes as easy
living, cynical criticism , and civic laziness. We must learn \o put personal
gai n and pleasure aside for public
service; we must put our enthusiasm
fo r service before our enthusiasm for
silver.
Today we must, bo u nited , courageou s, a nd cal m . Let. us stifle selfishness and greed. Let us overcome ignora nce. We who are about to be
teachers can do our part to build
morale through the development of
those younger people—thirty million
of them—who are enrolled in the public schools.

P. T, As Lucy Sees It
1 crunch , 2 crack, 3 croak , 4 croak, 5,
6, 7, 8, stretch , stretch , stret ch . No
more of this glancing through movie
magazines and sighing, This is action ,
if you please. The Navy way—Push ups!!
(This is not an ad!) But if you arc
interested—jo in the hnppy throngs in
Miss McCammon 's gym classes. The
first day is lots of fun but let me give
you a little information on the side,
(Keep n supply of cushions handy for
the next day, just in cose.)
Interest is never waning as long as
wo have Nan cy with her "Smaxyitis"
and Ut with her strong loft wing,
Never can toll what is going to happen next when "Jinx" Pappas takes a
turn at the cngoball . Isn't it funny
that the secondaries nlways win ?
(They never do!) I can't got over it!
Don't bo too disappointed If you nro

Do You K.now That— —
Charles VI of France issued an edict in 1937 forbidding common people
to play cards on working days .
The Germans removed Hindenb u rg's and wife's body from Tannenbery prior to its capture by the Russians.
The Music Hall , Radio City, has the
largest Screen 'in the world . It is so
porus that standing behind it we can
clearly see the entire audience .
The Nazi Submarine menace is still
real, although little has been written
about it . Latest Nazi Submarines are
said to be harder to catch because
they don' t have to surface to recharge electric batteries.
Cigarette graf t in New York City 's
Bronx brings small dealers seventy
cents a pack . Many won't sell full
packs but will sell open packs for one
cent per cigarette .
France will be used as a show window to demonstrate what allies can
do to put countries rescued from Nazis back in their economic and social
feet.
5,000 carloads of peas, peppers, and
tomatoes from the state of Sinora,
Mexico (worth more than $10,000,000)
may have tr be plowed under because
of an Interstate Commerce Commission ban on delivering refrigera tor
cars to Mexican railroads.

Books in the Flames
Books are a symbol . The college library and its books are the heart of
every campus . The insignia of many a
college shows an open book signifying light , learning and the wisdom
only man can pass from mind to mi nd .
Books are a symbol of the freedoms
for which we figh t.
One day monitors for the Federal
Communications Commission picked
up a Berlin broadcast praising Adolf
Hitler , ho of the impenetrable prose
style, as a lover of good books.
"To read a lot is equivalent of a
good education ," the radio voice said.
"It was Adolf Hitler who promoted
this idea in Germany."
The voice went on to say Hitler
spo n sor ed "not only books on National Socialism but books on German
poets " and until ho did "there were
no good books in Germany, "
The world will remember how well
Hitler loves good books. On the date
of May 19, 1933, 25,000 good books
burned in the square before the University of Berlin.
A. student barker stood by to shout
in the night as the books wore cast
into the hugo bonfire:
"Emil Ludwig—burned for literary
rascality and high treason against
Germany."
"Erich Maria Remarque—for degrading tho Gorman language."
The book burnings were sponsored
by Gocbb cls, the minister of "public
enlightenment , " Other bonfires were
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not ablo to find tho gym this week.
Tho last time I took a trip up there
it was blowing the top off Mt, Olympus so I'm not sure It is there now.
Maybe Mr . Englohart can be persuaded to dip it out for you if it isn 't
too deep.

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Campus Queen
Plans for the choosing and crowning the ann ual Kanza queen are well
under way on the campus of Kansas
State Teachers College . Twelve girls
will be nominated by various organizations, and the winner of this honor for 1945 will be crowned at an allschool formal . May the best girl win,
and to the runners up, a new pair of
nylon hose, (get the pun? runners up
—nylon hose ? Yeah , I know it
stinks!)
—The Collegio
Twisted Thought For The Week
"I'm going to the repulsory assembly."
—Oberlin Review
Seniors
"You can tell by our caps and our
gowns
"You can tell by our frenzied frowns
"You can tell by our face, that we're
sick of this place.
"You can tell by our nonchalent air,
"You can tell by our savior faire,
"You can tell right away that we're
proud when we say,
"We 're the Seniors."
Trenton State Teachers College j ust
graduated 130 students at the midyear.
—State Signal
The Mask and Zany, dramatic club
of East Stroudsburg State Teachers
College recently presented the wellknown play "Brother Rat."
—Stroud Courier
v
"Snow Strug-gle "
Sophomore girls at Oberlin ¦College
are praying for plenty of wet snow
and a brigh t moon, the two essential
ingredients for their midwinter "Sn ow
Struggle." Snowballs will fly thick
and fast from behind specially designed forts. Those who possess more artistic talents than military skill can
compete for the prizes offered for the
best snow sculpture,
—Oberlin Review

Dorm Doings
Two girls have accepted teaching1 positions and are leaving February 1, to occupy them. Mildred Dzuris
will be teaching English in the 7th
grade at Langhorne, Penna. and Betty Zong will teach Commercial subjec ts In the high school at Birdshore.
Several weeks ago Carrie Johnson
surprised everyone by returning from
a weekend visit to Ft . Meade as Mrs.
Ralph Balliet. We're sure he's a lucky man and much happiness Is in store*
for them both.
Tho Waller Hall Governing Board
hold its regular meeting on Thursday,
February 1, in tho Club Room.
Freshman representatives wore recently elected to the Governing Board .
Those now members are Donna Croop
and Rose Mario Kralser.
Dr, Kohr and Miss Rich havo been
entertaining tho dormitory girls' In
groups of seven at tea in their rooms.
Tho purpose of these social gatherings
Js to become better acquainted and
these occasions are very enjoyable.

Athletes Now in Armed Service
From the famed doughboy magazine "Yank"
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Huskies Overcome Olmstead Five
With Last Quarter Power Spurt
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Coach Buchheit's boys rang up victory number live last Saturday nite
in the Centenial Gymnasium. Coming
in contact with a strong squad of
Army ball handlers, the Huskies snapped out a first half perplexion to stow
away another thriller in the books, Dreams of an undefeated path to
again proving the fact that the team the National title exploded like a
fire-cracker last week to have Kenis a second half ball club.
tucky and Iowa hanging on to only
Army Experience Shows
a shred of their early season glory.
Olmstead field carried out aggrega- The Wildcats, minus Bill Grofa, had
tion of former college stars, namely, their eleven game winning streak
P.F.C. Frank Fucarine who donned shattered by Tennessee in a 35-34 upthe uniform worn by L. I. U. when set at Louisville, and then dropped
they had the nation 's leading teams another heartbreaker 59-58 against
and classy P.F.C.'s James Shneible , Notre Dame at Southbend, Saturday
who was a student at Syracuse U. nigh t , meanwhile the fighting Illini
With Shneible playing the bucket and roared back to a top position in the
Fucarine feeding him the ball, these eyes of the experts as fiiey toppled
two lads racked up three quarters of mighty Iowa from the ranks of the
their teams total points. Fucarin's undefea ted 43-42 Friday .
left ball handling and shooting gave Thus the Western Conference race
him top scoring honors with twenty became tighter than a dream with
points.
Iowa and Ohi<? State heading the field
Our Maroon and Gold outfi t seem- on 4 and 1 records and Illinois and
ed lost out there the first half , but Wisconsin still hanging on by way of
never managed to let the flyers get 3-1 and 2-1 league records respectivetoo far in front of them.
ly. This week Ohio State faces the
The Huskies had an unusally bad Badgers, while Iowa's Hawkeyes will
first half missing shots that would square off against a stubborn Michiseem . to go thru only to pop out gan quintet . Illinois remains our faagain , bringing groans and moans vorite for the top spot but the Illini
from the cheering section . They also have slumped once af ter racking the
let passes go by that might have re- heights, and may possibly do so again .
sulted in points which was the rea- At present they are the most dangerson for the half time score being 22- ous team in the Big Nine. In other
21, Olmstead field leading.
conference games last week, WisconDuring a restrained first half , the sin squeezed past Northwestern 44Huskies never broke the lead but 43 and Michigan topped Indiana 47starting the third quarter they be- 43.
gan to bring the fight to Olmstead
with th e lead changing hands fre - Despite her two reverses, Kentucky
q uently. There never were more than is still regarded as the team to beat in
three points difference in the third the South-eastern Conference and at
q uarter. Hmelnicky and Zurner spark- Tennessee this month . Both the Wilded the team with Klinefelter playing cast and Vols tripped Georgia Tech
during the past week, and it looks
a commendable floor game.
like a static race until the two giants
Huskies Grab Lead
collide again .
The fourth quarter opened up with
The Eastern picture remains comthe Army five ahead 40-39 but show- paratively unchanged with St. Johns,
ing signs of hard use . Our boys start- Army, Navy and Temple still on top.
ed to drive and midway in the fourth The Indians were idle during the
period dropped four baskets in rapid
order with Mariaschin 's long set shot
being the last of the four giving us a
seven point lead . Once in command, Bucknell Matmen
the outcome was little in doubt for
Swamp Bloom 36-0
our stamina superseded our opponents, although they managed to score
Running into an organized, experon two hanger plays with the clock
ienced wrestling team, the Husky
running out .
Hmelnicky was high man for the matmen took their firs t defeat the
Bloomsburg squad with seventeen, hard way. The boys went up to Buckwhile runner up to Fucarine for eve- nell on the evening of January 24 to
ning's honor was Schneiblo with 18
points made .on some classy, snappy encounter their first opponent under
shooting. A return match for these the guidance of Lt. Ogolshefsky. They
two teams is scheduled soon with did n 't fare well as far as the score,
West Chester looming as Blooms- but tho boys certainly gained in
burg's next opponent.
knowledge what they lost in points,
Olmstend Field
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week and lost some ground to Navy
who gave Duke's Blue Devils their
first collegiate setback 54-43 after
plastering Penn 61-41 on Wednesday
of last week. Army seems to have
dropped too, with two victories registered over Penn State and Coast
Guard but neither commanding particular respect . Temple pummelled
Michigan State, falteringSpartans 6447 and now trail 3 games to 4 in the
series between the two teams . Penn
got by Dartmouth 41-39, take top spot
in the Eastern League . This week
will see Army face West Virginia and
Yale (Eli are still among the leaders
with an 11-2 record ) while Navy will
tackle Columbia, N.Y.U., considered
by some to be on a par with the other
leaders meets a fugged test Wednesday when they square-off with Valley
Forge Hospital.
Duke and South Carolina continue
to pace the Southern Conference,
while North Carolina has been bumped from the role of a contender and
Rice pushed Arkansas right out of the
Southwestern race with two successive triumphs over the Razorbacks.
T.C.U. has a 5 and 1 record to hold
on to a tie for the Conference lead.
The Oklahoma ' Aggies were idle over
the week-end.
In the Big Six Oklahoma took the
lead by nipping Kansas 44-43 while
Missouri was upsetting Iowa State 3832. DePaul gained the right to the
Nation 's top spot by taking Hamline
twice and then sinking Marquette 5932 to close the week. Notre Dame by
virtue of the conquest of Kentucky
and an earlier 55-51 triumph over
Great Lakes to snap a 16-game Navy
streak rates the number two spot in
our books.
On the Pacific Coast Oregan State
romped into the Northern Division
lead by bouncing Washington twice
and Oregon followed with a 55-51 triumph over the faltering Huskies just
to make it official . U.S.C. is an odds
on favorite in the Southern Division
with a very decisive 55-25 win over,
California as the pointer, Utah and
Colorado still top the Rocky Mountain Section .
The reshuffled ratings as dealt by
this column place DePaul on top followed by Notre Dame, Illinois; Iowa,
Ohio State, St . Johns, Navy, Oklahoma A & M, Army, Kentucky, Tennessee, N.Y.U., Temple, Rico, an d U.
S,C, Another seven days will bring
n few more enviable shifts in the over changing parade and we'll bo back
with tho usual reviews. May b e for
once nothing will have changed. Wanna bet?
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Pvt . Beau Jack and Bob Montgomused to exchange the welterweight title every six weeks as civilians , will continue their honorable
series when they tour the Pacifiic
with S/Sgt . Joe Louis' new troups. At
one time Jack was sweating out a
CDD, but the Army's new policy on
discharges for athletes has probably
changed that . . Capt . Bud Ward , the
U . S. Amateur golf champ, has been
in the Phil ippines with the AAF
since A-plus-4 . . Medics have advised
Lt . Hank Luisetti not to play basketball anymore because his heart was
weakened by the use of so many sulfa drugs in treating his recent attack
of spinal meningitis . . When Lt. Don
Budge was an EM at Monterey, Calf.,
he once drew a detail that required
him to do nothing b ut sleep. He was
testing a new type of bunk for the
Quartermaster Corps. . . Sgt . Chick
Harbert and Lt. Horton Smith , a
couple of golf pros, will go overseas
any day now, for Special Services.
Also shipping: Lt. Al Blozis , the Giants all pro-league tackle . . Latest
fi gures show 22 boxers, pro and amateu r , killed in the ETO since Nov . 1,
1944 . . Afte,r watching Randolph
Field beat the Second AAF Superbombers , 13-6, Lou Little said: "Bill
Dudley looked like j ust another good
back, but that No. 46 was something
to see . Man , how he can carry that
ball." In case you're interested , No. 46
was Pvt . Steve Sucic of Second AAF,
who still has two more years of eligibility at the University, of Illinois . .
If Ed. McKeever , Notre Dame's protem coach , doesn 't want Jim Crowley's old j ob at F,ordham, Jt . Joe
Maniaci of Bainbridge may get it . .
Lt. John Kimbrough, Texas A & M's
great fullback, is now flying a bomber
in the Pacific . . During the Allied
swimming championship at Oran , an
unknown Naval lieutenant scoffed at
the winning time of the 1,500-meter
race and told the officials he could
have beaten it by at least five minutes. The offi cials called the lieutenant's bluff and asked if he wanted
to enter the 5,000 meters . He accepted and proceded to win the race with
ridiculous ease. It wasn't until the Lt.
pulled himself out of the water that
he broke down and confessed he was
Lt. (jg) Joe Brock, former Big Ten
champion from Illinois.
er y, who

Athletic Shorts
Harry Gilmer looms as the No . 1
player of the coming 1945 foot ball
season . This young passing wizard
from the Crimson Tide has tho backing of many sports commentators as
to his ability to chuck a pigskin , His
feat of eigh t completions in eight
pitches during tho Rosobowl game
brought him into tho limelight.
Holding thoir session for placing
"immortals" in Baseball's Hall of
Fame, tho Baseball Writer 's Association of America this year tailed for
tho first time to name anyone, Frank
Chance, former Cub "all time great"
ot -the famous Tlnkers-Evers to
Chance trio 'was the closest In the
balloting needing only seven moro
votes.

LIFE WITH
by B w KanoUNCLE[f

While some of the boys of North
Hall were enjoying a mild "session"
last Thursday night , the artistic topic
of "stacken" came to the front and
the older members of the dormitory
began to tell the "frosh" tales of twist
and ties famous in the tradition of
Bloomsburg.
"I remember Herbert's room," said
Enso , "that was the neatest j ob you
ever saw " . . . "Bu nks, sheets, clothes
strewn about the room like" . . .
A wierd description on (he work
of a human whirlwind grow to an intense climax and then was suddenly
interrupted by a single question from
all present, "But who did it?"'
"If Herbert only knew! . . .
Like all Bloomsburg Alum ni, service men on furlough make it a point
to pay us a visit if it is at all possible.
Last week one of our vistors was
Pvt . Herman Vonderheid who, as yo u
know, is attached to the air corp.
Since going into the army, Herman
had the misfortune of getting rheumatic fever, he 's completely ' recovered
and eager to gain by effort what he
has lost in time.
"And the Army gives you plenty
of opportuni ty," he says . "They sent
me to Mississippi for special training, and from there . . . . "
J u st a few

weeks ago Lt . Bernard
Pufnak came back to school with
(Note members of the old stagline)
a very lovely wife. Bob Martin Sl/c is
also reported married as of January
21, 1945.
Cpl . Raymond Chandler came back
on a short visit and Sgt. Bernie Fellman was here for a few days.
Bernie worked on a bombing crew
blasting the enemy in Italy,' and af ter
completing his missions, he was given
a thirty days ' rest.

Baseball Fans are anxiously awaiting developments in the Yankee beehive since MacPhail took over as
"boss man." The showman of basePvt . George Spontak
I want to extend my sincere thanks ball will undoubtedly begin a new leaf
for the M & G issues that have been in Yankee history which may prove
coming to me at Mail Call . Just pass to be the most colorful one.
them on to the M & G Staff.
Undoubtedly you are waiting for Huskies Overcome
me to tell you a bit of news in reOlmstead Five
gards to my work. Here I go. I am at
an Infantry Replacement Training
Center camp where I am engaged in
(Continued from page 3)
work at the Personnel Office. The
Bloomsburg Tclis.
particular sections wherein I spend
f fg. pts.
Morning
Remost of my time is the
ports Section . Each day requires a Remetz
4
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compl ete historical record of all men Hmelnicky
8
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in our regiment—the 64th . Various Zurner
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8
statistical reports must be made on Mariaschin
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jr
office rs, cadre-man, and trainees and
then consolidated for shipment to
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other places. That is about the ex- Olmstead
8 14 18 12—52
tent of the news which I may impart Bloomsburg
6 15 18 16—55
to you.
. Florida is beautiful in many re- Referees: Conahon and Serany —
spects—wea ther, scenery, etc. Yes , Hazleton , Pa .
covers a lot of territory. Wine . . .
women . . . song.
C. O.: "Now tell me, what's your
Since my training days in the hot idea of strategy ?"
'
days of July and August , I have been
Boot: "It's when you 're out of amtaking camp life in a more routine munition but keep on firing."
manner , Generally there are boxing
shows, movies, USO shows, basketball games, and other activities to
keep a fellow busy. Quite often I go
to the Field House to get some exerBart Pursel
cise as this Army chow has a tendency to add weight to various parts
of the body. Within the past several
MEN and BOYS
months I have gained about thirty
po u nds . My weight is in the neighborCLOTHIER
hood of 195 pounds. Fat! Heck no!
Just befoi'e Christmas I met Fred
DRY CLEANER
Dent in camp. He since then has completed his training and is on his way
overseas. Today, a card came in the
mail from Fred . He is at Cp Ord, Calif . At least his address is such for
that camp is a P.O.E ,
Best wishes and regards to the
gang at North Hall!

Mr. Forney Addresses
Tnss the Straw
A mid-western mother was hurry- Members Pi Omega Pi
ing along the street one recent morn-'
ing when she was stopped in her
The regular monthly meeting of Pi
tracks by a neighbor woman who as Omega Pi was held in the Social
per custom paused to ask "Have you Rooms of Science Hall.
heard from your boy Robert , la tely,
Following a short business mooting,
Mrs . Wurrlngton?"
two new members Laura Schooner
"Yes, " answered Mrs, W., "had a and Betty Zong were initiated,
letter from him this morning. "
Mr, Forney spoke to the members
"And did ho say where he is now?" about the significance of PI Omega
"Yes , Bob's in India now ,"
Pi , Loyalty, Service, cmd Progress in
"In India , is it , " gasped the woman reference not only to the teaching
in open astonishment , then, after a profession but also in reference to
pause, she added thoughtfully, "My, future activities .
my, it won't be long till he's acrost,
will it!"
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One purpose of the war seems to be
to mnko the world safe for takers of
publi c opinion polls,
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Books in the Flames
(Continued from page 2)

held at the universities of Munich ,
Frankfurt , Breslau, and Kiel.
? * *

Last year our Library of Congress
was 143 years old. Its 414 miles of
bookshelves and 7 million books cover
every branch of human knowledge
and culture, every crackpotism and
prof undity.
Sometimes visitors hesitate to enter the library. "May I come in?"
they ask the attendant at the door.
"Of course, come right "in ," the attendant says. "It's your library."
Tha t 's part of what the war's about .
It's to keep the flames from roaring'
at our library doors .
—A. C. P.

Senior Ball To Be
Hig hlight E vent
(continued from page 1)
Publicity
Marjor ie Downing, chairman ; Flora ,
Guarna.
Transportation
Gloria Belcastro, chairman ; Betty
Hess, Eudora Berlew.

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