Change in Calendar
By Request of O.D.T.
The Office of Defense Transpor tai tion has requested the Colleges of
Pennsylvania, through the State Superintendent of Public Instruction , to
cancel or reduce Easter Vacations to
a minimum so as to avoid travel tieups . Af ter due consideration of the
best interests of the College, the Navy V-12 Unit change in calendar is
herewith announced:
College:—
1. Classes for the term beginning
in November will be concluded on
February 28.
2. Official registration for Spring
Term will be held from 8:00 a.m. to
12:00 m. on March 1. Fees will be
payable until 5:00 p.m . March 1, after which time late enrollment fee
will be charged .
Students may pay fees and by
showing certificate of registration
may secure class schedules in advance
of March 1, at the Office of the Dean
of Instruction , on the following
schedule:—
Monday, February 26—1:30 p.m. to
5:00 p.m .
Tuesday, February 27—9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 28—9:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m.
3. Freshmen and other entering
students will be enrolled Monday aft er noon , March 5, 1:30 p.m. to 5:00
p.m .
4 . Classes for Spring Term will begin Tuesday morning, March 6, 7:50
a.m .

Kappa Delta Pi
Hears N ews Events
Kappa Delta Pi met Thursday,
February 15 at 7:30 in the Social
rooms of Science Hall. Following a
short business meeting, a program on
current events aranged by Athamanti« Comuntzis and Jacqueling Shaffer
was presented .
Jean Dickinson and Mary Schroeder presented the pros and cons of
compulsory military training after
the war, a problem which is uppermost in the minds of all Americans
today.
Kathleen Hiss discussed the nine
points decided upon at the Big Three
Conference.
Picture puzzles of prominent personalities in the news were assembled
by the members. The club was divided into two teams which answered
questions about the position of their
puzzle subj ect in world affairs today.
The meeting was adjo urned after
the serving of ice cream and pretzels.

S ong Contest Resu l ts

The award of first place in the art
song group was given the song "All
These Things You Gave Me" entered
under the ficticious name of Ida Belle
Firestone, composed by Eva Bourgeois and Peggy Beach. Aithea Parsell, accompanied by Howard Fenstemaker, sang it for the assembly.
The award of first place in the popular song group was given the song
"The More I Do", ent ered unde r the
ficticious names of Frank Sinatra and
Andy Russell. Saul Mairaschin composed the words and the tune. The
5. THERE WILL BE NO EASTER song was arranged by Carl MacPherRECESS.
son and sung by Irving Feldsott.
Spring Recess Begins — Thursday,
March 1—5:00 p.m .
Ends — Tuesday, March 6—7:50 a.m. Cantee n, Great Success
6. There will be no classes for
Almost every member of the colTeachers-in-Service Saturday, March
lege community has visited the most
3.
7. Spring Term will end with com- popular spot on the campus , the Canmencement and Alumni Day to be teen, to satisfy his hunger or thirst.
The canteen was opened in the
held on June 23.
latter part of July by Arlene Superko with the assistance of Dr . N ell
Maupin and President Andruss . Although it was organized by the senScience Club Elects
ior class which receives the profits ,
Officers in Meeting the Canteen belongs to all . Everyone works cooperatively for the success of this establishment.
The Science Club held a party
The funds this year will be conduring the regular meeting hour on tributed to the college yearbook and
Thursday, February 15, Games, dan- to n memorial honor roll Jn commemcing, and refreshments wore enjoye d, oration of all students who are servThe last meeting of the trimester ing our country.
will bo held on February 22 at which
At Christmas time a new linoleum
time new officers for the trimester was added to brighten up the small
wil be elected .
room . This cannot bo called a ChristArlene SuporkoJ Club President , mas present because It was purchased
will graduate the twenty-sixth of this from the profits of the Canteen.
month.
The success of this senior project
A basket of fruit was recently sent is tho direct result of the cooperation
to Eltheda KUngorman , a club mem- the upper dassmon received when
ber who was in the Bloormburg Hos- they asked for volunteers to work bepital,
tween classes,
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Compulsory Military Training
Confronts Educational World
Outstanding Facts For and Against Such
A Post War Program
PRO

"To be prepared for war is one of
the ways of preserving peace
A
free pople ought not only to be armed
but disciplined. " — These two sentences , voiced by George Washington,
summarize the two basic arguments
for military training in time of peace.
He introduced a bill for universal military training, but it was defeated in
favor of the militia system—and that
defeat has cost the United States
many thousands of lives and many
billions of dollars.
Poten tial War Source Great
"The old Utopean argument, that
a great nation which is truly peaceful need fear no aggression, has been
shattered forever . Everyone knows
that for a long time to come there
will be many potential sources of
war and any war may eventually involve any nation .
"It is sometimes argued that the
possesion of military makes nations
militaristic and must lead them into
war. The truth is quite otherwise.
Lack of it led us into the war with
the Barbary States and with Great
Britian in the early years of the nineteenth century. Our lack of it enabled Germany to defy us in the first
World War and to disregard us when
preparing for this one.
"But possession of power does not
necessarily lead to war . For more
than 60 years the French Republic
had a powerful army based on two
years of universal military training—
and never once committed aggression
against her neighbors. For n ea rly 20
years Russia was developing the
mighty armies which saved us from
defeat by securing us time to organize the forces we ought to have had
to begin with—and never once made
an aggressive move against anyone.
Prepared ness Might Prevent War
"If we had retained a proper minimum of military power after the
first World War and had maintained
it by universal training for young
men, it is not conceivable that either
Gormnny or Japan could have begun
the murderous career that set the
world on fire, Universal service for
our young men is the best 'and cheapest way of repairing our historical
mistake, the best way of defending
ourselves against war and forbidding
other nations to wage it.
BonofltH of Program

"Universal military training is n
bulwark of democracy. It will prove
incidental benefits of a different but
almost eqiinlly valuable kind:
(1) Health—Work and exorcise supervised by exports, systematic phys-

ical hardening, life in the open air,
correction of defects, medical and
dental supervision , the inculcuation of
habits of cleanliness and hygiene—
these will become universal.
(2) Education—Half year to "basic
training" and one half year of military specialities and technical and
standard academic subj ects. The principal benefits for the prospective college student will be the greater emotional and intellectual maturity produced by military life .
"Military training subj ects everyone to a common discipline, regardless of birth, wealth , and past or
future life opportunity. The young
man emerges from it with a greater
self-knowledge and selfmastery than
he had before . He has had an experience of cooperation that will serve
him well through the rest of his life,
no matter what kind of life he leads.
Here is a new kind of melting pot.
This democratic leavening is one moral good which was has brought us .
Universal training is not a social
panacea . It will not bring Utopia in;
it is not a cure for anything that ails
our society. But it will make our
young men stronger , healthier, mo re
disciplined , more selfreliant , more adaptable . It will make them more effective individuals and better citizens
. . . and at the same time it will
provide the only realistic security
for peace.
CONS

"Compulsory military training is
not a means of preventing war . If
actions speak louder than words, the
advocates of it know that it will not
stand examination by the common
sense of the American people. If t hei r
proposal is sensible and right why are
they hurrying to push it through
Congress quickly before we can think
about it and before our fighting men
come home?
"The advocntes of this method say
that strong military power can keep
peace "by preventing aggression ," let
us say in plain words what everyone
knows ; Nothing but a threat of war
can prevent any war-makj ng government from waging war, Nothing but
wnr can stop a war,
Propone to Mnko U. S. Stroniror
'.'Their proposal is this, 'Make these
United States a strong military power
nlways so ready to figh t that it can
bully the whole world and prevent
war merely by threatening to make
war in the hope that no other strong
power will ever call the bluff,1 They
add; 'of course, an American representing whatever Administration may
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Editors
Athamantia Comuntzis , Jacqueline Shafier
Editorial Board
Jean Richard , Phyllis Schroder
Sports Editor
John Zagoudis
Service Editor
Bernard W. Kane
Exchange Editor
Mary Schroeder
Business Manager
Helen M. Wright
Circulation Manager
Eileen Falvey
Assistant
Evelyn Doney
Reporters — Peggy Anthony, Rosanna Broadt , Jean-Dickinson , Barbara Greenly,
John Hmeinicky, Audrey Lawton , Dorothy Strain , Baron Pittinger , Marjorie Downing and Marj orie Stover.
Typists
Anna Pappas, Harriet Rhodes, Mary DeVitis Helen Fehl
Faculty Advisors
Miss Pearl Mason, Mr. Samuel L. Wilson

Editorially
Are you aware that a tremendous
fire hazard exists in our College community ? Fire means danger in itself
unless properly controlled. What
would a fire in B.S.T.C. mean ?
Our college buildings for the most
part have been in existence many
many years . Perhaps the oldest dale
as far back as 1869. Yet all these
buildings are in use and may continue to be used for years to come.
Each structure represents a huge
amount of money. Add to this the
cost of furnishings , constant repair
and upkeep. Consider the peopl e employed here. Think of the many sludt-nts housed in the dormitory—have
you ever really taken into consideration all the cost. .that would be involved in case of a fire ?
We now realize 1 hat. there are no
"ifs " and "amis " about this cigarette
shortage—and very few "butts "—and
yet , were the causes of these fire
scares to bo traced they would , without a doubt , end at the still smoking
remains of a cigarette.
It might bo that vo jha ve some
"fire bugs" in our midst. There are
such thin gs , But there are careless
people , too—people who care little
about themselves and less about others,
Everyone excepting the now famous
"moron ", knows that paper takes to
fi re as a duck takes to water and still
college st udents toss burnin g cigarettes into waste baskets, Why?
Everyone knows, or should hastily
make themselves acquainted with the
fact , that smoking rooms have been
mndo nvnllnblo to all college students, and still college students insist
upon smoking In the old gym , in
NoetJing Hal! and other build ings
that have echoed the noises of many
generation. Why?
If you are one of those people, you
ni'e holding destruction In your hnnd ,
If • you flip a lighted cignrotlo into
the vvastobnsket you arc tossing a
"monkey wrench" into mnehinery
that has boon years In tho-mnking to
run smoothly . If you have smoked in
the Old Gym ov Nootling Hall you
nre giillly of tampering with the
very foundation of our alma mater,
If
if , someday, you stand and
staro at smoldering embers of a
onco proud institution , if you gaze
at death in its charred remains , you
will know tlio fire hazard that confronts our college community now.

...

You will know the power of a single
cigarette. And there will be no "bu tts "
about that!
If you see someone handle a cigarette carelessly don 't say "Oh well"
and let it pass by. When the fire is
hungry and the timber is aged, the
flame needs not to be fanned. It will
easily lick its way beyond your control and you, too, will stand with the
guilty.
Don 't wait until it's too late. Make
sure that cigarette is out. If you want
to "let up and light up" head for the
smoking room . It is your privilege
and it is your duty.
Who knows . . perhaps someday,
someone will stand in those halls
amazed and say "Just think this
building is one hundred fifty years
old today."

R ay Team
"How about some pep in this
school?" say the B.S.T.C. cheer leaders: Rosanna Broadt , Martha Donahue, Marilyn Lebowick, Jeanne DuBois , Baaron Pi ttenger, George Pitt onger .Mallers tein , John Opa lka , and
Bob Strauss.
The team needs a strong school
spi rit backing them . Lot' s Yell! Yell
at every game. Yell for the team!
Here's a good yell which needs
a little practice:
Boom Rah Ha Ha
Boom Rah Ha Ha
Hoo Rah , Hoo Rah
B -S-T- C
Figh t, Fight , Fight!
Tho choor loaders have a show
within a show when Johnny Opalka
takes tho floor. Ho races up and
down tho gym wearing out the floor
and his navy issue "pup tents ". He's
something short of a whirling dervish
and a true example of vitamin B.

Compulsory Military
Training
(Continued from page 1)
bo in Washington must have the power to uso American conscripts anywhere on onrlh , quickly "to stop aggression " without consulting our
representatives in Congress,"
"Even thi s proposnl assumes, mistakenly or falsely, Hint permanent ,
universal , compulsory military service makes a strong military power,
on its own record , it destroys a strong
military power,

Attention Ouija Board
Fans!!!
B.S.T.C. seems to be breaking out
into another Ouij a board epidemic.
It's that eternal search for knowledge
about things we don't know about
and nine times out of ten we should
not know.
There is something creepy about
the pesky things though and it has
bothered me enough to start me on
a hun t for a scientific solution.
My Ouija board research led me
to a pile of old magazines and there
I found an article that explains the
whole thing scientifically.
The article stated that during
World War I. the Ouij a board was
very popular. Vaudeville even had a
song about it called "Ouij a Won't
You Toll Me Why?"
Dr. Robert S. Woodworth a psychology professor at Columbia U.
says "It' s a typical manifestation of
war-time anxiety.' Behind the imp ulse
to seek information from an 'occult'
device, even as a pastime, is the
deep rooted anxieties of thousands of
men and women of all ages, worried
over loved ones. "
This is how Woodworth explains the
movement of that capricious little
indicator . "The indicator moves as
the result of muscular tension in the
arms and hands ' of the two people
who operate it. Once set in motion ,
the indica tor travels about the board
until a shif t of balance stops it at a
letter. From the n on the expectancy
of one or both players to get a certain answer will determine the word
spelled ou t"
So there it is—cold and scientific.
You can throw your silly Ouija board
away. It h asn't got an ounce of magic power . Only a wishy-washy would
cling to such things. Ha ven 't you got
any pride ? What about my Ouija
board ? Oh, I'm going to keep it for
scientific study, and incidentally there
are a few things I would like to
kno w,
—Wlshy Washy
Permanen t Conscription Weakens
"This plan has boon used in France
ever since 1797. It exhausted France
causing Napoleon 's downfall and the
French have never had military
strength enough to win another war.
The Prussians adopted permanent
conscription from Napoleon. Prussia
became tho strongest Continental
Power in Europe . Within eight years
(1863-1871) Prussia won three great
wars and founded modern Germany.
Tho Germans have had compulsory
military training over since and never won another war.
Many Europeans flocked to tho linked States to escape compulsory
military service,
Our country is the strongest military power on earth.
As Stalin snid at Teheran , Capitalist production is winning this war!
Today and in the future , tho strongest
military power is tho people having
the greatest productive energy, That
nnergy is mnn power, Can nny sensible person believe that a steady
peacetime drain of millions of manpower years of that young energy,
every year, from American industry
into army camps, will not reduce Amorfca 's productive energy and chock
the Industrial progross which, alone,
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Three OberHn Approaches
Pessimist: "You girls woudn't care
to go with me, would you?"
Optimist: "Would you girls care to
go with us?"
Sailor: "Hello , girls , where are we
going?"
(P.S . It gets results).
—Oberlin Review
Congratulations
The Cheyney Record, student publication at Cheyney State Teachers
College recently won the first award
in the 1944 Pennsylvania School Press
Association annual contest. It received fi rst place among the teacher's
college publications.
First Uniforms
Storekeeper . Any complaints about
your clothes ?
Jason : My trousers aren't right.
Storekeeper: I see nothing Wr0n~g~
with them.
Jason: Maybe so. But they're chaf•>f; me under the arms.
—The Think Tank
, Women's G. I. Bill
Educational opportunities for the
women war veterans are offered at
New Jersey College for Women in a
special program made available by
the "G. I. Bill of Rights". They have
prepared courses leading to a bachelor degree and also several one-year
progra ms for returning women veterans.
A.C.P. Feature Service
Now Hear This!
When Dr . Holmes asked Joe Garnick to def ine nitrates, Joe bounced
back with this one, "All I Know is
they're cheaper than day rates."
You Can't TIang Clothes On It
Fast V-12: What's that gurgling
noise?

Slow Gal: It's me, trying to swal—The Think Tank
low your line .
"A Can a Minute "
The Tin Can Salvage Drive got off
to a flying start at Windber High
School . For every tin can a student
brough t, he would be dismissed from
school for one minute. It also was
expected that a free movie matinee
bo had for all those turning in at
least sixty cans. (I bet the ash dump
is cleaned out by now.)
—Windber Hi-Times
Overheard at Senior Ball
I wish I were a kangaroo
Despite his funny stances:
I'd have a place to put the j unk
My girl brings to the dances.
—The Kcystonian <
V-12 Alumni News
Donald O'Connor who spent some
time hero at Bloomsburg last year is
now engaged to Laura Mao Lush from
Indiana State Teachers College. "Irish" formerly attended Indian a before coming here under the V-12 pro—Indiana Ponn
gram,
AlllOH Amiga
Roses are rod ,
Violets are blue;
Put down that tomato
This column ( ?) is thru.
—Indiana Ponn

4th Quarter Drive
Subdues Big Red
Huskies Snap Two-decade Jinx
On E. Stroudsburg Floor
In 51-38 Victory
The fast-moving Huskies recorded
another win when they beat a strong
Stroudsburg quintet. This triumph
was the ninth in a series of twelve
contest for the Huskies. The winning
of. this contest made Bloomsburg victorious over Stroudsburg for the first
time in twenty-one years on East
Stroud' s home court . With this game,
the maroon and Gold quintet took
undisp uted possession of the mythical Teachers colleges team title , f or
the state of Pennsylvania. Only four
teachers colleges placed teams taking both Kutztown and East Stroudsburg twice, while swamping West
Chester in a line contest.
Bloom Starts Fast .
The Bloom five got off to a fast
start by scoring three baskets before
Stroudsburg could find the range.
The drive displayed b$* tRe Huskies
failed to shake the "Big Red" who
were close on their heels. Offensive
play shown by both teams was hitting
. . . at the end of the first quarter the
Huskies led 14 to 10.
Stroudsburg started the second
quarter strongly. Their-scoring power began to come to the fore with
the aid of Mink and Schmidt, who
started hitting the net from fairly
well back . The Huskies hung on but
they were outscored by Stroud as the
quarter ended with 15 for the "Red"
and 12 for the Maroon and Gold. At
halfti me our cagers held a slim one
point margin , 26-25.
Coming out for the second half a
refreshed Stroud quintet exploded by,
scoring three baskets with the help
of Bernosky before the Huskies could
get organized. After calling a time out
Bloom settled down , reorganized , and
started playing ball . Mariaschin and
Remetz, who were well-guarded during the first half began to contribute
thei r share'of goals to even things
up with Stroudsburg. The end of the
third quarter found the Scoreboard
reading a knoted count , 33-33.
With five minutes of play gone in
the last quarter , the score still remained unchanged, 33-33. After anothev time out the Huskies put on a
sparkling game of offensive and defensive play. Retrieving rebounds and
converting on their three to one fast
breaks helped the score roll. Within
five minutes the Huskies went on to
score thirteen points while holding
Stroiul scoreless. As a result the
Huskies came out on top with a score
of 51-38.
IWflrlnseliJ n Ffi^h Scorer
The individual scoring honor goes
to Mariaschin with 18 with Mink following him with 17 points. The defensive honors go to Klinofeltor , Zurnov, nrul Romctz.
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In a recent airplane crash which
occured in Flushing Bay, the pilot
of the plane with five other crew
members was reported missing. The
B-29 flyer was Maj . . Billy Southwort h , Jr., whose father is manager
of the St . Louis Cardinals. Bill, one
of the early war heroes, was a professional ball player before entering the service . He had participated
in many raids and rose in rank rapidly.
Commander Gene Tunney of the
U. S. Navy is planning a weekly
varied athletic program for men of
the Navy at the close of the war,The purpose of his program is to
keep our fighting men occupied from
the war's end up to the time of their
discharge, thus preventing men from
going A. W. O. L. as they did in the
last war.
In New York City all the metropolitan college basketball teams are being called up before the D.A.'s of fice just for routine questioning. It
seems , the recent scandal started the
wheels on the dri ve against gambling in college sports rolling .
Baseball will be 100 years old next
fall . On September 23, 1845, the
Knickerbochs appeared in uniform
and laid claim to being the first by
and laid claim to being the first club
organized. Historians say, however,
tha t the game was devised by Abnor Doubleday in 1839.

Open House Features
Volleyball, Thursdays
Basketball has been the main featui'e at Open House Thursday eveni ngs. The team standing as they
now stand are:
Won Lost Frft
Mainero
8
1 1
6
1
1
Veley
Superko
6
2
1
Anthony
4
4
2
Foust
1 6
1
Schlauch
0
5
2
In addition to basketball, swimming, eageball, badminton and ping
pong are some of the sports which
attract girls to the gym on Thurs day night, After the beginning of the
spring trimester volley ball tournaments will bo added to the activities. ¦

Huskies Defeat Kutztown Teachers
In Final Seconds of Game, 45-44
The Huskies beat Kutztown in the
last six seconds as Hmelnicky scored
the winning point by making a field
goal. The victory was the second of
the year over Kutztown who already
held triumphs over East Stroudsburg
and West Chester and were pointing
for this con test , so that they could
claim the mythical Teachers College
court title of the Commonwealth.
When the game began, the Huskies
scored two poin ts which put them in
the lead. From that point on, the
Kutztown team began to get some
speed, and it proved to be a menace
to our boys. Their power was supreme. The Huskies, not able to
score , played a magnificent defensive game during the firts quarter.
As the quarter ended , Kutztown was
ahead 9 to 8.
When the second quarter started ,
Kutztown still kept up its steady
pace by scoring and playing a defensive game. The Bloom quintet then
let loose some of its stared energy as
Remetz and Mariaschin began to
score . Geiss, who was also a thorn in
the Maroon and Gold side all evening,
started scoring, erasing oit lead. Although the Huskies began to score,
the offensive power of Ku tztown
seemed to be domineering. The Kutztown power was too great , as the half
ended with the Huskies way behind
27 to 22.
After a rest period before half , the
Huskies came out with some fighting
spirit* that very shortly put us in
the game again . It was in this period
that the Huskies began to click and
began to score, each member of the
team contributing his share toward
the scoring. It was this period that
the Huskies played one of the best
defensive games of the entire season. It was in that period that the
Huskies oufscored Kutztown 14 to 5.
In those ten minutes they ran their
advantage up to ten points early in
the last quarter.
Kutztown Shows Drive
Kutztown started closing the gap.
Zurner left the game because of five
person als. Bawer coming on to replac e hi m, with six minutes left to

play, and the Huskies leading by
five points. Within three minutes the
score became tied. It continued until ,
Geiss made a free-throw that put
them ahead by one point with two
minutes to g& . Then the Huskies had
possession of the ball and they kept
shooting without much success. With
the time ticking away, with seconds
to play Kutztown got possession of
the ball and went down the floor
and took a shot without any results.
Only fifteen seconds remaining, the
ball was recovered from She back
board by Klinefelter who passed it to
Mariaschin who fed to Hmelnicky enabling him to throw up the shot
giving us a one point advantage. With
time running out, Kutztown had seconds to shoot, but it failed to go
through the hoop, thus giving the
Huskies a victory.
Thus the Huskies won the hard
way coming from behind and going
on to win.
Zurner and Klinefelter for the Maroon and Gold played an exceptional ly good defensnive ball game. Hmelnicky, Remetz , and Mariaschin were
the big guns as the trio scored 38
points among themselves. The high
scorer of the night was Geiss who
scored 18 points followed by Remetz
and Mariaschin who scored thirteen
points a piece.
B. S. T. C.
g. f.g. pts.
6
1-4 13
Remetz f
6
0-0 12
Hmelnicky f
1 1-2
3
Zurner c
0
0-1
0
Baker c
4
5-6 13
Mariaschin g
2
0-0
4
Klinefelter g
19
Lu dwig g

Hubitsky f
Geuss c
M oll g
Dwigh t g

K. S. T. C.
4
2
6
2
3

7-13 . 45
2-5
0-0
6-S
0-0
2-2

10
4
18
4
8

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Officials: Polter and Goodman,

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On February 19 at 5:30 the B-Club
held it regular monthly meeting in
the form of a spaghetti supper in the
social rooms of Science Hall.
A short business meeting was held
before the supper . The President ,
Jacqueline Shaffer , announced that
the club constitution has been rewritten and will be posted soon , Later
the club will vote in regard to the
Stroudftbur ff 8. T, O.
new constitution ,
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Frances Sounders, chairman of the
Broslns
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committee , gave a report
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Mink
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events, These Include
about
coming
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0 bowling, roller skating, and a camp0-0
Mallalavage
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6 Lopol badges of maroon and gold
Carr
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8 ribbons with a vvhito B wero given
Bornosky
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1 to each member, They arc to be worn
Schmidt
on the days tho B-Club has its meet14 10-18 38 ings.
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The girls elected three members to
serve on the Executive Committee
which will be responsible for appointing all other committees needed by
the club . The committee members are
Helen May Wright , chairman; Julia
Wollivor, Eve Bourgoeis, and , as exofricia members, the club officers.
Plans were . made for the March
meeting to be held either the second
or fourth Thursday In the Centennial
Gym at 5:30. The committee in charge
of the supper thnt night are Peggy
Beach, Eva Bourgeois, and Jcisquoline Shaffer,
After attending to all the necessary
current business Hems tho girls forgot diets , figures, etc,, and turned
their thoughts to more urgent things,
mainly spaghetti nnd meet balls, And
they did get broad with only one moat
ball!

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LIFE WITH UNCLE|
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by B w Kane

The class of 1945 held its Senior
Ball and Banquet while many of its
original members were away serving
"Uncle Sam" all over the world.
But seemingly conscious of Bloomsburg's contribution to the war, "Sam"
favored "45" by permitting Jimmie
Lavelle to come home and represent
our boys at the traditional senior affair.
Jim , as your probably know, is a
second class seaman attached to the
Submarine division of USN.
"It's an exciting life with plenty
close calls, but we do 'ok'. We have
many Jap ships to our credif and we
expect to get some of the few she
has left."
If you know Jim you've guessed
that his short stay at Bloomsburg
was given to war talk alone . He
spent most of his time spreading the
spiri t that characterized th ose Lavelles.
Any man who lived in North Hall
in the past fifteen odd years will .associate Jack Koch with his other
pleasant memories at Bloomsburg.
Jack is as much a part of the "dorm"
as bull sessions on third floor.
About a year ago Jackie too went
off to do his part in the Air Corp ;
we know you'll be glad to hear how
he's doing.
Go ahead Jack.
Pvt . John C. Koch, Jr. :
I've planned to write this for a long
time, but I just got around to it.
Have been doing a little traveling
for my "Uncle" and B.S.T.C. friends
popped up at almost every post.
Down at Keesler Fi eld , Miss. I
met Frank "Tink" Haas , whose dad
was presiden t of the old school for
'
quite a while.
While in radar school at Truax
Field , I saw Jack GiJung. Jack and
I had a big reunion and bull session
about Bloom and it was a lot of fun.
About a week before I left Truax I
mot Bill Kerchunsky. Bill was one oi
the best centers Bloom ever had on
a ball court. Bill's gang graduated
around '40 or '41 so I really had to
dig back into my memory to recall
some of his gang.
Down here at Chanute Field I
saw Jerry Fritz . Jerry is an instructor in teletype maintenance and lives
in Champaingo , Illinois . You can see
that tho really gets around. I just
wonder who I'll meet at Botse Raton ,
Florida . Vince Gilbert , writing from
tho Southwest Pacific , said to say
hello to you.
"OK" X
Cp, Francis X .Bronnan ;
What nre you doing? Hope everything is ok: at school, I'm doing

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can hold our country's peace as the
pretty good , and am having the time
of my life . Really grand down here strongest military power on earth ?
"The warrior spirit is one thing;
—here's where I could really stay for
the whole life of me.
the soldier spirit another. The soldier
spiri t is the degeneration of the warAnother Koch
rior . Permanent conscription made
Clem G . Koch, Sl/2:
soldiers of our enemies. Englishmen
Mail call , one day last week, net- arid Americans are warriors, free men
who when they must , fight for a
ted one of the most welcome envecause they support , and the truth
lopes I have ever received ; a big bus- they know . Our own military system
iness job carrying two copies of the should be and will be modernized and
"Maroon and Gold", the firs t I've had revitalized by the knowledge and resince my departure from Bloom in alism our sons bring home with them
June of '42 . Thanks a million .
and it should be vigorously maintainThe only familiar names of stud- ed by a Congress and a Wer Departents were in your column "Life With ment wide awake to our country's
Uncle." It surely was good to hear a constant world responsibiltiy and relittle about Pag. Chesney, Whitey, lying once more upon the energy, the
Schminkey, Madl, Booth , Washvilla , organizing ability, the competitive
Davey Jones, Bob Martin , Taxi Mil- and co-operative spirit , the sound
ler, and others . Seeing their names in idealism of a few people.
print brought back gome fond mon>- "If America's warrior spirit i§ not
ories.
doped to sleep by lies and suppressed
My own service record is rather by permanent conscription , Ameriboring. One training school after the cans will resist tyranny and fight for
other. For a year, I did some duty in liberty anywhere on this earth, as
Naval Aviation at N.A.S., Norman , willingly as they went to war to free
Oklahoma; U. of P., Philadelphia; the Cubans 46 years ago .
Bowling Green State U.; Bowling
Green Ohio, Pre-Flight at Iowa City ; Regimented Conscription Delusion
then caught in the purge last July.
So long as tyranny exists, tyrants
After that, I studied some aviation will make war. There is only one way
ordnance at the N.A.T.T.C, Norman, to make permanent world peace: ReOklahoma, some radar operation , too. strict every government to the simAt present I'm attending the Naval ple duty of protecting the life, liberty,
and property of all peaceful persons
Air Gunners School at Miami .
from the few criminals among them.
Permanent world peace cannot follow
this war. Too many tyrannies still
exist. Too many persons still cherish
the delusions that create tyranny.
One of these delusions is the belief
J. L. DILLON
that a regimented and conscripted
people is a strong military power.
Another delusion is that a strong
military power can keep peace by
military force . Freedom makes peace;
Phono — 127J
nothing but freedom and justice on
earth can make an enduring world
peace . Freedom must be defended so
long as tyranny exists, and only free
people can defend freedom.

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Informing Facts
Pfc. Sam Cohen—
Cohen's with the 96th A.G.F. Band
at Camp Howze, Tfxas . He is stationod in Texas after spending two years
in the Aleutians.
Sgt. Mark Jury—
Sgt. Mark Jury, Md. Sec. S.C.U. 1926 is doing rehabilitation work in a
hospital in California. He and 1st
Lt. Stanley B. Katzen met.
Drew Folk—
Sec. Lt . Folk has been awarded the
Air Medal for meritorious achievement while participating in sustained
operational activity against the enemy. Lt . Folk is navigator on a B-24
Liberator Bomber.
James C. Ilinckley—
A promotion to the rank of Lt.
Coltfnel has been received by Major
Hinckley. Lt. Col. Hinckley has been
serving along the Burma road in
command of Chinese officers and men.
Spencer Roberts—
Lt. Spencer Roberts is attending
the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado,Ida Jane Shine and Joe Madl—
Marriage Feb. 10 in Grace Lutheran Church, Berwick . Joe is with
A.T.C. in California.
Robert Joy—
Arrived at Asheville, N.C. Army
Ground and Services Redistribution
Station to wait assignment to duty.
Wilfred and Royal Conrad—
Took part in D-Day. Have been in
Normandy, France, Belgium, and
Germany.
Ens. John Whitby—
California.
2nd Lt . Richard Wannemacker—
Florida Air Corps, Campus Visitor..
Pvt . Ruth Boone—
W.A.C., A.T.C, Palm Springs, California. Recent visitor.
Pvt . Islah Bomboy—
Assistant Chaplain at Camp Croft ,
S. C.
Maj. Gen , Iflwal H. EdwardDeputy Commander U. S. Army
Air Forces Med . Theatre of Op. Decorated with Order of Command of
British Empire at his headquarters in
Italy.
Sgt. Charles H. Bomboy—
The Air MedaJ has been awarded
to Sergeant Charles H. Bomboy, 23,
for meritorious achievement while
participating in bombing attacks upon G erman war pl ants an d u pon Naz i
military defense points and communications in conjunction with the Allied '
ground force advaances in western
Europe.
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Ho is the aerial- engineer and top
turret gunner of an Eigh t h A ir Force
B-17 Flying Fortress in the 385th
Bombardment Group, commanded by
Colonel George Y. Jum per, Natoma ,
Calif.

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