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Colleges May
Expand Curricula
Free Tuition a Possibility
Through State Aid
Bloomsburg State Teachers College Will
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President Andruss
Legislation .will be introduced in
Given Leave for
the State Senate this week to make
the 14 state teachers colleges tuitionSummer Months
free and authorize them to expand
their curricula to include subjects in
addition to teacher-training, i t was
revealed today.
Sen . George N. Wade , R., Cumberland, said he would sponsor both
meas u res , designed to enable the colleges to meet postwar requirements
in the educational field .
One of the bills will seek to abolish the present basic $95 yearly "contingent" fee paid by all students at
the training schools. Public instruction secretary Francis B. Haas estimated the fee provides 50 per cent of
the total cost of running the institutions.
The second measure would enable
the boards of trustees of the state
colleges to start other courses, in
eluding vocational and straight college work on their curricula in addition to the teacher training program.
The schools thus would be able to
branch but into adult education, recreation and vocational guidance and
specialized fields now given only by
independent schools.
Contest Winners
To Be Announced
At the meeting of the Business Education Club on Thursday, March 15,
nominatioins were made for the vicepresident post made vacant by the
graduation of Enso Frosini .
Mr . Rygiel distributed pamphlets
containing important facts regarding
income tax procedure to the club
members.
A typing contest for the members
was then held in Room J. The contestants typed for ten minutes and
anyone with five errors or less was
eligible for an award . Catherine Lon,go wag chairman of the typing con test and had charge of administering
the test. Jeanne Reitz and June Novak formed the committee to check
the papers.
The winners will receive their awards at the next meeting.
. College President Will Teach
In Pitt Graduate School
The board of trustees of the
Bloomsburg State Teachers College
at their February meeting granted a
leave of absence to President Harvey
A. Andruss for the summer session.
President Andruss will be a visiting professor of Business Education
at the University of Pittsburgh from
Ju ne 25 t o Au gust 3, and will offer
graduate courses in methods and
materials in teaching bookkeeping
and accounting, consumer business
education , and methods ' ond supervision of business education .
The text books to be used are
those written by President Andruss
who has served as a special lecturer
for similar courses at New York
University, the University of Oklaho m a , . and Oklahoma Agricultural
and Mechanical College in previous
summer sessions.
College Council has taken necessary authorized steps for the campus
cooperation in the forthcoming United National Clothing collection.
The United National Clothing Collection is a united effort on the part
of UNRRA (United Nations Relief
and Rehabilitation Administration) ,
and various voluntary war relief agencies of the United States. The purpose of the Collection is to secure
the maximum quantity possible of
good used clothing for free distribution to needy and destitute men and
women and children in war-devastated countries.
The United National Clothing Collection will be conducted under the
sponsorship of a National Committee.
President Roosevelt has* appointed
Mr. Henry J. Kaiser as National
Chairman . The National Committee
is composed of representatives of
participating agencies as well as representative national leaders of civic
organizations, industry, labor, education , religious and other groups.
The drive is scheduled for April
Dr * North Announces
C. G. A. Nomin ations
Dean 's Honor List
Scheduled Tomorrow
Nominations for C.GA. officers for
1945-46 school year will be held in
assembly on Wednesday, March 28. It
will be necessary to elect a president ,
vice-president, s ecretary, and treasurer. The president must be a member of the senior class . It will be his
duty to call and preside at all Community Government Association and
College Council meetings, to represent the student body on all public
occasions, and to see that the business of the Association is carried on
properly.
The vice-president may be a member of the Junior or Senior Class. His
duty will be to preside over meetings
and conduct the business of the association in the absence of the President, The vice-president shall appoint
the chairman of the Standing Com(Continued on page 4)
Dr. Nickel Whistles
Science Club in Trip
In Unique Program
To Local Greenhouses
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At a special assembly held Friday,
March 16, Dr, Ernest Nickel, Concert musician and whistler, entertained college and training school students with a unique program ,
Dr. Nickel helped mnke thirty-nine
Disney pictures, Including Bnmbi and
Snow White , hns j ust returned from
overseas, whore ho was with the party consisting of Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Martha Rnyo, and Gang.
Drive Will Extend Through April
At its first meeting of this trimester, the Science Club had a short
quiz about the degree of intelligence
possessed by different animals. Violet Weller, Program Chairman , read
nn interesting and enlightening article on plastics.
On March 22, the Club visited D11-'
Ion 's Greenhouse, This excursion Is
regarded as one of the highlights of
the club's activities .
Dr. North announced the Dean's
Honor Roll for the past College trimester . Five business education students, seven elementary, seven secondary, 1 special education and ten
Navy V-12 students make up the
thirty on the honor roll who come
from twenty-four cities and eight
different states .
The honor roll includes the following: Elementary—Martha Hathaway ,
Danville; Helen Wright , Bloomsburg;
Doris Dickinson , Dalton; Jacquelino
Shaffer, Bloomsburg; Marth a Duck ,
Lewisburg; Carol McCloughen, Danville; Louise Miller, Montgomery.
Secondary—Elizabeth Baldy, Catawissa; Ellen Moore, Washington ;
Dawn Raup, Bloomsburg; Mary Rush,
Bloomsburg; Bernico Gabuzda , Freeland; Mildred Dzuris, Nanticoke; Mary Fenstemaker, Bloomsburg. Business—Anna Bucinell, Forest City ; Isabol Gohman , Ephrata; Harriet Rhodos , Bloomsburg ; Eiloon Felvey, Berwick; Mary Schroeder, Easton. Special—Mary Kramer, Lehigh t on . Navy
V-12—John Botolak, North- Syracuse,
N , Y.; Domonico Bibbo , Brockton ,
Mass.; Joseph Cnsey, Huntington
East, West Va.; Irving Feldscott ,
Carbondalo, Pa.; Owen Howard ,
Washington , D; C; Snul Marinschin ,
Brooklyn , N. Y.; Dussell Nickorson,
Cranston , R , I.; Joseph Pottit , Grand
Rapids , Mich.; Edward Valentauk ,
Oswego, N. Y,; and John VanWyk ,
Morrisvillc, N. Y.
1-30, 1945 and the goal is 150,000,000
pounds of clothing.
This will be the one nation-wide
clothing collection to be conducted
in the United States in the Spring of
1945 for foreign war relief purposes.
The only exceptions will be instances
where certain organizations engaged
in foreign relief activities will continue accepting gifts of clothing from
their own immediate constituency on
a noncampaign basis.
Throughout wer-torn areag eloth-ing is very scarce or threadbare ond
worn out. More than 125,000,000 people are in liberated or to be liberated
nations of Europe which are in dire
need of clothing. Of these more than
30,000,000 are children. Because of the
demands of the armed forces and civilian needs, manufacture of clothing
in the United States or other countries to relieve those distressed people
will not get under way for some time.
This means the needy men, women,
and children in war-devastated countries must depend on the help of the
American people.
In a report to Congress on participation in operations of UNRRA, President Roosevent said on September 30,
1944 :
"Millions of people do not have enough clothes to keep them warm
. . . in occupied Europe almost as
many people have died from exposure
due to lack of adequate clothing as
have died from starvation."
What is needed is good substantial
used clothing, for both winter and
summer wear. Although clothing need
not be in perfect repair, it must be
useful to the people who will receive
it . Underclothing and all types of
cotton garments should be washed
before they are donated, but need
not be ironed . (Evening dresses, tuxedos, and dress suits ennnot be used.)
MOST URGENTLY NEEDED ARE
THE FOLLOWING :
Infant's Garments. All types are in
urgent demand , particularly knit
goods,
Men 's and Boys' Garments . Overcoats, topcoats, suits, coats, j ackets,
shirts, all types of work clothes, in'lding overalls, etc., sweat ers, underwear, robes , pajnmns , knitted gloves.
Women 's and Girls' Garments. Overcoats, jackets, skirts, sweaters,
shawls, dresses, underwear, aprons
j umpers, smocks, robes, nightwear ,
knitted gloves.
Caps and Knitted Hcailvvcar. Serviceable heavy duty caps and knitted
headwear (such as stocking caps) are
needed, (Women 's hats, dress hats ,
and derbies cannot be used.)
Bedding, Blankets, Afghans, sheets,
pillow cases, quilts , These are needed
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Oh for the Life of
A Teacher
Published at the Bloomaburg Sta te Teachers College
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Education ? ? ? a Mighty Force
The dictators we figh t are intolerant of other peoples, of other ideas,
of other ideals. Around the globe our
boys are fighting and dying to put
down the evil forces of intolerance .
The strength of our country rests
in the fact that people of differen t
races and creeds have learned to live
together as Americans. But if we are
honest with ou rselves we know that
there is much intolerance at home.
Minority groups insist that when we
ai*e figh ting away for justice abroad
it should be practiced at home . Even
in the midst of the war effort a
smoldering tide of 'tension and antagonism is breaki ng into flame at many
points . Grave troubles are in store
if we do no t remedy the causes .
Shall we assume that the task is
too great—that prejudicas rooted
through the years cannot be overcome ? Dare we hide our heads in the
sands of complacency about bigotry,
racial discrimination and prejudi ce ?
The facts will not let us say, "It can't
happen here."
We can expect to have antagonisms
as long as there is cause for them.
Immediate steps need to be taken to
remove discrimin ation against minority groups as rapidly as possible. But
the long-run solution to the problem
is education which will produce
changes in the thinking and in the
actions in men and women,
Education can and does affect the
attitudes and the actions of the child
of today—the citizen of tomorrow.
The program at Springfield , Massachusetts, has proved that education
can develop wholesome attitudes on
the pavt of children. It can teach
them to think straight on questions
of racial , religious , and nationality
differences; it can give thorn contacts with diverse kinds of children ;
it can cultivate tlio habit of self-criticism.
Different sections of the country
will need to deal with those problems
In different ways—but deal with them
wo must if wo are to achieve at homo
the justice and liberty for which wo
figh t afar.
Power of Education
There is power in a waterfall, in a
in an acorn . But there is a
greater power in education which
teaches men how to con trol the forces
of nature and change the thoughts
and the actions of man himself .
Our enemies have demonstrated the
power of education for destruction.
Hitler buil t his whole scheme of conquest and power, hate and greed upon
a program of educa tion beginning
with the smallest children . He ta ught
mili tarism, the theory of the master
the strength of her people will Brial values in which free people believe.
He robbed youth of the right to learn
to think for themselves.
Other nations, too, are recognizing
the power of education . Russia has
made tremendous progress through
the education of her people in both
cultural and technical fields . The vast
achievements of the Soviet "Union in
the present conflict would have been
utterly impossible without the widespread educational foundations of the
last two decades. And Russia continues to develop her educational proB-24 ,
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Britain is embarking upon the boldest educational program in all her
history—a plan which will almost
double expenditures for education.
Why? Because the war has taugh t
her the value of every human resource . She knows that only through
the stronght of her people, will Britain be able to maintain a place of
leadership in the world. Winston
Churchill recently called Britain 's
plan the "most comprehensive scheme
of universal education over devised by
and for a responsible government. We
cannot understand the world and its
inventions, nor maintain our place
in the world in those complex times
without such education."
There is power in education . To fail
to utilize this power for creative good
is the greatest folly an individual , a
community, a state , or a nation can
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commit,
TIIHEE R'«
Romance at eighteen .
Rent at forty.
Rheumatism at sixty.
—Troj an Crew, Troy
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Editors
Athamantia Comuntzis , Jacqueline Shaffer
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 Hmelnicky, Audrey Lawton , 1 Baron Pittinger , Marjorie Downing and Marjorie Stover.
Typists
Anna Pappas, Harriet Rhodes, Mary DeVitis
Faculty Advisors
Miss Pearl Mason, Mr. Samuel L. Wilson
Intolerance Is a Fire
* That Must be Put Out
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A few weeks ago, Maroon an d Gold
presented some of the trials and tribulations of our student teachers, and
if you think they were hard, yo u
should be with those teachers now—
they really have troubles .
One of the first reports we have
to make is that of Betty Zong. She
is teaching in the Commercial Department at Birdsboro , Penna . You
have heard of the expression "famous last words" but Betty has one of
her own—"famous first day. "
Over the week-end we interviewed
Mr . Enso Frosini who says he is having the time of his life teaching at
Harford , Penna.
Laura Schoener accepted a position at Millersville High School which
was left vacan t when Peggy Halovi
iah . a former B.S.T.C. student join ed tne WACS.
Former senior class president , Arlene Superko is "way up north" in
Auburn, New York teaching science
in the Junior High School .
Mildred Dzuris is now a schoolmarm in Langhorne, Penna .
Lucille Martino accepted a position
in Bethlehem, Penna.
Marilyn Sailer is taking a position
in the Reading Schools.
Rose Marie Johnson is making her
debut into the teaching profession
teaching second grade at Mt. Carmel,
Penna.
Harriet Sterling is teaching in
Jamesburg, Penua.
Mrs . Alice Zehner Hepcke who
came here from Weston , has gone
back to her position after receiving
her degree in February;
Here's for the
Lit Students
Scuttlebutt has it that the Navy
and civilian students are being expos ed to some "Lit!" courses. In
which they have, without a doubt,
been advised to read one of the "better" novels.
Hero arc the helpful hints:
(1) You will find that after you have
crawled wearily out of your "better", your troubles haVe just begun.
(2) There is another task ahead—
that of writing a paper concerning
the purpose of the book and numerous fascinating things about it.
It is this latter point that I am
concerned about.
(3) Without a great deal of experience you will find writing a satisfactory book report difficult to say
the least.
(4) It takes brain power , technique,
and a tremendous amount of 'bluff. 1
(5) You can 't just write a book report
without expert advice and guidance.
Mr, Fishor has donated a sample
"book review" from his files of tests.
It has boon copied exactly as It was
originally written . You will find It
one of the best displays of coreberal
vibrations ever seen, Pattern your
next book report from this one and
you will bo right in there—believe
mo!
Do you want a mark ? Tear this out
and hand , it in!
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Deductive Reasoning
A dumb girl is a dope
A dope is a drug.
Doctors usually give drugs to relieve pain.
Therefore, a dumb girl is j ust what
the doctor ordered.
—The Collegio
The Irish
A Notre Dame joke we enjoy had
to do with an Army draftee who was
being given a vision test.
"Can you read that sign?" the Doc
asked as a placard appeared on the
screen . The notation on the card
looked somewhat like this: WJOEDJIEKOWICZ.
"See it," replied the new wearer
of the khaki ; "Gosh, I know the guy.
We played together in the backfield
on the first team."
Facts
The average man's arm is 28 inches long.
The average woman's waist is 28
inches around.
You can 't beat nature, can you?
Ideal Girl
Male students in some residence
halls at Kansas University recently
voted for the features they liked in
their ideal girl. From the reports of
t he ou t come, it seems that all a girl
had to do to be popular at K. U. is
to wear a blue sweater and a blue
plaid skirt. Girls at Bloomsburg take
notice! Maybe the idea is popular
all over the country.
..Th e Collegio
Blondes
The Sterling high school paper carries the note that platinum was originally discovered in South America.
Now if they could find out where
platinum blondes originated , we'd
like to know when we begin planning postwar trips.
School to Fill Treasure Chest
Students at N. J. State Teachers
College are gathering books for a
Treasure Chest to be sent to children of devasted countries. The book s
will be accompanied with dictionaries and brief summaries of each story
in the language of the children who
will read it.
—Reflector
Who Broke the Quart ,
In Hmelnicky's Pocket
or WHY BERNIE GOT OILY!
It's gettln ' so now a guy can 't carry
a bottle In his pocket, You 'd think
the thing'd bo safe out'a sight. He only loft It there while ho got a bite to
oat , He only got it for a friend . He
only wanted to help a girl out. Never touches the stuff himself. I bet that
stain on the stop outside the lobby
never will wash away, Poor guy had.
to strain it through "Shorty 's" hanky
and ho only saved a pint. Flavor's not
the same comln' from a peanut butter
j ar, And then Bornio had to go and
sit in the chair where It was broken
—lie's still goln ' around tryin' to find,
out who lubricated the lobby chair
with COD LIVER OIL.
HUSKY DIAMONDMEN BEGIN TRAINING
Don't Let It
Get You Down
Others Overcame Ph ysica l
Handicaps and Won
Baseball Fame
Physical handicaps are too frequen tly looked upon as obstacles to a
baseball career. Some are. B ut very
often it depends entirely upon the
individual . . If sufficient love of the
game plus will and determination
are present, many a handicap may be
overcome. Here are a few of the fine
ballplayers who refused to give up.
Whitey Kurowski, of the St. Louis
Cardinals , f ell* off a fen ce when eight
years of age and badly gashed his
right arm above the wrist. Two years
later the arm became very sore and
a bad case of osteomyelitis (rotting
away of the bone) in the right ulna
was discovered. About three inches
of bone structure were cut away. By
some quirk of nature, however, some
hard muscles knitted together where
bone should be . . Physicians cceisider
it a miracle that Whitey can throw
at all, let alone whip the ball across
the diamond as he does. Kurowski hit
the home run that ended the 1942
World Se r ies , has been in the Major
League two full season, and has played in the World Series of both years.
When in the prime of his career,
George Sisler, a member of Baseball' s Hall of Fame and one of the
greatest hitters of all time, had to
drop out of the game for a full season (1923) because of eye trouble
which left his sight forever badly
impaired. Yet he played Major League
ball until 1930 and Minor League ball
until 1932,
Charley Ruffing, the great Yankee
pitcher had two toes blown off in
a mining accident long before he ever
saw the Yankee Stadium. Mordecai
(three-fingered) Brown had two fingers on his right hand blown off in a
mining accident , but got remarkable
stuff on the ball with three fingers.
He quit mining to become one of the
greatest pitchers of all time.
Mickey Cochrane and Ducky Medwick both suffered almost fatal head
injuries kept him out of the 1933 and
height of the respective careers, but
came through and went on back for
more. After Chick Fewster, Yankee
infieldcr—outfielder , was almost killed by a pitched ball in 1920, he played
with a silver plate in his head and refused protection in the form of a helmet . The inj ury probably beat him
out of stardom, but he played in the
Majors until 1927 and in the Minors
until 1929.
In a hunting accident in 1932, Charley Gelbert , star shortstop of the 1931
Champion Cardinal Team, blew away
his loft Instep and sent a bullet
through the call of his loft leg. Those
injuries kept him out of the 1933 nnd
'34 seasons, but he camo back later
with Toledo , Cincinnati , Boston, Dotrolt , Washington , and Brooklyn , Ho
entered Naval Aviation in 1942 , after
starting the season with Montreal ,
Earl Sheoly, White Sox firs t baseman, and Lloyd Brown, who pitched
for Cleveland , St. Louis, and Boston,
. Spring Has Its
Obstacles
Junior Commandos on the Loose
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In the spring a young man 's fa ncy
turns to—but wait , this is supposed
to be an article on the college obstacle course. ?
This week the fellows began observing nature during P. T. class, only not like the students in Dr. Kuster 's
classes. The Navy boys do it the hard
way—while running up and down
hills , crossing brooks on narrow
planks, crawling through tunnels and
climbing ropes .
The obstacle course starts at the
lower athletic field where the first
obstacle, a high board , has to be
climbed . Then the course follows a
dirt lane overlooking Lightgtreet Rd.
After winding in and around the
grove including a peek at the pergola,
it' s back to the old Athletic field!
Some sunny afternoon if you decide
to stroll through the grove remember
—"travel at your own risk." The
Navy, it seems, overcomes the obstacles under the watchful eye of the
stop watch .
If you have concluded that the obstacle is rather complicated , you are
entirely correct . Just ask one of the
boys who has tried it .
Robert Tyre Jones, known familiarly to sport fans as "Bobby " Jones ,
predicts a boom for golf after the war
and also sees it as an aid by the government in occupational therapy.
Bobby Jones is the only man to hold
a grand slam in golf , four maj or
championships in one year. He is
participant of over 100 cups and dozens of medals and right now is an
important cog in the Red Cross Drive .
With the regular baseball campaign
one month off an Associated Press
survey reveals more players in the
camps today than were in fold one
year ago, despite the drain on manpower .
Mel Ott , New York Giants playing
manager, starting his 20th campaign
in baseball is still going strong. On
the same line, Connie Mack, 82 years
old is going into his 61st year of organized baseball still managing the
A's.
Sweden's Wonder Boy, Gunder
Hagg, was defeated for the third
straight time on an indoor track. His
time which was 4:14.5 is the best he
has done thus far although he has yet
to better Jim Robberty, his victor in
all three events . Robberty by the way
is undefeated in indoor competition
Hilltoppers Line Up Possible
this season,
List of Opponents
On the eve of St . John's opening
game in - the National Invitation
Tournament , Joe Lapehick, coach of
just around the
the Redmen signed a five year con- Seeing baseball
Nelso
n did n't let any
corner,
"D
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tract to remain mentor at the college.
grass grow under his feet. Instead of
waiting for things to occur he went
HERE'S FOR LIT STUDENTS
out and made them happen garnering
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a classy baseball card up to date.
My Favorite Book
There
are still negotiations under way
the book I refer to read is Ichabod
Crane , it Is an grate book and I with prospective opponents namely,
like to read it. Ichobod Crane was Franklin and Marshall College and
a man and a man wrote a book and Drexel on a home and home basis.
it is called Ichabod Crane i like it The first game according to the
because the man called it ichabod schedule will be away on the 21st of
crane when I read it Is such a April at Bucknell.
great book.
Huskies diamond tussles thus far
Note to librarians: Please place are as follows: Penn State, May 16,
the novel "Ichabod Crane" on the away, home , June 6; Ursinus, Apr il
reserve list. There is certain to be 20, away, home, June 11; Bucknell,
a mad rush for it.
April 21, away, home , May 19; Olmboth had one leg shorter than the stead Air Depot May 3, home, away,
other, Still another was Danny Hoff- May 12; and East Stroudsburg, May
man , former Athletic-Yankee center- 9, home, away, May 26.
fielder , who was half blinded by a Bloomsburg will undoubtedly play
pitched ball but played several years games with neighboring local clubs
before starting on their college rivals.
thereafter ,
Though not in the Major s, perhaps By the way, the name of Penn State
the most notable of all those who appears on a Huskie schedule for the
have overcome physical handicaps firs t time and should be an imporIs Pete Gray, star outfielder of tho tant game to gun for. The ten game
Memphis Southern Association Club. card shows plenty of competition for
Pete hit .289 in 1943 nnd fielded .975. the hill toppers to handle and we're
Yet Pete Gray has had but one arm sure the boys will come thru as well
since ho aws j ust a kid!
or better linn they did on the basket—Famous Slugger Year Book—1944 ball court.
Schedule in the
Making
Field Being Re*sodded
Af ter sending out a call for baseball candidates, "Doc" Nelson greeted close to 40 men up at the fieldhouse. With the weather being a little
on the rainy side, practice was confined to the shaping of plans concern ing the ensuing season. The men were
told what was on the schedule in
regard to practice sessions which
began on the afternoon of the 20th.
3 Vateraj i"- Return
Most of the candidates, in fact all
but one, are Navy V-12 .trainees . The
lone exception being a civilian student who is aiming for the hurler's
spot . In the crowd there are 3 members of last year's squad returning.
Paul Klinefelter, who also put in a
season with the basketball squad , attempting to hold down first base, Joe
Stulb, second string catcher last year
and Technme, an infielder.
Now that the fleet men are eligible
for athletic participation in college
spor ts, a fairly good squad should
be assembled from both groups of
boys. Outfielders seem to be plentiful with not much competition for
batting or infield positions, As far as
the batteries are concerned, they will
have to do a little extra work to
whip in shape due to a late start. A
likely pitching prospect was lost when
AS Parker left at the close of last
trimester.
With the field being resbdded and a
nice looking schedule appearing on
the horizon , Bloomsburg S. T. C.
should be looking forward to a colorful and successful baseball campaign.
Litwhiler 's Record
A product of BSTC who hit the big
time and stuck is Danny Litwhiler of
the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals . One lad who Bloomsburg and
"Doc" Nelson will never forget.
Danny was born August 31, 1916
at Ringt own, Penna. He is 510%"
tall, weighing 190 lbs. His eyes and
hair are brown. He is strictly a righthanded player batting and throwing
from the right* side. Dan Litwhiler
comes from Pennsylvania Dutch
being interested in hunting and fishing during the off season . He graduated from BSTC in 1938 with a Bachelor of Science degree and married
Dorothy Lynch, October 10, 1940.
Starting playing organized ball in
1936, he compiled an enviable record
as a hitter and fielder. In his firs t season in the majo rs he hit safely in 21
consecutive games, hit a home run
in every National League ball park ,
1941, Accepted 317 chances in 151
games without an error in 1942, and
played 187 consecutive games without an error for new major league
records . He ' tied National League
record for most years leading in fielding per centage by outfielder in 100
or more games. (1942-43)
While participating in 454 games
Danny hit an average of .289 with tho
willow and pulled down .984 chasing
fly balls. Both these per centages are
not Including last year's totals.
COLLEGE TO PARTICIPATE
( Continued from page 1)
"Maybe YOUR Bonds are buying automatic rifles, but I
h appen to know that MY money was spent on silky
immcmtionobles lox WAVES!"
LIFE WITH
by B w KaneUNCLE f
Frederick McCutcheon—
WAVE Janet ShankJanet married Cpl. C. P. McLaughLt . (j.g.) McCutcheon and Mrs.
Iin
USMC a t Portsmouth , Virginia,
McCutcheon visited the campus last
March 3.
week . He is stationed in N.Y.C.
Pvt. Frederick G. Dent—
Lt. (j.ff. ) Ezra Harris—
Fred is now serving overseas in
Nate has returned after 20 month's the Philipines.
service in Pacific theatre of war. Lt . J. Howard Lemon—
Lt. Lemon, veteran of sixty-five
S/Sfft . Paul A. Klinger—
missions
as a pilot of a lower level
Paul has moved to Belgium after
many months in England. His head- bomber in the European theatre is
quarters with the 352nd Fighter home on a twenty-one day leave . He
is the holder of the Distinguished
;
Group.
Service Cross, the Air Medal and
T/Sfft. Jack Andreas—
Twelve Oak Leaf Clusters.
Jack has reported to Atlantic , City Frank M. Taylor—
after a twenty-one day furlough . He
Frank was commissioned Lieutenwas stationed in the Panama Canal ant in the Army Air Corps at Craig
Field, Selma, Alabama.
Zone for three years .
MEN!!
If you smile at him , he thinks you 're
flirting.
If you don 't flirt , ho thinks you're
an iceberg.
If you lot him kiss you, he wishes you
were more reserved.
If you don't he'll seek consolation
elsewhere.
If you flatter him , ho thinks you're
simple.
If you don't, ho thinks you don't understand him.
If you talk of love and romance, ho
thinks you'ro asking him to marry you.
If you lo't him make lovo to you , ho
thinks you are cheap.
If you don't ho 'U go to the girl who
will
If you go out with other follows, ho
thinks you oro fickle .
If you don 't ho thinks no one will
hnvo you.
Men , God bless thorn — they don 't
know what thoy want.
Imagine , this camo from Esquire,
the magazine for men,
—Indiana Ponn
NIGHT
The fingers of night have touched
t?ie earth ,
The sun has gone away,
,
But only to return again
At the first thought of day.
The moon is large and bright
As it shines up in the sky,
And the stars, with a heavenly light
Shine, as in thoir beds they lie .
The world is in slumber deep,
All evil of day is gone.
If we could only keep
The peaco that is lost with dawn.
This poem was written by Patricia
A. Maj or, daughter of Mrs. Edna
Blaino Major , nlumnus of BSTC,
Fred
H i p p e n s te e l
urgently if in serviceable condition.
Shoes. Either oxfords or high shoes,
(Continued from pag e 1)
of durable type with low or medium mittees with the approval of the
heels are desired. Shoes with hi gh Council and shall have general supheels, open toes or open backs, eve- ervision over the work of the comning slippers , and novelty types can- mittees.
The Secretary may be a member of
not be used. All shoes collected should
be mated and tied securely into pairs. the Sophomore,<¦§ Ju nior , or Senior
. Usuablo Remnants, Piece Goods. Class. His duty ' will be to keep a recCut or uncut materials (cotton , ray- ord of the proceedings of all meetings,
ons, woolens, etc.) one yard or more have custody of all papers of the Asin length, but not rags or badly sociation , conduct all correspondence.
The Treasurer too may be a Sophd amaged , dirty or worn-out fabrics.
omo
re, Junior, or Senior. It will be
The donated garments will be shiphis
duty
to have charge of all finances
ped to the war-devasted countries
of
the
Association
and report reg- on the basis of the greatest immed- ularly
status of the
as
to
the
financial
iate need and available shipping space.
Association.
The clothing will be distributed free
to the needy withou t discrimination of mittee by the national headquarters
any kind. The Far East will be in- of the United National Clothing Colcluded , in the event conditions are lection. The program of the local
such as to permit distribution of community will call for participation
clothing collected in this drive. This by alll organiza tions and forces in the
included the Philippines .
community and will include collecAll contributions received in the tions through specific groups such as
Unit ed National Clothing Collections churches, schools, factories and clubs,
will go into a common pool. No do- securing of local receiving stations
nations can be earmarked for a where people may bring contributed
specific country.
clothing collections, as well as colThe United National Clothing Col- lections through house-to-house canlection will be organized on a com- vassing by local volunteer forces.
A committee appointed by C. G.
munity-wide basis in every communA . President Marylou Fenstamaker
ity , large and small, in the U. S.
Representative leaders of certain and consisting of Althea Parsell, Day
selected local organizations in each Women President, chairman ; Elvira
community will be requested through Bettetti , Waller Hall President; Hentheir national organization to accept ry Gatski, Day Men Uresident; and
responsibility for bringing together Owen Howard , V-12 representative'
representation from all various local will plan the manner in which the
groups such as service clubs, labor, drive will take place in the collegeindustry, education , religious and community .
others for the purpose of selecting a
local chairman and committee to
carry on the program of the collection in the community. Suggested
Bart Pursel
plans for the organization of the local
community for complete coverage will
be made available to the local com-
MEN and BOYS
R i 11 e r 's
School and Office Supplies
TEXAS.LUNCH
D. J. Comuntzls
CLOTHIER
DRY CLEANER
J. L. DILLON
Dillon 's Flowers
Phon o — 1271
SNYDER'S
DAIRY
DANVILLE
. BLOOMSBURG
CLOTHING
AND
FURNISHINGS
C. G. A. Nominations
¦Scheduled Tomorrow
H AZLETON
WHERE
COLUMBIA COUNTY
SHOPS and
SAVES
PENNEY 'S
Bloomsburg, Pa
Expand Curricula
Free Tuition a Possibility
Through State Aid
Bloomsburg State Teachers College Will
nited
Clothing
Collection
in
U
Participate
.
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President Andruss
Legislation .will be introduced in
Given Leave for
the State Senate this week to make
the 14 state teachers colleges tuitionSummer Months
free and authorize them to expand
their curricula to include subjects in
addition to teacher-training, i t was
revealed today.
Sen . George N. Wade , R., Cumberland, said he would sponsor both
meas u res , designed to enable the colleges to meet postwar requirements
in the educational field .
One of the bills will seek to abolish the present basic $95 yearly "contingent" fee paid by all students at
the training schools. Public instruction secretary Francis B. Haas estimated the fee provides 50 per cent of
the total cost of running the institutions.
The second measure would enable
the boards of trustees of the state
colleges to start other courses, in
eluding vocational and straight college work on their curricula in addition to the teacher training program.
The schools thus would be able to
branch but into adult education, recreation and vocational guidance and
specialized fields now given only by
independent schools.
Contest Winners
To Be Announced
At the meeting of the Business Education Club on Thursday, March 15,
nominatioins were made for the vicepresident post made vacant by the
graduation of Enso Frosini .
Mr . Rygiel distributed pamphlets
containing important facts regarding
income tax procedure to the club
members.
A typing contest for the members
was then held in Room J. The contestants typed for ten minutes and
anyone with five errors or less was
eligible for an award . Catherine Lon,go wag chairman of the typing con test and had charge of administering
the test. Jeanne Reitz and June Novak formed the committee to check
the papers.
The winners will receive their awards at the next meeting.
. College President Will Teach
In Pitt Graduate School
The board of trustees of the
Bloomsburg State Teachers College
at their February meeting granted a
leave of absence to President Harvey
A. Andruss for the summer session.
President Andruss will be a visiting professor of Business Education
at the University of Pittsburgh from
Ju ne 25 t o Au gust 3, and will offer
graduate courses in methods and
materials in teaching bookkeeping
and accounting, consumer business
education , and methods ' ond supervision of business education .
The text books to be used are
those written by President Andruss
who has served as a special lecturer
for similar courses at New York
University, the University of Oklaho m a , . and Oklahoma Agricultural
and Mechanical College in previous
summer sessions.
College Council has taken necessary authorized steps for the campus
cooperation in the forthcoming United National Clothing collection.
The United National Clothing Collection is a united effort on the part
of UNRRA (United Nations Relief
and Rehabilitation Administration) ,
and various voluntary war relief agencies of the United States. The purpose of the Collection is to secure
the maximum quantity possible of
good used clothing for free distribution to needy and destitute men and
women and children in war-devastated countries.
The United National Clothing Collection will be conducted under the
sponsorship of a National Committee.
President Roosevelt has* appointed
Mr. Henry J. Kaiser as National
Chairman . The National Committee
is composed of representatives of
participating agencies as well as representative national leaders of civic
organizations, industry, labor, education , religious and other groups.
The drive is scheduled for April
Dr * North Announces
C. G. A. Nomin ations
Dean 's Honor List
Scheduled Tomorrow
Nominations for C.GA. officers for
1945-46 school year will be held in
assembly on Wednesday, March 28. It
will be necessary to elect a president ,
vice-president, s ecretary, and treasurer. The president must be a member of the senior class . It will be his
duty to call and preside at all Community Government Association and
College Council meetings, to represent the student body on all public
occasions, and to see that the business of the Association is carried on
properly.
The vice-president may be a member of the Junior or Senior Class. His
duty will be to preside over meetings
and conduct the business of the association in the absence of the President, The vice-president shall appoint
the chairman of the Standing Com(Continued on page 4)
Dr. Nickel Whistles
Science Club in Trip
In Unique Program
To Local Greenhouses
/
At a special assembly held Friday,
March 16, Dr, Ernest Nickel, Concert musician and whistler, entertained college and training school students with a unique program ,
Dr. Nickel helped mnke thirty-nine
Disney pictures, Including Bnmbi and
Snow White , hns j ust returned from
overseas, whore ho was with the party consisting of Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Martha Rnyo, and Gang.
Drive Will Extend Through April
At its first meeting of this trimester, the Science Club had a short
quiz about the degree of intelligence
possessed by different animals. Violet Weller, Program Chairman , read
nn interesting and enlightening article on plastics.
On March 22, the Club visited D11-'
Ion 's Greenhouse, This excursion Is
regarded as one of the highlights of
the club's activities .
Dr. North announced the Dean's
Honor Roll for the past College trimester . Five business education students, seven elementary, seven secondary, 1 special education and ten
Navy V-12 students make up the
thirty on the honor roll who come
from twenty-four cities and eight
different states .
The honor roll includes the following: Elementary—Martha Hathaway ,
Danville; Helen Wright , Bloomsburg;
Doris Dickinson , Dalton; Jacquelino
Shaffer, Bloomsburg; Marth a Duck ,
Lewisburg; Carol McCloughen, Danville; Louise Miller, Montgomery.
Secondary—Elizabeth Baldy, Catawissa; Ellen Moore, Washington ;
Dawn Raup, Bloomsburg; Mary Rush,
Bloomsburg; Bernico Gabuzda , Freeland; Mildred Dzuris, Nanticoke; Mary Fenstemaker, Bloomsburg. Business—Anna Bucinell, Forest City ; Isabol Gohman , Ephrata; Harriet Rhodos , Bloomsburg ; Eiloon Felvey, Berwick; Mary Schroeder, Easton. Special—Mary Kramer, Lehigh t on . Navy
V-12—John Botolak, North- Syracuse,
N , Y.; Domonico Bibbo , Brockton ,
Mass.; Joseph Cnsey, Huntington
East, West Va.; Irving Feldscott ,
Carbondalo, Pa.; Owen Howard ,
Washington , D; C; Snul Marinschin ,
Brooklyn , N. Y.; Dussell Nickorson,
Cranston , R , I.; Joseph Pottit , Grand
Rapids , Mich.; Edward Valentauk ,
Oswego, N. Y,; and John VanWyk ,
Morrisvillc, N. Y.
1-30, 1945 and the goal is 150,000,000
pounds of clothing.
This will be the one nation-wide
clothing collection to be conducted
in the United States in the Spring of
1945 for foreign war relief purposes.
The only exceptions will be instances
where certain organizations engaged
in foreign relief activities will continue accepting gifts of clothing from
their own immediate constituency on
a noncampaign basis.
Throughout wer-torn areag eloth-ing is very scarce or threadbare ond
worn out. More than 125,000,000 people are in liberated or to be liberated
nations of Europe which are in dire
need of clothing. Of these more than
30,000,000 are children. Because of the
demands of the armed forces and civilian needs, manufacture of clothing
in the United States or other countries to relieve those distressed people
will not get under way for some time.
This means the needy men, women,
and children in war-devastated countries must depend on the help of the
American people.
In a report to Congress on participation in operations of UNRRA, President Roosevent said on September 30,
1944 :
"Millions of people do not have enough clothes to keep them warm
. . . in occupied Europe almost as
many people have died from exposure
due to lack of adequate clothing as
have died from starvation."
What is needed is good substantial
used clothing, for both winter and
summer wear. Although clothing need
not be in perfect repair, it must be
useful to the people who will receive
it . Underclothing and all types of
cotton garments should be washed
before they are donated, but need
not be ironed . (Evening dresses, tuxedos, and dress suits ennnot be used.)
MOST URGENTLY NEEDED ARE
THE FOLLOWING :
Infant's Garments. All types are in
urgent demand , particularly knit
goods,
Men 's and Boys' Garments . Overcoats, topcoats, suits, coats, j ackets,
shirts, all types of work clothes, in'lding overalls, etc., sweat ers, underwear, robes , pajnmns , knitted gloves.
Women 's and Girls' Garments. Overcoats, jackets, skirts, sweaters,
shawls, dresses, underwear, aprons
j umpers, smocks, robes, nightwear ,
knitted gloves.
Caps and Knitted Hcailvvcar. Serviceable heavy duty caps and knitted
headwear (such as stocking caps) are
needed, (Women 's hats, dress hats ,
and derbies cannot be used.)
Bedding, Blankets, Afghans, sheets,
pillow cases, quilts , These are needed
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4)
iWaroon antoi <©olb
Oh for the Life of
A Teacher
Published at the Bloomaburg Sta te Teachers College
Pksocialed Cblleftiate Press
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Education ? ? ? a Mighty Force
The dictators we figh t are intolerant of other peoples, of other ideas,
of other ideals. Around the globe our
boys are fighting and dying to put
down the evil forces of intolerance .
The strength of our country rests
in the fact that people of differen t
races and creeds have learned to live
together as Americans. But if we are
honest with ou rselves we know that
there is much intolerance at home.
Minority groups insist that when we
ai*e figh ting away for justice abroad
it should be practiced at home . Even
in the midst of the war effort a
smoldering tide of 'tension and antagonism is breaki ng into flame at many
points . Grave troubles are in store
if we do no t remedy the causes .
Shall we assume that the task is
too great—that prejudicas rooted
through the years cannot be overcome ? Dare we hide our heads in the
sands of complacency about bigotry,
racial discrimination and prejudi ce ?
The facts will not let us say, "It can't
happen here."
We can expect to have antagonisms
as long as there is cause for them.
Immediate steps need to be taken to
remove discrimin ation against minority groups as rapidly as possible. But
the long-run solution to the problem
is education which will produce
changes in the thinking and in the
actions in men and women,
Education can and does affect the
attitudes and the actions of the child
of today—the citizen of tomorrow.
The program at Springfield , Massachusetts, has proved that education
can develop wholesome attitudes on
the pavt of children. It can teach
them to think straight on questions
of racial , religious , and nationality
differences; it can give thorn contacts with diverse kinds of children ;
it can cultivate tlio habit of self-criticism.
Different sections of the country
will need to deal with those problems
In different ways—but deal with them
wo must if wo are to achieve at homo
the justice and liberty for which wo
figh t afar.
Power of Education
There is power in a waterfall, in a
in an acorn . But there is a
greater power in education which
teaches men how to con trol the forces
of nature and change the thoughts
and the actions of man himself .
Our enemies have demonstrated the
power of education for destruction.
Hitler buil t his whole scheme of conquest and power, hate and greed upon
a program of educa tion beginning
with the smallest children . He ta ught
mili tarism, the theory of the master
the strength of her people will Brial values in which free people believe.
He robbed youth of the right to learn
to think for themselves.
Other nations, too, are recognizing
the power of education . Russia has
made tremendous progress through
the education of her people in both
cultural and technical fields . The vast
achievements of the Soviet "Union in
the present conflict would have been
utterly impossible without the widespread educational foundations of the
last two decades. And Russia continues to develop her educational proB-24 ,
(rra m
Britain is embarking upon the boldest educational program in all her
history—a plan which will almost
double expenditures for education.
Why? Because the war has taugh t
her the value of every human resource . She knows that only through
the stronght of her people, will Britain be able to maintain a place of
leadership in the world. Winston
Churchill recently called Britain 's
plan the "most comprehensive scheme
of universal education over devised by
and for a responsible government. We
cannot understand the world and its
inventions, nor maintain our place
in the world in those complex times
without such education."
There is power in education . To fail
to utilize this power for creative good
is the greatest folly an individual , a
community, a state , or a nation can
'
commit,
TIIHEE R'«
Romance at eighteen .
Rent at forty.
Rheumatism at sixty.
—Troj an Crew, Troy
THE
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Or THEY "DOOD " IT
Editors
Athamantia Comuntzis , Jacqueline Shaffer
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 Hmelnicky, Audrey Lawton , 1 Baron Pittinger , Marjorie Downing and Marjorie Stover.
Typists
Anna Pappas, Harriet Rhodes, Mary DeVitis
Faculty Advisors
Miss Pearl Mason, Mr. Samuel L. Wilson
Intolerance Is a Fire
* That Must be Put Out
J ^tf*^^Tjjfii
A few weeks ago, Maroon an d Gold
presented some of the trials and tribulations of our student teachers, and
if you think they were hard, yo u
should be with those teachers now—
they really have troubles .
One of the first reports we have
to make is that of Betty Zong. She
is teaching in the Commercial Department at Birdsboro , Penna . You
have heard of the expression "famous last words" but Betty has one of
her own—"famous first day. "
Over the week-end we interviewed
Mr . Enso Frosini who says he is having the time of his life teaching at
Harford , Penna.
Laura Schoener accepted a position at Millersville High School which
was left vacan t when Peggy Halovi
iah . a former B.S.T.C. student join ed tne WACS.
Former senior class president , Arlene Superko is "way up north" in
Auburn, New York teaching science
in the Junior High School .
Mildred Dzuris is now a schoolmarm in Langhorne, Penna .
Lucille Martino accepted a position
in Bethlehem, Penna.
Marilyn Sailer is taking a position
in the Reading Schools.
Rose Marie Johnson is making her
debut into the teaching profession
teaching second grade at Mt. Carmel,
Penna.
Harriet Sterling is teaching in
Jamesburg, Penua.
Mrs . Alice Zehner Hepcke who
came here from Weston , has gone
back to her position after receiving
her degree in February;
Here's for the
Lit Students
Scuttlebutt has it that the Navy
and civilian students are being expos ed to some "Lit!" courses. In
which they have, without a doubt,
been advised to read one of the "better" novels.
Hero arc the helpful hints:
(1) You will find that after you have
crawled wearily out of your "better", your troubles haVe just begun.
(2) There is another task ahead—
that of writing a paper concerning
the purpose of the book and numerous fascinating things about it.
It is this latter point that I am
concerned about.
(3) Without a great deal of experience you will find writing a satisfactory book report difficult to say
the least.
(4) It takes brain power , technique,
and a tremendous amount of 'bluff. 1
(5) You can 't just write a book report
without expert advice and guidance.
Mr, Fishor has donated a sample
"book review" from his files of tests.
It has boon copied exactly as It was
originally written . You will find It
one of the best displays of coreberal
vibrations ever seen, Pattern your
next book report from this one and
you will bo right in there—believe
mo!
Do you want a mark ? Tear this out
and hand , it in!
(Continued on page 3)
m
Deductive Reasoning
A dumb girl is a dope
A dope is a drug.
Doctors usually give drugs to relieve pain.
Therefore, a dumb girl is j ust what
the doctor ordered.
—The Collegio
The Irish
A Notre Dame joke we enjoy had
to do with an Army draftee who was
being given a vision test.
"Can you read that sign?" the Doc
asked as a placard appeared on the
screen . The notation on the card
looked somewhat like this: WJOEDJIEKOWICZ.
"See it," replied the new wearer
of the khaki ; "Gosh, I know the guy.
We played together in the backfield
on the first team."
Facts
The average man's arm is 28 inches long.
The average woman's waist is 28
inches around.
You can 't beat nature, can you?
Ideal Girl
Male students in some residence
halls at Kansas University recently
voted for the features they liked in
their ideal girl. From the reports of
t he ou t come, it seems that all a girl
had to do to be popular at K. U. is
to wear a blue sweater and a blue
plaid skirt. Girls at Bloomsburg take
notice! Maybe the idea is popular
all over the country.
..Th e Collegio
Blondes
The Sterling high school paper carries the note that platinum was originally discovered in South America.
Now if they could find out where
platinum blondes originated , we'd
like to know when we begin planning postwar trips.
School to Fill Treasure Chest
Students at N. J. State Teachers
College are gathering books for a
Treasure Chest to be sent to children of devasted countries. The book s
will be accompanied with dictionaries and brief summaries of each story
in the language of the children who
will read it.
—Reflector
Who Broke the Quart ,
In Hmelnicky's Pocket
or WHY BERNIE GOT OILY!
It's gettln ' so now a guy can 't carry
a bottle In his pocket, You 'd think
the thing'd bo safe out'a sight. He only loft It there while ho got a bite to
oat , He only got it for a friend . He
only wanted to help a girl out. Never touches the stuff himself. I bet that
stain on the stop outside the lobby
never will wash away, Poor guy had.
to strain it through "Shorty 's" hanky
and ho only saved a pint. Flavor's not
the same comln' from a peanut butter
j ar, And then Bornio had to go and
sit in the chair where It was broken
—lie's still goln ' around tryin' to find,
out who lubricated the lobby chair
with COD LIVER OIL.
HUSKY DIAMONDMEN BEGIN TRAINING
Don't Let It
Get You Down
Others Overcame Ph ysica l
Handicaps and Won
Baseball Fame
Physical handicaps are too frequen tly looked upon as obstacles to a
baseball career. Some are. B ut very
often it depends entirely upon the
individual . . If sufficient love of the
game plus will and determination
are present, many a handicap may be
overcome. Here are a few of the fine
ballplayers who refused to give up.
Whitey Kurowski, of the St. Louis
Cardinals , f ell* off a fen ce when eight
years of age and badly gashed his
right arm above the wrist. Two years
later the arm became very sore and
a bad case of osteomyelitis (rotting
away of the bone) in the right ulna
was discovered. About three inches
of bone structure were cut away. By
some quirk of nature, however, some
hard muscles knitted together where
bone should be . . Physicians cceisider
it a miracle that Whitey can throw
at all, let alone whip the ball across
the diamond as he does. Kurowski hit
the home run that ended the 1942
World Se r ies , has been in the Major
League two full season, and has played in the World Series of both years.
When in the prime of his career,
George Sisler, a member of Baseball' s Hall of Fame and one of the
greatest hitters of all time, had to
drop out of the game for a full season (1923) because of eye trouble
which left his sight forever badly
impaired. Yet he played Major League
ball until 1930 and Minor League ball
until 1932,
Charley Ruffing, the great Yankee
pitcher had two toes blown off in
a mining accident long before he ever
saw the Yankee Stadium. Mordecai
(three-fingered) Brown had two fingers on his right hand blown off in a
mining accident , but got remarkable
stuff on the ball with three fingers.
He quit mining to become one of the
greatest pitchers of all time.
Mickey Cochrane and Ducky Medwick both suffered almost fatal head
injuries kept him out of the 1933 and
height of the respective careers, but
came through and went on back for
more. After Chick Fewster, Yankee
infieldcr—outfielder , was almost killed by a pitched ball in 1920, he played
with a silver plate in his head and refused protection in the form of a helmet . The inj ury probably beat him
out of stardom, but he played in the
Majors until 1927 and in the Minors
until 1929.
In a hunting accident in 1932, Charley Gelbert , star shortstop of the 1931
Champion Cardinal Team, blew away
his loft Instep and sent a bullet
through the call of his loft leg. Those
injuries kept him out of the 1933 nnd
'34 seasons, but he camo back later
with Toledo , Cincinnati , Boston, Dotrolt , Washington , and Brooklyn , Ho
entered Naval Aviation in 1942 , after
starting the season with Montreal ,
Earl Sheoly, White Sox firs t baseman, and Lloyd Brown, who pitched
for Cleveland , St. Louis, and Boston,
. Spring Has Its
Obstacles
Junior Commandos on the Loose
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In the spring a young man 's fa ncy
turns to—but wait , this is supposed
to be an article on the college obstacle course. ?
This week the fellows began observing nature during P. T. class, only not like the students in Dr. Kuster 's
classes. The Navy boys do it the hard
way—while running up and down
hills , crossing brooks on narrow
planks, crawling through tunnels and
climbing ropes .
The obstacle course starts at the
lower athletic field where the first
obstacle, a high board , has to be
climbed . Then the course follows a
dirt lane overlooking Lightgtreet Rd.
After winding in and around the
grove including a peek at the pergola,
it' s back to the old Athletic field!
Some sunny afternoon if you decide
to stroll through the grove remember
—"travel at your own risk." The
Navy, it seems, overcomes the obstacles under the watchful eye of the
stop watch .
If you have concluded that the obstacle is rather complicated , you are
entirely correct . Just ask one of the
boys who has tried it .
Robert Tyre Jones, known familiarly to sport fans as "Bobby " Jones ,
predicts a boom for golf after the war
and also sees it as an aid by the government in occupational therapy.
Bobby Jones is the only man to hold
a grand slam in golf , four maj or
championships in one year. He is
participant of over 100 cups and dozens of medals and right now is an
important cog in the Red Cross Drive .
With the regular baseball campaign
one month off an Associated Press
survey reveals more players in the
camps today than were in fold one
year ago, despite the drain on manpower .
Mel Ott , New York Giants playing
manager, starting his 20th campaign
in baseball is still going strong. On
the same line, Connie Mack, 82 years
old is going into his 61st year of organized baseball still managing the
A's.
Sweden's Wonder Boy, Gunder
Hagg, was defeated for the third
straight time on an indoor track. His
time which was 4:14.5 is the best he
has done thus far although he has yet
to better Jim Robberty, his victor in
all three events . Robberty by the way
is undefeated in indoor competition
Hilltoppers Line Up Possible
this season,
List of Opponents
On the eve of St . John's opening
game in - the National Invitation
Tournament , Joe Lapehick, coach of
just around the
the Redmen signed a five year con- Seeing baseball
Nelso
n did n't let any
corner,
"D
o
c"
tract to remain mentor at the college.
grass grow under his feet. Instead of
waiting for things to occur he went
HERE'S FOR LIT STUDENTS
out and made them happen garnering
{Continued f rom pag e 2 )
a classy baseball card up to date.
My Favorite Book
There
are still negotiations under way
the book I refer to read is Ichabod
Crane , it Is an grate book and I with prospective opponents namely,
like to read it. Ichobod Crane was Franklin and Marshall College and
a man and a man wrote a book and Drexel on a home and home basis.
it is called Ichabod Crane i like it The first game according to the
because the man called it ichabod schedule will be away on the 21st of
crane when I read it Is such a April at Bucknell.
great book.
Huskies diamond tussles thus far
Note to librarians: Please place are as follows: Penn State, May 16,
the novel "Ichabod Crane" on the away, home , June 6; Ursinus, Apr il
reserve list. There is certain to be 20, away, home, June 11; Bucknell,
a mad rush for it.
April 21, away, home , May 19; Olmboth had one leg shorter than the stead Air Depot May 3, home, away,
other, Still another was Danny Hoff- May 12; and East Stroudsburg, May
man , former Athletic-Yankee center- 9, home, away, May 26.
fielder , who was half blinded by a Bloomsburg will undoubtedly play
pitched ball but played several years games with neighboring local clubs
before starting on their college rivals.
thereafter ,
Though not in the Major s, perhaps By the way, the name of Penn State
the most notable of all those who appears on a Huskie schedule for the
have overcome physical handicaps firs t time and should be an imporIs Pete Gray, star outfielder of tho tant game to gun for. The ten game
Memphis Southern Association Club. card shows plenty of competition for
Pete hit .289 in 1943 nnd fielded .975. the hill toppers to handle and we're
Yet Pete Gray has had but one arm sure the boys will come thru as well
since ho aws j ust a kid!
or better linn they did on the basket—Famous Slugger Year Book—1944 ball court.
Schedule in the
Making
Field Being Re*sodded
Af ter sending out a call for baseball candidates, "Doc" Nelson greeted close to 40 men up at the fieldhouse. With the weather being a little
on the rainy side, practice was confined to the shaping of plans concern ing the ensuing season. The men were
told what was on the schedule in
regard to practice sessions which
began on the afternoon of the 20th.
3 Vateraj i"- Return
Most of the candidates, in fact all
but one, are Navy V-12 .trainees . The
lone exception being a civilian student who is aiming for the hurler's
spot . In the crowd there are 3 members of last year's squad returning.
Paul Klinefelter, who also put in a
season with the basketball squad , attempting to hold down first base, Joe
Stulb, second string catcher last year
and Technme, an infielder.
Now that the fleet men are eligible
for athletic participation in college
spor ts, a fairly good squad should
be assembled from both groups of
boys. Outfielders seem to be plentiful with not much competition for
batting or infield positions, As far as
the batteries are concerned, they will
have to do a little extra work to
whip in shape due to a late start. A
likely pitching prospect was lost when
AS Parker left at the close of last
trimester.
With the field being resbdded and a
nice looking schedule appearing on
the horizon , Bloomsburg S. T. C.
should be looking forward to a colorful and successful baseball campaign.
Litwhiler 's Record
A product of BSTC who hit the big
time and stuck is Danny Litwhiler of
the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals . One lad who Bloomsburg and
"Doc" Nelson will never forget.
Danny was born August 31, 1916
at Ringt own, Penna. He is 510%"
tall, weighing 190 lbs. His eyes and
hair are brown. He is strictly a righthanded player batting and throwing
from the right* side. Dan Litwhiler
comes from Pennsylvania Dutch
being interested in hunting and fishing during the off season . He graduated from BSTC in 1938 with a Bachelor of Science degree and married
Dorothy Lynch, October 10, 1940.
Starting playing organized ball in
1936, he compiled an enviable record
as a hitter and fielder. In his firs t season in the majo rs he hit safely in 21
consecutive games, hit a home run
in every National League ball park ,
1941, Accepted 317 chances in 151
games without an error in 1942, and
played 187 consecutive games without an error for new major league
records . He ' tied National League
record for most years leading in fielding per centage by outfielder in 100
or more games. (1942-43)
While participating in 454 games
Danny hit an average of .289 with tho
willow and pulled down .984 chasing
fly balls. Both these per centages are
not Including last year's totals.
COLLEGE TO PARTICIPATE
( Continued from page 1)
"Maybe YOUR Bonds are buying automatic rifles, but I
h appen to know that MY money was spent on silky
immcmtionobles lox WAVES!"
LIFE WITH
by B w KaneUNCLE f
Frederick McCutcheon—
WAVE Janet ShankJanet married Cpl. C. P. McLaughLt . (j.g.) McCutcheon and Mrs.
Iin
USMC a t Portsmouth , Virginia,
McCutcheon visited the campus last
March 3.
week . He is stationed in N.Y.C.
Pvt. Frederick G. Dent—
Lt. (j.ff. ) Ezra Harris—
Fred is now serving overseas in
Nate has returned after 20 month's the Philipines.
service in Pacific theatre of war. Lt . J. Howard Lemon—
Lt. Lemon, veteran of sixty-five
S/Sfft . Paul A. Klinger—
missions
as a pilot of a lower level
Paul has moved to Belgium after
many months in England. His head- bomber in the European theatre is
quarters with the 352nd Fighter home on a twenty-one day leave . He
is the holder of the Distinguished
;
Group.
Service Cross, the Air Medal and
T/Sfft. Jack Andreas—
Twelve Oak Leaf Clusters.
Jack has reported to Atlantic , City Frank M. Taylor—
after a twenty-one day furlough . He
Frank was commissioned Lieutenwas stationed in the Panama Canal ant in the Army Air Corps at Craig
Field, Selma, Alabama.
Zone for three years .
MEN!!
If you smile at him , he thinks you 're
flirting.
If you don 't flirt , ho thinks you're
an iceberg.
If you lot him kiss you, he wishes you
were more reserved.
If you don't he'll seek consolation
elsewhere.
If you flatter him , ho thinks you're
simple.
If you don't, ho thinks you don't understand him.
If you talk of love and romance, ho
thinks you'ro asking him to marry you.
If you lo't him make lovo to you , ho
thinks you are cheap.
If you don't ho 'U go to the girl who
will
If you go out with other follows, ho
thinks you oro fickle .
If you don 't ho thinks no one will
hnvo you.
Men , God bless thorn — they don 't
know what thoy want.
Imagine , this camo from Esquire,
the magazine for men,
—Indiana Ponn
NIGHT
The fingers of night have touched
t?ie earth ,
The sun has gone away,
,
But only to return again
At the first thought of day.
The moon is large and bright
As it shines up in the sky,
And the stars, with a heavenly light
Shine, as in thoir beds they lie .
The world is in slumber deep,
All evil of day is gone.
If we could only keep
The peaco that is lost with dawn.
This poem was written by Patricia
A. Maj or, daughter of Mrs. Edna
Blaino Major , nlumnus of BSTC,
Fred
H i p p e n s te e l
urgently if in serviceable condition.
Shoes. Either oxfords or high shoes,
(Continued from pag e 1)
of durable type with low or medium mittees with the approval of the
heels are desired. Shoes with hi gh Council and shall have general supheels, open toes or open backs, eve- ervision over the work of the comning slippers , and novelty types can- mittees.
The Secretary may be a member of
not be used. All shoes collected should
be mated and tied securely into pairs. the Sophomore,<¦§ Ju nior , or Senior
. Usuablo Remnants, Piece Goods. Class. His duty ' will be to keep a recCut or uncut materials (cotton , ray- ord of the proceedings of all meetings,
ons, woolens, etc.) one yard or more have custody of all papers of the Asin length, but not rags or badly sociation , conduct all correspondence.
The Treasurer too may be a Sophd amaged , dirty or worn-out fabrics.
omo
re, Junior, or Senior. It will be
The donated garments will be shiphis
duty
to have charge of all finances
ped to the war-devasted countries
of
the
Association
and report reg- on the basis of the greatest immed- ularly
status of the
as
to
the
financial
iate need and available shipping space.
Association.
The clothing will be distributed free
to the needy withou t discrimination of mittee by the national headquarters
any kind. The Far East will be in- of the United National Clothing Colcluded , in the event conditions are lection. The program of the local
such as to permit distribution of community will call for participation
clothing collected in this drive. This by alll organiza tions and forces in the
included the Philippines .
community and will include collecAll contributions received in the tions through specific groups such as
Unit ed National Clothing Collections churches, schools, factories and clubs,
will go into a common pool. No do- securing of local receiving stations
nations can be earmarked for a where people may bring contributed
specific country.
clothing collections, as well as colThe United National Clothing Col- lections through house-to-house canlection will be organized on a com- vassing by local volunteer forces.
A committee appointed by C. G.
munity-wide basis in every communA . President Marylou Fenstamaker
ity , large and small, in the U. S.
Representative leaders of certain and consisting of Althea Parsell, Day
selected local organizations in each Women President, chairman ; Elvira
community will be requested through Bettetti , Waller Hall President; Hentheir national organization to accept ry Gatski, Day Men Uresident; and
responsibility for bringing together Owen Howard , V-12 representative'
representation from all various local will plan the manner in which the
groups such as service clubs, labor, drive will take place in the collegeindustry, education , religious and community .
others for the purpose of selecting a
local chairman and committee to
carry on the program of the collection in the community. Suggested
Bart Pursel
plans for the organization of the local
community for complete coverage will
be made available to the local com-
MEN and BOYS
R i 11 e r 's
School and Office Supplies
TEXAS.LUNCH
D. J. Comuntzls
CLOTHIER
DRY CLEANER
J. L. DILLON
Dillon 's Flowers
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SNYDER'S
DAIRY
DANVILLE
. BLOOMSBURG
CLOTHING
AND
FURNISHINGS
C. G. A. Nominations
¦Scheduled Tomorrow
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WHERE
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SHOPS and
SAVES
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