Jf U r r g <& Ij r t s t m a 0 f
Element ary Seniors
Organize Club

Chorus Presents
Christmas Program

A new club has been formed on the
College Campus known as the Elementary Education Club , under the
direction of Miss Edna Hazen , head
oi' the Elementary department.
All teaching Seniors are members
in this club, organized as a means of
developing educational ideas and
uniting students m the elementary
field with possibilities of - becoming
affiliated with the Future Teachers of
America,
This club held its first meeting in
the i'orrn of a dinner party in the
college dining room on December 12,
followed by a short business meeting.
At that meeting officers of the club
were elected.
Marj orie Stover
President
Vice-President
Dora Brown
Lorraine Utt
Secretary
Betty Shultz
Treasure'The Elementary Education Club is
lo meet the second Wednesday of
each month. Their next meeting is
scheduled to be held January 9 in
the college dining room as a farewell
dinner pa rty for those Seniors graduating in Jan uary. Mrs. Charles Beeman will be guest speaker.
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The Women 's Chorus, directed by ,
Miss Harrie t M. Moore, presented its j
annual Christmas program on Mon- !
day morning, December 17. The selections were varied and full of the
Christmas snirit.
Program
This is My Country—Jacobs-Scott .
All God's Children Got Wings—Negro Spiritual.
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Sandman 's Song and Children 's Prayer—Slumperdinck (from Hansel
and Gretel).
Anne Williams
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Holy, Lord God—Cain .
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Anitra 's Dance—Grieg.
Anita Webb
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The Tower at Christmas—A poem by-j
William Sutliff .
Read by Women's Chorus
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.0, Holy Night—Adam .
June Hontz
Anita Webb, Accompanist
Scripture— Matthew 2:12.
Read by Women 's Chorus
and Audience
Jesus in the Manger—Polish Carol
Isabel Gehman
Marj orie Fuller , Madge Fuller
As Lately We Watched—Austrian
Carol.
O Come , All Ye Faithful — Latin
Hy mn of the 17th Century.
Now , Let the Heavens Sing—Kount z.
Joy to the World—Handel.
Wome n 's Cho r us and A u dience
Martha Hathaway, Accompanist
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In the Makin g

"Good music is good living" is the
motto of the recently organized Classical Music Club. Many of the students of B. S. T. C. are anxious to have
an oppor tunity to know and appreciate more full y the tonal patterns set
down by the great masters of the
past and pi-esent. What they want is
music!
To Hatisiy this desire, a new club
was formed with Mr. Gehrig as its
facul ty advisor, The first meeting,
held in the Social Rooms of Science
Hal], indicated the great enthusiasm
with which an organization of this
type is recei ved by the student body.
Tho ofllcers , committees, and the
name oi' I ho club have not been clellnllely decided.

Social Committ ee
Planning Calendar
Under the auspices of the social
committee, a variety of interesting
and entertainin g events are being
pl anned for the coming year. The social calendar will Include bowling
partie s, roller' skating parties , luo
skating parties and hay rides. Two
sqwwo dances live .scheduled for January ,
Tho social committee with its enthusi astic chairman , Reed Budvim!linm , deserves much credit I'or many
previous HUcceRsliul events, Includ ing
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CELEBRATE DEC , 14

The day and dorm girls celebrated
the holiday season with a party in
the Old Gym on December 14.
The program consisted of skits,
gu mes, instrumental and vocal solos,
and readi ngs. Ton cent gifts were
exchanged. Delicious refreshments
cli maxed the evening 's festivities.
Betty Smith , Day Women 's Social
Clvolvman and Marcella Vogcl, Dormitory Social Chairman , arranged the
ovening program. The committee
members in charge of the entertainmen t were Ann Baldy, Peggy Lewis,
Renco Paul and Peggy Reichard ,

College Assembly
Has Christmas Sing
A very spirited program was presented in assembly, December 12.
Miss Moore led in the singing oi' "The
Fi rst Noel" and "Silent N ight" to boItin the program. After reading the
Christmas .story from tho books of
Isaiah and Matthew , Dr. North talked
lor several minutes aboxit current and
future collego activities. One of the
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B. S. T. C. Students Will Start Their 15-Day
Christmas Vacation Tomorrow at 12:00
The Assembly period will be omitted and the eleven o'clock class will
Ij c held at ten o'clock.
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1946 , begi nning at 1:00 P. M.
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For the Holidays

The members of the S. C. A. will
go Chris tmas Caroling tonight from
7 to 10 o'clock, Af ter singing in the
Large bulbs forming the letters
county jail , hospi tal , faculty homes,
B.
S. T. C. now light Carver Hall
n nd on College Hill , they will have a
at its
Chris tmas Party nt the homo oC Miss tower . Larger bulbs stationed
entire
steeple
base
ill
uminate
the
Major.
wi th groat shafts of light.
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The Day Women's Christmas tree
JUNIOR CLASS ELECTS OFFICERS
radia ted good cheer with icicles and
The Ju nior Class elected its officers n beautiful star. The Dorm girls too
tor this school your at a recent moot- avu quite proud of their trees on third
and fourth floors. Snow and icicles
ing.
.President
Reed Buckingham almost dri p from the trees that are
Vice-president
Alberta Nnunas covered with bright ornaments and
Secretary
Shirley Koiser surrounded with presents at tho base,
Treasurer
Harriet Rhodes Green wreaths , red bows and jingle
Historian
Francis Mylet bells bang from almost every door.
An immense , gaily decorated tree
Advisor
Doctor Mauphi
.stands in tho lobby, The library too
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I'm looking for u criminal Imvyor, lias a small tree sparkling with colors.
A big , fnt snowmnn , in his toll red
Have you any hero?
Woll, we're pretty sure wo- havo , hat stands guard on first floor , Wollor
but we can 't prove it.
Hall.

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GUjrtetmaj s

No. 5

By R. TREMATO
Well , it 's happe ned at last. Yes indeed. North Hall lias been invaded!
Invaded by nineteen real , li ve civilians. Count 'em , nineteen. This isn 't
all. My in Cornier tells mo that by next
term we will have many more, so do
not give up girls.
A contest held recently to judge ,
'¦'Die room in which a girl would love
to briny her pare nts ," was won by
our incomparable John Longo. I had
a feeli ng that those clean windows
would do it , Joh n .
The boy s who have had the experu nee provide the stimulas for the
bull sessions held nightly. The topic: k vary from Army life , girls, Na v y
lifv:, girl s, Atomic energy, girls, postwar problems , and more girls.
Bon Bnr n d t, of sticky bun fame,
our reliable janitor , who wakes us up
eve ry morning with such cries as,
"Get up boys, it' s snowing in Hazlelon ," or "Got up, Hearts are trump,"
h is been selected to act as master of
ceremonies at our Christmas party.
The Ragmen Quartet composed of
Har m o n y, Barry, Davis and Blackburn have been contracted to appear
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Chris tm as , 1945 , is i n deed a speci a l
This is our firs t Christmas free
from war in four years. Last Christ- occasion for it is the first Christmas
mas we prayed for the ending of war , in over a half-dozen years that finds
the coming of peace, and the return tlie world at peace.
Chris tm as t his yea r w ill be a happy
of our boys. This year we are prayirg for the maintenance of peace and time indeed— with loved ones home
off ering t h an ks for t he boys wh o ha v e or on the way—and more of the good
returned. Once more our thoughts things available which make Christturn freely to Christmas shopping, ¦ mas really Christmas!
Salvation Army pots, needy families, j But , ad midst all the joy and celefreshly-cut pine trees , holly wreaths, j bration , let us take time to rededicate
ourselves to the Original Christmas
Santa Claus and happiness.
We forget how angry we one; were Message—"P eace on ear t h , good will
at pushing crowds and just think of toward men."
For only by spreading that gospel
the pleasure that cuddly doll will
bring little Mary Ellen; the smile, the to the peopl es of the world will th«
clever little china dogs will bring to world truly remain at peace.
sister Jane 's face. And then we remember the smile on the face of a
THE PLACEM E NT TEST
baby caused by three gifts from three
wise men of the Eest. 1i With this
'•Pencils up and wait for direccomes the thought ot the needy ones tions!" Thus began the three day
we can help by dropping an extra struggle of the students vs. the placequarter , an extra dollar in that Sal ment tests , December 3, 4, and 5.
vation Army pot; or that basket you
The week before , the lucky studcan slyly slip on the back porch of ents (who had taken or been taken
John Radclifle 's house. Remember , by the tests two years ago ) had carehe crippled his leg and is having , a fully enlightened the rest of the studhard time of it.
ent body as to the horrors and deThe fun really begins when we tail lights to be expected from the standa perfectly full little pine that just ardized questionnaires. With all this
fits into that corner in the living helpful material and knees knockin g
room. After we deck it in lights, and visions of a quick trip— "Be it
bright icicles and glass balls , we Ever So Humble There 's No Place
watch little Bobby 's eyes pop when Like Home"—our brave and daring
lie sees it Christmas morning. Oh , eds and co-eds 1'a.cod their exams like1
of course, wo mustn 't forget that visil (lie United States Marines rendy to
to St. Nick to tell him exactly whut take over a Jap installation.
we want for Christmas—a fur coat ,
As the days ot the tests rolled by,
perhaps , but more probably, the saCo gradually a new feeling swept over
return of a far-ofl' sailor, soldier , or these students. II ' you have ever spent
marine.
Uiree cloys silting in Ihc Carver Hull
After all the flurry ot opening auditorium you too will understand it .
packages and exclaiming over the
"Now before I pass out (Then a
bstnuty of the lamp or the lack of It, long pause before the test instructor
wo fulfill our real purpose on Christ- I continued ) the next booklet . . ." Litmas Day by going to church and sny- i lie incidents as that hedped to vary
ing each in his own way : "Thank you, Iho sessions and kept monotony from
God." Wo think again of a lonely winning out.
man ger , a crown of light circling a
All the major subject Holds were
baby 's hend , a f»r-o(T hillside , and represented by questions and probthe angels singing: "Peace on earth ; lems; so wore the test-takers. Ungood will toward men,"
l ike the usual scene when a large
group is being tested , there was no
peeking ahead at advanced work or
Roses arc red,
Vi ol ets aro bl ue ,
attempting to see what the neighbors '
Orchids aro $4.50 ,
wrong Ideas were (it says here nt Iho
I wonder—would dandelions
bottom of the page iivfino print) .
Look nico on you?
Now that two weeks have elapsed
—The Collegio. since this onloal once again lit'o seoins

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Bloomsburg 's gif t to the bobby socks. Buckingham , has discovered
that a Packard isn 't everything in
lii 'e, but it sure does help.
Mustaches will dominate the camp us in a few weeks. Keep a sharp
look-out for them , a n d I do mean
sharp, fo r some boys are having a
little difficulty.
Hazieton 's representatives have
found that Valentine Day comes early
at B. S. T. C, but don't let this get
you doivn boys, /'or I have known
seme who have papered their rooms
with deficiency slips.
This sums up my initial appearance , and anyone desiring an autographed copy of this text may obtain
one by clipping this and sending it
together with two tops from Buick
conver tibles to this publication .
THAT POUNDING!
Has that pounding been driving
you crazy, too? Well , there's a good
reason, New door covering is being
laid on the first flour of Carver Hall ,
and the lirsl floor of Nootling Hall
iwi endin ,", as far afi the Dean of Women ' office.
The U 'ying of. the new door covering requires extensive preparation.
Fir.-.t , Ihc floor must be nailed securely and Then plywood must be laid.
Ad or that ,* tho floor will be covered
with Linotiie cemented in twelve
inch .squares .

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my youth.
Second School Teacher: Why,
w ha t happen ed?
First Old Maid: Nothing .
—The Flashlight.
Thoughts While Visiting the Zoo

Oh , elepha nt , I envy you—

You never need correction ,
Ah! what a memory have you
But then—what a complexion!
—Forest Leaves.
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Fresh m a n : "Ai n 't done my lesson
—co uldn 't."
Sopho more: ''Didn 't gel my lesson
done because 1 forgot my book. "
Junior: "I determined to do that
lesson , but I had special company
last night. "
Sen io r : "A prepoziclerosity of inicllfc tual ani'ra ctuosity, causing a
superabundance of incapacitation ,
prevented mental exertion. "
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A G. I. recently received a telegra m advising him that his wife had
giv en birth to an 8-lb. baby girl. Attached to the telegram was the usual
adver tising sticker which read , "When
you want a boy— call Western Union. "
—The Flashlight!

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Loi n—T o acquire knowledge of;
as , "Join your lessons. "
Metaphor—Trouble or annoyance;
as , "what's a metaphor you?"
Notion—A great body of water; as,
"th e Indian notion. "
—The Keystonian.

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Two men who had traveled were
comparing their ideas about foreign
ci ties.
"London ," sa id one , "is certainly
th e foggiest place in the world. "
"Oh , no , it' s not ," said the other.
"I' ve been in a place much foggier
than London. "
"Where was that? " asked his friend.
"I do n't know where it was," replied the second man , "it was so fogHV "
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women are called birds!"
Boy—"Because you 're always chin tcring?"
Girl (with a contemptuous look for
his stupidity)— "No, because of the
wouns we pick up!"
—Montelarion ,

She— "What were you doing after
Fair Enough
ihc accident?"
Two dormitory girl s were discussHe---"Jusf, scraping up an old acing the mutter of spending the eve- qualntance. "
ning.
"Lut' s go to the canteen ," said one.
A Grammatical Kiss
"No ," said the olhfcr , "let's go to A kiss is always a pronoun , because
Iho movies."
"she" stands for it.
"Say, we're forgetting that , we've If is masculine and feminine gender tomorrow,
/.'ot an exam on for
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combined , therefore
"Toll, you what lot' s do. Let's tosn ft is a conjunction common.
because it conup a coin , II' it comes heads, we'll go
nods.
to the canteen; if it comes tails , we'll It is an interjection; at least
it sounds
go lo the movies , mill if it stands on
like one.
edge we'll study. " -—The Clarion Call It is plural because one calls for another,
to have returned to normal on tho It is singular because .there Is nothcampus—pardon , it is still a college
ing else like it,
n'id fi normal school , (This remark is A kiss can be conjugated , but" nevev
I'or the old-timers to enjoy and exdeclined .
pl ain to the youngsters). Talk of tho It is a prepositio n because it governs
placement tests is now made in tho
an objective "enso."
some reverent tones ns that of tho It is not an adjective , ho wever , bePilgri m Fathers. Well , that's enough
cause it cannot bo compared.
of ancient history and best wishes to It is a phrase that expresses feeling.
the future P. T. KiilTorors,
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" "rThe question of the hour is, "What do you want for Christmas?" The Open Season With
town , 54-42
children drag their wide-eyed parents to the department stores to let their
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Games
mam mas and pappas know what they want via Old Saint Nick. The co-eds
The Bloomsburg State Teachers
t;hyly maneuver the unwary males in Jvont of the jewelry stores and make
College
Huskies, opening their basThe
Husky
quintet
had
two
praca
hamknown their desires with all the subtlety of a blow on the head with
mer. And just before the Christmas recess, the students reveal their wants tice games in the past week, with ketball season against Elizabethtown
College at Elizabethtown , lost the
to the faculty (via those six-weeks tests) . So we have decided to turn the Penn State Center, of Hazleton , and opener
by the score of 54 to 42 in a
Bucknell
University.
The
two
games
tables, and allow the facul ty to tell the students what they want for Christthat was close through the first
mas. This may supply some ideas to those many, many girls who just can't were of great help to the boys on the game
hill , because of the little time Coach half , Bloomsburg trailing two points,
think of n single tiling they want. (Hah!)
Buchheit had to prepare the team for 25-23.
John Hmelnicky and Jay Scarcella
Dear Santa:
the opening of the season.
Please bring me' a new Buick If I can 't have that I would like a pair
The Penn State Cen ter game was handled most of the offense for B. S.
ot roller skates.
q u i t e thrilling and the Huskies T. C. by scoring 33 poin ts between
Dr. North.
j emerged victorious. Jay Scarcella them. ,
Hivner Elizabethtown guard , was
Dear Santa:
was the main cog in the Bloom maPlease bring me some sleep and an airplane with pilot for a trip around chine, working beau tifully on the the high scorer of the nigh t with 23
)he world.
floor and laying up the "apple " for points.
Elizabethtown opened its season
Dean Kehr .
sixteen points. Pat Flaherty and
Dear Santa:
Glenn Loveland were also outstand- earlier than the Huskies and had a
three game advantage over the boys
Please bring me an airplane .
ing in their display of floor-work .
Dean Koch.
On December 10, Coach Woody on the hill .
Dear Santa:
Ludwig 's Bucknell Bisons played host
Please bring me an "Electric Scooter" for use between B. S. T. C. and to the Maroon and Gold five at the CHEERLEADERS
Bison 's court. It was a hard played ARE BUSY AGAIN
the Bloomsburg High Sehoo],
game and the Huskies seemed to be
Mr. Forney.
The cheerleaders, as well as all the
in top form . Although the height was
Dear Santa:
in favor of the Bisons, our boys did a oth er studen ts of B. S. T. C , are
Please bring me some nylons and an airplane trip to California.
fine j ob in snatching rebounds which looking forward to a victorious basMiss Rich. •
Dear Santa:
is an important factor in any basket- ketball season . The support of the
Please bring me the "Practical Cogitates" imd a good collection of ball game. The work-out was help- whole student body is needed. As
ful to both teams and Bucknell U. is yet, the cheerleaders are an unoffiChristmas stories.
expected to visit Bloom after the cial organization of the college, but
Mr. Wilscn.
Dear Santa:
Christmas vacation for a return work they are striving to form a club with
officers and a sponsor. The cheerPlease bring me a Hamilton wrist watch , a fountain pen , and a new out .
leaders are Doris Gilday, Mary Helen
raincoat .
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Most students think college is j ust Morrow, Carolyn Hower, Geraldine
Mr. Fisher.
a bake shop, one big loaf , with Dad Hess , Jay Padula, Peggy Suchy, BarDear Santa:
' bara Jones and Beth Hartman.
Please bring me a steel filing cabinet for my use at home and a pair of furnishing the dough.
green , initialed pajamas .
The Immortal Spaghetti Bowl Game
Mr. Gehrig.
Dear Santa:
Please bring me some nylons and the record album "Grand Canyon
Two mighty teams
They batter to the four;
Suite" by Fred Grofe.
Are here undefeated;
A Q. B, sneaked by Biscuit Beak
Miss Gilmore.
To watch them play
Gives Flaky-Cake its score .
Dear Santa:
The thousands are seated.
The kick is made by Dougnut Dade,
Please bring me a pipe rack , a good brier pipe, and an 8mm. movie
For hundreds of miles
The score is seven—two;
camera.
Around they came
We see at once exchange of punts
Dr. Russell.
To see the immortal
Wi th both lines charging through .
Shaghe tti Bowl Game.
Dear Santa:
Please bring me some new while shirts and some Christmas ties.
Spaghetti Sauce receives a loss,
An eager crowd is growing loud ,
Mr. Rygiel.
And once again must punt;
The
bands
boom
out
with
zsst;
Dear San ta;
A migh ty cheer tells all who hear
The half- time score is nine to four
Please bring me three strong chairs and a new lion.
With Flaky-Cake in front.
The home-town team is best.
Mr. Keller.
Spaghet ti Sauce has for its boss
Dear San t a :
Our pride and joy, the water bay
Please bring me some Christmas ties—not too Christmasy and a foun- Coach Raviolli Blake,
Is little Terry Twerp ;
While Cupcake Crane will be the Many a throat he 's set afloat ,
tain pen and pencil set.
brain
Mr. Bailer.
His only thanks a burp.
For dear old Flaky-Cake.
Dear San t a :
Their winning streak is at its peak;
Please bring mo some new shirts and shorts and some power wood- Spaghe tti Sauce has won the toss,
Spaghet ti's pligh t looks bad.
working tools.
The teams are falling in.
One-half the game is past reclaim ,
Mr. Shortess.
Flaky-Cake has much at stake
And fans arc not too glad.
Dear Santa:
And they are out to win,
Please bri ng me some Scotch short bread , and n trip to see my folks in
There goes the kick; MacRoney Hick Th e favored team is on the beam,
Missouri.
Receives it on the ten; •
Thei r backs are big and fast;
Miss Moore.
At lnst the play is under way,
The local boys derive no joys
Dear Snnta:
The sun comes out again.
From wntchin g them whiz past.
Please bri ng me a Christmas tree with un nngefon the top.
Miss Hazen.
The ball goes back to Meatball They got no break from Flaky-Cake,
Dear Santa:
Smack ,
Who hold their first-half lead,
Ploiise bring me more sugar than we can get now , uncl a new car.
The biggest boy in town;
There
are no dents in thnt defense;
Miss Rnnson.
He whips n pass to Sassafras ,
Their
line
will ne'er recede.
Deav Santa:
Who snags it for first down,
PJe«so bring me n new, mumem Oldsmobllo with radio , seat covers, and Al as, alack , the star half-back
Seconds to go—the locals throw
two spare tires,
A man-ln-motion piny;
Was
injured
on
the
,
play'
Miss Mettler.
Again a pass and Sassafras
Poor
Grated
Cheese
is
on
his
knees;
Denr Santa:
Is flyi ng down the way , . .
Please let mo keep the basketbal l plnyers I now hnve and give me a They drag him from tho fray .
Now the game is o'er;
Simon Legree, the referee,
low more.
Mr, Buchheit,
As fans file out in lino,
Comes snarling down tho field.
They see the final score;
He gives 'em H
*; the plnyers yell,
Dear Santa:
Locals—10, Flaky-Cake—fl .
Please bring me some wood-working tools,
But Simon doesn't yield.
For hundreds of miles
Dr. Kuster.
Now, Flaky-Cake, make no mistake,
Around they came
Denr Stmtn:
Has power on tho ground;
. To seo the immortal
Please bring me n brief case that will hold nil my notes i'or my classes You cannot stop Cnl Cookietop;
good
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weather
for
nnd
Spaghetti Bowl Game.
my
to
Mount
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trips
in Mount Cnrmol four REAL tiros
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It seems he 's never downed «,,
David Honnossy, Forty-Forti Pa.
Curmol,
Dr, Miiupln,
Attended B, S, T, C. Summer,
By leaps nnd bounds in six first
1945,
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Feds Upset Bloom
Five, 32 to 31

HOW TO GET WHAT YOU
WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

Once there was an antelope
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary Whi/said , "I'll write to Santa Clope. "
basketball quintet surprised even "You mean , my son ,* to Santa Claus,"
their more rabid rooters last night His mother told the antelaus.
by edging the Bloomsburg State "I know , but , mom, it never rhymes—
Teachers College five, 32-31, in an I've tried it half a dozen times!"
action-packed game staged at Lewis- And so lie wrote: "Dear Santa Climes,
Do you have skates for antelimes?"
Jiure.
WSlow in getting under way in the
first quarter , the Teachers dropped to ' "My son, sec he r e , this will not do,"
an 11-8 den'oit and in the remaining His mother told the anteloo.
three periods could only slice the "I t's Santa Claus! Now try again."
margin by two points. At halftime, And so he wrote, "Dear Santa Clan ,
the score read Feds 15, Bloomsburg I'd like some skates, I'd like a sled."
no," said Mrs. Anteled ,
13 , and the three quarter mark stood "No ,
s
Santa Claus, not Clop or ' Cled,
"It'
at 25-24 for the Pen lads.
, quit this joke and go to bed."
Co
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The final stanza was fierce throughThe
outcome
is that Santa Claus,
only
team
scoring
to
out with one
see the opponents duplicate the trick Not hearing from the antelaus,
but the Feds still clung tenaciously Forgot to think of sled and skates
to their slim advantage and try as And just brought flannel underwates.
they may, Bloom could not pick up Which m akes m e , f r ie n ds , in your behalf
that one point , needed to knot the
Compose this final paragraph:
fray.
Sometime it's best to stick to prose
In writing notes to Santa Close!
HAS CHRIS TMAS SING
—Aileen Fisher.
Continued From Page One
interesting things he spoke about was
the annual Christmas dinner, which
was held last night . He emphasized
the fact that students would have table service for. the dinner , something
absent in the past few years at B. S.
T. C.
Dr. Kustor then presented awards
to three students—Martha Hathaway,
Betty Fisher and Adda Meyers.
Miss Moore again took over the
program and the assembly sang
"White Christmas," "Santa Claus is
Coming to Town," "Some Sunday
Morning," and "Did You Ever Get
That Feeling in the Moonlight?" The
singing of "It's a Grand Night for
Singing," and a chorus of "Jingle
Bell s" closed the morning exercises.
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Life Guard—After saving her life ,
I took her in my arms. In reply to
my question she might have answered and made my life to come one of
happiness. Instead o ' that she said
"yes."

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G u ild P . Conner was recently grad- Education Club, Lawyer Hemingway,

W . O. Sa muel Kurtz is now assistant band leader with the Army Air
Force Ban d a t Balli n g F i eld , Wash ington , D. C. The total personnel, including the radio production men ,
totals one hundred fifteen.

Major Ernest V. Lauw has been in
China twenty-four months serving as
a liasion officer between U. S. Forces
BLOOMSBURG PLAYERS
and the Chinese Army. Major Lauw
BEGIN PUPPET PROJECT
has bee n co mmen ded by t h e Chi n ese
Combat Command tor outstanding
The Bloomsburg Players began and meritorious service, and attentheir puppet project last Tuesday tion to duty .
night by making plans for buying
materials with which to make pupTh e following men ware recently
pets. The puppets will become the
p roperty of the Bloomsburg Players. disch arged from service: Gerald DeThis project is under the direction raarae, Donald Mercer , Royal Conrad.
of Harold Miller, who is teaching John Bruner .
several of the members how to operate the puppets.
Lt. H. E. Miller is in Tsingtos,
n
Chi n a , where ho is Educational OfPLANNING CALENDAR
ficer for the regiment. Teaching materials are lacking; but the Marine
Continued From Page One
Corps has the situation well in hand .
the Homecoming and Christmas danc- "Lario 's" first day ashore found him
es and two square dances. The latter inking a rickshaw ride. In Chinese
were introduced to the college for the m o n ey i t cost $400 w hich eq ua ls
first time this fall and were attended about $.10 in American money .
Tsi ngtos with its well-kept German
by an overwhelming majority of enand
Russian sections is quite large
thusiastic students.
When the quota of male students is and spread out. Officers now live at
increased during the forthcoming
semester , it will be easier for the social committee to plan additional soWHERE
cial events.

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Dear Scinta:
Please bring me a miHinnaire ^hu sband with a wooden leg who's eightyrune years old.
Miss McCanmm .
.Dear Faculty of B, S. T. C:
Plen.se give me some aspirins.
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hopes to remain near home until his
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the -Edgcvvater Beach Hotel, where
internees from a civilian, prisoner of
war camp were billeted. The city has
a beautiful Catholic Cathedral and a
German Lutheran Church , the latter
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of Bloomsburg, one of the ciallege
trustees, gave an interesting and educational talk on the subject of
strengthening our nation. He said
that we had drifted into an economic
situation with which we were unable
to cope and this was changed only by
the advent of. war. Fundamentally
we are a peace-loving nation , and in
order to keep our place in the world,
we must improve our nation by, first ,
improving our homes and communities through education, the church
and the other organizations of which ,
wo are members. Every improvement made in the community is beneficial to the nation . Mr . Hemingway
also explained how science and invention have improved tke activities
of the world.
After Attorney Hemingway 's messag e, Anne Williams, Chairman of
the Christmas Party Committee, precnted plans for that event which was
held in the Social Room and Room 8
of Science Hall , December 13.
Mr. Rygiel explained the use of
phosphorus printing on programs and
also the benefits of the ultra-violet
ray ligh ting in the class room.

uated from the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, King 's Point, New
York. Ensign Conner received his
license as third mate and also his ensign commission in the U. S. Maritimc Service and U. S. Naval Reserve.
T'he U. S. Merchant Marine Academy
trains officers for the Merchant Masine just as Annapolis and West Point
train oilicers for the Navy nnd Army.
With respect to the Federal Government , tho academy is operated on
the same basis as the other two military schools .

DEAR SANTA

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