Students Enj oy
Battista Concert
Bloomsburg was highly honored
with the excellent piano interpretat ions of .Joseph Battista, who gave a
recital in assembly recently.
Mr . Battista started his life as a
concert pianist at the age of three
and a half When he took his first lesson on the piano . Since then Mr. Battista has studied under Madam Olga
Samaroff-Stokowski at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music and at
the Julliard School of Music in New
York City, where he graduated in
1940. Mr. Battista studied under
Madam Samaroff-Stokowski for seven years.
Before the war Mr. Battista gave
a eonsgpt tour in South America. He
was sent there by our government as
the musical good-will ambassador ,
playing in the large cities, at colleges
and universities, and in concert halls.
In 1938 , Mr . Battista made his debut in Philadelphia with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the direction of
Eugene Ormandy. His most recent
appearance was at Tanglewood, Mass.,
where he was chosen by Serge Koussevitski of the Boston Symphony to
play Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto . Here Mr . Battista played before an audience of 13,000 people.
This, he says, was the biggest thrill
of his career .
Resuming his concert work after
serving in the army at Camp Lee,
Va ., as musical director, Mr. Battista
will again tour the larger cities, col' leges and universities. This tour will
take him as far west as Denver, Colorado, and as far north as Toronto,
Canada.
'
Among the inspiring numbers played by Mr . Battista were:, A ChoralePrelude by Bach-Hess; Beethoven's
Sonata "Pathetique " In C Minor;
Chopin 's Nocturne in C-sharp Minor;
three Scottish Dances, three Etudes;
three pieces from The Baby 's Family
Suite by the contemporary composer
Villa Lobos; The Lover and The Nigh
Villa Lobos; The Lover and the
Nightingale by Granados ; and La
Campanella by Pagannini-Liszt.
Mr. Battista , who said he found our
college audience very responsive and
attentive to this type of program,
played two encores in response to a
vigorous round of applause by the
» students. These were Clolr de Lune
by the French composer Claude Debussy, and Fredrick Chopin 's beautiful Polinaiso In A.

Party by Day Women
On Friday, December 12, at 7:00,
the Day Women of Bloomsburg State
Teachers , College held their annual
Christmas Party in the Day Room in
Noetling Hall.
' The program , In charge of Aleki
Comuntzis, consisted of relays, songs,
and "guess who.11 Gifts were exchanged and Christmas carols were
sung with June Keller and Martha
1 Teel at the piano.

Five Students Receive
Schola rship Awards
COLLEGE LIGHTING
For the seventeenth consecutive
year , the tower of Carver Hall is
arrayed in its usual holiday garb.
Although changed in color scheme,
but not in general design, the present ornaments consist of eight
strings of lights. These provide illumination from 500 lamps, which
are strung- from the top of the
dome to the porch level. The spectacle is outstanding:, and for miles
around it is the first thing seen
when approaching1 our town from
the various highways.
The decorations are under the
capable supervision of Mr. Englehart, who is now striving to obtain
permanent lights for the building.
To him we wish to express our
appreciation for the wonderful j ob
he has done with the temporary
facilities.

Dr. North Attends
Conf ere nce
Dr. Thomas P. North , Dean of In-

During the assembly hour on Tuesday, December 16, 1947, fo u r $50
Alumni Scholarships and two awards,
the Bruce Albert Memorial Scholarship, and the Irma Russell Ward
Scholarship, were presented to students of the college.
In a brief address preceding the
presentation of awards, Dr. E. H.
N elson , President of the Alumni Association , encouraged the giving of
money by the Alumni to the Alumni
Loan Fund financial aid to students
with good college records and professional promise.
Dr. Ku ster , chairman of the Scholarship Committee, presented the
Bruce Albert Memorial Scholarship
to Nerine Middlesworth. This is
awarded annually to a student with
high scholarship and professional promise.
Presentations of the $50 Alumni
Scholarships were also made by Dr.
Kuster . Alberta Funk , Lillian Mlkvy,
Leon H. Messner , and Marvin Meneely received these awards which are
also awarded 'on the basis of professional promise and better than average scholarship .
Dr. Kehr, in a few words to the
students, explained the next award,
the Irma Russell Ward Scholarship.
This award is presented annually as a
memorial to Miss Irma Russell Ward,
college dietitian from 1924 to 1939. At
the 1941 Homecoming Day dinner , the
students who had worked with her
presented two memorials to Miss
Ward . One memorial is the painting
hanging just inside the door of the
college diaing room . The other memorial is the Ward Fund which provides 'scholarships to be awarded to a
sophomore , j unior or senior working
in the college dining room , who has
better than average scholarship, fine
character, and gives promise of becoming a good teacher . The award
this year was made to Adda Myers.
Members of the scholarship committee are Dr. Kuster , chairman , Dr.
North , Dr. Kehr, and Mr, Hoch .

struction at the Bloomsburg State
Teachers College, attended the Re gional Conference on Teacher Education, Certification , and Professional
Standards which was held at Washington , D. C, on December 12th and
13th . Dean North, who is president of
the Department of Higher Education
of the Pennsylvania State Education
Association , is also advisor to the National Commission on Professional
Standards .
Participation in this year's conference is limited to fifty key officials of
state departments of education , state
educational associations, regional accrediting associations, national pro fessional organizations, and institutions of teacher education. Dr . North
stated that the purpose of the 1947
Conference was to plan for action in
the states on current educational
problems, particularly in the field of
certification standards and professional standards for teachers.
College Community Enjoys

Swiss Bell Ringers

Susquehanna Band
Plays for Dance
The Christmas Dance, sponsored by
the Community Government Association, was held in the Centennial Gymnasium last nigh t, from 8:30 to 12:00,
and was a marked success. The dance,
a semi-formal affair, was attended by
a large number of students and thej r
guests .
'
The Collegians from the campu s of
Susquehanna 1 University provided the
dance music; Earl Rhone sang the
vocals.

The Ambassador Quartet , a group
of Swiss bell ringers , presented a fine
program of instrumental and 'vocal
music on Thursday morning, December 11, at 10 o'clock in Carver Hall
auditorium . The talented quartet consisted of Frank Armand, first tenor ;
Lloyd King, second tenor ; Bert Lang,
bass; and Robert Dell, baritone. Each
of the members was not only a solo
artist , but also a master of harmony
In ensemble singing,
The program , which consisted of
classics , as well as songs of a lighter
vein, was well received by the faculty
and student body,

Freshman Class
Elects Officers
;

On Thursday, December 15, the
Freshman Class of B.S.T.C. turned
out in great numbers to elect its class
officers and class adviser for the
1947-48 term . The election was extremely close, and competition for the
offices was very keen. From a list of
twenty-six possible candidates , the '
members of the Class of 1951 chose
as their representatives the following:
President ,_ Elmer Kreiser ; V i c e
President, Ruth Doody ; Secretary,
Patricia Taylor; Treasurer, R alph
Hornberger; Historian , Richard Ralston ; Girl Representative, Beverly
Cole; Boy Representative, Jay Cortright; Class Adviser, Mr . Fenstemak4

6f.

70 College Student s Are in Newman Club
About s eventy s t u d e n t s from
Bloomsburg State Teachers College
were initiated into a new chapter of
the Newman Club at St . Columba's
Church on Sunday night, December
7. The initiation services were held
in t he chu rch h all, with the Penn
State College Degree Team presiding.
This team includes Marshall, Paul
Shafer; president , Frank Tidona; vice
president , John Kupetz ; secretary,
Joseph Freeh ; treasurer , James Dixon; candlebearers , Rose Marie Wagner and Evelyn Setevage ; chorus,
Vanetta Angelilo, Dorothy Shenot,
John Waverka, James May ; pianist,
Joan O'Hara .
Candlelight services, in which the
inductees held blessed candles, made
the program impressive, and the decorations of the hall were appropriate
for the occasion . Father William J.
Burke , pastor of the St. Columba's
Church, gave an inspiring talk on the
importance of the soul and body . He
also gave a short life history of Cardinal Newman and the origin of the
Newman Club.
The officers of the Newman Club
are president , John O'Donnell , Coaldale; vice-president , Joseph Kulick,
Mt. Carmel; treasurer, Anthony Paulmeno, Weatherly ; a n d secretary,
Nancy Wesenyak , Duryea.' The sponsor of the Newman Club is Walter
Rygiel, of the college faculty. The
club chaplin is the Rev. Fr. Burke.
Delicious refreshments were served
by the refreshment committee consisting of the following : Henry Kulick , Alfred Marchetti, Larry Rekus,
Agnes Valimont , Gay Palutis , Wanda
Petraitis, Marcella Evasic, and Teddy
Swigonski .

vacation

11

Tho Christmas recess will begin
at tho end of classes on Friday,
Docomber 19, and end at noon,
Monday, January 5.

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PORTRAIT OF A BOSTON
GENTLEMAN

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The Late George Apley. By John
Phillips Marquand . Boston: Little,
Brown, and Company. 1937.
(S ummarized by Muriel Marks)
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A Styl e Is Born
fro m 'Fashion Digest ' ( Winter and Fall)
The words, "powder room, " h ad a
different meaning in the time of Louis
XVI . The powder closet was the
streamlined, enclosed shower stall of
the era, and powder was a far more
popular toilet accessory than soap
and water . Gentlemen developed a
special technique of throwing the
powder against the ceiling. When
powder bombs were bursting in a
flaky snowfall, the gentleman concerned, who had to stick his neck out
to attain the fashionable white head ,
buried his face in a paper bag to keep
powder out of ears, eyes and nose.
Gilt for the lily in the form of
, colored nail polish has been at modern women 's fingertips since 1926, but
there is nothing new about it . Tinted
nails were introduced by Cleopatra
pr
ior to 30 B.C., and in ancient China
well-groomed beauties made minia¦ ture paintings on their nails, decorating them with stars and pictures of
animals.
These past seasons sun glasses have
taken a very decorative turn with
harlequin frames, bow-tie frames,
topped with glittering rhinestones,
GIFTS GIVEN

Gif t Giving, . , . This custom originated when the Three Wise Men
brought gifts to the Christ Child . In
the time of Henry VII, it was a com-

gold bands and painted flowers, and
fitted with fine optical glass to protect the vision . So far, no sun lorgnettes for dowagers have been seen
and everything is reasonably priced
compared with what Nero used. Probably the original model for the sun
glass vogue , the profligate Emperor
of Rome carried an emerald to shield
his eyes,
That "new " fashion for the asy metric or off-center line in shoes" is
only about four thousand years old.
It stems from the first shoe known to
man which was an Egyptian sandal
worked out in a plentiful local material, papyrus grass, some eight hundred generations back . This should
prove that while fashion runs in cycles, we fortunate moderns have the
better products. Although improvements have appeared in the shoe
maker's artistry, it was j ust a century and a quarter ago , in 1822, that
the first right and left shoes were
made in America. Before that both
shoes were the same ' and could be
worn on either foot interchangeably
as well , no doubt, as uncomfortably.

mon practice for royalty to extort
gifts from their subj ects at Christmas. The custom grew so that the
exchange of gifts at Christmas time
is universal today.

"I am the sort of man I am , because environment prevented my being anything else." This was the
statement of George Apley as he reviewed his life and is the keynote of
John P . Marquand' s portr ayal of the
main Character of his Pulitzer Prize
winning novel, "The Late George Apley." This literary work presents a
picture of a short era of American
security from 1866 to 1933 and has its
setting the austere locale of Beacon
Street , Boston . In this novel Mr.
Marquand , in a highly satiric and
ironic manner , has painted an unusual
portrait of a typical Boston gentleman in this dramatic era of American
history. He has written the story in
the form of a memoir, which is related through the writings of a fictitious
biographer .
George Apley was the head of an
old Boston family residing on Beacon
Hill for many years. He was constantly imprisoned by habits, code ,
etiquette , and tradi t ions of the time
and social caste of old Boston . His
life w as, in t urn , a process of childhood bewilderment , adolescent rebellion , and adult acceptance of the organized family discipline and social
conventions of the day. In his youth
he wanted to marry a young Irish
girl; but, because of his social position, he did not. Instead, h e followed
his parents ' wishes, married a proper
Boston girl , and spent the rest of his
years in quiet , respectful , obscure living. ¦
As the head of the honorable and

highly est eemed Apley fa m ily , George
Apl ey 's daily routine of life was dis-

turbed only by occasional family- controversies. With his usual calm and
mild manner, however, George always
proved to be the pacifier in these situations ; and his life inv/iriably resum-

ed its steadfast and uneventful pace.
The only real disturbance of his life
occurred when his son highly mortified the Apley clan by marrying a. '
New York divorcee . It was George
who discovered the divorcee 's excellent ancestry, however, and protected >
the family name from scandal .
George Apley spent his later life in
untiring work on various charity organizations, war relief societies, influential clubs, and committees devoted
to "saving Boston." It w as his t r ue
belief and faith in his own convict
tions that made him a great man in
the eyes of all who knew him . He
died as he had lived , quietly, peacefully, and reverently .
As a whol e, Mr . Marquan d has
made George Apley's life a living example of the average Bostonian of
his age — one endowed with a deep
sense of charity , dignity , pride, sacrifice, and obligation . His life wag lived with the chief purpose of preserving the honor and integrity of the
family name.
This novel serves both as a good
example of period literature and as
a deeply moving human story. In
George Apley we see both a type and
an individual character of his time.
Mr . Marquand has painted him as the
typi cal man of hi s peri od , struggling
against the customs and traditions of
the day. -- The style of the author is
direct, simple , and sincere; but it appears that he has relied too heavily
on the use of satire to create an impression . At times, therefore, some
of the paragraphs seem satirical to
the point of downright exaggeration.
Accordingly, several of the incidents
related by Mr . Marquand appear to
be very hard to comprehend and
grasp because of their improbability ;
but, as a general interpretation of
this era in Boston's history, it seems
to have caught the habits, atmosphere, and spirit of the old Boston
social system . Thus, Mr . Marquand
has amply fulfilled his original purpose—namely, to portray a symbolic
character of a period in the story of
America 's colorful past .

Editorial

Christmas Spirit
This time of the year , when we see the gaily decorated shop
windows , the toy department s laden with various gifts, old Saint Nick
with his twinkling eyes bringing happiness to a wide-eyed child on
his knee, and hear softly sung Yuletide carols , one feels somethin g
in the air that isn't there any other time of the year. It is the Christmas
Spirit ; the spirit that makes you want to do thin gs for others ; that
brings about " good will toward men. "
There is a hushed expectanc y, an odd exhilaration and a feeling
of more j ovialit y than usual. Ever yone is happy and the world seems
bri ght and gay. But the Christmas Spirit is one that should be felt
throu ghout the year. Instead , it is reserved for tho Yuletide Season.
This feeling is more than mere spirit ; it is happiness , love, and
generosity. Le\ us keep it forever instead of ta king it off and putting
it on every year as if it were Santa 's costume. The world would surely profit and so would each individual.

Hu skies Nose Out
Haven in Thriller
Bob Andrews' Set Shot
Decides Hotly Played Game
In a game which was an exact repetition of many clashes staged in the
Old Gym just before the war, the
fast traveling Bloomsburg State Teachers College basketball team came
through with an exciting 37-34 victory over Lock Haven last Tuesday
evening in Centennial Gymnasium before a good crowd .
Behind by a lop-sided margin of
19-7 at the end of the first period,
the Wishermen fought back to take
the lead midway in the third period.
From then on it was a battle for the
ball with the Huskies finally emerging
with the win .
By virtue of this victory, the Maroon and Gold fiv e now h olds fi rst
place in the State Teachers College
Conf erence with three victories and
no losses. The two defeats dealt the
Wisher charges were by non-league
foes.
First Period
The Bald Eagles started off by rolling up the score before the Huskies
could find themselves. Elmer Kreiser
got a foul for Bloom, but Armand
"Buzz " Shaner, Pottstown star, put
the Havenites ahead with a long set
shot and followed with another from
the right side. Rimmey made it 6-1
with a field goal.
Andrews got a field goal and Boyer
a foul . Woody Schaeffer caged a foul
and Shaner "hit from well out again
to make it 9-4. Boyer got another
foul, but Kozar whipped the chords
with a set shot and Rimmey was good
for a field goal as the Huskies called
time.
Shaner tapped one in after a
scramble under the basket . Bernie
Metzler, who was kept under cover
all evening, got two foul goals to
make it 17-5, and things looked bad
for the Huskies. Kreiser and Jones
got fouls for the home team, but
Hutnyan made a twin pointer as the
first qu arter ended with Lock Haven
in front , 19-7, and the home fans feeling dismal.
Second Quarter
Eddie Jones made two foul goals
as the Huskies continued their "field
goal famine." Metzler equaled this
feat with two fouls. Nick Kalanick
lofted a beautiful side shot into the
nets. Paul Slobozien followed with a
long set shot to make it 21-13, and
the Bloom fans began to make some
noise . Shaner got another field goal,
buf Kreiser sent one in from the right
side. Rimmey got a two pointer . Boyer got two more foul goals, and Kreiser was again good from the right side
to make it 25-19. McNaulty got two
foul goals j ust before half time, and
the Bald Eagles left the court, leading by a 27-19 count.
Huskies On Move
Before the visitors could get organized , the Huskies got back Into the
ball game and took the lead. Charlie
Boyer opened with a field goal on a
fast break play.' Kalanick got a foul
goal and followed with a field goal
as the fans went wJld ,
Kalanick , standing on the right

side, passed into Jones at the pivot
spot. Eddie turned and lofted an overthe-head shot into the basket. Thirty
seconds later the same play was repeated, and the Huskies found themselves ahead for the first time during
the eveniner
Rimmey scored three points, for
Lock Haven to put them ahead again,
30-28. Metzler added a foul goal as
the third period ended . But the Huskies were back in the game, and the
"crowd knew it would be a ball game
the rest of the way .
Schaeffer got a foul goal, but Boyer
got a field goal from the side. Kozar
added a field goal, and the Havenites
took a four point lead with four minutes to go. Andrews and Jones got
field goals tying up the game. It was
at this point that Andrews came
through with his game-winning shot.
Standing outside the foul circle, he
took aim. When the nets swished the
roof fell in , and the Husky fans broke
loose with thundering noise . The
heroic Andrews added a foul goal for
good measure j ust before the final
whistle, but it didn't mat ter .
Bloomsburg: (37)
Boyer, If.
Kalanick
Kashner, rf .A C) . .
Tavalsky
Jones, c
Kreiser, lg ,
An drews, rg
Slobozien
Totals

G

FG

13

11-17

37

FG

Pts

2
2
0
0
3
2
3
1

4-6
1-2
0-0
0-0
3-5
2-3
1-1
0-0

Lock Haven (84)
G

Kozar, If
2
Hutnyan
1
Rimmey , rf
4
Atkinson
.0
Schaeffer, c
0
McNaulty
0
0
Metzler , lg
Shaner, rg .. (C) ... 5
0
G. Ticcony
Bernhart , c
0

0-1
0-1
1-3
0-0
2-3
2-2
5-8
0-0
0-0
0-0

Pts

8
5
0
0
9
6
7
2

4
2
9
0
2
2
5
10
0
0

Totals
12
10-18 34
Lock Haven .... 19 8 4 3—34
Bloomsburg
7 12 11 » 7—37
Officials: Serafine and Rudolph.
SHOOTIN G STATISTICS

Bloomsburg
T
Andrews..
9
Kalanick . . . . . . . . 6
Kreiser
7
Slobozien
4
Jones
13
Boyer
12
Kashner
8
Tavalsky
1

G
3
2
2
1
3
2
0
0

Pet
.333
.333
.286
.250
.231
.167
.000
.000

13
60
Lock Haven
s
T
F
Kozar '
4
2
Shaner
5
% ... 11
Rimmey
13
4
Hutnyan
5
1
Schaeffer
11
0
Metzler
9
0
G, Ticcony
5
0
McNaulty
1
0

.217

t

¦

Totals

Totals

59

12

Pet
.500
.455
.308
.200
.000
.000
.000
.000
,203

Soccermen Select
All Opponent Team

Husky J ayvees Beat
Haven ite J uniors

The 1947 -All-Opponent team selected by the Husky soccer squad has
on it representatives from each of
the five enemy squads met by the
Maroon and Gold eleven this fall.
East Stroudsburg placed three men
on the first eleven and Elizabethtown,
Lincoln , Lock Haven , and Rider two
each.
Most of t he first t eam choi ces were
u nanimou s, but there were some close
battles in the balloting. Fr ankie
Keath , Elizabethtown goalie, received
all but one vote as the outstanding
guardian of the nets . His play against
the Huskies was nothing short of
sensational despite the fact that the
Maroon and Gold scored twelve goals
again st his tea m in two games,
Seigendall (E . Stroudsburg) and
Brion (Lock Haven) won the fullback
berths without much difficulty. Wilson , (E . Stroudsburg) , Nuochiri (Lincoln ) , an d Ar bitell , ( Rider) were the
selections for halfbacks.
On the Hfig ,the chief battle oc»
curred beteween Meyers, Elizabethtown , and John Parsell, Lock Haven ,
for the center forward post, with the
former j ust edging the Havenite lad.
Parsell played only one game against
the Huskies at that spot, however,
and that was a disadvantage . The
other linemen, Aroh, Joe Ticcony,
M alone, and Schalles all were picked
by large majorities. Here are the
two teams selected.

Banull's last minute field goal
brought the Husky Cubs a 38-36 victory, over the Lock Haven Jayvees in
a game which proved to be as interesting as the -main go last Tuesday
n ight.
This was an uphill battle for the
Maroon and Gold junior s just as the
varsity tilt was, for the visitors led
most of the way. However, the Husky
combination began to click in the
waning minutes of the last period,
and when "Leif " Erickson 's side shot
tied the game up, they at last achieved a position of aggressiveness.
Up court came the Huskies. Banull
got the pellet about mid-court. Wh en
the Havenite guards failed to press
the star pivot man, he took the ball
into the circle and on a beautiful one
handed push shot gave the Cubs the
ball game.
The tilt was marred by frequent
fights and arguments. Near the end
of the gam e, coaches appeared on the
floor, and it appeared for a while that
things wouldn't be settled. Meanwhile, the fans yelled their disapproval in no uncertain terms. One player
was banished and several technical
fouls were called during the evening,
but all in all, it was one of th e best
preliminary games staged thus far
with the issue in doubt till the final
moments.

First Team

Clu h News
B - Club

OL—Aroh
Lincoln
Miss Lucy McCammon entertained
IL—J . Ticcony
Lock Haven the members and prospective memCF—Meyers
Elizabethtown bers of the B-Club at a Christmas
IR—Malone
Rider Tea on Sunday afternoon, December
OR—Schalles
E. Stroudsburg 14, at her home. Girls who had earned
LHB—Arbitell
Rider their 1000 points in intramural or
CHB—Nuochir
Lincoln other competitive sports were preRHB—Wilson
E . Stroudsburg sented with their letter "B" and reLFB—Bri6n
Lock Haven ceived into the club. Other members
RFB—Seigendall .. E. Stroudsburg received their numerals for additional
G—Keath
Elizabethtown points acquired and the new officers
were installed .
Second Team
Pine branches and candles created
OL—Elias
Rider a Christmas atmosphere and refreshIL—Daniels ...
E. Stroudsburg ments of punch and fruit cake were •
CF—Parsell
Lock Haven enj oyed by the thirty girls present.
IR—Gahres
Lock Haven A picture of the group was taken by
OR—Tanzone
Rider Dobyn 's Studio.
LHB—G . Ticcony
Lock Haven
CHB—Massiferi
E. Stroudsburg S. C, A.
RHB—Beaulieu
Rider
With the Christmas Story it's
LFB—Betze
E . Stroudsburg
theme,
a radio program was presentRFB—Taylor
Lincoln
G—McNaulty
Lock Haven ed Thursday afternoon at 2:30 by the
Student Christian Association . Miss "
Lorraine Saxton and Patricia Clark.
Members of the club gave readings
Christma s Customs
and sang in the chorus.
Christmas Bells
According to
legend , Satan died when Christ was LUTHERAN STUDENT
born , and that the bell in Church was
rung. At exactly midnight , the tolling ASSOCIATION
changed to a joyful peal , announcing
A Christmas Party was enjoyed by
the' birth of Christ .
about thirty members of the Lutheran Student Association Monday eveChristmas Greetings . . . The send- ning, December 15th at the church.
ing of Christmas cards is strictly an Everyon e j oined in the games and the
Anglo-Saxon custom, Since the reign group split up for a scavenger hunt.
of Queen Anne , British children wrote 'Mr. and Mrs. Clayton HInkle enterChristmas greetings for relatives, but tained the group later for refreshthe firs t greeting was sent by one of ments and carol singing. Gifts were
Queen Victoria's favorite printers, also exchanged and everyone entered
W , C. Dobson , 'in 1845,
into the Christmas spirit.

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Veteran's
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q — Will Veterans Administration
guarantee a G-I loan for an automobile house trailer that I can use during ' my vacation to house me and my
f amily ?
A — No. Loan s for pleasure purposes cannot be guaranteed or insured by Veterans Administration.
Q—I would like to change the beneficiary on my National Service Life
Insurance policy without letting the
old beneficiary know about it . Can I
do this ?
A—Yes. A veteran may change the
beneficiary or beneficiaries of his National Service Life Insurance at any
time without their knowledge or consen t .
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Q—I have a G-I loan and now have
lost my j ob. Does the law permit me
to get* the additional benefit of readj ustment compensation ?
A—Yes, you are entitled to readj ustment allowance. Your home loan
has no bearing on your right to unemployment compensation. You should
apply to your state unemployment
service to receive readj ustment allowance.
Q—To what benefits is a veteran
with a yellow or blue discharge ent itled?
A — A yellow discharge from the
Army is dishonorable and the veteran
is not entitled to Veterans Administration benefits . A yellow discharge
from the Navy may be dishonorable,
the veteran is entitled to file a claim
and VA will de t er mi n e whether or
not the discharge was under dishonorable or other than dishonorable
conditions. The latter also applies to
blue discharges from the Army.
,. Almost all of the 2,013,000 World
War II veterans who completed or
dropped out- of school or j ob training
courses they began under laws administered by Veterans Administration are eligible for additional training.
VA said that all but 29,000 of these
veterans interrupted or discontinued
their training before they had used
all of the training time for which
their active war service qualified
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them .
Of those not eligible for further
training, 20,000 are disabled veterans
who were declared rehabilitated after
taking training under the Vocational
Rehabilitation Act (Public Law 16).
The remaining 8,400 are G-I Bill
trainees who used all of their available entitlement ,
The discontinuances by October 31,
1947 represent forty-three (43) percent of the 4,670,000 veterans who
started training under both laws
since the programs began .
About 1,890,000 veterans who dropped their courses had been in training
under the G-I Bill , Public Law 16
trainees who interrupted their training number 123,000.

Achin ' Back s Win
1947 Intr amural
Footb all Crown
The Achin 1

Borrowed
Banter v*
Backs, led by Charles

Hawk and Lionel Livingston , won the
1947 Intramural Football Championship recently after turning in an
undefeated , untied nine game schedule., The "new champs " play ed the
decisive game against George Thear 's
Rockets , Champion s of 1946, defeating them by a 12 to 0 score. In their
final contest , however , the Achin '
Backs had to come from behind to
down Herkie Talarski's Super - Six,
18-12.
Members of the winning combination are as follows : Charles Hawk
and Lionel Livingston (co-Captains) ,
Glenn Copeland , Joe Ku lik , Jack
Hough, Lennie Wearne, and Len Lipski .
Awards will be presented to the
members of the Achin' Back team in
the near future. Meanwhile, plans are
being formulated by Dean Hoch and
Henry Kulik as to the 1947-48 Intramural Basketball League.
"GEE I" WAIT

How many times have I looked to see
» And failed to find it there
How many times have I opened the
box
Only to find it bare.
Who but a Vet could ever know
Of the grief and sorrow I feel
When I rush to the place and unlock

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Hungry or Thirsty
Try the

Texas Lunch

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Did you wri te this poem yourself ?
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Yes, every line of it .
. Then I'm very glad to meet you,
Edgar Allen Poe, I thought you were
d ead long ago .
—Colleglo
Freshie loves Sister and Ma very
much ,
'
But Papa 's the kin that he loves to
touch .
—The Clarion
Definitions:—
Pessimist: One who builds dungeons in the air .
Bathing Beauty : A girl worth wading for .
Hula Dancer: A shake in the grass .
—Stetson U.

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"Josie certainly has grown up. "
"Yes , she used to yell for all day
suckers. Now ghg j ust wants one for
the evening."
—Collegio

Kormel Kor n

Some minds should be cultivated.
Others should be plowed under .
—The Albrightian
Definition of a pink elephant .— a;
beast of bourbon .
—The Old Line

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of All Kinds

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THE STORE OF
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MERCHANDISE ,

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"Outfitters to Men and Boys"
Phone 1102

Headquarters for

Whitman and Lovell
and Covel Chocolates

STUDIO OF PHOTO GR APHY

MOJER BROS.

124 Eas t Main Sr,
BLOOMSBUnO. PA.

Your Pre scriptio n Druggists
Sin ce 1868

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rrom Our Refrigerated
Candy Case

JACK GEISTWITE

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J. C. PENNY
COMPANY

20 E. Main St.

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When we hang mistletoe during the
Christmas season , we are repeating an
old Druid reli g ious ceremony. The mistletoe was a symbol of peace and
brotherhood , so sacred Druid priest:
cut it with a golden sickle. Enemies
imeetin g beneath a spri g of the' p lant
cast asid e their weapons and embraced. Kissing beneath the ' mistletoe
is an adaptation of that ancienr custom.
The familia r Rexall trade-mark has long
been the symbol of reliable pharmacal
service. More than 10,000 selected , independent drugg ists from coast to coast
display this sign. It stands for excellent
dr ugs , carefull y manufactured unde r
the Rexall control system. It is the as
surance of dependable pharmacal skit ¦
in filling prescriptions.

"I t 's the little things in life that
t ell ," said Dora as she dragged her;
And no check does the box reveal. kid brother out from underneath the
—Pointer
sof a.
Tis woe for t he one who has a d ate
With the very best girl he knows
And stops by the box for the money
he need s
And still no check it shows.

Veterans acquiring dependents after 'entering training under the G-I
Bill as single men should notify Veterans Administration immediately so
that an adj ustment may be made in
their subsistence allowances.
VA increases payments on the date
it is notified and not retroactive to
the date the veteran actually acquired a dependent .

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WH A T THESE SYMBOLS

the door

Oh the last two weeks of every month
That the veteran collegiate spends
Is two long weeks of waiting
For the check the gov 't sends .
by Al, Itlckmers

D. ]. COMUNTZIS

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Pressin g
While 1on Wait