Meade Bill Helps
Student Veterans

Valentine Party
By Lutheran
Students
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The Lutheran Student Association
of B.S.T.C. held a Valentine party*
Monday , February 9th , at the home
of the Rev. and Mrs. Edgar D. Zeigler, pastor of the St . Matthew
Church. Games were played in keeping with the holiday and refreshments of the season served. A short
business meeting was held. The next
meeting will be on February 23.
Present were : M e r l i n Beachell,
Russell Hawk, Effie Lichliter, Walter Scheipe, Glenn Koplin , Rober t
Maza , John Swartz, Warren Sterling,
Russ Davis, . Emory Karif, Jr., Clayton H. Hinkel ,' Alberta Funk, Ruth
Trimpey , the Rev. and Mrs. Edgar D.
Zeigler, Charles F. Scott, Jack Williams, Ruth E. Shupp , Berdine Log- Sophomores Sponsor
an , Joyce Hornberger, Marj orie Brunner , Ginny Reimensnyder, Luther G, Washington Dance
Butt , Areve Garland , John Magera ,
The Sophomore Class will hold its
Barbara J. Greenly , Pau l Keener , annual cotillion on Saturday, FebruMillard C. Ludwig, Janet E. Gilbody, ary 21, in the Centennial Gym The
.
and Jean Richards.
Dance will begin at 8:30 and continue until midnight. The sponsors have
secured Joe Stanton and his orchesWell-Known Actress
tra to supply the music for the semiformal affair. This ba n d h as been
To Be Here March 17 well
received in the Shamokin area
On Monday evening, March 15, having played at the Shamokin Valthe Entertainment Committee, of ley Country Club, the new Veteran
which Mr. Reams is chairman, will of Foreign Wars Blue Room, and sevpresent Elissa Landi, a noted stage eral regional colleges in its latest
and screen actress and. authoress. engagements .
Miss Landi's appearance , origi n ally
Mr . Stanton has promised to try to
scheduled for February 6th , was set secure the services of Danny Carle,
back due t6 her hospitalization .
an outstanding trumpet artist, to add
to the entertainment that will also
feaure Billy Nairns , a male vocalist.
The Gym will be appropriately
decorated with a George Washington
Birthday theme planned and carried
out by Dick Grimes and his committee . The vice-president of the class,
Eddie Baker, will head the sale of
tickets. They will be on sale in the
CGA office shortly and will also be
sold at the Gym on dance night.
Aleki Comuntzis and Bobby Kashner,
class representatives, are j oint chairmen of the Publicity Committee.
Louise Lohr, class historian , is in
charge of refreshments. Other class
officers who are endeavoring to insure a pleasant evening for you are
Jim
Boyle, president; Frank LuchThis famous actress, now living on
her farm in the Catskills with her nick, treasurer; Dot Lovett , secrehusband and daughter, was born in tary ; and Mr , Gehrig of the Business
Venice, Italy, of Austrian parents. Department , the class advisor .
She studied dancing, , music, and literature in Europe and finally decided timate stage, Elissa Landi , has >coupon writing as her real interest. starred with Melvyn Douglas and
However, the theater beckoned , and Douglas Fairbanks , Jr .
after her first stage appearance — a
This stage and screen star has also
success with a small English Com- found time to write a number of novpany — Miss Landi has had major els. "The Rainbow Comes," which is
roles in many Broadway and Holly- still in the hands of the publishers, is
wood productions.
her most recent ,
Together with William Powell and
The entire College Community is
Myrna Loy, she played in "After the urged to attend the Elissa Landi proThin Man," She has also acted in gram which , from all indications,
"The Sign of the Cross," and "The promises to be one of the season 's
Count of Monte Cristo." On the legi- finest offerings.

Junior Class Pla ns
Gala Aff air
At its meeting of February 2, the
Junior Class discussed plans for its
annual Promenade to be held this
spring. A tentative date , Saturday
May the 8th, was set. Several committees were appointed to start the
ball rolling. The Orchestra Selection
Committee was placed under the
chairmanship of Royal Conrad with
John Lydon and Mary Helen Morrow
as his assistants. Joseph Kulick was
placed in charge of publicity , and Al
Zimmerman was appointed head of
the decorating committee . Funds
were voted to the decorating committee to provide an entirely new
motif or background , assuring a successful affair.

Lincoln Impersonator
Appears Here

Mr . George J . Lehrer, one of the
nation 's best known impersonators of
Abraham Lincoln , gave a highly interesting biography of Lincoln in assembly Thursday, February 12th . Mr.
Lehrer began his biography by recounting details of Lincoln 's ancestry, birth , and early life . He dealt
with the Civil War president's political career by impersonating Lincoln,
telling the story as convincingly as
Lincoln himself might have. Made
up to resemble Lincoln, bearded ,
frock-coated , wrapped in a plaid
shawl, Mr, "Lehrer closed the program
with a dramatic recitation ot the
Gettysburg address .
Mr . Lehrer, having, had thirty-five
years of experience on the legitimate
stage and on the screen , is a wellknown actor and stage director . He
is at present , director of the Scottish
Rite bodies of, Toledo and Cleveland,
Ohio.

MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND
^ THE GEO. WASHINGTON
DANCE

Madison , Wis.—(Special)—Pressure
from a number of student and veteran groups from coast to coast, including the National Student Association (NSA) was largely responsible for passage of the Meade bill
Tuesday (February 3) for increased
veteran student subsistence.
The bill, which passed the Senate
last summer, provides for $75 monthly for student vets without dependents and $105 for those with one dependent . It also provides for a $120
monthly subsistence for veterans
with two or more dependents . It
passed in the house overwhelmingly,
370-6.
NSA last month sent bulletins to
member students governments thruout the nation urging them to push
the bill. The bulletin urged student
government leaders to write to
House leaders, "describing in detail
the situation on your campus and
express your views on the raise in
veterans subsistence."
The immediate obj ective was to
have the bill called from the House
rules committee. The NSA bulletin
strongly urged that student governments "demand of the leaders of the
House that they allow the subsistence
bill to be placed on the floor for immediate action."
While the Congressional action is
considered a victory for NSA and
other student organizations backing
th e bill, NSA has sought to have the
bill amended to include increases as
provided in the original Rogers Bill.
This provided for $100 for single
vets and $125 for student vets with
dependents .
"We feel that some sort of bill to
increase subsistence will be passed
by the Congress," the bulletin stated.
"There are only the questions, when
and how much . Needs indicate the
high figure , consequently we favor
increases to that figure."

Scouts Enjoy Swim
At B, S, T. CX

Twenty - five Boy Scouts passed
their first class swimming require ments in tests given Monday, February 9th at the B.S.T.C. pool during
the annual swimming party sponsored by the Teachers College, as an
anniversary week feature . It was attended by 415 Cubs, Scouts and
leaders.
No accidents marred the evening
due to the vigilance of the life
guards , Ben Pollock , Harry Reitz,
Walter Bird, Donald Rudy, Frank
Todd, and Mark Jury.
The swimmers were divided into
four groups with each taking its turn
in the pool . The Cub Scouts from the
entire Council swam together first,
and the remainder of the evening
was divided , with Scouts from each
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AIekl conuintzis
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Norma Louise Eber
Edwnrd Messa
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Millnnl C. Ludwig, Ed .
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CIRCULATION

Nancy Crumb

How To Spot a Wolf
Male wolves (the so-called human
variety ) can be spotted as far as you
can see them if you are wise to the
wolf technique.
And the technique is unvarying, according to an article by Alice Leone
Moats in the February issue of Junior Bazaar entitled "How to Spot a
Wolf."
"The technique of wolves seldom
differs," the article states in part.
"Young ones use it by instinct and
aren't necessarily aware that they
are using a technique; older ones
have perfected and given it pol.sh
and they know exactly what they are
doing. Aside from that difference,
the methods are the same. Their
technique might be compared to that 1
of the jujitsu artist who defeats his
opponent by making him use his own
strength against himself. A wolf
keeps stepping back and letting the
girl come forward , until , in her eagerness, she falls on her face—to put
it politely."
Uncertainty is one of the chief
weapons of the wolf . At the end of
his first date he will murmur something about calling you again sometime and then let you sweat it out

Fashion Flashes

Marvin Menealy Ann Papania

for a few week s, wondering why he
hasn't called .
Another wolf approach is his declaration that he "doesn 't like casual
affairs."
"The moment a man says that, run
for your life," th e article continues.
"You may be certain that they are
all he does like, and the more casual
the better . Naturally they have to be
casual on his side only. Part of the
fun is making you think that this is
the real thing, this is for keeps."
When your new boy friend confides
pensively that he "has been terribly
hurt by a woman, " b eware , because
to the trained ear this wolf call is as
recognisable as The Star-Spangled
Banner .
And wittingly or unwittingly the
wolf is aware of the fact that most
women want to be needed. Therefore
the work he is doing is never what
really suits him, but with you at his
side he could really accomplish great
things.
When he finally slips out of your
life either through an adroitly engineered (luarrel or a gradual disappearance, you can console yourself
that you will not be forgotten immediately — when he starts to work
on your successor, you will live on as
the woman who "hurt" him, the arti:£_
cle concludes.

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This season woman are beginning to think about the coming spring.
With spring comes the bevy of new fashions . These new costumes are styled
similarly to those of this winter, but the fabrics are fine cottons and silks,
New plaids, new prints, and every design that adds color to the look has
been manufactured .
Designers are striving to achieve the portrait look this spring. This
look is being featured by cosmetics and costume . It achieves the air of an
18th century lady. Cosmetics that set off the softness of milady 's skin, the
beauty of her eyes, and the grace of her every movement .
Grace is .essential for all good looks, Without it, the fashions of today
appear to be lifeless, to lose their flowing lines, fail to be entirely feminine.
Designers are interested in beauty of line; without it the whole purpose of
their work is lost.
This spring remember to blend your costume with your cosmetics . Remember that everything should flow together. One wrong item—perhaps a
piece of jewelry may ruin the effect of your whole costume . Let two words,
grace and blending be your watch words,

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LITERARY CORNER

THE MARINES' WAR
By Fletcher Pratt
( Reviewed by Pierre C. Fraley)v
From N . Y , Herald Tribune
Authors of military books abou'*
World War II fall into three catagories — milit ary experts who become
writers, writers who become military
experts and those who are neither.
Fletcher Pratt is a writer who
turned military or rather naval expert. He has been able to combine
his military knowledge and his writing skill in such a way as to produce
one of th e most colorful and interesting books on the Pacific war .
The book does not attempt to be
the final or definite history of the
Marines ' part in the amphibious warfare of the Pacific . It is subtitled,
"An account of the struggle for the
Pacific from both American and JapanBss sourcm,- and is designed te be a
summary for the general public or
for those with a particular interest
in the theater of operations.
The outstanding characteristics of
the Marines ' war was velocity . This
•characteristic was seen in the individual operations, such as Tarawa,
and in the over-all planning which
kept the Japs continually off balance.
Pratt's story-telling skill and his
rapid style are admirably suited to
portray this velocity. He is experienced enough to know how to use a
minimum of detail to achieve a maximum of effect .
During the , first part of the Guadalcanal campaign , one of the maj or
handicaps to our forces was the
dearth of warships, particularly battlewagons. When the battleships and
other large craft arrived in numbers,
the tide started to turn.
Here's the way Prat t describes the
turning point:
"The report was the Japs were
coming down with heavy fences to
bombard and the two (PT 's) went
out to stop them , their crews feeling
a little lower than worms, for what
could they do against a fleet ? To
their knowledge they were the only
surface force left to tfee U . S. Navy
in the Solomons, the only force that
could figh t at night. They were off
Cape Esperance, and it was well that
they were there for their TBS registered the most dramatic order of the
war : "This is Ching Chong Lee . Get
out of the way ; I'm coming through.'
"The Battleship had arrived. "
They were the Washington and the
South Dakota under Rear Admiral
Willis A . Lee and they did a good
night's work . They eliminated the
Japanese Southeast Area Fleet.
During the war, frictions were
bound to arise between the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps, especially
under a system where autonomous
services were placed under the control of other commands .
The bitterest of these frictions and
one that was the subj ect of a heated
controversy all the way back to the
States broke out during the Saipan
invasion,
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The details are technical and- are
discussed • in some length by Pratt ,
who is not reluctant to re-open
Paff aire Smith . And he is not hesitant to disclose that it is his opinion
that the Marines were in the right
and the Army in the wrong.
The controversy concerned the
activities of the 27th Division , a New
York National Guard outfit under
the command of General Ralph C.
Smith . The 27th was committed at
Saipan and soon fotind itself in the
center of a line against the Valley
of Hell with the 4th Marine Division
on one sid e and elements of the 2d
Marine Division on the other . Fast
company.
Another Gen eral Smith , Holland
M., USMC, nicknamed Howlin' Mad ,
Smith , was in command of the exp editionary forces .
According to Pratt , several elements of the 27th were slow in moving, with the result that the Marine
divisions had to halt and beat off
attacks against their flanks. When
evening fell our attack "had everywhere abj ectly failed."
After a conference with Admiral
Spruce , in over-all command, General
Ralph Smith was relieved of command .
In a footnote he says, "The situation with regard to Japanese defenses and the question of whether
Marine tactics were expensive in
lives is beside the point. General
Ralph Smith was clearly removed
because of the complete lack of coordination in the movements of his
division on 23 June, with formations
attacking late and not together; because this sacrificed lives not only in
his own units but also among the
Marines on the flanks, and because
Ralph Smith had assumed an authority (over part of the 105th) that did
not belong to him."
Pratt points out that the division
was a good one and fought well. He
quotes Napoleon as saying that there
are no bad regiments, only bad colonels.
During the war the role of the
military expert became clouded and
confused. When he confined himself
to analysis of strategy and tactics ,
he was performing a useful and
meaningful function , and one for
which he was trained .
However , when he indulged himself
an omniscient clairvoyant, predicting
the course of the war, he was more
often performing a real disservice to
the American people and to the high
command . More often than not the
expert was wrong in his predictions
in which case no one benefitted . If
he chanced to be right, he made no
valid contribution to the prosecution
of the war and might stumble on
some military secret which could endanger a campaign .
Now the war is over the military
expert can return to his proper field ,
the analysis of tactics ,and strategy.
In the case of Fletcher Pratt, the
return means a highly informative
and interesting book,

Plan To Attend the Geo. Washin gton Dan ce

East Stroudsburg Here Tonight, Millersville Next
Thursday in Headline Campus Sports Attraction

East Stroudsburg will pay its revived annual visit to Bloomsburg tonight in one of the main attractions
of the basketball season . This game
marks the beginning of the final
home stand of the Huskies, bringing
Millersville, King's College, and Kutztown here in t ha t order .
The Big Red, coached by Ray
Welch, former Washington and Jefferson mentor , suffered a stinging 5540 defeat at the hands of the Wisher
crew in the Pocono city two weeks
ago, and th ey 'll be aft er the Huskies'
scalps this evening.
Beat Scran t on
Fresh from a last second victory
over the University of Scranton , the
Big Red will *bring a short but fast
team to Centennial Gym . Cy Bernoski , fl ashy forw ard , came through
with a field goal j ust as the final'
sounded to give the Mountaineers a
45-44 victory over the Tommies.
At the other forward post is Jackie
Swartz, most consistent scorer on
the squ ad , and a defini te th r eat to
Husky aspirations this evening. Other
valuable men include McGovern,
center, and Micker Daniels and
Charlie "football" Ritinski, guards.
Manning is ineligible this year.
Last Saturday evening the Big Red
lost a close tussle to powerful West
Chester, 52-49, the same margin by
which the Huskies lost to the Rams
here. The Huskies need this game to
stay upstairs in ' the conference race
and at the same time improve their
standing amdng the all-state race.
Rivalry Renewed
After last year 's lapse when schedule difficulties could not be ironed
out , East Stroudsburg is again on the
Husky card, arid local basketball fans
are glad to see the Big Red reappear.
Bloom-Stroud clashes of past years
have been of the close, thrilling variety, and tonight' s game should be
the same.
The Huskies, with a well-rounded
group of basketeers, have shown
signs of brilliance on occasions, but
other times have presented mediocre
basketball . Banull, Boyer , Kashner,
Jones , Kreiser , Andrews, and Slobozien have all been outstanding at one
time or another with possibly Andrews being the most consistent .
Mlllersville Next
Next Thursday night Millersville
State will play here, and this, too,
promises to be one of the best games
of the year, for the Millers are the
mqst improved team in the circuit.
They have just won five in a row,
including victories over Bloomsburg,
Shipp ensburg, Lock Haven, ( twice),
and powerful Westminster .
Boasting a fast team built around
Schultz, speedy forward, who has always been a thorn in the Huskies'
side, the Marauders will bring a veteran team to Bloomsburg. Whitey
Korkuch , Shamokin pivot man , has
replaced DePoe, last year's center,
and the switch has done wonders to
this Miller team .
Operating with exactly the same
team a year ago, the Millers were a
moderate ball club, but they now
have the spark necessary for winning
garnos. Johnny Wenglasz, Dunlap,
and Pecuitch all have contributed

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HUSKY SCHEDULE

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Remaining Games
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E Tonight—E . Stroudsburg, here
[ Thur . Feb. 19—Millers ville, here
E Tue. Feb. 24—Lock Haven, away
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Thur. Feb. 26—King's Col., here
E Tue. March 2—Kutztqwn , here

Mansfield Edges Huskies
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43-42 in Exciting Contest
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= A late fourth period rally fell short
I as the Huskies lost a close one to
Mansfield State Teachers by a score
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of 43-42 at that place last Friday
night . With twenty seconds remaining and the homesters ahead, 43-38,
greatly in the Millersville drive for Paul Slobozien and Bob Andrews
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came through with one handed shots,
st ate hon ors .
The Millers have a good chance for but the game ended with the Wisherthe teachers college title should they men one point in arrears .
It was a thriller all the way as the
beat Mansfield the next time out , but
if they hope to win the crown they 'll Huskies staged an uphill battle , f alhave to get by powerful Bloomsburg, ling behind at the end of the first
and the Huskies are going to say period , 10-7, and at the half , 19-15.
something about that when next However , the Maroon and Gold came
back in the third quarter with a rousThursday night rolls around.
ing attack to take a 32-29 lead going
into the la st quarter . With Ferschau
and Harrington leading the attack,
the Mountaineers grabbed the lead
and built a sufficient margin to
There will be no more long week- weather the last minute Husky
ends at B. S.T. C. Every Saturday storm .
afternoon, from 2:00 t o 4:30 , the Cen- Andrews Stars
tennial Gym will be open to all stud- Andr ews, the Johnstown lad who
ents. Basketball, volley ball, swim- has been improving with each game,
ming, and many other games and headed the point getters f or the eveactivities will be available to those ning with 16. Harrington and Perwho wish to take advantage of them. schau had 15 and 12 respectively, the
Each activity will be supervised by latter 's points coming largely from
some capable official . The rules for the free throw line.
each sport will be adhered to, and
It was almost an exact repetition
keen competition between teams will of the game here with the northern
ensue.
tier boys a few weeks ago. In that
Until the present time , the week- game , the Huskies battled all evening
ends at B.S.T.C. have been extremely to get the lead and finally did manlong. Saturday afternoons had drag- age to tie things up in the waning
ged slowly along and students sat in minutes . However, shots by Wasiltheir rooms listening to the radio for ewski and McEneny clinched that
relaxation . But now, thanks to a few one with less than a minute to go.
well placed suggestions and prompt
The Huskies in a sense lost the
action • by the authorities , the students can enj oy themselves by playing
the sports they all enjoy .
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Open House Planned
For Week-end Events

Borrowed
Bante r ? ?

Intuition: That gift which enables
a woman to arrive instantly at an
infallible and irrevocable decision
without the aid of reason, j udgment,
or discussion .
She sat on the bridge in the gloaming
And tickled his face with her toes.
But she was a Jersey Mosquito
And the bridge was the bridge of his
nose.
Three girls who hadn't seen each
other for years met one day and began recalling old times.
"Do you remember the red-headed
boy who lived around the corner
from you?" asked one .
"I'll say I do, He proposed to me
and when I turned him down he
threatened to do something dreadful.
Wonder , what happened to him?"
"He happens to be my husband ,"
was the snappish answer.
—-Collogio

game from the foul line if one were
to look at the summary from a statistical point, for they garnered only
eight of 18 f oul sho t s. Thus Mansfield overcame the 17-15 deficit in
fi eld goals. Against Shippensburg
two weeks ago, the Bloomsburgers
racked up a record-breaking perfect
score of eight from the circle .
As a result of this clash, Man sfield
continued its undefeated string in:
league play, boasting a record of five
wins in as many tries while Bloomsburg dropped from second all the
way to fifth place in the standings.
Bloomsburg- (42)
G FG Pts.
5
1 3»4
Banull, f
1 2-3
4
Boyer , f
0
0-1
0
Kashner, f
3
1-3
7
Jones, c
1 0-0
2
Walt her, c
g
2
0-4
4
Kreiser,
7
2-3
16
Andrews, g
2
0-0
4
Slobozien, g
0
0-0
0
Evans, g
Totals

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8-18

Mansfield (43)
G
Harrington , f
7
2
Ott , f
0
Randon, f
2
Perschau , c ,
0
Wasilewski, g
3
McEneny, g
1
Johnson, g
0
Patton , g
Totals

15

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42

FG Pts.
1-3
15
2-2
6
1-2
1
8-9
12
1-3
1
0-1
6
0-0
2
0-0
0
13-20

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State Conference Standings ? ?

Man sfield
Clari on
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[ndi ana
3LO OMSBURG
West Chester . , . . *.
Shippensburg
California ,
Slippery Rock
Lock Haven

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Kutztown
Edinboro
E. Stroudsburg

Scouts Enjoy Swim

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of the three Boy Scout districts enj oying a swimming period.
All of the communities under the
jurisdiction of the Columbia-Montour
Boy Scout Council were represented
at Monday 's swim.
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Teacher: Can you tell me why the
land near a river is always so rich ?
Junior ; Certainly , There's a bank
on each side ,
L envy you little lightning bug,
You worry not a bit ,
For when you see a traffic cop,
You know your tail light's lit.

—Oollcglo

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MILLARD C. LUDWIG

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Upon scanning back through some of the "Obiters" of past years, we
saw something that migh t well be revived here on the campus. "Roongo,"
for years mascot of Husky athletic teams , has faded from the picture. With
him went much * of the college spirit, for he was symbolic of the never-giveup typ e of play which is now returning to B.S.T.C.
For those who are acquainted with Roongo , we will tell what little
we know about him . The first of the Husky dog's made its appearance
about 1930 due to the kindness of our own Prof . George J. Keller , who
included among: his various animals several Husky dogs. Fans and students attending athletic events took Roongo 's presence as a matter-ofcourse. When Roongo I passed on, Roongo II replaced him, and the
spirit of Husky athletic teams did not die.
It was during the late thirties that the last of the Roongo's served as
Husky mascot. Roongo had been an institution himself , and Husky students
felt they had lost part of the school. At the time it was impossible to replace
the last of the loyal dogs, and for a while the matter was forgotten . Right
now we'r e wondering whether or not it would be possible to revive Roongo
as the Husky mascot . He was undoubtedly the most attractive mascot in
the teachers college circle . Roongo was a symbol of sportsmanship, courage,
and loyalty.
We don't know who was responsible for his name, but the person who
thought of the idea certainly came up with a good one. The last four
letters of the word "maroon" and the first two letters of the word "gold "
were combined to give him an attractive, spectacular monikor to go
with his personality. Yes, the Husky is gone but not forgot ten. It would
be a fine objective for some campus organization to start the ball rolling
to get another "Roongo. "
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LOOPING THE LOOPS . . . . Let 's take a glance at the State Teachers
College Conference race. Including games of last Monday night , Mansfield's
high flying Mountaineers are in first place with five wins and no losses. Now
the Caseymen have had several close shaves during those five clashes, including two point and one point victories over the Huskies. Another win was
a 35-34 decision over Lock Haven . Mansfield is a favorite to win the title,
for the northern tier lads have risen to the occasion when needed .
Undoubtedly the most improved team in the loop and the one most
likely to give Mansfield trouble is Millersville. The Marauders started
out poorly, losing exhibitions to LaSalle and Westminster, then dropping
conference tests to both Kutztc vvn and Mansfield. Then they started a
five game winning streak, taking Lock Haven , Bloomsburg, Shippensburg, Westminster, and Lock Haven in that order . The triumph over
powerful Westminster demonstrated that the Millers mean business.
Apparently, the down-staters have a team that resembles past Millersville quintets , and the game here next Thursday night should pack the house.
When Mansfield plays at Millersville, it should pretty well decide how the
race will come out. The Marauders have lost but two games on home boards
this winter, and both were exhibition tussels.
Clarion 's Golden Eagles, in second place according to percentage, w ill
not figure in the race, for they play only seven league tilts. Indiana,
which has but one loss, is eligible, for the Bravcmen will total ten loop
games before the season ends. West Chester, Shipp ensburg, anu Bloomsburg have an outside chance, but certain things would have to happen
before any of the three could come through with the crown.
Our own Huskies have four conference games to play and to mathematically figure in the race they will have to win all four . Mansfield and
the other teams would have to lose sufficient games to show a percentage
lower than .714, which is the mark the Huskies will have should they win
the remaining four .
The rest of the teams will serve as stumbling blocks for the first division quintets attempting1 to climb nearer the top. California, Slippery
Rock, Lock Haven, and Kutxtown all are capable of upsetting the favorites, the first two playing mostly in the west and the last two named
taking: it out on the eastern schools. Even Edinboro and East Stromlsburg can cause trouble. The Big Red has three losses, but all have boon
by close scores,
John Hoch, publicity director of the college and also promoter of the
annual high school basketball tournament , is busy lining up teams for the
big March event, Games will be played on March 4 , 5, 6, 11, 12, and 13.
Classes A, B, and C will again comprise the divisions, and a record-breaking
list of entries is in prospect. Some of the best teams in Central Pennsylvania
have been lined up, and this tournament promises to break all past records.
With the spring season not so many weeks away, baseball and track
candidates are thinking: of the warmer weather which should bo In prospoet If the law of averages lives up to Its reputation. Tlio baseball team
' will play eleven games and the track squad has listed six dual moots, the
Penn Relays, and the State Meet. This is by far the busiest track season
In history and promises to revive the sport which made the local Huskies
rise to national fame . Even while that long 28 dual moot winning streak
was on, the Huskies usually called it a busy spring: with five such moots.
However, this Is In line with the Husky policy of scheduling; more athletlc events, and we might add It's a good one.

The Campus Spotlite

Snow wasn't the only thing in the
air last Saturday—we hear that some
of Cupid' s darts were floating around
too!
It was then that Mary Fox became
the proud recipient of a beautifu l
diamond ring. The lucky lad is Angelo Albano of McAdoo, Penna . Mar y
hails from Quakertown , 1 Pa., and is a
j unior this y ear . Angelo is a veteran
and a sophom ore. No date has been
set for the wedding.
Even the faculty wasn't immune;
Miss Dorothy Gilmore, assistant librarian , became engaged to James
Lovel
l of Salem, Oregon. Mr. Lovell
is serving with the Merchant Marine.
Speaking of engagements , in case
you haven't been reading the paper
lately, here are a few earlier ones.
Betty Mae Johnson of Bloomsburg,
R . D. #3 to Paul Slusser of Mifflinville , who is a member of the Sophomore class and a secondary student.
Miss Gladys Kuster to Robert S.
LeVan. Both are g r a d u a t e s of
Bloomsburg High and both are attending school here.
Madge Fuller of Berwick to Robert
F. Jones of Nescopeck. Madge is a
j unior here and a Business student.
Patricia J . Mercer of town to K.
Rodney Morgans of Williamsport.
Rodney i s a secondary student and a
member of the football team .
Miss Meryl Girton of town to William J. Tiddy of Shamokin . Bil is a
Sophomore and a secondary student.
(Y ou know, the man who makes the
witties in assembly!)
Going from orange blossoms to
barber poles; did you know that Faculty member, Mr . Charles Henrie is
a member of the local chapter of the
SPEBSQSA? (If you find out what

they stand for , let us know.) Anyway ,
It has something to do with barber
shop quartets and the particular one
to which he belongs , the "Parlor City
Four" is traveling to Philadelphia on
February 2Gth to compete for the
mid - Atlantic States Championship.
They will sing in the Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
New York , Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut and District of Columbia
Chapters will be represented . Wit h
all that competition , it may be a
"dose shave " (weak , huh!) but we're
all rooting for you , Mr . Henri e.
Speaking of faculty members, I
read somewhere that an article written by Dr. J. Almus Russel entitled
"The Land of the Hops" has been
published in the February issue of
the natural history magazine, "Frontiers." I checked at the library and
the magazine is not available there,
but it would be worth locating.
There were also many favorable
comments heard recently on the talk
given by Dr. Kehr over W.C.N.R . last
Friday. It was in connection with the
American Association of University
Women.
We were sorry to hear that Rita
Dixon, a freshman , is in Wills Eye
Hospital for treatment. Idon't know
what her condition is but I'm sure
Rita would appreciate hearing from,
any of you .
This is the first of what we hope
will be a series of columns, but it
will be about YOU and FOR you, so
therefore , we will need your help. If
there is anything you would like to
have cussed , discussed, or j ust printed, let us know and we'll do our best
to oblige.
Till next time . . .

Borro wed Banter
I'll never forget the morning we
first reached Niagara Falls, " confided Mrs . O'Connor. "My husband's
face dropped about a mile." "You
mean to say he was disappointed? "
asked Mrs. Geis incredously. "Not at
all," Mrs , O'Connor assured her. "He
fell over the rim."
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ask, Judge," said
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the defendant with downcast eyes, "I
dollar . But there was that two bits
you gave me to vote for you last— ."
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"Are ye fond of movin' pictures,
,Jeannie?" "Aye," said she readily.
"Guid , lass. Then maybe you'll help
me get half a dozen doon out o' the
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Twas not so very big
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Twas swallowed by a pig,
:For Mary had a little pig
We won der, now an d t hen
',Is Mary 's pen within the pig
Or the pig within the pen .

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'Twas in a cafe they met
Brave Romeo and Juliet ,
He had no dough to pay his debt
So Romeod what Juliet,
—The Gall
Clarion, Pa.

Junior Varsi ty Raid
Ber wick Varsity

Jo hnstown Men Aid Husky Quintet

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The Junior Varsity team won their
fourth game of the season last Tuesday night when they smeared the
Mary Lynn Dress Shop of Berwick
by a 33 to 15 margin .
In the first quarter both teams
played outstanding defensive ball and
neither team was able to do much
scoring, but the Pups began to break
the Berwick defen se j ust before the
half-time. The Jay-Vees, using many
substitutions, rolled on in the second
half in a listless manner to hand the
visitors their first defeat of the season .
The Husky Pups ' off ense was spirited by Jim Kleman , a newcomer to
B.S.T.C. and a former student at
Shipp ensburg S.T.C. Kleman rolled
up ten points with his "hard-toblock" left hand hook shot. It was
his fine shooting that kept the Dress
Shop Quintet worried until he left
the game in the final canto with a
slight inj ury^
"Bip" Krafchik set the pace for
the Mary Lynn Dress Shop, and Captain Bernie De Paul played a beautiful defensive game. Coach Zeke Abrahams lended his services to the visitors and worked a* fine game from
the bench .
The Junior Varsity is now being
coached by Georgie Paternoster, of
Hazleton . With four wins and three
losses to date, the Jay Vees record
is better than average. Now tha t
they have Paternoster to work out
with them , they stand a fine chance
of winning the remainder of their
games.
Smokey Andrews, Paul Slobozien, Ed . Tavalsky (reading from left to right) are helping th e Huskies to a sucTh e officials for the Mary Lynn Jay Vee tilt were Rodgers and Ber- cessful basketball season . Andrews has been outstanding in every game. Slobozien , bothered by injuries, is just
landa, both of Hazleton .
is finding himself after being in the infirmary during the first two contests.
« rounding into shape, and Tavalsky

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In a tight-fisted Iowa congregation , the hat was passed round one
Sunday and returned absolutely empty. The pastor cast his eyes heavenward and said reverently, "I thank
Thee, O Lord, that I got my hat
back."

On Grandfather's Hypothesis
The Fahrenheit flagrancies of the
few fortnights past have made grandfather's version of the winter of '88
sound like Indian summer. Grandfather has long held that the winters
are no longer as cold as they were
when he was a lad; but of late he has
had little to say on the matter except
to admit that it has been "downright
cold," and there we must count him
correct to four decimal places.
Anyone who has had to arise in a
cold room will be a long time forgetting the winter of '48. When the
alarm clock shatters the silence at
6:30 A.M., and you awaken to the
realization that your room is colder
than a Russian delegate 's shoulder at
a U.N. conference, and that combustion has evidently long ceased to take
place in the furnace , and that you
must submerge yourself in a pair of
thoroughly chilled trousers — well,
you come very near deciding to remain in bed until the first robin sings
on the window sill .
Getting dressed with a minimum
of discomfort is no mean feat under
such circumstances, and speed is the
only criterion by which one method
is judged better than another. Emily

out we fervently hope, has been cold
in every sense of the word, and of
that there 'can be little doubt.
So we of the numb feet and the red
nose find it a wholly untenable proposition that would attempt to have
us believe that the past half century
has enfeebled Old Man Winter. However, while we are busily engaged in
discrediting grandfather's hypothesis,
we must not forget that we will
someday tell our grandchildren about
the "cold spell" in '48.
Do you think they will believe us?
—¦Donald L. Butcofsky

Post has discreetly refrained from
laying down a standard operating
procedure for such a contingency,
and what one does is one's own private affair. Expediency is the keynot e, and as you make a frantic leap
for the chair upon which your trousers hang, expediency is foremost in
your mind.
This "flying squirrel" method of
beginning the day was much more
popular when grandfather was a callow youth , for in those days cold
At five a.m. a four-year-old awoke
rooms were the rule rather than the
and
asked his mother to tell him a
exception. Today we have many comstory.
forts that were unheard of back in
"Quiet ," said Mother . "Daddy will
'88, and they quite naturally make
the winters seem warmer from an in- be home in half an hour and tell us
door point of view. But when the both one."
mercury dips down below zero and
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the furnace fire goes out , it is dr'ffi-' "What did the Scotchman say at
cult to believe that the past sixty the football game?"
"Get that quarter back."
years have made the winters less
severe.
Anyone who has trudged up ColIt all happened during his salad '
lege Hill or made a pilgrimage into and ballad days.
the hinterlands of the campus on any
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of these cold mornings will agree
A pessimist is one who finds diffithat the experience was not condu- culty In every opportunity ; an opticive to mirth-provoking thought en- mist is one who finds an opportunity
route. This winter , now on its way -in every difficulty.

Plan To Attend the Geo. Washin gton Dance

Borrowed
Banter

Veteran's
Corner

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And sit and sigh and moan
But if the man shortage
Six million mad bacteria—
Should get any worse,
And I thought we were alone!
Go back to the very
First line of this verse.
—The Call
—Badger Navy News
Clarion, Pa.

Dedication to Chemistry Students
Johnny took a drink one day
Man Shortage
An d now he is no more.
Just give me a man
For what he thought was H2O
with a million or two.
Was H2So4.
Or
one
t h at is h an dsome
—The Clarion
Would happily do;
A dashing young fellow
Tips that Wolves can use:
Is swell any day,
1. Ignore her completely for awhile.
Or
one
t h at is famous
(Th is will intrigue her and lead
Would
suit me O.K .
her on.)

Go ahead and tell her that her
hair looks sloppy.
(She'll be so glad that you noticed it , sh e won 't care.)
3. Always act the rugged type, especially on the dance floor , and
n ever be afraid to walk on her
feet. (She probably loves he-men
like you!)
4. Never ask for a date ahead of
¦ time! Call her up that very night.
(She'll be so surprised.)
5. Don 't come r igh t out an d ask h er
to a dance—hint that you might
want to ta k e h er, t h en leave h er
in suspense for awhile.
6.
Continue to talk about sports all
House Okays G.I. Raise
through a date and really give
Two bills, lobbied and sponsored by
her an interesting evening.
various Veteran Organizations thru—"The Spirit"
out the country, are well on t h eir
Ebensburg-Cambria High School
way to becoming law . One bill raises
the college G.I.'s su b sistence f rom
$65 to $75 per month and gives pro- Gir ls wh en t h ey went to sw im ,
portionate raises to married veter- Once dressed like Mother Hubbard ,
ans . Th e ot h er bi ll increases the Now they have a better whim,
amount of money that the "on-the- They dress more like the cupboard .
—"Contownian"
j ob" tra inee can earn p er mont h . The
Conemaugh Twp., Davidsville
College bill has been sent to the
White House for the President's sig•
nature ; while the other was sent to
"What is it that has horns, a paintthe Senate for ratification. Total ed tail, and carries a pitchfork?"
cost of the two bills is estimated at
Answer—"I give up!"
about $366,000,000 per y ear.
"I don 't know either , b ut it's b een
following us ever since we left the
Bob Hammer, one of our business last bar."
—Winber Hi-Times

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A f armer's wife had become mentally deranged. As they carried her
out of the house in a straight jacket
he said: "I sure don't know , wh at got
into her—she ain't b een out of t h e
kitchen in 25 years."
—Collegio

Headquarters for

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students, was interviewed on the
question of "Are you going to work
for a Master 's Degree when you have
graduated ?" Bob's reply was, "I
think so—I'll have about five more
months of schooling coming under
the G.I. Bill when I graduate , so if
the government will continue my
subsistence , I'll get my Master's before I begin to work . Anyhow, I'm
afraid if I go to work before I get it,
I'll never get back to school again. "
Bob's uncertainty about the G.I.
Bill's having a provision to cover the
period of at least four months that
he'll need to complete a Master's Degree, reflects a doubt that most G.I.'s
are curious about . After we asked a
few questions we found that except
for the students going to college under Public Law #16, there are comparatively few veterans who have
enough military service to permit
them to wor*k for their Master 's. In
fact , a large number of the students
haven't enou gh time to their credit
to finish their present four year
course . I-Iowever, the V.A. representative informed Ed Mackiewicz , who
is in the latter categoric , that if his
marks are above average , when lie
has used the amount of time due him
under the G.I. Bill , the V.A . will permit him to finish his present course
at the government's expense. The
school's V.A, representative wasn't
ava ilable f or comment ,

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Before I heard the doctors tell
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