Widely -Acclaimed Eva J essy e Choir
Will Appear Here Tuesday Evening
Mixed Choral Group

Of "Porgy and Bess" Fame

• To Present Varied Pro gram

College Represented
At Student Government
Conference at K.S.T.C.

The Eva Jessye Choir, which will
appear here on Tuesday evening, November 9, has "won wide acclaim*
Appointed by the C. G. A., Dorothy
throughout the country by its appear- Lovett and Arlene Pope, with Miss
an ce in Ger shwin 's operatic success, Ranson as a d v i s e r, rep resented
^'Porgy and Bess." The choral group Bloomsburg at the Twelfth Annual
has been featured in every presenta- Con ference of St u den t Governmen t
tion of this work since it was first associations , which was held at Kutzproduced , and has become acknow- town State Teachers College, October
ledged as one of the finest choruses 22 and 23. The purpose of this conof its kind before the public today.
ference was to enable delegates and
Out of her rich experience, Miss advisors to meet and make mutual
Jessye has programmed songs from agreements on four maj or problems
the old Indian Territory. These works confronting State Teachers Colleges.
—gambling ditties, native blues songs, These problems concerned student
and folk game tunes—are all entirely publications, athletics, social pronew to the concert-going public. She grams, and budgeting for student
has also dipped deeply into the heart activities programs.
of the Carolina Low Country for pro- Dr. I. L. de Francesco, the faculty
gram material.
adviser of the K.S.T.C. Student CoIncluded in the program will be operative Association, opened the con"The Ghost Ship, " a composition of ference at 9:30 a.m., Friday morning,
the late Will Marion Cook. "Th e with a welcome to the delegates, who
Ghost Ship" has not been published were then individually introduced by
and will be performed from manu- Warren E. Ringler, presiding officer
script. Among the other presentations of the Student Activities Board. Miss
will b e "The Chronicle of Job, " by Mary Rickenbach , Dea n of Women ,
Miss Jessye, and "The Train ," a dra- followed with an address, after which
matic and musical apisode.
the delegates spli t into four groups,
The choir, which is a feature of the each under the supervision of two
Artists' Series Course, promises to faculty-advisers. The problems under
provide an evening of outstanding consideration were then discussed.
entertainment.
After luncheon, reports of these
groups were read. The delegates were
then taken on a tour of the campus
and , at 4 :00 p.m., a reception and tea
was held. Dr. Warren C. Lovinger,
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Mr. Edward T. DeVoe was elected
president of the Columbia County Dr. E. H. Nelson, president of the
aiumni of the College. He succeeds Alumni Association, both of whom
Mr. A. C. Morgan, of the Berwick spoke briefly. In his remarks, Dr.
High School faculty , w ho h ad held Nelson told of the plan to organize
the office for the past seven years. more local alumni groups and urged
The election was conducted during the adoption of a project for the benea dinner meeting which was held in fit of the College. Herbert McMahon,
the dining-room. Among the other a f ormer faculty member, also spoke.
officers elected is Mr. Edward T. Among those present were Dr. and
Sharretts, institutional secretary here Mrs. K. C. Kuster, Mr. and Mrs.
at the College, who was elected sec- Howard F. Fenstemaker, President
retary of the organization.
and Mrs. H, A. Andruss, Dr. E. H.
Mr. Morgan presided at the session Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Deand introduced President Andruss and Voe, and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Forney.

Mr. DeVoe To Head
! County Alumni

Mr, Garner Attends Students and Returning Alumni
Teacher Placement Enj oy Homecoming Day Assembly
M & G Band Gives Concert;
Conference
College Community

Mr. Harry F. Garner , Director of
Placement and Secondary Education ,
attended a Conference of the National Institutional Teacher Placement
Association held in Harrisburg, Tuesday , October 26, 1948. The Conference was attended by representatives
of the several State Teachers Colleges, Liberal Arts Colleges, and Universities within the state.
The center of discussion was the
supply and demand of teachers. Dr.
John K. Trayer from the Bureau of
Certification of the Department of
Public Instruction , presented some interesting figures which might serve
as a guide in considering the placement of college graduates entering
the teaching profession. There has
been a general increase in the number
of teaching positions within the state,
although there are some fields in
which vacancies exist. In all fields
there has been an increase of at least
1%, and in the fields of foreign languages, there has been an increase of
25%. The increase in the other areas
arranged at points between those two
limi ts, 1% and 25%.
There are in certain fields, such as
English, Social Studies, and foreign
languages, almost twice as many
teachers available as there are vacancies. However, it must be appreciated that these statistics do not give
a 100% true picture of the situation.
The difficulty in placement frequently
is one of distributing the professional
services in areas where the vacancies
occur.
Other interesting statistics in relation to teaching combinations were
noted. English, for example, is combined on schedules with social studies,
Latin , French, mathematics, music ;
in fact , throughout the state, there
are as many as 89 different subj ect
combinations being taught by English
teachers. The fields of business and
industrial and vocational arts are the
only ones in which the teachers have
more than 90% of their time devoted
to the teaching of their major field.
Aside from statistics about supply
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THE SNAPPY MARO ON AND GOLD MARCHING BAND . . .

Hears Utah Chorus

Film Shown by Mr. Keller

Contributing much to the enjoyment
of the Homecoming throng was
A varied program of religious and
assembly
the
program held in Carver
secular music was presented at the
Hall
Auditorium
at ten o'clock Satregular assembly in Carver Auditorurday
morning.
The
variety of enterium on October 28 by the Utah Centennial Chorus. This group of twelve tainment pleased all who attended.
Opening the program was a march,
ordained ministers of the Church of
"His
Honor," played by the college
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
band
under
the direction of the drum
appeared here during the eighth week' maj or,
Mr.
Roy
W. Brandau. A welof their Eastern tour, which will concome address by C. G. A. President
clude a two-year mission.
Thaddeus Swigonski was next, followThe program featured clever ar- ed by a greeting in the form of a
rangements and several outstanding poem, "The Spirit of Old Bloomssolo numbers by the talented mem- burg," by President Harvey A. Anbers of the chorus.
druss.
., Among the choru s1 religious num- Mr. Henrie took over as director of
bers were a Waring arrangement of the band at this point, and a concert
"Onward Christian Soldiers," Goun- was presented. Two twirlers, Mary
od's "Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty," Ann Stewart and Laura Philo, ap"Halleluj ah Amen," from Handel's peared doing a baton routine in black"Judas Maccabeus," "The L o r d 's face to the accompaniment of "DarkPrayer," "Let the Mountains Shout town Strutters' Ball." Next on the
for Joy." Secular works of the chorus program were the "Bridal Rose
in the presentation were "Stout Overture," "Autumn Nocturne," and
-Hearted Men," by Romberg, and Fred "American Legion Forever March."
Waring's arrangement of "The Mos- The clarinet solo in "Autumn Nocquito Song" and "Dry Bones."
turne" was played by Francis Hontz.
Elder Conrad Jensen played "Cau- To complete the part of the festivizenetta," by D'Ambrosio, a§ a violin ties broadcast by the facilities of
solo. A trumpet solo, "Carnival of radio station WLTR, Dr. E. H. Nelson
Venice," was played by Elder Walter extended brief greetings from the
Durtschi; and "Because" and the Alumni Association to the assembly
"Desert Song" were tenor solo num- and radio audience. When freed from
bers sung by Elder Burns K. Black. the fetters of frequency, Dr. Nelson
The conductor of the group, Chester made an offer from the Alumni treasW. Hill, an accomplished pianist, won ury, which brought no response. He
the audience's acclaim for his pres- requested a student to sing the Alma
entations of Chopin's "Polonaise in A Mater which was used before 1912.
Flat Maj or" and "The Music Box ," After changing the request to one for
the second verse of our present school
a novelty number.
President Harvey A. Andruss pre- song and raising the ante to five
sided over the assembly program and dollars, Miss Saya Silverman, a freshman, came forward and led the audithe devotional exercises.
ence in singing it with organ accompaniment by Mr. Fenstemaker. Ani mega i iscusses other dollar was provided by President Andruss, and Mr. Fenstermaker
ans or oming ear contributed
a dollar to Dr. Nelson
The first regular monthly meeting after his rendition of the old alma
of Pi Omega Pi, the national business mater, "Bloomsburg Will Shine Toeducation fraternity, was held on night." These two dollars were offerOctober 22 at 7:30 p.m. Fourteen ed by Dr. Nelson to any freshman
members, who represent almost the who would lead the group in a college
entire group except for those students cheer. Tom Roberts, in band uniform,
doing their practice teaching in Wil- responded as he led a "B-L," followed
liamsport, were present. Plans for by the "Locomotive Yell."
forthcoming meetings were discussed , Students and visiting alumni were
with President John Purcell presiding. given an account of the outstanding
Plans are underway for a round- activities of last year at the college
table discussion to be presided over in the form of a Kodacolor motion
by members of the Business Educa- picture film taken by Mr. George J.
tion faculty, at which time questions Keller. Appropriate music was proraised by the students may be dis- vided by Mr. Howard F. Fenstemaker
cussed and answered. Another sched- at the organ during the course of the
uled program will invite former mem- film. With reminiscences the order
bers of the Fraternity to talk to the for the day, this feature may have
group on problems that they have en- served a two-fold purpose for some
of the older graduates.
countered in teaching.
In closing the program, Miss HarFollowing the business meeting, a
riet
M. Moore led the assembly in the
social time was enjoyed by the members and refreshments were served singing of the Alma Mater.
The next meeting of the group will
be the formal pledge ceremony to be
held November 4,

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Kappa Delta Pi Hears
Talk on "Education "

C.G.A. Holds Meeting

The regular bi-monthly meeting of
the C.G.A. was held on Monday, October 25, in the form of a dinner meeting. Thaddeus Swigonski, president of
the student governing body, presided
at
. the meeting and acted as host for
the dinner. ,
During the meeting, the twenty-six
members approve d the budget of the
College Council , which makes appropriations for the various student activities. Recommendations were made
to President Andruss to honor the
registration certificates of the KutzShown above is the 1048-1040 Maroon and Gold Band. The organization, of wlU'eh Tom Bowman Ig president, town students at the Homecoming
has followed tlio team to all this year's football games and has been enjoying an unusually successful season, The game. The recommendation was apsuccess of Homecoming1 Day was largely due to the Band's participation In the special assembly and Its showing proved,
at the football game. Mr. Charles II* Itenrle Is tlie director of the Band and Roy W. Brandau, the drum major
After much discussion, the meeting
and student director.
was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
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The first regular meeting of Kappa
Delta Pi, the national educational
fraternity, was held on Thursday,
October 14.
The meeting opened with a welcome extended to the group by President Wilmer Nestor. Following a
brief business meeting, the program
was turned over to Carson Whltesell
who introduced the speakers of the
evening, Mr, Harry F. Garner, Director of Secondary Education. Mr.
Garner spoke on "Education " and
based his remarks on questions which
were submitted by the group,
In opening his talk, Mr. Garner re(Continued on page 4)

In Momoriam

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LOOKING AT LITERAT URE

The sands of time are running
out for the uneducated man. In
years gon e by, the person with a
high school diploma was a rarity
an d someone to be l ook ed upon
with curiosity. It was often a
necessity for a person to withdraw
from school to help support his
family. Often too, the person attending school was thought to lack
the initiative to do anything but go
to school — schools were something you had to attend until you
could procure a Job.
Today, the situation has changed . Education has become a magic
nine-letter word. Horizons Unlimited would be, in this age , an
appropriate synonym for education. Our ever-increasing high interest in progressive education is
a result of a world-wide movement
toward internationalism.
America 's awareness of the necessity of an expanded educational
system can be shown to a considerable extent by the following
figures which show the number of
students enrolled , the number of
high school graduates , and the
number of college degrees conferred during the 1947-48 scholastic
year. There was an enrollmen t of
32,000 ,000 children and youth in
the nation 's schools and colleges
this fall. More than 313,000 degrees were awarded by U. S. colleges and universities during the
year ending June 30, 1948. Of this
number , 266,845 were bachelor
degrees, 41 ,716 were master 's degrees, and 4 ,439 were doctor 's
degrees. The number of high
school graduates in 1948 is estimated at 1,056,000 .
World peace, in its truest sense,
not the day-to-day type we have
today, can only be achieved when
the people of the world are so
educated to at least a partial
understanding of the interests and
problems of their world nei ghbors.
The scales of fate are tottering
between peace and war, Progressive education will be the decisive
factor in tipping them in favor of
world peace.
Education is not a one-way
street,
It is a cross r oad of h uman
ambitions.

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Presbyterians Or ganize
As "Knox " Fellowship

chairman ; Ann Papanla, refreshments
chairman. Christine Kreamer and
Harvey A. Andruss, Jr., were appointed to serve on the program committee, and Elmer Krelser and Jean
Ruckle will serve on the refreshments
committee.
After the business session, two Interesting films were shown, an d refreshments were served.
Dr. and Mrs. J. Almus Russell and
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lanterman , advisors for the Knox Fellowship, and
Rev. G. Douglas Davies were in
attendance.

The Presbyterian group of the College met In the church recently and
adopted "Knox Fellowship" as the
name for the group, Harvey A.
An druss , Jr., conducted the devotions
and preclded over the business session.
Officers elected for the current college year are : Joseph Curllla, president; Edward Shanken , vice president ; Maxine Shlrey, secretary-treasurer ; Harold L, Moyer, Jr., program

The Business Education Club held
its second regular meeting for this
semester, Thursday, October 21, in
Carver Hall Auditorium. The presid ent , Wilmer Nester, announced the
committees for the year. After the
offi cial business was dispensed, the
president turned the meeting over to
Jos eph Sopko , chairman of the progr am committee. Mr. Sopko then
pr esented the speaker of the meeting,
Mr. Walter Neely, man ager of the
Bell Telephone Company. Mr. Neely
first introduced the picture , "Mr.
Bell , " a biographical outline of the
lif e of Alexander Graham Bell.
The film gave the story of the
events leading to the discovery of the
telephone. An interesting bit of information given was the first words
spoken over a telephone. They were,
"Mi*. Watson, come here ; I want
you." These words were spoken by
Mr. Bell to his assistant.
After the showing of the film, Mr.
Neely discussed his daily routine as
an administrative executive. This consisted of a routine check-up of people
waiting for telephone service and
routine desk work which included a
large amount of letters. This was
supplemented by a host of unusual
occurrences in one particular day.
Mr. Neely then spoke of the company 's policy to "Keep the employees
inf ormed." This is accomplished by
an annual meeting. This year four
buses were charted for transportation
to Wilkes-Barre where the meeting
was held. He also explained the "we "
part of organization in preference to
the "they " conception. The employees
are considered an important part of
the organization.
He then went on to explain the
over-all situation of the telephone industry with reference to the past.
The students were informed that
t here were 850,000 telephones in the
United States in 1924 as compared to
2,300,000 tod ay. During the depression
the demand decreased ten per cent.
The demand increased from 1,400,000
in 1940 t o 2,300,000 in 1948. This demand was phenomenal between 1945
and 1948. This rapid growth opened
new fields of employment for many
people.
The exceptionally fine program put
on by Mr. Neely was enj oyed by all
the students present. It was indeed
educational and helpful. The Business
Education Club is grateful to Mr.
Neely for giving them some of his
time in bringing this information to
them.

College Represented
A'c S.G. Confere nce

(Continued from page 1)
Associate Secretary of the American
Association of Colleges for Teacher
Education , gave a dinner address. A
dance , which was sponsored, by the
sophomore class of K.S.T.C , and a
pep rally were held later in the gymnasium.
The conference was concluded on
Saturday with a summary, by Dr.
Lovinger, of what had been accomplished. There were recommendations
for the improvement of social programs, for less censorship of studen t
publications , and for more efficient
means of controlling student finances.
Of the fourteen State Teachers
Colleges, Slippery Rock was the only
one not represented.

Elementary Student Teachers
Entertained by Faculty
The Elementary Education faculty
entertained the Elementary student
teachers in a Hallowe'en masquerade
party.
During the Grand March , prizes
were awarded to Carson Whltesell for
the funniest costume , to Louise Jarrard and June Hontz for the most
beaut if ul costumes, and to Merrill
Troutman and Miss Marcella Stickler
for being the most completely disguised, Mr. Harry N. Gasser and Mrs.
Luclle J. Baker directed the games.
Original appointments in the spirit
of Hallowe'en decorated t h e ta bl e an d
refreshments were enj oyed.

Higher Education - the Hope of America
An address delivered by

President Harvey A. Andruss

to the students of
BLOOMSBURG STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
Part II

Some Proposals for Living
arid Learning in Colleges
Discussions of higher education
\vere formerly found only in professional journals read by faculty members , department heads, deans, and
college presidents. Now it is the subj ect of articles appearing in magazines read by laymen.
Recently, the Elk's Magazine printed a n a rti cle on "When College Is a
Waste of Tim e" and it was interesting enough to be condensed in the
October, 1948 issue of Everybody 's
Digest. Stanley Frank, the author,
begins with : "The Republic 's most
talented and ambitious young people
have been trifling away one of the
best years of their lives by submitting
meekly to a tradition as archaic as
bundling. This misspent year has not
been passed in poolrooms, on street
corners whistling at girls, or in other
amiable pursuits frowned upon by
austere elders. It has been lost in the
classrooms of colleges." Then follows
an arg ument for the three year-round
college curriculum saying that the
traditional four years is a hangover
from an outmoded system begun in
the 17th century.
The time lag in education is discouraging many young people from
entering profession s that the nation
needs for its continuous welfare, security, and technological development.
Medical education requires four years
of college for pre-medical preparation,
four more years in a medical school,
two additional years as an interne,
and another year if specialization is
expected. A young physician after 10
or 11 years of medical education will
be pushing thirty before he can get
going on his career and begin to raise
a family.
This same lengthening of professional education is affecting teaching,
engineering, law, den t istry, and reoaanAVi

The University of Chicago has tried
to solve the problem of shortening the
four-year college plan by admitting
students at the end of the sophomore
year of high school. At the end of the
tenth grade, students are given a
qualifying examination. If they attain
a pre-determined level, they are admitted to the freshman year of college and receive the bachelor's degree
at age twenty having completed fourteen years of schooling. This plan is
based on the assumption that the last
two years of the academic curriculum
in high school is much the same as
the first two years of liberal arts in
college. But the unanswered question
is: What about the student who is
not bright enough to pass the qualify ing examination ? Then , too: Is this
merely a plan for the gifted student ?
If so, does it help the average student
at all ?
Faculty fatigue is given as a reason
for the return to the pre-war fouryear college program. Some universities — among them are Chicago,
Northwestern , Ohio State, Stanford ,

Newman Club Plans
For Coming Initiation
At the second meeting ot the Newman Club, which was held recently in
St. Columba's Parish Hall, plans were
made for the initiation of new members at the next regular meeting.
Pledges will be invested by the degree
team , composed of the officers of the
club.
Later in the year, the degree team
will travel to West Chester State
Teachers College to invest the members of their newly organized Newman Club.
An interesting discussion period
followed with the Newmanites presenting questions to the group for
answering, Father Burke, club chaplain, then gave an informative talk
on the Rosary and the special devotion to it during October.

and Minnesota—operate four twelveweek quarters rather than two semesters of fifteen to eighteen weeks.
Und er the quarter system, there are
48 weeks per year. Under "the system
of two semesters of eighteen weeks ,
there are 36 weeks per year, although
colleges on the semester basis usually
operate summer sessions of varying
lengths. Faculty members usually
teach only three of the four quarters
or thirty-six weeks per year. If the
summer quarter is divided in two sixweek sum m er sessions , then f acu lty
are employed for six additional weeks
or forty-two weeks. The quarter system would seem to provide for the
problem of faculty fatigue.
Some argue that time is a tfita l
factor in education. English universities operate an eight - month year
and grant degrees at the end of the
thi x'd year. Summer vacations of
thr ee months in America are needed
[or students to savor and assimilate
their learning and to recharg e their
mental batteries. This is the period
reserved for sitting and thinking, but
some think that most of it is devoted
to sitting.
The summer j ob needed to earn
money to pay for the following college year is the real stumbling block
to the three-year plan. It is most
uneconomic when we compare the
earnings while in college with the
potential post-graduate salary. If the
student needs a certain amount of
money to pay his college fees, all this
fine talk about future earnings is no
help to him.
A ready solution is suggested by
the use of loan funds or scholarships
to be given to worthy and needy
students. Loans made to college students have been paid by 98% of those
who borrow and the interest rates are
low or non-existent. Several states
have scholarships and there is a proposal for national scholarships according to the report of the President's Commission on Higher Education.

The terminal point of collegiate
instruction has always been the degree. Four years—a bachelor's ; fif t h
year—a master's; seventh year—doctor's. Junior colleges offering two
years of work have long conferred
the degree of associate in arts, letters ,
or science. Princeton used this degree
to mark the achievement of war program students completing two years
of work on its campus. President
Conant of Harvard is in favor of
granting the B.G.S. (Bachelor in General Studies ) for two years General
Education. Dean Peik of Minnesota
proposes another degree to be conferred at the end of the sixth year of
college. This is one year in addition
to the master's and one year short of
the doctor's degree. He does not name
the degree but indicates that progress
should be marked by degrees at the
end of each year as a terminal point
on the graduate level of higher education.
(Part HI next week)

Methodists Enj oy Party
The Methodist College Fellowship
held their weekly meeting in the form
of a Hallowe'en party. The costume
affair was held in the gymnasium o f '
the church on Friday night , October
29.
Awards were presented to the most
beautiful , Diane Snyder; and the
most original , William Wertz and Jay
George. Sarah Faust was in charge
of the games and refreshments.
It's the little things that break up
marriages—little blondes, little brunettes, and little redheads!
The program for the rest of the
semester was discussed. A "Retreat"
conducted by Father Shott of Harrlsburg will be given before Christmas.

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Huskies Subdue Kutztown; Entertain Winless Lycoming Today

SIDELINES I
IN SPORTS . . .
by Curt Miller

Chances are that today 's- game with
Lycoming College of Williamsport will
be a rather dull affair , but it would
be well worth the while for ail of us
to attend. For1 m ost of u s, it will be
the last opportunity to see the undef eated Huskies in action this year
and will , unless the unforeseen occars , let us observe again the men
that will carry the brunt of coming
campaigns.
Lycoming, which hasn't won a contest a'l season, will tie considerably
handicapped tonight by the loss of
their only standout player, Charles
"Buzz " Winters who is reported to
have suffered a concussion in last
week's S4-7 loss to Wilkes College.
Of course, there is the possibility that
he will appear in part of the game
if x-rays prove negative, and we will
witness a pretty fair exhibition of
football among an otherwise impotent
squad that plays the game willingly,
but ineffectually.
A number of persons have questioned the advisability of such teams as
Lycoming, King 's, and Wilkes appearing on the Husky schedule, but
it must be held in mind that these
schools, as full-fledged colleges, are
comparatively new and it takes considerable time to bu*ild up a powerful
grid machine. Wilkes has come along
nicely since their engagement with
the Huskies and has turned in a fine
record this season.
On the other hand , too, there is the
possibility that Bloomsburg will not
always have the greatness it has today and the aforementioned schools
will be more than equal to the task
of putting blotches on the Husky
card. Then, though the local citizens
might not be as willing to support the
school , the comparative closeness of
the rivals will draw crowds from the
schools alone and make up, in part,
for the probable loss in patronage
that a below average team will
suffer.
The up - river schools especially
should become natural rivals of the
Huskies because a great many students from B.S.T.C. are residents of
that section and know the people
attending King's and Wilkes Colleges.
Another argument that might be
advanced Is that the scheduling of
nearby colleges will be a great advantage to the players who have to
lose a considerable amount of class
time on over-night trips.
Regardless , there should be no dispute over the calibre of this year 's
football team. Mansfield , though lacking the power of past seasons , Lock
Haven , and Shippensburg rate among
the better teams in Teacher's Conference play, as does East Stroudsburg, which we have yet to defeat.
By comparative scores, the other
top teams in the conference have
nothing on our Huskies, but California backers probably consider their
team the beat In the business. Now,
the only way to settle such an argument, and still schedule schools from
nearby towns, would be to have a
post seanon contest between the outstanding team from the cast and the
best from the west. Money saved,
and possibly gained , from playing In
one's own backyard could be expended to produce a colorful and crowdappealing attraction.
It's a cinch that a real champion
will never be crowned as long as the

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Playing another top-ranking soccer
team in th e Ea st , the Bloomsburg
Huskies dropped a thrilling and hardfought game last Saturday to Lincoln
University by a 4-2 count. The game
was a part of the Twenty-first Homecoming festivities and was played on
Mt. Olympus as the morning portion
of a two-card attraction. A goodsized crowd witnessed the game.
Previously beaten by Bloomsburg,
Lincoln revengefully scored two goals
before the first quarter had ended.
The tri cky foot artists from Lincoln
then added another score in the second quarter to take a commanding
3-0 lead.
Coach Pete Wisher sent his squad
into the second half rejuvenated in
.spirit.. The third period was all
Bloomsburg, as they completely dominat ed the play. During this surge,
the Huskies scored two goals, one by
big Owen Diehle, the high scoring
center of the Huskies ; the other by
Charlie Getchey. Narrowing the score
down to 3-2 it looked as though the
Huskies might go on to win as th ey
constantly drove at the Lincoln goal.
Lincoln , however, not to be denied
an even break in the year 's two-game
series , drove their way to another
score in the final canto, putting the
game on ice. This ended the scoring
for the day and sent the Huskies to
their fifth loss of the season.

Women 's Sports . ? ?

The "B" Club , the women's athletic
association , is sponsoring tne "open
houses " for women which are held
every Thursday in Centennial Gymnasium. After the organized team
games, swimming and other sports
and games are enjoy ed.
Beginners' classes in swimming for
women students are being conducted
every Monday and Wednesday at four
o'clock in the pool in Centennial Gym.
Miss McCammon and her assistants
expect that every member of the
class will learn how to swim.
situation we now have continues. We
think that if thfl problem of scheduling cannot be worked out to such an
extent that most of the schools play
each other in their section , a point
system comparable to that used in
any of the high school leagues, should
be adopted and the school crowned
champion can consider itself to be
champion in fact and not only in the
minds of its students and cohorts.

Howard U. Will Play
Host to Soccer Team
This weekend the Husky soccer
team pays a visit to the Nation 's
capital where they will engage the
powerful Howard University aggregation. This is the same team that defeated the Huskies on Mt. Olympus
earlier in the season, and the Bloomsburg boys are determined to even the
series.
Howard , regarded as having one of
th e best 'soccer teams in the country,
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I ntramur a l F ootba ll
League Gets Underway

The 1948 B.S.T.C. intramural football season got under way on Thursday, October 14, and has been progressing rapidly. A great deal of interest has been shown by the students
for th ese games and keen competi tion
is very, much in evidence among the
squads. The activities of this league
have, for the most part , created an
atmosph ere of friendly sportsmanship
among the participants.
The names of the t eams, along with
the capt ains and co-captains , are as
follows: Rocket s, Nick Kalanick ;
Cadets , Walter Merean ; Achin ' Backs,
Len Lipski and Lionel Livingstone;
Keglers, John Lydon and B. Stratton;
Eagles, Tom Jones; Bull Dogs, Elmer
"Willie" Hagsnbuch ; Dashing Devils,
Ned Benner; Yankee Pilseners, Xeuatsky.
Leading by a very slim margin, the
Achin ' Backs hav e a very t ough
schedule ahead , with the Rockets
slated to meet them , Tuesday, November 2, on Mount Olympus. Being
their closest competitors, the Rockets
are expected to be a tough obstacle
to overcome for the fast - charging
A chin ' Backs. All students are urged
to attend these games to see their
favorite mighty - mights or glamour
boys in action.

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Eagles
Cadets
Bull Dogs
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Redman's First Team Under Wraps
As Huskies Register Seventh Win
Inaugurate Series
With Weak
Opp onent
The undefeated and untied Bloomsburg Huskies seek to keep their record intact when they meet Lycoming
today. A powerful Husky squad has
no intentions of having the Lycoming
"Warriors " of Williamsport spoil a
perfect season.
Coach Lee Baer's "Warriors" have
not been too impressive so far this
season. They have suffered six straight
defeats, three of these losses by one
touchdown. Their latest defeat came
at the hands of Wilkes College. Earlier this season, the Huskies trounced
the Wilkes gridders.
It is reported that the Lycoming
eleven has numerous faults. A sagging forward wall and an important
pass defense are their big weaknesses.
Winters Paces Lycoming
"Buzz " Winters, Lycoming's fullback is easily the outstanding player
on the team. He carries the bulk of
the offensive work. In addition to his
ball-carrying duties, he" is a capable
punter and averages more than forty
yards per try .
Ths well-balanced Husky gridiron
machine will feature Steve Kriss and
Dan Parrell in the backfield roles.
Both of these players have turned in
some fine performances. Kriss played
an exceptionally fine game against
Kutztown. The plunging of Dan Parrell has been outstanding.
Warriors desperate for victory
Though highly confident of victory,
the maroon and clad gridders do not
intend to ease up on the Lycoming
"Warriors," who must be desperate
for victory.
It is a well-known fact that oftbeaten clubs frequently rise to the
heights against a highly-touted eleven, and it is with this thought in mind
that the Redman charges will take
the field .
Though thoroughly crushed by
Wilkes last week, the men of Coach
Baer did come up with a well-balanced passing attack, an offensive
threat that Baer has been working
on all season. Hence it is that the
spectators can expect a spirited aerial
attack again — at the hard-charging
Huskies.

HUSKY BOOTERS HAVE TOUG H SCHEDULE . . .

Spectacular Plays
Feature in Scoring

Making it seven straight, Bloomsburg rolled to an easy 27-0 victory
over Kutztown. With the exception
of one long sustained drive, all the
touchdowns came on flashy, brilliant
plays.
The game started with a march by
the Huskies from their own thirtyeight to the "land of six points." Kriss
started the play by running the kickoff from the ten to the thirty-eight.
Between them, Kriss and Parrell
managed to carry the ball to the
Kutztown twenty. Parrell picked up
nine more yards and Linkchost carried * to the seven for ' the fourth
straight down. The Huskies were
given a fifteen-yard penalty which
sent them back to the twenty-two.
But the next play brought the fans
to their feet. Linkchorst got the ball,
faded b ack , and threw the ball towards Steve Kriss on the goal line.
Kriss , and two Kutztown defenders
went up in the air. When they came
down , it was Steve who had the ball
and six big points. George Johns then
kicked the first of his three conversions to make the score 7-0.
Kutztown came back after the
kick-off and started what looked like
a touchdown march. But the Huskies
fin ally stiffen ed, and stopped the
"Kutztown Golden Avalanche" on the
Huskies eighteen yard line.
In the second quarter, after a pass
interception by Kutztown, followed
by an interception by Bloomsburg,
ParreD took over. In ten consecutive
plays, he finally plunged over from
the one. Johns converted.
Our third score, as well as the
flashiest play of the game came in
the second half when Wolfe, of Kutztown, threw a pass. Kriss rushed in
to intercept on Bloomsburg's fortyfive. He started back down the field,
but two Kutztown defenders appeared
for a sure tackle. Then George Paternoster appeared and, with a beautiful
block, freed Kriss to run the remaining distance for the score. Johns
came through again for the extra
point.
The final touchdown was made in
the last period by the capable reserves. Ben Burness, playing good
b all, kept blasting through for substantial gains. Don Peterson is credited with the final TD of the game.
Running to the goal line, he caught
a beautiful pass thrown by Glenn Von
Stetten. Johns missed the extra point
and the score stood at 27-0.
The Alumni, here for Homecoming,
were treated to a beautiful game. It
was the Huskies all the way, as they
kept their unbeaten, untied record
clean.

S.C.A. Has Special Service
Approximately 35 members of the
Student Christian Association attended a special service in place of their
regular meeting, on Wednesday, October 20. This service was sponsored by
the Bloomsburg Ministerial Association and was held in the Methodist
Church.
The distinguished speaker of the
evening was Dr. J. W. Ruskin, former
p r e s i d e n t of the Federation of
Churches of Washington, D. C, which
has a membership of 4500.
The main point of his talk was his
firm belief that we in the United
States should first be concerned with
the faults and needs of our immediate
environment, before we try to correct
those about which we know little.
Pictured above is tlio 1048 Husky soccer team, coached by Pete Wisher. Although the booters ' record has not
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d efined ed uca tion , saying that "education is the continuous adjustment
of the individual to his environment. "
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to two parts—continuous adj ustment
and environment. The adj ustment of
Homecoming Highlights . . .
every individual is going on all the
Doc Nelson , that favorite son of Bloomsburg, got Homecoming off to a time. It is going on both inside the
hilarious start in the morning assembly. B.S.T.C. has a staunch supporter classroom and outside of it. Each adin Dr. Nelson. One of his great delights is the Alumni Room , where he can j ustment builds up from the previous
give you the story behind the story on every trophy, relic , and sou v en ir adj ustment. In defining environment ,
present . . . The Huskies' "duel in the sun " w ith K u t z town was a Homecom er he said it means all that surrounds
deluxe no matter how you spell it. It was a perfect day for football , and the the individu al. Therefore, as teachers
Husky engine of destruction "de-avalanched" the Avalanche in a decisive we must not isolate the child in the
manner . . . Bob Sickinger's half - time twirling exhibition showed that classroom but rather think of him
B.S.T.C. doesn 't confine its razzle dazzle to the gridiron . . . Also notable in terms of adjustments that satisfy
was a hat which defies description. This was seen at the get-together follow- all tlie changes he is being subjected
ing the game. A Doghouse spotter identified the wearer as Mrs. Mildred to carry over from one day to the
Washvilla, who graduated last year. All that can be said about the hat was next. We as teachers must keep
that it was pink and feathery . . . The evening dance was a sell-out beyond abreast not only regarding the things
all expectation. However, a limited amount of breathing space became avail- in the classroom, but with the world
able as guests from distant points began their long trek homeward following changes as well . However, the child
intermission. Thus came our twenty-first annual Homecoming to its con- is our greatest interest and we must
clusion. One person summed it up by saying, "I haven't had this much fun start with the child and that will
since Hector was a pup. " We never knew Hector , but we'll all agree that keep us busy. It will require additional outside work, but we must do
we had a swell day of it.
this in order to meet the challenges
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Behind the Iron Curtain . . .
leaders to help children find the anOrdinarily the girl's section of Waller Hall is enveloped in about as much swers they are seeking.
Mr. Garner quoted a statement
secrecy as a Russian munitions factory. However, as is the time-honored
custom, the portals were briefly thrown open on Homecoming Day, and the from a book by Dr. Alice Miel ,
corridors of this sanctum sanctorum echoed to the tread of alien feet. The "Changing the Curriculum—A Social
keeper of the kennel was among the first to storm the barricade at the given Process." In this book , he said that
hour, and with such ferocity and gusto that many fled screaming for the fire Dr. Miel regretted the so-called crystowers, believing that the barbarians had descended from the foothills. None tallization of education. She felt that
of these rooms were in want of the comforts of home, and the proletarian education should be flexible and by
cantonment of the male population turned pale in contrast. Sagging sacks describing it in termg of crystals, it
were a feature common to both sides of the railroad tracks, which proves, as becomes hard and easily breakable
rather th an a flexible and pliable
we always suspected, that Morpheus is the Tenth Muse at Bloomsburg.
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Marryui' up Time is A-comin' . . .
we are going to do the educating of
Another holiday has been added to November — Sadie Hawkins Day, others. Therefore, if we are to help
no less. This red letter day, which began ten years ago in a comic strip, is people answer their problems, we
gradually entrenching itself as a national holiday. Universities and colleges cannot vary our standards of achievethrough the length and breadth of the country are making it a yearly ment whether it is in this so-called
campus event. In fact, the idea has even been taken up by several Canadian atomic age or not. We should not
schools. Tradition has placed this holiday somewhere between Armistice Day bind ourselves to one particular phase
and Thanksgiving. Perhaps another ten years may find Sadie Hawkins Day of education such as elementary or
celebrated on the village green as well as on the campus. Being a bachelor secondary education , but rather think
could become the nation's most dangerous occupation , not that it isn't haz- of it as education with no modifying
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Mr. Devoe, of the B.S.T.C. English department, has a valid clairr to t he
record for campus longevity. He first broke into the line-up back in 1917 as
a young employee of the science department , in which capacity he "chased
butterflies and cats." In those days a butterfly brought two cents on the
hoof , and a cat was worth twenty-five cents, according to Mr. Devc e. The
butterflies were used in preparing demonstration mounts, while the cats were
in demand for laboratory work in comparative anatomy. He also had recollection of running errands for the students during the influenza epidemic of
1918, when the entire campus was under a rigid quarantine. That business
venture, however, had the occupational status of private enterprise.

terms. He felt that progressive education had its place but should not be
so progressive that the moral code
of our society is forgotten. He suggested that teachers must be leaders
and to be leaders , he gave a number
of points that should be remembered.
He said that we did not have to be
"eager beavers" but should exert ourselves for no one gets ahead without
working for it. We should work in a
businesslike way without using devious means.
In answering the question regarding teacher placement , Mr. Garner
said there was no shortage of positions for good reasons. However,
some people restrict their own opportunities by refusing to take certain
assignments because of the location
and so forth . Everyone learns by
moving from place to place for the
first few years of their teaching experience. Ea cl) of us, wherever we go,
should remember that any place is
what we mak e it.
In summarizing, Mr. Garner said
that we, the teachers-to-be, are the
people who are going to shape what
education is going to be like. We
should not try to modify it by calling
it progressive. It is just education.
We shou ld no t con cern ou rsel ves with
whether there is going to be a j ob.
We should decide what kind of a job
we want, but we should not restrict
ourselves.
Following a round-table discussion
with Mr. Garner answering questions
raised by the group, the meeting was
turned over to the refreshment committee.
The next regular meeting of Kappa
Delta Pi will be held on November 11,
at which time the members will vote
on the eligible pledges for the coming
year.

Lutheran Students Dinner
The Lutheran Student Association
enj oyed a dinner and Hallowe'en
party recently at the St. Matthew
Lutheran Church. John Swartz conducted a short worship service. Royal
Lesher , speaker at the Area Meeting
on Evangelism at the church, was a
guest.

FROSH FOLLIES FEATURE . . .

Compliments

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lombia , and other foreign countries
where soccer is rated the national
sport.
Although the season record of one
victory in six outings Isn't much to
talk about , the Huskies are deserving
of compliments. The schedule which
they faced this season is one of the

toughest ones ever assembled. It included the two top-ranking teachers
colleges in the East , Lock Haven and
West Chester, in addition to the two
Negro universities , Lincoln and Howard. The latter two annually produce
some of the classiest booters in the
nation, and they cortainly deserve a
lot of credit.
If the Huskies can return from
Washington , D. C, with a victory
over Howard, it will atone for the
maj ority of losses suffered this
season.

Banter ? ?
He is so conceited that when he
kisses a girl, he thinks he is next to
the happiest person in the world.
"What's the best way to keep a
horse from fr othing at the mouth?"
"Teach it to spit. "
—Cornell Widow
A kindly clergyman , pinching little
boy 's knee: "And who has nice, chubby legs?"
Little boy : "Betty Grable. "
—Univ. of Utah Unique
Professor: "1 will not begin today 's
lecture until the room settles down."
Voice from the rear: "Go ho m e a nd
sleep it off , old man!"
—Penn State Froth
Remember your girl still enj oys
candy and flowers. Let her know you
remember — speak of them occasionally.
—Froth
Prof: "A fool can ask more questions than a wise man can answer."
St u d ent: "No wonder I flunked
that last test. "
—The Campus Reflector

Girls!!!—A cultured woman is one

who , by a mere shrug of the should-

ers, can adjust her shoulder straps.

A chiropractor is a guy who gets
paid for what an ordinary guy would
get slapped for.
"Gimme a kiss like a good girl."
"All right, but if I give you a kiss
like a naughty girl you'll like it
better. "
—Scottie
Reform minister: "Remember Hell
is full of drunkards, whiskey, gambling devices, and loose women."
Voice from the rear: "Oh , Death ,
where is thy sting?"
—Bounonia

Mr. Garner Attends Teacher
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Public Service; An Editorial . . .
Those given to surreptitious visits to the village tavern , where to while
away a vacant hour over a few flagons of mild and bitter , would do well to
consider the fact that Americans, in 1947, spent in excess of nine and onehalf billion dollars on spirituous forms of barrelled and bottled good cheer.
That figure is more than twice the amount spent for all educational purposes
during the same period. It is time that measures are taken to remedy this
shameful dispari ty. A sensible approach to the matter would be to double
the salaries of teachers and bring back the nickel beer.
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The Passing Parade . . .
The Award of the Week goes to Steve Kriss, who has proved himself the
Husky "Iron-Man " in more ways than one. He has refused to let inj uries
William Kuster and Nanci Trembley ( above) were amon g the enterput him on the bench, and on three occasions has .played a full sixty minutes
playing
sparked
tainers in tiio annual Frosh Show, which was presented recently in Carver
when the going was rough. Last week his heads-up offensive
the 27-0 victory over Kutztown . Barks for Kay-niner Kriss, and woofs for Hall Auditorium. Their musical act won many rounds of applause.
his wife, who is his number one cheerleader at every game . . . Following
the Homecoming game, a number of local lassies asked why "Dapper Dan's"
picture was not in the program. Seems they want to add him to their pin-up
collections . . . A subscriber has complained that her name ought to be in
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the paper. Here it is—Joan McDonald . . . The Huskies keep rolling along.
This is our year ! ! !

Howard U. Will Play
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letters of recommendation. It was
felt that candidates should make
more careful selection of persons
whose names are given as reference
and that the candidate should understand from his references the quality
of statement that will be made to
prospective employers.

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