Thy Kingdom Come !
Nea rl y two thousand years ago
there came out of Nazar eth, in the
Prov ince of Galillee. a teacher. He
bro ug ht with him no tremendous
p h ilosop hical concept, no tedious
doctr ine to confound the thinkers
of the age; his , rather , was o
messa g e so inc r ed ibl y simple that
it con be stated m its entirety in
five words: THAT YE LOVE
ONE ANOTHER.
He took with him twelve, who
were to be his discip les, and went
forth to lif t f rom the dust of despair a burdened and weary mankind. For a brief season he traveled about, teaching wh er ever men
gat hered to listen. He taug ht t h at
love is the golden means to happ iness; that love, together with
peace and goodwill is trul y the
Key to the Kingdom.
It matters little, actuall y, whether your faith embraces the tenets
of Christianity. Whatever the face
G od turn s to you , the import of
that simple teaching remains unaltered in its relationshi p toward
the sp iritual conduct of all humanity. Love transcends the narrow
limitations of sectarianism ; it is
altogether too big and too vital for
such confinement. Love is the tie
with which we must bind our hop e
if we are ever to have a indissoluable brotherhood of mankind. Love
is a sacrame nt of the spirit, and it
is in the sp irit t ha t it must f ind its
ministration.
Now as we approach the eve
of another Christmas, the world
about us is torn by strife. Our
fello w men hunger for the sp iritual
and material necessities of life;
h umani t y is sunk deep in the dust
of despair. May it be that we shall
have love born again in our hearts
as we pause in observance of the
birth of that teacher who taught
that love is the gre at universal
communion of all mankind. May
it be that the dawn of Christmas
morning will be the dawn of a
Kingdom come on Earth . . . . a
Kingdom born of love: love as it
was g iven us by the Teacher of
Nazareth.

Day Women 's
Luncheon
At noon , Thursday, December 16,
the Day Women and their guests,
President and Mrs. Andruss, and Miss
Moore enj oyed a covered dish luncheon and Christmas party.
After a delicious luncheon , the
group gathered about the large beautifully decorated Christmas tree and
sang Christmas carols. Then j olly old
St. Nick made his appearance and
distributed gifts to all those present.
The day girls have been preparing
^ gifts for distribution to needy Bloomsburg families at Christmas, and the
many gifts wore on-display under the
tree.

Kappa Delta Pi Holds
Pledge Ceremony
Kappa Delta Pi held its regular
meeting, Thursday, December 9, in
Navy Hall Auditorium. Santo Prete ,
Carson Whltesell , and the Fraternity
President Wilmer Nester conducted a
pledge ceremony In which approximately fifty new members were accepted,
Mr. Carson Whltesell was In charge
of the program which consisted of a
Christmas reading and carols. Before
the meeting was called to order , a
. group picture was taken for the Obiter. The organization Is hoping to
hold a formal Initiation ceremony for
the new pledgees as soon as possible,

College Will Accept Eighty
New Students Next Semester

Principals in Recent El ementary C onference

D emonstr a t i on of .
Common Fir e Ha zards
Given by Spark s Club

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The teaching of science in the elementary grades was stressed at the
annual Elementary Conference , which was held here on December 4. Shown
above are the principals in the conclave: Miss Edna J. Hazen , director of
elementary education ; President Harvey A. Andruss; and Dr. Gerald S.
Craig, of Columbia University.

Sponsors Many
Four Scholarships S*C»A*
Christmas Activities
Awarded by Alumni The Student Christian Association
Lillian Mlkvy Receives
$100 R. Bruce Albert
Memorial Scholarship
Four students of the College were
presented with scholarship awards
totalling $250 by Dr. Kimber C. Kuster , chairman of the Faculty Scholarship and Awards Committee, in as?
sembly, Tuesday, December 14.
The R. Bruce Albert Memorial
Scholarship of $100 was presented to
Miss Lillian Mlkvy. Miss Mlkvy, a
sophomore in the Business Education
department , has been active in campu s ac tivities , and has gained an excellent scholastic record.
Three awards of $50 each were presented by the General Alumni Association of the College to Miss Barbara
Ann Frederick , Miss Ruth Shupp , and
John Klotsko.
Miss Frederick is a sophomore in
the Business Education Department ,
Miss Shupp is a j unior in the Secondary Education department , and Mr.
Klotsko, a sophomore , is also enrolled
in the Secondary Education field.
All the awards were made on the
basis of scholastic achievement , character, personality, participation in
campus activities , and professional
promise. Selections were made by a
faculty committee. Before the award
was made to Miss Mlkvy, Mr. Howard
Fenstemaker told of the work of the
late alumni head , R. Bruce Albert , in
quadrupling the principal of the
Alumni Loan Fund. The three Alumni
awards presented were authorized by
the governing board of that association from interest accrued on the
fund. The R. Bruce Albert scholarship is an alumni grant commemorating the person who developed the
association to its present status.
C.G.A. President Thaddeus Swigonski presided over short devotional
exercises, and President Harvey A.
Andruss spoke briefly after the presentation of the awards.

is moving right along in its varied
program of Christmas activities. One
rehearsal has been held, and another
is scheduled for 2:00 P.M., Sunday,
December 19, at the Baptist Church
where the pageant, "The Birth of the
Saviour," will be presented at 7:30
P.M.
The most important of the S.C.A.'s
Christmas - goings - on is the Santa
Claus proj ect for needy families. This
commendable activity is under the
direction of LaFerne Shirk and her
committee. The plan to be followed
is the same as the one employed last
year. Day and dormitory organizations will be responsible for providing
Christmas for the needy persons assigned to them.
The gif ts will be exhibited in Waller Hall lobby before they are distributed through the local Red Cross.
Everyone is urged to give his sincere
support to the group of which he is a
member. Make your particular team
the leader and help to make this
Christmas a truly merry one for some
less-fortunate individual.

To Attend Math Conference

During the Christmas holidays, Miss
Ethel Ranson plans to attend the
Ninth Conference of the National Program of Mathematics at Ohio State
University, Columbus , Ohio.
The program will include some of
the latest mathematics films , discussion groups , and clinics lead by speakers representing seventeen states.

"Common Fire Hazards " was the
subj ect of the demonstration lecture
presented before the College Community during the assembly period on
the morning of Thursday, December
9. The program was given by two
members of the "Spark s Club," a
group of Mut ual Fire Insurance Company field men and engineers who
have taken upon themselves the task
of familiarizing th e public wi'th the
common , yet unnoticed, causes of
many fires of the present day. Mr.
Roy Allsop was the speaker, who,
assisted by Mr. Warren King, provided a fast-moving forty-five minutes
that were both interesting and entertaining.
Introd uced at the beginning of the
program was "Joe Doakes," a cardboard skeleton who was representative of the typical careless citizens
responsible for both property damage
and deaths by fires.
First in the demonstrations was an
example of the effectiveness of carbon
tetrachloride in extinguishing flames.
A modern household extinguisher was
shown and explained.
The men pointed out the volatility
of gasoline, which makes it rank high
as a fire hazard. The "fl ash point" of
this fluid and of so-called "safety
clean " preparations was shown.
Cigarettes and paper matches were
shown to be very dangerous when disposed of improperly. The former was
ref err ed to as a "butt bomb," equally
as dangerous as the incendiary bombs
used during the war. Speaking of the
latter, Mr. Allsop said that "whil e
10,000 paper matches can be bought
for only one dollar, one paper match
alone can cause the destruction of
many thousands of dollars worth of
property."
Another character, known as "Mr.
Fixit ," was orally added to the program as a close relative of "Joe
Doakes." .This part of the lecture
concerned improper electric wiring in
homes. Broken extensions and the
use of too many extensions on one
line were given as causes of "overloading " an electric outlet , which may
lead to fires. Having only one circuit
strung through the paneling of a
house presents another good possibility for the start of a conflagration.
The listeners were cautioned against
putting a penny into the fuse socket
to replace a blown fuse.
Not to condemn the products, but
to allow the audience to decide for
themselves, plastic materials were
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B.S.T.C. Railroad Again in Operation

Critical Teacher
Shortage Prompts
Mid-Year Action

Come January 19, 1949, B. S. T. C.
will be enlarged in population by an
allotment of eighty students. These
new students, who will take up their
academic tasks at the opening of the
semester next month , are being admit ted chiefly to help alleviate the
critical teacher shortage which has
become alarmingly evident.
Dr. Thomas P. North; Dean of Inst ru ction , and also chairman of the
Pennsylvania State Commission on
Teacher Education and Professional
Standards, points out that the admission of these new scholars is based
on action decided by the college authorities. Dr. North also points out that
a recent study made by the National
Commission has reveal ed th at , in vi ew
of the upward trend in birth rate and
the present-day enrollment of prospective teachers for the elementary
grades, a highly detrimental shortage
will exist for at least the next ten
years. In view of this fact , it is doubtful that the shortage can be remedied
even though the enrollment of college
students for preparation in elementary fieldt were to be accelerated by
three-fold or more times. This classroom exodus becomes even more glar- •
ing when consideration is given to the
number of new teachers needed to fill
vacancies left by experienced teachers
as they die, retire, or quit the classrooms for various other reasons , plu s
the replacement of part of the large
number of teachers now holding emergency teaching certificates.
In addition to this dire situation
which faces the educational world,
this increase in birth rate will later
seriously handicap the efficiency of
the high school bracket , since there is
also an existing shortage in that unit
at the present time. Perhaps the most
needy, so far as teachers are concerned , is the business education field.

Carol Singing Featured
In Holiday Assembly
The Women's Chorus and the Men 's
Glee Club, under the direction of Miss
Moore, presented a program of Christmas music at the regular assembly
on Thursday, December 16.
The assembly opened with the singing of "It Came Upon the Midnight
Clear,'.' by the College Chorus, after
which President Andruss read an appropriate scripture lesson. Continuing, the Women's Chorus sang "Within the City," Sleep, Holy Babe ," and
"We Adore Thee, Lord Jesus." Following these numbers was a solo , "O
Holy Night ," by William Trego , after
which the women's choral group appeared again to offer "Carol of the
Bells" and "Now Let the Heavens
Sing." Then, the entire audience j oined the choruses in singing "Hark ! the
Herald Angels Sings."
In concluding the program, the
Men's Glee Club presented a group of
selections which Included "Worship of
God In Nature," "Silent Night ," and
"O Come, All Ye Faithful." Following
these, the audience j oined in singing
"Joy to the World."

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at the close of classes, Tuesheld a Christmas party, Monday, Deday, December 21, and will end
cember 6. Approximately fifty people
at eight o'clock, Monday morning,
attended. Sara h M. Faust was in
January 3.
charge of the progz'am, which included games and the singing of ChristOnce again the B. S. T. O. Railway Is In operation. Tills year Lionel
mas carols. Adding to the Christmas
Christmas is the season for kindling
spirit were many decorations. Lola Livingston, pictured at the far left, Is In charge of the model railroad which the flre of hospitality in the hall, the
Dolbort and Shirley Vandevor were In is a part of the College 's Christmas decorations. Others shown are : Joan genial fire of charity in the heart,
McDonald , Ted Swigonskl , Romeo Danni, and Audrey Terr el.
charge of refreshments.
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Concerning ^anta
by Marie Mattis

The origin of Santa Claus is a mixture of Christian and pagan ideas.
The Christian idea concerns Saint
Nicholas, who served as Bishop of
Myra, in Lycia, in the early part of
the fourth century A.D.
Tradition tells us that Saint Nicholas was a very wealthy gentleman :
as a result, his symbol became three
purses or three golden balls, the sign
which even today design ates a pawnshop. The saint, however did not lend
his money ; instead , he secretly distributed it to the poor. He was a
special friend of brides whom he supplied with dowries. Children, too ,
were very fond of the old bishop.
They excitedly awaited the Christmas
season when the saint would visit
them.
After Saint Nicholas died , his kindness lived on. He was replaced by
such personages as Kriss Kringle and
Knigh t Rupert. In the United States,
there is the familiar Santa Claus who
glides over the roofs of houses with
hi s reind eer , bringing presents for
boys and girls. Santa Claus, tradition
t ells us, is really Saint Nicholas, who
was brought to America by the early
Dutch settlers. The American climate
was apparently favorable to the old
saint; he became a fat , jolly fellow
with rosy cheeks. He no longer wore
hi s bishop 's robes in the New World ,
but donned a gay red suit decorated
with ermine. He became a hearty and
lovable gentleman. And what is finest
of all . . . he became the radiant and
ruddy incarnation of the Christmas
spirit.

Miss Ranson Entertains
Day Women 's Officers
Miss Ethel Ranson, Dean of Day
Women , was hostess to the 1947-48
and 1948-1949 Day Women 's Official
Board members at a buffet luncheon
held at her home on East Second
Street, Thursday noon, December 9.
The theme for the table decorations
was in keeping with the holiday season and the menu consisted of many
Yuletime favorites.
The guests were Mrs. Knight , Mrs.
Oman , Mrs. Ann Baldy Moyer, Ruth
Elder, Martha Teel, Dorothy Grifasi ,
Alberta Funk, Louise Lohr, Barbara
McNinch, Jane Keller, Nancy Crumb,
Arlene Pope, Sara Graham , and Miss
Ranson.

College Hour Broadcast
Features Radio Play
The Tuesday, December 14 program of the weekly College Hour,
broadcast over WCNR from Carver
Hall Auditorium , featured a play,
"Dust of the Road," presented by the
students of Miss Alice Johnston 's
Voice and Diction Class. Members of
the cast were Nancy Powell, Edward
Mack, Charles Schiefer, and Frank
Johnson. Also taking part in the program was the College Quartet, Which
sang two Christmas carols. Incidental
music for the play was furnished by
Mr. Howard Fenstemaker at the
organ. The announcer was Donald
Maietta.

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TYPIST
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When cherub eye clasps tinseled
HUMOR
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dream that glows,
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Nancy Powell
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Full-dipped with childish hope
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head of Earth ,
by Mary Jane Dorsey
With primeval holly, and
As years go by, gift wrapping befr ankin cense :
comes just as interesting and import- Sceptered remembrance of
ant as gift purchasing. Here are a
angelic birth.
few suggestions for making the wrapping easier and the finished product It's time to compensate for
prettier.
shabby deeds
First, get your material all togeth- That crept unseen through the
er. The basic ingredi ents are scissors,
loose-fettered gate,
paste , scotch tape, and a tape meas- To sicken the soul with
ure. You should decide on paper, ribunredeemed hate . . .
bon , and what-not according to your Defiie the heart with
own taste.
hypocritic fate ;
Before starting to wrap a package, Time to cleanse t he h earth of
choose the paper, tape , and colors.
Time 's dead embers,
Now measure your present so you can To build within the hallowed
estimate the size of paper you 'll need.
niche of life.
When the paper is too large for the A glow that warms even cold
pa ck age, the result is very discouragDecember 's
ing. If you are j ust a beginner of the Gusty tempest of winu and
art , newspaper can be "used for pracsnowy strife.
tice. This saves fingernails, tempers,
and paper. After you have the correct Spread wide a "welcome!" smile
size of paper, wrap it around the gift
upon your fa ce,
and faste nit with scotch tape.
Share a child's j oy and
To make an attractive box, loop t he
unwavering trust,
ribbon around two of your room- Add the color of a gaily-decked
mate 's fingers several times. Use a
tree ,
small piece of ribbon to tie around And you'll free your heart from
the looped ribbon. Now fasten it on
it' s case of rust;
the package. Of course, take it off Offer a prayer of faith to Heaven ,
your roommate's fingers first. Presto! And listen close as the
one gift wrapped. The rest are much
chiming-bells clear,
easier.
Climb celestial stairs to God's
Don 't wrap all packages the same
high abode ;
way so they all look alike. L.ong, t hin , Who knows ? perhaps, in y ou r sou l's
rectangular boxes can be very interinner ear,
esting. Tie about five bows, an inch You'll hear the angels sing their
apart, around the width of the box.
Mid n igh t Ode :
Square boxes can be wra pped most
any way.
"Peace on the earth ,
Making a gift for father , bro t h er ,
Good will to men ,
or boy friend look masculine but also
From heaven's
attractive is always a problem. Try
All-gracious King. "
inter-deaving different-colored strips
of tape around the box.
Round boxes can also be difficult , Beta Xi Frate rnity Is
so try this. Measure your paper so it
is twice the diameter plus the width Active Social Grou p
of the box. Now place the box in the
A campus social fraternity, the
center, and snip the corners of the Beta Xi Fraternity, was organized
paper. Secure one edge of the paper February 12, 1948. Membership in
to the center of the tape, and fold in Beta Xi is restricted to male business
the excess by even pleating,
students who entered the College in
All packages can be given a special the semester beginning in January,
look by use of greens, pine cones, 1947. At the present time, the fraholly, and small Christmas-tree balls ternity is composed of 24 active memor bells. Maybe even mistletoe could bers and 10 inactive members.
be used.
The primary objective of the fraternity is to perpetuate scholarship,
Knox Fellowshi p Meets citizenship, and sociability among its
members.
A Christmas party was held Tues- The officers elected for the 1948day evening, December 14, at the 49 scholastic year are as follows:
home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pursel President , Bruce Yeager; Vice Presiof Bloomsburg R.D., by the Knox Fel- dent, Robert Hiney ; Secretary, W.
lowship, Presbyterian student group Guy James; Treasurer, Glenn Koplin ;
of the College. The hostess served a Historian, Richard Millhouse. Mr.
buffet supper prepared by the social Hinkel is the faculty advisor.
committee.
The Beta XI Fraternity held a
In a fellowship hour following the meeting Monday evening, December
supper , gifts were exchanged, Christ- 13, at the residence of one of its memmas carols were sung, and games bers, Robert Montague , in. Danville.
were enj oyed. Joseph Curilla, Knox At this meeting, plans were discussed
president, sang a request solo. Harold for having a group picture taken in
L. Moyer arranged for transportation the near future for the Obiter. Tentato and from the Pursel farm.
tive plans were made for numerous
other functions. At the completion
DEFINITION . . . .
of the business affairs, the group enChristmas is a little child—
j oyed a card party. Refreshments
Bed-tousled hair,
were served by the host and hostess,
Sleop-sparkly eyes wicked wideMr. and Mrs. Montague,
Standing, one foot at a time,
Future plans of tho Fraternity call
Before the present-smothered bottom for a banquet to be held In the near
Of the green-glowy Christmas tree. future. More details concerning this
—«. A. B. affair will be announced later,
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Approximately sixty women students are expected to attend a Christmas party which will be held tomorrow by the "B" Club at the home of
Miss Lucy McCammon. Members of
the club are sending invitations to
those who have received their numerals and to those who will soon have
enough athletic points to become
members of the club.
A "B" Club handbook , which states
the aims, activities, requirements , and
point system of the group, will bo
given to all those who attend. Those
who are eligible for numerals or chevrons will receive thorn; those eligible
for membership will be initiated.
There will also be a social program ,
which will include carol singing and
games,
No Santa Claus! Thank God, ho
lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, na y ,
ten times ten thousand years from
now, he will continue to make glad
the heart of childhood,
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huskies Thrash Millersville; Await Wilkes Invasion Monday

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IN SPORTS . . .

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Cagers Wage Uphill Battle to Score
Initial Victory Over Powerful Foe
Linkchorst Makes
Impressive Debut
Paced by Dave Linkchorst and
"Smokey" Andrews, Coach Pete Wisher 's Huskies waged an uphill struggle
to defeat the Millersville Marauders
to the tune of 45-40 last Saturday
night in Centennial Gym. This was
the Huskies' in augural battle.
Millersville took an early lead by
chalking up three field goals and
three foul shots early in the fi rst
quarter. However, the Huskies roared back and managed to tie the score
9-9, half-way through the initial stanza. The rest of the quarter was about
even, but the Marauders managed to
sink a tie-breaking foul shot and took
the lead at the end of the quarter
13-12.
In the second quarter, thanks to
the deadly accuracy in foul conversions, the Millersville quintet again
commanded the scoring. It wasn 't
until the middle of the quarter that
the Huskies began to get "hot." Employing a sensational f ast break, the
Maroon and Gold quintet chalked up
two successive field goals, one by
Boyer and one by Kashner. Millersville continued to hold the lead with
a field goal and a successful foul conversion. Walt Banull put Bloomsburg
in the lead 18-17 with a one-hand layup. Two foul conversions and a field
goal gayg Millgrsville a 22-18 half-

1The Huskies got off to a fine start
|Jn their 1948 debut against a battlem/cavy Millersville fiv e, bu t it appe ars
j ihat Coach Wisher has a number of
Bvrinkles to be ironed out before the
gl uskies can ..rate as championship
ai mber. In the first place, their passing, especially in the first half , left
»nuch to bo desired with a number of
j amlls being intercepted by the alert
Mviill ersville guards who transferred
ahem into scores in no time flat. Had
iiviillersville had ample reserves, the
llnitcome may h ave been a little different as the Marauders appeared in the
ij first half to have an excellent team ,
§j )ut they were worn to a crisp by a
IjB loomsburg .crew that was able to
Jfclternate without any noticeable
Ifbhange in the attack.
m
m Coach Wisher can well be thankful
j il'or the quantity of basketball players,
||us well as the quality. We noticed
flf hat in the short time he was on the
11floor , Elmer Kreiser was the best
H player on either team. He definitely
I appeared to be the most improved
if'9 eager on the Maroon and Gold five,
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a seeming much faster and more alert
1than in the previous year. He also
^sunk two perf ectly executed lay-up
shots to give him a 1000 shooting tim p lpnrT
I average for the evening. There seems
Huskies Rally to Win
1no question that he will be of conIn the third quarter , the Marauders
value in the championship
¦:Jf siderable
raised
their lead to 26-18 with two
race.
long set shots. Elmer Kreiser then
1
1 It must be remembered t h a t made two beautiful lay-ups and the
Bloomsburg took the floor against score was 26-22. Millersville again
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I Millersville without any previous reg- converted and the Huskies came back
i ulation game action, while the Mar- with three free throws to make the
I auders had already met three first- score 27-25. Another field goal for
I rate teams, so that makes the Husky Millersville and a field goal and a
victory that much more worthy of foul shot for Bloom made the score
atten tion and with added playing ex- 29-28. At this point , the Huskies again
perience, Coach Wisher will probably made use of a well-executed fast
come up with an aggressive squad break. With Ed Jones on the receivthat can be counted on to win more ing end and Banull and Linkchorst
than a fair share of games.
doing the passing, Jones put the
I It's quite some time yet before we Huskies in the lead 30-29 with a laymeet up with the Red Raiders of up shot. Just as the quarter ended ,
Shippensburg, but Ed Jones and his
teammates must be secretly weeping
in their pillows at night because of
the loss to the Raiders of towering
Jeb Stuart. Stuart , for the past two
seasons, was highly regarded in the
Conference and was selected to the
All-Conference first team five last
year, in addition to being among the
State's highest scorers. But , against
I the Huskies he was no more use to
I Shippensburg than the waterboy. In
every game played against Bloomsburg, Eddie Jones bottled him up so
ell'ectively that we wondered if all the
publicity concerning him wasn't sent
out by his nearest relative.
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Stuart is really good, though, and
a fine sport. He's given up college
I ball to play with the professional
Harrisburg Senators who boast some
of the finest talent produced in Pennsylvania Colleges in recent years.
Incidentally, another fine sport Is
Korkuch of Millersville. He didn't
score a field goal against the Huskies,
but played a nice defensive game. He
did n't let up for one instant In spite
Elmer Kreiser
of being pushed and banged around
quite strenuously by several of the
Husky players on several occasions. Bloomsburg sportsmanship was
Never once did he lose Ills composure greatly improved over last season's
or strike a belligerent attitude. It's abhorrent performances when even
doubtful If any nicer appearing group the Husky players were razzed by
of players will ever appear at Centen- their fellow students. If the crowd
nial Gym than the Millorsvllle five continues to iron out the wrinkles
and our applause goes to them. Per- along with the basketball team, personally, we hope they win every game haps Bloomsburg can rave next March
from here on In, except the return about the two championship teams
developed here this winter.
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Millersville, by virtue of a long set
shot by Jim Todd, commanded the
lead 31-30.
Playing "do or dte" ball in the
fourth quarter , the Huskies forged
ahead 35-31 after two field goals and
a charity throw by Linkchorst. This
proved to be the turning point of the
game , with the Huskies never again
relinquishing the lead. Although Millersville fought back very strongly,
they werenever quite able to overcome the deficit. "Sm okey " Andrews,
then made two long set shots and
Charley Boyer two lay-ups. These,
together with two successful foul conversion s, gave the Huskies the margin
needed for victory — 45-40.
Poor Foul Shooting by Huskies
The Wishermen were slightly "off"
in their foul shooting, but their defensive work more than made up for
it. Big Ed Jones commanded the back
boards and everyone, even little Bobby Kashner, got his share of rebounds. The Marauders were quite
impressive in the charity throw de"Smokey" Andrews
partment. They were paced by Jim
Todd and Ken Depoe.
The Summary :
Bloomsburg
Pos. FG F Pts
Boyer
F. 2 3-5 7
Banull
F. 1 1-4 3
Kashner
F. 1 2-4 4
by Glenn Von Stetten
Linkchorst
F. 6 2-4 14
Bartleson
F. 0 0-2 0
Jones
C. 1 1-2 5
Although it's still slightly early to
Slobozien
C. 0 0-0 0
predict
a basketball record comparKreiser
G. 2 0-0 4
able
to
that of the Husky football
lAndrews
G. 4 2-3 10
team, Coach Wisher 's boys defini tely
17 11-24 45 gave indication of a team that possesMillersville
Pos. FG F Pts ses the same fighting spirit that preKorkuch
F. 0 5-5 5 vailed in the ranks of the Husky
Todd
F. 5 0-0 10 gridiron machine. Executing a strong
Ross
F. 1 1-1 3 second-half attack Saturday night
Kreider
F. 0 0-0 0 against Max Bishop's Millersville MaDepoe
C. 3 3-7 9 rauders, the Wishermen displayed a
Weaver
C. 1 0-0 2 qu ality that was lacking with the
Pecuich
G. 1 2-4 4 cagemen of last year. It has been
Bernhardt
G. 2 1-2 5 quite some time since we've seen a
Wenglasz
G. 1 0-0 2 Husky quintet behind at half-time,
Hershey
G. 0 0-0 0 come back strong, and dump the
game into the victory bag.
We would like to point out, how14 12-19 40
ever, that with the exception of freshman Dave Linkchorst of Mahanoy
Twp., the Huskies showed very few
bright spots. It is with great enthusiasm that we praise the work of Linkluven though the wusKy J ayvee chorst. The fella definitely shows
squad came out on the short end of signs of knowing his way around a
47-44 score in its season opener with basketball court. We predict BloomsSusquehanna , the Pups nevertheless burg fans will be hearing a great deal
put on a fine exhibition of court tech- of David Linkchorst.
nique. At times, the Huskies' flashy
Bloomsburg definitely has the nucball-handling shone through the poor leus of a fine cage club and it is our
shooting ability which characterized opinion that, with a few games under
their game.
their belt and the right combination
Behind most of the way, the Jay- discovered, B. S. T. C. will be found
vees were able to convert the game among the leaders of the State Teachinto a snatch - and - grab - it affair, ers Conference.
sparked by Al Degatis and Jim
In all probability, there has never
"Lefty " Kleman. Ledyard, Blooms- been a defensive courtman on a par
burg High grad , was no small threat with our own "Eddie" Jones. Time
to the Susquehanna team.
after time, the Marauders found the
The Crusaders from down-river got gigantic paw of "Big Ed" in their
off to an early lead in the first quar- faces when driving for the bucket.
ter, but Degatis, acting coach, and Our chart shows Ed personally saved
Kleman came into the game to help seven sure two-pointers for the Husk( Continued on page 4)
cut down the margin.

Cage Gleanings

Crusader Frosh Tri p
Husk y J ayvees, 47-44

With two conference tilts under
their belts, the Huskies can relax a
bit from the tension of the title race,
but in no way can they expect a pushover in the form of the Wilkes College five * which invades Centennial
Gym Monday night for a non-conference engagement.
In their first appearance of the
young season, the Wilkes Colonels
served notice that they were a team
not to be taken lightly when they
took a 77-73 verdict from a highlyrated Triple Cities College from Binghamton, N. Y.
Not only did the Colonels prove
their power as a unit, but their talented forward, Phil Sekerchak, chalked
up the amazing total of forty-six
points on seventeen field goals and
twelve fouls to place himself in a
position to threaten the State's outstanding scorer, Frankie Keath, of
Elizabethtown, for top scoring honors.
If the Huskies can manage to stop
Sekerchak, they will still have to
reckon with his running mate, Hu ff ,
who has proven himself to be a remarkable defensive player. Though he
dunks baskets with regularity, the
word is that his chief assets are his
passing ability and cool head that
enables him to keep the ball under
control at all times. Seldom, if ever,
does he make a bad pass.
Wilkes Pivotman Tops
When Sekerchak isn't scoring points
an d Hu ff isn 't running the opposition
dizzy with his fancy dribbling, the
spectators can expect to see Dragon,
t he Wilkes pivotma n , in the thick of
things under the Husky basket. His
canny ability to recover balls off the
backboard enables him to match any
center in the defensive department,
though he isn't an unusually tall boy.
Though far from Sekerchak's point
total, Dragon is considered a dangerous shooter, and his college record
proves him to be a better than average marksman. In the Triple Cities
contest, he chalked up ten points, a
good percentage anytime.
Close to Huff in defensive ability
is the clever guard, Piorkieski, who,
though he doesn't shoot too often , is
of invaluable service in assisting his
mates in marking up impressive scoring totals, Wyoming Valley observers
rate him as one of the most outstanding players under the boards to grace
a basketball court in that region in
some time. He is shifty and fast in
addition to being a fine team player.
Wilkes Tops in Foul Shooting
The Huskies might heed the whisperings from up the river concerning
the foul-shooting accuracy of the Colonels. The team has been practicing
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After an entertainment program in
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the Lutheran Church last evening, the
L.S.A. Christmast party was held at
the home of Mrs. Clayton Hinkel at
9:00 P.M. Refreshments were served
by Mrs. Hinkel . Glenn Koplin and
= William Romig were in charge of the
entertainment.

Through the past several months a number of persons have suggested
a new extra-curricular activity — a mustache club. The truth ot the matter
is that such an organization would not be new here at B.S.T.C. A club dedicated to the care and cultivation of upper lip landscaping flourished briefly
on the campus nearly forty years ago. The group was known as "The Fuzzy
Lip Club." This movement terminated abruptly, however, when the campus
belles put a quick and decisive quietus on the activity by placing a date
boycott on all "F.L.C. " members. Whether the passing of two score years
has softened feminine regard for facial shrubbery or not is hard to say. Some
of you lads might inquire of the stand your female would take on the matter.
Perhaps it would be wise to take her to a movie first and let her see what
wonders a mustache can work for the male physiognomy.

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More About Words . . .
The average college student has a vocabulary which numbers in the
neighborhood of four thousand words, and has the ability to recognize at
least four thousand more. By way of comparison, nine-tenths of all common
speech and writing embraces the use of only one thousand words. Ten words
form more than a fourth of all these used — the, and , to, you, of , be, in , we,
have, and it. The first three are the words which occur most frequently. It
is surprising to note that the perpendicular pronoun , "I", does not appear
among the first ten. Especially since it seems to be the sore "I" of all
informal writing and conversation.
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Of Christmas Gifts . . .
The Kitten has no doubt adequately covered the subj ect of what the
local population would like to find in their argyles and nylons come Christmas morn. To add to her list would be superfluous , but there are a few
suggestions the Doghouse would like to make. First, and for the Kitten
herself , more engagements and weddings to write about in 1949. Second,
drinking*fountains for the men's section of Waller Hall. If not fountains, at
least one watering trough on each floor. Third , and last , better ventilated
lecture rooms for everybody. If that is not practical , give each student a
brick to throw through a window as a last desperate measure to prevent
suffocation.
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On Resolutions . . .
The time draws nigh for one to engage in the traditional hour of honest
introspection and come up with a list of at least ten resolutions for the New
Year. Unfortunately it is too late to salvage much from the academic wreckage of the current semester. However, there are a lot o.c other things one
can resolve upon. Giving up smoking is always an interesting vow, and
usually the shortest-lived of all. Among positive resolution.*, one can prepare
a list of books to be read during the coming year, or resolve to be more
friendly and considerate toward others. At any rate, if you make resolutions,
remember the old precept : "What I am to be I am now becoming." Perhaps
it would be resolution enough to remember simply that.
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To Those Who Would Write . . .
If you must have a hobby, collect stamps, beer bottle labels, or live
rattlesnakes; but never be so rash in your fancy as to consider writing for
diversion. Once you have taken Dame Writing as your mistress you are
invoking upon yourself a curse that will be lifted only in that last terrible
moment, when you slump over your typewriter a victim of cerebral apoplexy.
But before you are thus mercifully absolved of your folly, you will have
undergone a complete disintegration of character. You will have filled a
steamer trunk with unfinished plays and short stories, and hidden somewhere
in a tomato can you will have a draft of the great American novel you
intended to write. At times you will imagine that you are Edgar Allen Poe,
and you will feign a melancholy that will make your friends suspicious of
you. On other occasions you will write papers bitterly denouncing the Stamp
Act and urging immediate war with England. Then you will become obsessed
with the fear that spies of the Crown are secretly planning your assassination. Nay, the price you pay is too great.
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The Summing1 up . . .
A check has I'evealed that the laun dry miscreant alluded to in a previous
issue was a pink housecoat. As the French would say, "chcrchez la femme."
Or to state it more pointedly, there's bound to be a woman in the case . . .
Woofs for the Christmas decorations on Carver Hall. They have made the
Hilltop College a holiday landmark . . . Mother of the Year: Miss Thayer,
who has done an outstanding job in providing for her family of 471. Barks
of appreciation to her and all the guys and gals who have assisted her in the
dining hall. They have made a singular contribution to our comfort and wellbein g h ere at our "h omo away f rom home " . . . Barks of thanks to all the
others of the institutional staff who have helped make our community life
comfortable and pleasant through the past year . . . 1948 has been a conspicuous success. Enrollment reached an all-time peak, cam pus act ivities
were marked by an unprecedented level of interest and participation , and
who will ever forget that great Husky football team! . . . And now, in
closing, t h e Dogh ouse, together with the Committee on Public Service and
t h e Department of Parlor War f are, extends to all of y ou a si ncere wi sh f or
th e Merr iest Chr istmas ever an d a h owlin ' Happy New Year ! ! !
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WATCH T H E BIRDIE! "Don't
move! Hold it! (FLASH) That's
fine. " And another picture for the
'49 Obiter is born. Mr. DeVoe had
everyone on campus in "tiers" at
least once last week.
THE BIGGER THEY COME, the
age
harder they fall , so 'tis said. Proof ?
( Continued from page 3)
The frat pin presented to Ellie Mcies. Keep up the good work, Ed, but Clintock last Friday night by dashing
please sharpen up on those close-in Don Maietta.
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SH! YOU'LL WAKE THE BABES !
shots.
Shots
Shots
Pet. Prodigious protests have been heard
amongst Waller Hall "babes" conAttempted Made
cerning
the almost nightly visits by
Boyer
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Linkchorst
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Andrews
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Kreiser
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"ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS
Banull
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Kashner
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Bartleson
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bridgework, he's going to sell out to
Sears Roebuck and take up dentistry.
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DEAR SANTA, With the help of a
The Huskies shooting percentage of couple of my "elves," I took some
.298 was a long way from establishing orders for you last week. We will
a record , but considering it being vouch for the good conduct *of the
their first game, and improvements following, so please try to bring: six
undoubtedly to come, it wasn't too A's for Jim Boyle ; a blonde for Red
bad.
Looker; an airplane and pilot for Dr.
Kehr; a carburetor that doesn't use
gas for Jim Marion; a Chrysler—j ust
a Windsor, nothing elaborate, for Ray
( Continued from page 3)
Starr ; a trip to Philadelphia for Mary
on this phase of the sport and is ex- DeMott; a new year with 27 hours
pected to bring to Bloomsburg the each day or a pair of roller skates for
finest group of foul shootex-s that Miss Johnston; a job for Jack BuyHusky fans will see all year. So, nak; a babe and a Buick for Ray
Coach Wisher can be expected to Popick; a pair of shoes for Del Buss;
have his charges groomed to smooth a longer memory for Joan McDonald;
precision, or the Huskies might find a typewriter that can spell correctly
themselves on the losing end of the for Bob Merrifield ; an honest woman
score, though they would rack up the- for Dick Schwartz ; just a girl for Joe
Hardy ; more time to play chess for
most field goals.
A large crowd is expected to be on Audrey Terrel; a piece of jewelry for
hand to witness what promises to be B. J. Anella (you know what kind,
a spirited battle, since countless num- Santa) ; a new leash on life for Don
bers of rooters are expected to make (Doghouse) Butcofsky ; a new voice
the trek down the river to cheer their (maybe the old one without the cold
Wilkes Colonels to an upset victory, will do) for Dr. H. H. Russell. Nancy
Powell would like some funny, but
they hope.
printable, joke s for the M&G; Miss
Ranson desires a raise in teachers'
salaries; Wayne Von Stetten wants
the Obiter to come out on time; Bob
(Continued from page 1)
( Hobart) Hiney would like a little
declared to be definitely inflammable. more Xmas spirit when the deficienSuch articles as shower curtains, cies are handed out; Mr. Reams just
aprons, and table clothes made of wants to go home; "Mouse" Canouse
this material were shown to burn in couldn't think of anything offhand,
various degrees. Especially danger- Santa, but he deserves something
ous in this category are plastic and pretty nice for the swell job he's done
celluloid toys.
on the paper this semester; Walt
In bringing the program to a close, Merena wants something besides
Mr. Allsop demonstrated the use of holes in his pocket; Peggy Suchy says
the carbon dioxide type of fire ex- she would like a file to keep her "aptinguisher, which is coming into com- pointments" straight; Ted Krensavmon use today.
age wants $72 to pay his bill on JanuThe lecturer and his assistant were ary 15; Harold Kamm and Eddie
introduced at the beginning of the Kreitz wonder if you could help them
program by Mr. Fenstemaker , of the dream up another gag like the trick
faculty, who also led in brief devo- water glass they used in the dining/
tional exercises.
room ! Al Stimeling would appreciate
a couple of "Hemingways" to write
for the new college magazine; and
Poetry Club Meets
last, but not least ,. Zita Spangler—
On December 16, the Christmas "Just Christmas, Santa , and hurry!"
theme was featured at the regular
SO ENDETH the reading of the
meeting of the Poetry Club. The nonsense until next year when we
program was in charge of a commit- again hope to get the ball (yarn )
t ee com posed of Mar i e Matt i s, Betty rolling. A MOST MERRY CHRISTErskine, Mar ily n Evans, Norma Hint- MAS AND THE HAPPIEST OF
erliter, and Eleanor Pupo.
NEW YEARS TO ALL !

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"My girl sent me some brancliiB
peaches for Christmas."
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"How did you like them?"
l, I didn 't care much for t |
"W el
peaches, but I did like the spirit
which they were sent."
Student: "Oh , pro fessor , I 1k> ;
your wife had twins! Boys or twirls;
Prof: (Absent-mindedly ) "Vv ' ^11, 1
believe one is a girl and one is a hoi
but it may be the other way around!
Lilly •— Jim taught me somet liii
new today !
Tilly — Is that right ?
Lilly — No, but it's loads of fun!

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The moon shone down on B.S.T.i
The boy was shy and the girl mu
mured:
"Dear, you I'emind me of Don Jua:
the great lover."
"In*what way?"
"W el , he's been dead for years
she snapped.
The absent-minded professor lookij
in most of the stores in town for 111
lost umbrella and finally located it.
"Oh, thanks so much ," he exclain
ed. "You're the only honest store i
town. All the others said they didn
have it!"
Sue : I gave him one of my Jekyl
Hyde kisses last night.
Sal: What are they ?
Sue: One kiss and he's anothc
man.
Prof: That's five times this wee!
that you've failed to prepare the le;
son. Have you anything to say fo
yourself ?
Student: Yes, sir. I'm sure glm
it's Friday.
The night watchman surprised ;
couple behind North Hall.
"Young man ," said he, "do you in
tend to kiss that girl?"
"Oh, no," he protested.
"Then would you mind holding m\
flashlight ," said the watchman.
'Twas the night before Christmas ,
When all through the house
Not a creature was stirring—
not even a mouse:
The stockings were hung by the chini
ney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon wouli
be there.
—Clement C. Moon

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"At the Foot of the Hill "

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Letterman 's
Sweet Shop

West Main Street

STAIR

SALES and SERVICE
Harvey J, Butcher

Dodge and Plymouth

515 W, Main St.

Phone 764

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