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Bloomsburg, Pa., Friday, December 16,

Volume XXVIII

German Educator Visits Campus Under John Henry Faulk Entertains Students
With Unique Assembly Program
Sp onsorship of U. S. Educa tion Office

The Christmas
Legend
There are those literary and
historical skeptics who will tell
you that Christ was not born in
a sta ble near Bethlehem but in the
home of his parents in Nazareth.
They will point out to you that
the census referred to in the Gospels did not occur until ten years
after the birth of Christ. Their
^
thesis is that
the Christmas Story
is a leqend.
I f it is a legend—and who can

believe that it is? — then it is the
most beautiful and the most influential legend ever told.
Sometime during this Christmas Season sit down in the quietness of your room and read the
story of that first Christmas as it
was told by St. Luke. Before your
very eyes you 'll see a tired Mary
and an anxious Joseph turned
away from the door of the inn.
You 'll see them go to the stable
and enter into it. Then over the
eastern horizon there will appear
a star , a star of such brilliance
that all the accumulated darkness
of twenty centuries has been unable to cast a shadow over it. You
will see an angel appear among a
group of shepherds who have
been quietly watching their flocks ,
and to these simple folk will be
given the tidings of grea t joy ,
tidings that have Echoed down
through all the ages — CHRIST

THE LORD IS BORN!

And each year t h at same Ch ri st
is born again. Each y ear t h at same
star again appears in the east , and
each y e a r its unextinguishable
light again penetrates the selfmade darkness in which humanity
has cloaked itself. Each year its
appearance heralds the rebirth of
hope and faith , and of charity and
of justice in the hearts of men.
Call it a legend then , if you
will. If your heart has never been
touched by the truth and the
beauty of this most truthful and
most beautiful of all stories, you
are to be pitied. But your doubt
and your skepticism will never
touch it. The Christmas Story
will live on and on after the last
remnants of your age have perished and are forgotten. Through
all the years which are to come ,
the Story will be told again and
again; and each time it is told it
will bring comfort and inspiration
to those that hear it. Each year
Christ will be born again in hearts
that never knew him.
Eternal miracle!

S,C.A. Sees Christmas
Story Portrayed in
Song and Scripture
The Christmas Story in Song and
Scripture was presented to the Student Christian Association Wednesday, December 7, in Science Hall
under the direction of Virginia Reimensnyder and Mary Ellen Dean. The
program was planned by members of
the Personal and Campus Affairs
Commission. Those who participated
were Eleanor Johnson , Homer Zeigler, Adeline C r e s s w e 11, Richard
Schwartz, Lola Jean Diebert , Jane
Kenvin , and Elwood Earlc.
At the business meeting which followed, plans wore discussed for the
annual Christmas Pageant lo be pre(Continued on page 3)

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CHRISTMAS
VACATION

Number Nine

1949

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The Christmas vacation will begin at the close oE classes, Wednesday, December 21, and will end
at eight o'clock , Tuesday morning,
January 3.

"Speaking of People": A
Lesson in Tolerance and
Satire by Johnnie Faulk

—
"How They Make Teachers " i
In U. S." Is Maj or Interes t
L.S*A* Members Att end
Of Dr. Irmgar d Foerster
Area Conference at

Dr. Irmgard Foerster of Germany
visited our college on Friday of last
week. She was sent here by the
American Military Government in
Germany under the sponsorship of
the U. S. Office of Education. Dr.
Foerster comes from Kronberg near
Frankfort in the province of Hesse.
She is prin cipal of a high school an<3
teaches English and German. She
was graduated from the University
of Marburg and during two of the
war years she studied for her Doctor 's degree in Berlin.
Dr. Foerster arrived in New York
on September 29. At the present time
she is in Washington and she intends
to leave for her own country after
Christmas.
During her stay in this country,
Dr. Foerster has visited schools in
the southern section of the country.
She is especially interested in guidan ce and wanted to see what American schools are doing in that field.
Before coming to Bloomsburg she
visited Bucknell University where
Dr. Frank Davis is an authority on
guidance. She said th at she wanted
to see how they "make teachers" in
the United States and 'Dr.. Davis
made arrangements for her to visit
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Nine S tu d ents To Be
Honored in College
"Who 's Who" for '50
The 1950 Who's Who Nominations as released from the Dean
of Inst ru ct ion 's office this week
are as follows:
Aleki 'Demetria Comuntzis , Joseph Cu rill a , Mary Kathryn Graham , Don ald Fran cis Maiett a ,
Charl es Ed mu nd Rober ts, Willi am
Alfred Stimeling, W a y n e Von
Stetten , John Ri ch ar d W agner ,
Bernard James Zelinski.
Nominations for WHO'S WHO
AMONG STUDENTS a re ma d e
by the Dean of Instruction , the
Dean of Women , the D ea n of
Men, and the Directors of Elementary, Business and Secondary
Education.
Nominations are based upon
personal traits , leadership, practical qualities, professional promise, potential usefulness to society,
actual ability, past record , scholastic achievement , and service to
the college.

Second Powers Model
Lecture Scheduled for
J an , 4 in Auditorium

Penn State on Dec. 10

"For Me To Live As Christ" was
the theme of the Susquehanna Area
conferen ce of Lutheran s t u d e n t s
which was held at Penn State on
Saturday, December 10th. The guest
speaker was Dr. Walter Fisher , professor of applied theology at Gettysburg Seminary. Another guest of the
area was Miss Florence Hager , president of the North Atlantic Region of
L.S.A.A. who told the group about
the Regional Conference at Buck
Hill Falls which will be held March
3, 4, and 5th.
The new Lutheran Student Center
which was completed this fall was
the center of the meetings. Bucknell,
Susquehanna, P e n n S t a t e , and
Bloomsburg were the colleges represented at the conference.
Newly elected officers of the area
are President, Don Lov e, Penn State;
Vice President, Marianne Fague, Susq uehanna; Secretary , Eleanor Johnson , Bloomsburg ; Permanent Treasurer, Clayton Hinkle, Bloomsburg.
Those who attended from Bloomsburg were : Nellie Swartz, Pat ' Kistler, Mary Grace Aimers, Jane Kenvin , Ruth Shupp, Eleanor Johnson,
Virginia Reiminsnyder, Gl enn Koplin ,
Robert Maza, Warren Sterling, Calvin Canyuck, Emory Rari g, Clayton
Hinkle, Sister Edna McVickers , and
Pastor Ziegler.

Dr. and Mrs * North
Hosts to Meeting
Of College Council

On Monday evening, December 12,
twenty-seven members of the College
Council held their regular meeting in
the form of a party at the home of
Dr. and Mrs. North. Following the
business meeting, cookies, potato
chips , and soft drink were served. A
get-acquainted game , of identifying
50 advertisements by brand names
got the party off to a good start. The
group was divided into four teams ,
each member wearing the college
colors of his team. Each team then
proceeded to gather information from
the various advertisements , whi ch
had been scattered throughout the
first floor rooms of the North home,
to fill up their score cards. Following
this , card games were played while
the results of the first game were
being checked by impartial judges.

"Skule Spirit " ? ? ? ?

The second lecture from the John
Robert Powers School will be given
at Bloomsburg State Teachers College Auditorium on January 4, 1950.
Miss Floyd Barbee was a former student of Dermatology at John Hopkins, which well-enables her to present the lecture entitled "Your Skin
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Freshman Hop . ? ?
Freshman Hop will bo held at the
Centennial Gymnasium on January
6, 1950 with a winter theme as a
background for the decoration of the
gymnasium.
The chairmen of the committees
are as follows: General chairman ,
Nancy Heebner; co-chairman , Alex
Kubic; decoration committee , Lucky
Pllscott; orchestra committee, Hank
Shown above are : Carolyn. Vernoy
Marrunl; publicity committee, Nancy
Unger; refreshments committee, Dave and Audroy Torrol appropriatel y atNewberry ; finance committee , An- Uted for the December 2 All-College
Round and Square Dance.
netta Dusson.

John Henry Faulk

Christmas Selections
Featu red by Choruses
In Assembly Program
A program of Christmas Music was
presented in the Thursday Assembly
by the Women 's Chorus and the
Men 's Glee Club under the direction
of Miss Harriet M. Moore, accompanied by Mary Grace Aimers and
Mary Joan Williams. The prophecy
and fulfillment of the Christmas
story was read by Edward Steiner.
Selections by the chorus were
"Jesu, Joy of My Endeavor," descan t
by Bach, "The Carol of the Birds," a
Niles - Horton arrangement with a
solo by Mary Lou Todd; "I Wonder
As I Wander," a plaintive Appalachian carol arranged by Niles and Horton , and "Carol of the Bells," a delightf ul, f ast-moving Ukrainian carol
by Leontovich-Wilkousky.
The Men's Chorus sang "Lo, How
a Rose E'r Blooming" by Praetorius;
"Silent Night" by Gruler; "A Rockin'
All Night , " a spiritual from St. Helena Island arranged by Wilson ;
"Hark, the Herald Angels Sings" by
Mendelssohn , and "Oh , Come All Ye
Faithful" by Reading.
"Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel,"
an 8th century Gregorian melody and
"The First Noel" were done by the
combined choruses. Howard Fenstemaker accompanied the assembly
singing which concluded with "Joy
To The World" by Handel.

What to call John Henry Faulk,
who appeared here in Tuesday 's Assembly program has become a chief
problem and major headache of his
friends, his neighbors, his family including his brand new wife, and his
manager. "Diseur" makes Johnnie
wince; humorist, philosopher, wit,
mimic—none quite describe the new
and unique art form of the program
which has finally been entitled simply "Speaking of People. "
For people — rich arid poor, high
and low, the frivolous and the serious, the pompous and the humble,
the black and brown and white —
have been Johnnie Faulk's chief preoccupation since he was a little shaver on Ju dge Faulk' s farm near Austin , Texas, listening to stories about
people told him by his ninety year
old "Aunt Niney" and his Grandmother Becket. And Judge Faulk believed in having his five children
associate freely with others in all
walks of life ; consequently Johnnie
Faulk's characterizations of them today are real and human and sympatheti c.
Johnnie Faulk went to college intending to become a lawyer like his
father, but he always had a compu lsion , too, toward creative writing.
In college he won first prize of $100
—the first actual cash he had ever
earned—in a short story contest conducted by the Texas Book Store. He
was also a constant contributor of
humorous pieces to the college paper
"The Texas Ranger." By the time he
was a sophomore, his shyness had
worn off , and he was in constant demand as an entertainer and speaker
for women1 sclubs, men 's civic groups,
political rallies , pi cni cs, and benefits,
throughout the area.
Young Faulk became more and
more engrossed in folk lore, particularly the negro religious lore, and h ad
been doing considerable research for
the subject. He finally became convinced that law was not his field , and
after two years of law school he left
to sec the world, and to talk to folks
outside of Travis County. So, hitchhiking and riding freight trains,
pitching hay for a bed and supper, he
started out for the point which seemed fartnest away at the time, Japan.
He got as far as San Francisco where
a strike suspended all shipping; the
Japan trip never materialized and
Johnnie returned home to resume his
college career.

"Co-Ed of the Year "
Contest Announced by
1949 Obit er Editor
Christmas Decorations
The 1950 OBITER will sponsor a
"Co-ed of the Year Contest," Joseph Add Holiday Che er
Curilla , yearbook editor, announced To College Dining Hall

this week. Ten girls will be chosen
by a committee made up of six male
students, and pictures of the girls
nominated will be submitted to a
nationally known celebrity for the
final selection of the winner. Two
pages of the 1950 OBITER will be
devoted to the contest.
The nominating committee will be
made up of Joseph Curilla, OBITER
editor; Robert Canouse, associate
editor; Don Butcofsky, senior class
president; Walt Zorn , junior class
president; Tom Anthony, sophomore
class president; and Alex Kubic ,
freshman class president .
All members of S.C.A. are asked
to come caroling on Monday, December 19. The group will meet
in the lobby of Waller Hall at 6:30
p.m. A Christmns party will follow
in Science Hall. Please bring a
twenty-flve-cont gift to exchange.

"That Christmas Feeling " effect in
the dining hall is being made possible
by the combined efforts of many
student "Santa's" with the help and
direction of Miss Thayer. For days
now, "Deck the Halls With Boughs
of Holly" has been the password , and
it is easily noticeable.
Those Christocratic trees garnishing each side of the main entrance to
the cafeteria are only the beginning
of the decorations. From one post to
another , Yule greens with bright red
bells are cleverly arranged, Figurettes of the shepherds , angels, and
Santa himself take their place on the
walls. Last, but by no means the
least in importance, is the giant tree
to the right of the clearing table.
To all the students and cafeteria
help who worked to make this year 's
decorations as memorable as any, the
entire college c o m m u n i t y says
Thanks, and of course , n Merry
Christmas.

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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY AND FOR
THE STUDENTS OF BLOOMSBUR Q STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
Co-Editors —Ka y E. Chnpln and Merlin Beachell
Editorial Board —Donald Butcofsky, Robert Cnnouse,
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our college.
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Marilyn Evans
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Mnrgiierlte FJtrslm mons Henry Hurtt
German children between the ages
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and brilliance as had never
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grade equivalent — a student may it ering into humanity through the
continue preparation to go on to a gate of childhood. The Shepherds and
university after he has finished high the Wise Men felt the depth of that
sch ool , or he may go to a vocational celestial melody, This , the Nativity,
Sports Spell Spirit . . . .
school. If he leaves school for a j ob has come to bo known by millions
As we all know b y now , B.S.T.C. is full y aware of the immensity he must still attend school for some through the beautiful carols and
an d sometim es seeming ly futility of combating a situation prevalent on time each week until he becomes hymns passed from generation since
the night of the Holy Birth. Man
eighteen years of age.
many college campuses today — the lack of college sp irit !
mere is a dilterence
the curri- sings to express emotion. At ChristThere is, h ow ever , one "ray of sunshine streaming through the culum of the elementaryin schools
of mas . time we have great cause to
gloom. " The participation of B.S.T.C. students in intramural ' sports the United States and those of Eurrejoice in song. Carol singing used
is heart warming indeed. The enthusiasm and competitive spirit ope. In the fourth grade a studen t to be confined to the church ; but
shown by the members of the intramural football teams is indicative studies biology, geography, and for- wandering musicians in Merrie Engof what this type of student-particip ation activity can do for college eign languag es; in the sixth grade, land began to lead songs celebrating
spirit
a student studies Latin and physics; Christmas wherever they could atWit hin a few weeks, intramura l basketball will make its yearly and in the seventh grade, a stu dent tract a crowd. Today we sing our
debut upon the college scene. This will be an event for which a great studies chemistry. There are no elec- carols whenever the spiri t moves us.
tive subjects (all courses are com- I Star. The Eastern Star shone ovmany student s are a l rea d y making plans.
and no extra-curricular ac- er Bethlehem to guide the Wise Men
The women 's iniramura l program is formulated so as to encour- pulsory)
tivities in which a student may parti- to the manger. Some people never
age the year-around partici pation of B.S.T.C. 's co-eds, and has "gone cipate.
see stars. They are so busy with the
a long way " to bolster what college spirit there is on the campus.
The high schools of Germany are humdrum duties of every day life
According to Winston , the word intramural is derived from the similar to our junior colleges or col- that they never look, as did the Wise
Latin meaning, "within a wall. " For our usage, this should be inter- lege preparatory schools. When a Men , for a sign of better things to
preted to mean our college spirit , within which intramural sports arc person graduates from high school, come. The Wise Men who traveled
the supporting factors. (GJ )
he has already had two years of afa r to find th e infant Je.sus are the
perpetual symbol of the moral and
college work.
In a German classroom the stu- spiritual adventure which is ever in
dents have no silent study or writing th e human heart. They typify the
The Lost Christm as . . . A Fantasy . . .
from textbooks as in the United men who lift their eyes from the dull
Once upon a time *= not so long ago as you mig ht think =» there States. The work is all class discus- brown earth and are led forward by
was a very weary angel. I cannot say her name because it is far too sion. A teacher in Germany never envisioned splendor.
sweet an d beautiful to speak, an d it makes a music of which I am asks a question which may be an- Gifts. The humble birth of Christ
incapable. Let us simply call her "The Christmas Angel. "
swered by a direct "yes" or "no." The in the Bethlehem stable was God's
way of presenting his Son to be manUp ever so high , she lives, beyond the farthest star , upon t h e qu estions are asked so that a student kind's Savior. God's greatest of gifts,
brink of Paradise — yet her long, fair garments trail to earth , quic ken has to think in order to answer.
Social studies and group living are bringing with it hope for a better
it , and make it bright. Her joy is to bring Ch ristmas to t h e wor ld , and
not stressed as they are in this coun- world, is feebly represented by our
the Christ-Child' s kiss to winter.
try . Subj ect - matter is the chief gifts to one another.
Now perhaps it seems strange that she , who should live inside a thing upon which emphasis is placed. Meaning. Too many things are
golden bell of joy, be weary — especially on Christmas Eve. But she Dr. Foerster made the statement getting in the way of the tranq uil
was. The rapture of a long-ago "Gloria " was still hot in her throat , that in America we tend to "h old heart and the quiet mind for Christand her memory was misty with a "P eace on Earth!" that fell soft as back gifted ones and push slow ones. " mas Peace. Too many material insnow into the valleys. For six long years of war she had waited while In Germany the ones who are gifted terests t urn our eyes away from the
the world writhed in a paroxysm of pain , b ut n ow t h at t h e guns were are urged to go ahead toward the radiance of the holy might. Too
still and the thundering silence fell — there was no peace. Even the un iversity, and the slow on es seek many transient pleasures crowd out
brink of Paradise was not too far away to hear the rumbling of wars vocations.
the j oy of Christmas which the Shepas yet u n b orn , or to feel the little , sour shafts of distrust and gree d The classrooms in a German uni- herds knew. But the sky hangs low
and hate that spliced the air . Oh , she was a very weary an ge l!
versity are called "lecture rooms" to on the anniversary of the nigh t that
distinguish them from classrooms in Christ was born and the star of hope
Down throug h the eons, an d space piled upon space, her holy a high school.
shines near. Heaven is open to the
garment lay limp and tattered , where it swept the earth. "H ow can Preparation for teaching in Ger- si mpl est f a ith , Time and eternity
I bring the Christ-Child into such a world?" she wept. But the silent many is much longer than it is in merge at the touch of the love that
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stars only twinkled back with tears in their eyes.
this country. Before one can teach com es down fro m th e m an sions of
"There*is no love left in the world!" she cried , and the planets in a high school it takes approxi- God to the manger in Bethlehem.
rocked in their orbits. "T here can be no Christmas. "
mately nine years of preparation or The barriers between God and man ,
Heaven and earth , fall when
With a sweeping gesture she reached down and drew up the holy, seven years of preparation after between
Child breaks through them
the
Christ
graduation
from
high
school.
Five
of
ragged garment. Then sitting between the universes, she cried and
to
rescue
all
the children of men and
these seven years are spent studying
cried.
subj ect - matter and two years are bring them back to the heart of God
It suddenly grew cold.
spent in training for teaching. At . . . Without this realization there
Christmas Eve was opiate and strange upon the earth. In a shell present there is an over - abundance can be no Christmas, only a caricaof darkness , that even sleep trembled to enter , depressions hung like of teachers in Germany; approxi- ture of it made from ribbon and
a heavy hand. And the people madl y tang led in their own affairs, like mately 600 persons are trained and tinsel. Without the worship of Christ
there can be no j oy which will enout of work.
matted yarn , purported not to, or could not , notice.
College students in Qermany arc dure when the Christmas candles no
For a lon g time dawn struggled and wrestled with ni ght. At last , having difficulty in financing their longer glow and the decorations fade.
pale and tired , she breathed upon the cold blackness of the sky and education. Dr. Foerster mentioned Candle. The candle is a symbol of
misted it gray like a frosted glass. It was December twenty-sixth.
the $2 price of an egg to show how Christ—the Light of the World. "In
Slowly everything came alive again. Motion stirred large cities; hard it is to get sufficient nourishing
horns honking, brakes screaming, trains grinding, crowds milling, rooa.
whistles blowing, wagons screeching, horses clopping — business as Dr. Foerster wanted to know about Dr, Foerster said that the children
usual ; cities making city-noises , towns making town-noises, farms student life in an American college of Germany love our slang expresmaking country-noises — everything clattering like a hollow can — so an interview was arranged with sions. At Christmas time last year
Dick Wagner and Bernard Zelinski the children presented one of the
business as usual.
representing our Community Gov- teachers with a long list of our slang
And Christmas lost —
ernment Association. In German col- expressions us a gift. TDr. Foerster
Up between the twin universes the Angel wept and wept. There leges all the students are day stu- promised her students that she would
was no love left in the world. They did not even remember Christmas! dents. They have no opportunity to bring them , upon her return , a long
All around her the sky sagged while the sun forgot to shine and practice group living. Those prob- list of expressions. One word that
blotted clouds humped and joggled each other. Slowly she turned her lems which one encounters in getting she will take back with her from
back and walked with dragging wings over the brink of Heaven. along with other people have to be B.S.T.C. is the word "dink." The
meaning of this word was demonThere was no hope for the world,
dealt with in later life.
strated
by Katherino Gilbert who
Sudden ly she started! From far away came a faint , sad murmur , Delphine Buss gave Dr. Foerster a showed her
and u "Beat Lock
as thoug h something small had been hurt. As she stood , startled and synopsis of dormitory life and Shir- Haven " sign dink
worn
during Freshman
shining, before the Great White Gate, it swelled and swelled until it ley Jones told her about the counsel- Customs.
was a mighty wail, Anguish , disbelief, and joy tore the Christmas ling system. The Big Sister - Little Dr. Foerstor's visit was enjoyed by
Sister relationship greatly impressed
Angel by turn . Somebody remembered! Somebody ha d!
all those who met hor, It is probable
the German lady.
All the children of the world were crying !
Dr. Foerster was interested in that through hor an opportunity will
For a moment she stood radiant and glowing, listening to the hearing about the Pennsylvania Dutch be provided for some American and
loveliest music she had ever heard, She wept. Tnis time the tears region of Pennsylvania. Dick Swartz German future teachers to correswere of relief and joy. The children had remembered, The children was able to converse with her, using pond with each other.
cried for the Baby Jesus!
Pennsylvania Dutch , while she spoke
Laughing and crying, she tossed down the holy garment again, German.
Susie, the "26 " gi r l , says that when
and, transported, she struck the stars 'til carols shimmered out or She asked Miss Zealberg for a list the wife insists on wearing the trousthem and filled the earth.
of books liked by American girls and ers some other woman usually wears
boys of high school age.
It is Christmas! Christmas! Christmas! (FD )
the fur coat.

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him Life lay, and this lif e was the
Light of men, an d t h e d a rkness cou ld
not master it. " Light — how significant that Christ should choose to
be this element. How drab life would
be without it — imagine a world
without color, wa rmth , growth—there
could be no life — without Light.
Tree. More than 400 years ago,
Martin Luther, leader of the Reformation , while ret u rning h ome on e
beautifully clear cold Christmas Eve,
lifted his eyes to the sky in contemplation. He was inspired by the
sight of thousands of stars apparently clinging to the branches of the
lofty pines by the wayside. That
night a glittering tree blazing with
star-bright candles was Luther's gif t
to his loved ones.
Mistletoe. Atop g i a n t oaks the
ancient Druids found a plant which
seemed to draw it's life from the air
. . . heaven-sent mistletoe. At a
solemn ceremony it was cut with a
golden knife. Although the Druid's
powers were destroyed by Christianity, mistletoe retained it's pagan
symbolism of purity and love and had
been used ever since in the Christmas celebration.
Plays. The Christmas play originated from Ben Johnson 's entertainmen t "Masque of Christmas" dramatizing the victory of the Knight
"Good ," on his wooden hobby horse,
over the Dragon "Evil." Father
Christmas, spirit of truth , clad in
doublet and hose, acted as referee.
St. Nicholas. Yes, St. Nicholas
really lived. As Archbishop of Myra
in Asia Minor during the 4th century,
he devoted his life to the welfare of

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provide for his three young daughters. In answer to his prayers, St.
Nichol as appeared on three successive nights, leaving bags of gold. Thus
to St. Nicholas, the patron saint of
all good children , has been ascribed
the Christmas custom of bestowing
gifts upon children.
Stockings. The D u t c h brought
their old world customs to New Amsterdam. Ever a people to play, they
chose a burgher to dress as St. Nicholas and distribute toys to the children. The children shortened the name
to "Ni-kla us " or Clause ; Spanish influence changed "Saint" to "Santa ".
They left th eir wooden sabots by the
fireplace to dry and Santa Claus saw
no better place to leave his coveted
gifts. From shoe to stocking is a
mere few inches. Hen ^e our custom
of hanging stockings.
An American created Santa as we
know him today. In 1822 Clement
Moore wrote "Th e Night Before
Christmas." In that poem, Saint Nick
is a "j olly old elf" with "a broad face
and a little round belly that shook
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The system of records and athletic
awards at B.S.T.C. has been explained and appears quite adequate. Mistakes are made, but are always rectified. Any athletes not receiving
award s simply have not appealed
their cases to the proper authorities,
if to any at all. It seems that the
soccer players not obtaining awards
mentioned in last week's column
were victims of a misunderstanding.
The policy of the school has been and
will continue to be one of providing
awards to those earning them.
The loss to Kings College cagers
was not a disappointing one. It was
a hard fought contest, but the previously untested Huskies were up
against an experienced clu b and
showed plenty of what it takes. The
Monarchs were experienced in actual
game competition, having lost decisions last week to East Stroudsburg
and always powerful Seton Hall.
(Remember All-America Bob Da vies
of Harrisburg?)
B. S. T. C.'s representatives in the
Danville "Y" League are going great
guns so far. As for team play, well,
Catawissa lost two, Bloom Legion
lost one and beat Catawissa, while
Winona won their only contest up to
last weekend. The Legion's Stan
Levan and Dick Ledyard accounted
for IS and 10 points respectively in
one contest. Dick Gearhart, Catawissa ace, hit for 29 points in two
games. Eef Weaver, of the same
club, has scored 15 times in two tilts.
Winona's Fran McNamee got 17
counters in his lone tilt. Rod Morgans and Russ Hawk each hit four
markers in that same contest , while
Don Hoar was getting a lone foul
shot.
In addition to last Wednesday's
home opener against Temple, the
Huskies w
lli meet LaSalle, always a
court power in the East. The Mainliners will be met at Philly on January 11, the first game after the
Christmas h o l i d a y s . Seems like
Bloomsbur g is real ly hitting the big
time. We'll see, after the results of
the game come through. The other
newcomers on th e Husk y schedule is
Indiana S.T.C. East Stroudsburg has
been dropped.
The fallacy of All-America selections are shown in that only four
players are unanimous decisions on
almost all teams selected. They are
Arnold Galiffa, Army ; Leon Hart , a
lucky Irishman, Rod Franz, California guard ; and Emil Sitko, Notre
Dame. At the other end Art Weiner,
North Carolina, and Froggy Williams, Rice, ran neck and neck. Tackles named for honors were Nomellini,
Minnesota; Wistert, Michigan ; Wahl ,
Michigan; and Walker, Oklahoma.
Guur ds were Fr a nz an d Bagd on ,
Michigan State, w i t h West , Oklah oma , Schweder, Ponn , and Barkouskie, Pitt , getting the nod once each.
Cen t er f oun d Tonnema k er , Minnesota , almost a unanimous decision,
conceding the N.E.A. v ot e to W atson ,
R ice, on the strength of his outstanding offensive play.
In the backfleld are Sitko and
Galiffa as unanimous selections, accompanied by Doak Walker , SMU
ace, Williams , Notre Dame , Charle y
Justice, North Carolina , and Lynn
ChandnolH , Michi gan Stat e wingback.
It is interestin g to note that Wal ker,
William s, and Galllfa are all quarterbacks. Of the six backs , three work
out of the single wing, while the

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Huskies Fight UphiU Battle
Only to Have Rally Fall
Short Before Final Whistle

Weaknesses and strong points were
The Temple Owls, as jwas expected ,
brought to attention in the opening
proved to be "Wise Old Owls" in
contest against King's College at
turning back the B.S.T.C. Huskies in
The B.S.T.C. capers embark on a ed the current campaign with a 66-52 Wilkes-Barre last Saturday evening.
the home opener at Centennial Gymcourt decision over Pottsville Penn
nasium Wednesday night. The Phila- two day road tour this weekend, State Center last week. Building a The fans were not disappointed in
delphians were given a battle all the meeting Kutztown tonigh t and Mil- large firs t half margin, the JV's the thriller which showed a gallant
way, but superior shooting and all- lersville tomorrow evening. Coach coasted to their firs t victory.
Husky aggregation fight back to •
around play assured them the decis- Shelly plans to take a sizeable squad
Danny Boychuck, of Shamokin led overcome an 18 point halftime deion in the second half. The final score for the two encounters.
Bloomsburg scorers with 21 points , ficit , only to have their rally fall
Kutztown
is
returning
to
the
Huswas 65-42. The halftime score read
but conceded evening honors to Les- short by one tally at the final whis27-22 in Temple's fa vor as the locals ky schedule for the firs t time in two avage of the losers, who countered tle. The final score was Kings 60,
rallied to outscore the Mainliners in years. Two years ago, the Berks with 26 tallies. Bucky Richards had Bloomsburg 59.
Countians split even with the locals
the second stanza.
The ability to come back appeal s
10 for the winners.
.
Ed Jones played havoc with big in two engagements, both by three
to
be one of the greatest assets of
Bloomsburg
Ike Borsavage until he fouled out point margins. The .first contest went
g
ig pts this Husky club, which had seen no
late in the second period, holding th^ to the Bloomsburg forces 36-33, with Daly, f
3
1-2
7 game experience before the contest,
six-seven center in check. The man- the Golden Avalanche emerging vic- Butler, f
0 0-0 0 while Kings had played two games
for-man defense proved effective for torious in the second by the score of Boychuck, f
9 3-3 21 already. The ability to score appar the losers as the high point man for 38-35. With the inauguration of the Thompson, f
2 1-1 5 ently will be a strong point this year,
Temple, Werther, was able to garner man - for - man defense and a high Fink, f
0 0-0 0 as three players hit the double digits,
only 13 tallies. However, two other scoring style offense, it is a sure bet Rittenmeyer, c
4
1-2 9 a rarity for such an early game. BeOwls hit double digits, Mlkvy and that the contest tonight will be some- Goodhart, c
2 0-1 4 tween them, Bartleson , Byham, and
Borsavage, each with 12 counters. On what more free - scoring than those Baker , g
4 0-0 3 Kashner accounted for 45 of the losthe other hand , the Temple defense two clashes.
0 0-0 0 ers' tallies. Ed Jones was a tremendLittle is known about the Kutz- Lundy , g
was almost impregnable, especially
5 0-1 10 ous help in the second half with his
,
g
Richards
in the third period , when Bill By- town team thi s year, but local fans Ksaznak , g
0 0-0 0 rebound work.
ham's field goal was the only Husky know they can be tough.
The "Big Three" proved to be
1 0-0 2
Millersville is reputed to have a Williams, g
bucket from the floor. A distinct adtroublesome,
as expected with Wawvantage in the height department topnotch quintet this season, with
Totals
30 6-10 66 er, Mulvey, and McGlaughlin bearing
was responsible for th« success of the such performers as Korkuch and Dethe brunt of the Monarchs' attack in
Penn State Center
poe returning from last year's varwinner's defense.
winning
their firs t game in three
fg pts
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Byham was high man lor the sity. The Marauders already hold a Lasavage, f
starts.
McGrane
cashed in with 12
12 2-5 26
Bloomsburgers with 13 tallies, with 54-47 decision over highly rated Gen- ! Raune, f
0 0-0 0 big Kings' points also.
Jones, Banull and Andrews helping eva College. Ken Kline, freshman Pursell, f
The B.S.T.C. squad's foul shooting
4 0-0 8
out with 20 points among them. Des- sensation, sparked the winners in Broscious, c
turned
out to be the big problem as
6 1-2 13
pite the many faults uncovered , the that contest with 16 tallies. Jim
they
sank
11 out of 20, while the vic0 0-0 0
Tierney, g
Huskies showed much promise of Todd was also a big gun in that tilt. Fey, g
tors
were
caging 14 out of 22.
.- , , ., , , , , 5 4-6 14
having a highly successful season These four are the men the Huskies
0 1-2 1 Bloomsburg oufseored the winners in
Berhatski, g
and will more than likely make it must watch if they intend to bring
the field , 24 to 23. The Huskies made
hot for many teams this winter. Re- home the bacon . The Marauders have
good
on thirty percent of their field
Totals
27 8-15 62
bounding is outstanding, with passing a two-fold purpose in defeating the
goal
attempts.
Bloomsburg
20 15 10 21—66
and shooting needing some little im- Huskies tomorrow night. They not
Bloomsburg
Pottsville
11 9 18 24—62
only want to maintain a good slate
provement.
g
fg pts
Referees—Roqowicz
and
Wilhue.
The Husky Pups lost their firs t for the season, but they undoubtedly
Andrews, f
1 1-1 3
encounter in three starts in the pre- remember the 32-0 football pasting
Banull, f
0
0-1 0
administered
earlier
this
fall.
In
two
liminary to Bucknell's freshmen 68Bartleson,
c
5
5-10 15
57. Chuck Daly led the losers with contests last season, the two clubs
g
Byham,
6
2-3 14
split even, the locals gaining a 45-40
Bobby "The Key" Kashner has
20 markers.
g
8 0-1 16
opening game win, Millersville cop- been a sparkplug on Husky quintets Kashner,
Temple
2 3-4 7
ping the return engagement by the for three years. The snapshooting Jones, c
g. fg. pts.
Tavalsky,
g
0 0-0 0
score of 46-38.
forward measures seven inches over
Mlkvy, f
6 0-1 12
McCaffrey,
g
0 0-0 0
: The Huskies resume court play the five foot mark. Bobby was AllWerther, f
5 3-5 13
Reed,
f
1 0-0 2
after the Christmas vacation with Conference forward for Coach Frank
2 1-1 5
Mosenman, f
Boychuck,
f
1 0-0 2
another
downstate
trip,
taking
on
Golder's Susquehanna League cham4 4-6 12
Borsavage, c . . . . ".
Totals
24 11-20 59
powerful LaSalle College at Phila- pions in 1941 and 1942. "The Key's"
Haught, c
0 2-2 2
King 's
delphia January 11.
set shots netted him 18 points in the
White, c
1 0-0 2
g
fg pts
1949 opener with Kings last week.
Ballots, g
1 3-5 5
Mulvey,
f
7
1
-1 15
Kashner is a senior.
Graboyes, g
2 2-3 6
Palladino,
f
0
0-0
0
Bill Byham has gained most of his
2 0-0 4
Gordon, g
Wawer,
f
5
2-2
12
(Continued from page 1)
f ame at Bloomsburg as a star hurler
0 0-0 0
McCracken, g
McLaughlin , c
3 7-12 13
2 0-0 4 and Hair." Miss Barbee has been for Coach Bob Redman 's undefeated
Kur t z , g
g
4 4-7 12
McGrane,
head of the Make-Down 'Department 1949 baseball nine. Bill also perform- Bozentka , g
4
0-0 8
Totals
25 15-23 65 of the Powers School since it was ed on the football team during the
Yarning,
g
0
0-0 0
B.S.T.C.
firs t inaugurated over ten years ago. past season, seeing limited action as
Totals
23 14-22 60
g. fg. pts. In this field , she will give complete a tackle. The big sophomore from
1 0-1 2 information on the care of the skin, Kane played basketball for Stu EdBartleson , f
f
0 1-1 1 cleansing, lubrication , stimulation and wards, former Bloomsburg great.
,
Kash ner
Byham captured All-League honors
McCaffery, f
1 0-0 2 protection.
2 0-0 4 This famous Powers model feels in high school. "Buck" is 20 years
Boychuck, f
( Continued from page 1)
0 0-0 0 that hair is the most mobile of all of old and measures six-two.
Reed, f
3 0-2 6 a woman's features, and can make
Banull, c
sented at the Baptist Church on Sun2 4-7 8 or break her appearance. She will
Jones , c
day, December 18. The program , to
5 3-5 13 make available information concernByham, g
be directed by Marilyn Evans, Jane
3 0-2 6 ing the care and grooming of the
An d rews , g
Kenvin and Lola Jean Dlebert , is
0 0-0 0 hair.
Tavalsky, g
entitled "The Littlest Shepherd. "

Husk y Shorts

Second Powers Model

SCA Sees Xmas
Story Portrayed

Totals
17 8-18 42
Temple
13 14 9 29—65 Pr ediction Corner ? ? ?
B.S. T.C.
6 16 4 16—42
Here goes for a final fling at the
Referees—Harry and Mendy Rudolph prognostication racket.

Athenaeum Club

George Roessner was In charge of
the program at the Athenaeum Club
meeting held Thursday, December 1,
In Science Hall. The program was
built around the records from the
stage show "Oklahoma ," by Rogers
and Hammerstein. The next meeting
will feature the presentation of an
album of excerpts from the "Student
other three are "T" performers. This Prince," by Romberg. Olive Mowery
department would pick the first an- will be in charge of the meeting.
nual Maroon and Gold Ail-American
Team, but let it suffice to say we'd its existence . . . JV. basketeers are
be satisfied to have any eleven of the really rolling; two victories recorded
above mentioned player* on our 1940 already . . . Kune is represented by
all-star selections.
three players on this year's Husky
: Daly, Thompson, and Byham,
squad
Ping-pong
SPORTS SHORTS . . .
tournament was In full swing during Johnstown has two: Andrews and
the last week for the second year of Tavalsky.

Rose Bowl: California over Ohio State
Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma over LSU
Cotton Bowl: Rice over North Carolina
Orange Bowl: Kentucky over Santa
Clara
Gator Bowl: Missouri over Maryland
Pineapple Bowl: Stanford over Hawaii
Cigar Bowl : Wofford over Florida
State
Sun Bowl : Texas W e s t e r n ' over
Georgetown
Salad Bowl : Tempe State ( Ariz. )
over Xavier
Weevil Bowl : Laydee over Washboard

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Mostly about Christmas Shopping . . .
Darwin hit the nail on the head when he "Said that all mankind bears
the indelible stamp of having descended from a tree-climbing ancestor.
Never is that more apparent than when you are out doing your Christmas
shopping. Especially when you get caught with an arm-load of bundles in
one of those supersonic, jet-propelled revolving doors that is being piloted
by a fellow shopper who happens to be loaded down with nothing heavier
than his pocket change. Thus you are spun, in the manner of a whirling
yuletide dervish, out into the happy throng that is streaming by on the
sidewalk. Then you are either immediately knocked down or else obligingly
pushed into a parking meter, and there you hang while someone plants an
over-sized shoe on the package that contains Aunt Minnie's lavender nightgown. About that time it occurs to you why your tree-climbing cousins
never bothered themselves about becoming civilized , and you begin to suspect that Darwin had more than a passing acquaintance with department
stores and revolving doors.
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Did you know that approximately five percent of all the cows in the
United States are named Daisy ? If you didn 't, then you are not as wellversed on cows as you ought to be. As a college educated person you 'll b e
expected to be a brilliant conversationalist, and a question like the one
above would be a sure way to get off to a fresh start when the conversation
begins to lag. If nothing else, it would at least send your host scurrying to
replenish the refreshments, and that is often %an end in itself. Put if he
happens to bring you a glass of milk, you better change the subject.

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More Facts about Females . . .
Lately we have had a wealth of information on j udging an individual's
personality on the basis of everything from lipstick right down to the
manner in which they dispose of their cigarette butts. The latest in this
department is that the only way to judge a girl is by the way she wears her
stockings. This comes from a fashion designer who lists the following
things to watch for: Straight seams, she'll make a wonderful wife ; too short
hose, she has a bad temper; wrinkled hose, she leads a disorganized life ;
mended runs, she is untidy ; zig-zag seams, she is a nagger; mismated stockIngs, she's wrong about everything; no seams, she's trying to fool you, so
keep her guessing, too. The Doghouse Department of Facts and Figures
about Females will check on this. But meanwhile the D.F.F.F. must extricate itself from the difficult spot it has landed in because of some of its
recent activi ty. Some female subscribers have charged that this column is
unfair to females. If an injustice has been rendered anyone, it was certainly
unintentional. However, in the future the D.F.F.F. will be more careful.
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With some assistance from some of the local collegians the Doghouse
was able to draw up the Christmas shopping list which follows. The idea
is old enough to have whiskers as white as those of old St. Nick himself.
But you can't get shot for trying, or can you ? At any rate, here it is: Lou
Gabriel, a carton of cigarettes . . . Winnie Sharkey, a barber shop pole for
her tonsorial salon . . . Buck Byham, a dog team to get out of Kane after
the holidays . . . Leah Wirtman, a whole herd of paper reindeer before it's
too late . . . Joe Vincent, a fifteen dollar athletic award sweater . . . Bebe
Reese, Kleenex and lots of them . . . More hot water for the denizens of
North Hall in 1950 . . . Vernamae Compton, that private nierry-go-x-ound
she has always wanted . . . Fuzz Grabowski, a maroon and gold bowtie . . .
Peggy Dorsavage, a private telephone extension . . . Ted Krensavage, someone to keep him company on these long and lonely winter nights . . . For
all the dormitory girls, a Kehr-free holiday . . . Mr. Bird Dog, anything,
Santa, Joe ain 't hard to please . . . Jack Buynak, just a pair of shiny looie
bars for his *bathrobe . . . Claire Davis, a pinochle deck with 48 aces . . .
Mr. Hoch, a steel helmet, a badge, and a night stick for subduing midnight
dormitory riots . . . Don Maietta, a 'Care' box . . . Dotty Stec, a telescope
for looking out the smoker window . . . Bart Bartleson , a wig, and you
better send it special delivery . . . Tom Metzo , a phone booth that's all his'n
. . . Gracie Smith, an alarm clock that will really rattle the windows . . *.
George Reck, water wings, plain water wings . . . And for all of you, the
doggonedest Merriest Christmas and Happiest New Year you ever had.
Arf revoir ! ! !

A Chrh tmas Thought
by Max Kaplan

When I was young, I knew there
was a Santa Claus.
And I believed in all the good
things I was told:
Christmas was Christmas and the
tinkle of jingle bells
Mingled with the spirit of the
times.
The hustle and the bustle , the
shouting and the laug hter
Filled the air; and as I watched
the [ailing snow
Adorn the earth with festive garb ,
my world was white
And happy ; and I looked with
eager hopes to Christmas Day.
A stocking near my bed [Hied to
the brim
With morsels good to eat; under
my bed.
The presents that my child 's [aith
had produced ,
The [amil y gathered round and
we would open
All the boxed~gi[ts one by one to
see
What Santa left [or ub the night
before .
Oh, the exclamations of delight,
and oh, the unreserved glo w o[
Happ iness that lig hted up those
wonderful Christmas mornings
of my youth .
But now I am grown up, and now
I know there is no Santa Claus;
And my perverted knowledge sees
the whiteness of the world as
tinged with gray.
Now snow is naught but snow ,
and Christmas isn 't Christmas
anymore.
Would that I were a child agai n .
believing in the good things I
am told,
And looking forward eagerl y to
Christmas morning.
Would that my distorted knowledg e could be set aright,
And I could see things as they
are —
For Christmas still is Christmas ,
and there is a Santa Claus.
(Pictured above is Mark Gasser , son
of Mr. Harry N. Gasser, of the college faculty .)

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Did you hear about the college
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COLORFUL CAMPUS. ' With the
Drignt lights adorning Carver Hall,
the Christmas trees so prevalent on
the campus , and the inner numerous
*uie-tide embellishments, B. S. T. C.
has readied its ohvnmntin acme this
year.
SUGGESTIONS TO SANTA. If
the gentleman trom the North Pole
reads this column , we hope that it
isn't too late to noiily him that Robert Dubbs would appreciate his litteen dollar check lrom tne government before December 25. George
Reck and Dale Spiegel could use an
alarm clock to help t hem gel. to
Physics class on time ; speaking of
time, Hap Hartzell would like more
of it to draw his cartoons for the
M&G.
SCHOOL 'DAZE. A young lady
from Waller Hall who is beginning
to feel like Napoleon (she is going
down in history ) , can 't wait until
December 21. She plans to forget
her school daze during the holidays.
TALENTED TWO. From inside
information we have learned that
Max Paplan with his mouth organ
and Calvin Kanyuck with his mellow
voice form a talented team. The
boys, however, are very backward
when the subject is broached. They
insist that they could not even entertain a doubt.
DECORATIVE DORM. Almost every Waller Hall woman has entered
the competition to have the most
attractively decorated for the Yule
s e a s o n . Holly berries, Christmas
bells, and Santas abound throughout
the dormitory corridors.
YULE TRAIN. The B.S.T.C. train
is running quite smoothly, thanks to
the income from shares purchased by
students. Jim Babcock, chairman of
the CGA Recreation Committee, is
engineering the project this year.
BELATED FELICITATIONS to
Mary Ruth Tyson of Catawissa and
Charles Lauck of Mount Carmel who
were married on November 22. Mary
Ruth graduated from B. S. T. C. last
year; Charles is a senior, practice
teaching in Williamsport.
C O M E R S AND GOERS. Fluff
Mertz, Janie Warner , and Olive Mouery journeyed to Penn State last
weekend.
Bob Henry, Sol Aglino, and Bill
Yanick, of the University of Pennsylvania, friends of Irene Eckert and
Gerry Funk , recently visited the
Friendly College.
FROLICSOME FRESHMEN. The
freshmen will sponsor their first
dance when they hold the Freshman
Hop on January 6.
THE END. This column marks the
end of this (y)ear 's corn ; so, until
1950 . . . Happy Holidays!

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