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Circle K's Chullenge Spurned, Full Descends, Reil Ascends Cumpus Orgunizutions Fuji To Respond To "Beuring 01 Arms" bi1 Ruth Partilla After strenuous campaigning by Dean Ralston and the Circle 1< Club, Blood Donar Day, which is now taking place in the gym, should be a success. Participating students have already scheduled appointments between 9:45 am. and 3:45 p.m. A new feature added this year to stimulate interest in the program is the - Circle K Club's Challenge of Arms. Freshmen to Re Meet They have stated that the members, as a group, will donate more blood than any other campus organization or Big Brothers, Sisters group. It is hoped that campus organ- by Harry Russin izations will take on this challenge, and the winners will be awarded a An event which has never taken trophy for their efforts. The number place in the history of the college will of members in the organizations will cccur this Sunday afternoon from be taken into consideration, and judge- 2 until 4:30 in the gymnasium. It will ment will be decided by percentage. he a re-meeting of the freshman with their Big Brothers and Sisters at an Seeking to go beyond last years' at- informal gathering. Entertainment and tainment of 137 pints of blood, the refreshments will be provided and as campus as a group will try to surpass Rich Shemo, representing the Fresh- the present goal of 200 pints. man Orientation Committee, stated, Any student who has donated blood !iEACON "will serve as a supplement in meeting with your counterpart in will be given the right to obtain blood Vol. XXV!!!, No. 5 Friday, October 18, 1963 once again for his or his family In order the Freshman Big Brother/Sitter Pro- own use. gram." for this plan to be effective, the College must have a sufficient number of pints In the past, the Big Brother/Sister deposited in the blood bank. ICG Program has not gone beyond the first Holds Humecuiminq Weekend Nears; group meetings. Individuals have, in For those students who for some reason cannot donate blood today but some cases, maintained personnal con- Dance Tonite did not would like to do so in the near future, tact; hut occasionally freshman information concerning this may be Four Bisplay Awards Offered see their Big Brother or Sister for A unique activity is being held in obtained by contacting Dean Ralston Charlotte Wetzel months at a time. the gym tonight. A dance. This or any member of the Circle K Club. The weekend of October 25 will mark the celebration of the Sixteenth An- A letter was sent out to each fresh- dance is being sponsored by I.C.G. nual Homecoming on campus. Student Government, which is in charge of this man telling them of this event. TDR NOTICE This dance will feature Bobby Baird. affair, has been arranging the final details. of offered assistance by addressing and Along with Bobby Baird will be his Members Student Government and the Beacon staff will cast their votes Anyone who wishes to give blood, to determine which coed will reign as Homecoming Queen. From a list of ten stuffing the envelopes. The affair is but is unable to do so Friday, October band. Along with his band will be an finalists, the Queen and her court will be selected. being sponsored by the Student Govern- 18, can make arrangements with Dean admission charge of fifty cents. Along Activity will commence next Friday will be a car caravan to Kirby Park, nient. night after the arrival of the alumni where a Bonfire and pep rally will be Ralston or Circle K for a different time. with this admission charge will be a who will tour the campus to view the held. Those who wish to participate The occasion will provide the fresh- person holding fifty cents. I.C.C. hopes various displays set up by the dormi- are asked to convene in front of Butler to tories and campus men with an opportunity re-estab- ECITON it's YOU. organizations. Four Hall at 7 p.m. The Homecoming lish contacts, compare experiences, pose awards will be presented in the follow- Queen and her two princesses, as well ing categories: men's dormitories, members the questions, and in general, have a good HOOTENANNY every Friday Stuart A. led and Jim Lisowski, as of football and soccer women's dormitories, club displays and teams, will be the guests of honor. time. Song sheets passed out chairman and co-chairman respectively, best over-all award. Jim Jones of Stu- Members of Kickline, Cheerleaders, and announce that plans for a hootenanny dent Government is in charge of the Majorettes will also be introduced. In The success or failure of this meeting Bring your guitar display awards committee. addition, the winners of the campus during intermission are being formu- will determine whether or not it will New "Cafe" 3 - 5 P.M. After the alumni have had an op- displays will be announced. he continued in the future. la ted. portunity to judge the displays, there Immediately following the bonfire, TDR will sponsor a sport dance in the ym. Marie Shutlock and Leslie Tobias are completing the plans for Friday night's program. Students Honored at Awards Assembly Meanwhile, the alumni will gather at the Host Motel for a Warm-Up arty. This affair will be the prelude Four awards were recently given for to the alumni dinner dance which outstanding academic achievement. vill take place at the Dorian Room of he Host on Saturday night. Mrs. Daniel Detwiler, President of the For alumni and undergrads alike, Wilkes Faculty Women, presented an aturday's activities will begin at the award to the highest ranking woman ithletic field with the soccer game in student from the previous year's Fresh- which Wilkes opposes Hofstra at man class. The award was given to 10:00 am. Lois Anne Petroski. Before the football game which 'eatures Wilkes vs. Drexel, there will Mrs. Iva Heale, former President of be a car caravan to the athletic field at noon. court will the Wilkes-Barre Business and Profes- The Queen and her ride to the game in convertibles. Dr. sional Womens' Club, presented the arley will officially crown the Queen second award to the outstanding Junior during the pre-game ceremonies. or Senior woman student. This award At half-time awards will be given was given to Catherine D. DeAngelis. to the winners of the Homecoming lisplays and to the owner of the best- \ third award was presented by Mr. lecorated car in the car caravan. The Herbert Morris in memory of his Kickline and the Majorettes will per- J. form to the accompaniment of the daughter who was born and died on Wilkes College Band. this campus. This award went to Joyce Highlighting the close of Homecom- Ann Cavallini. Joyce maintained an ing Weekend is the undergraduate din- average of 3.80 for three years straight. ner dance sponsored by Student Gov- The final award was presented by ernment. John Campbell, chairman of the dance, has announced that tickets Rosemary Hagel, President of Theta will cost four dollars per couple. There Delta Pho, to Clare Helen Draper, the will be dancing to the music of Bobby most outstanding T.D.R. member. Baird from 7 to 12 p.m. A dinner featuring roast beef, Italian and Swed- ish meat balls and Hawaiian pork, will he served from 7 to 9 p.m. BLOOD DONOR CONCEPT NOTICE DAY "The Wilkes College Story," featured Award winners and sponsors are shown outside of the gym after the awards assembly. on CONCEPT Tuesday, October 22, Right to left are: Mr. Herbert Morris, Joyce Cavallini, Rose Hagel, Carolyn Draper, Lois at 7 P.M., may be seen on the TV set PDF compression, OCR,J. web optimization using a watermarked evaluationTODAY copy of CVISIONin the Commons.PDFCompressor It will be carried Petroski. Mrs. Daniel Detwiler. Cathy DeAngelis, and Mrs. Iva Heale. by cable from Channel 3, Philadelphia. Page 2 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Friday, October 18, 1963 EDITORIAL TAKE PEN IN HAND 7/ie 4pa'the tic OhIocker The recent news that the National Defense Education Act is by Jack Hardie and Olsen Schroeder up for renewal should be of interest to many of us, since nearly 500 members of our student body are now benefitting from the National In the cafeteria the other day we Defense student loans. chanced to overhear our two Sopho- more friends discussing faeries and Needless to say, the advantages of NDEA interest the - low brownies and, because we have interest rates and long-term repayment period be to - would difficult find in W.B. Yeats too, we thought we elsewhere. And discontivance of this government assistance would would join the conversation. "throw a kink" into many students' well-laid plans. We all know this just as we all realize the importance of the 'Yes,' we interrupted, 'Irish folk-lore Act. Let's let our Senators know that we are alert and interested in was one of the formulating influences the outcome of the extension proposal. on Yeats' poetic imagination; of course Take your pen in hand right now and urge your Representative you must remember that . to support the retention of the NDEA as part of HR 4955 when it comes up shortly for Senate floor action. 'W.B. Yeats?' asked Miss Dover. THE HEAT'S ON 'A genius, Eilene, of course,' we con- No longer can minors caught in establishments serving liquor tinued, 'deeply affected by . skip blithely through the raid, the subpoena, and the hearing itself with no scars and perhaps even a check for testifying against the 'But we weren't discussing an English owners.