Topple Wilkes 14-12 Houndsovercomelongjinx Lightweight Deciding Factor by Bob Sallash
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MORAVIAN COLLEGE STUDENT WEEKLY Volume LXIV Bethlehem, Pa., Saturday, February 24, 1962 Number 15 Grapplers Finally Topple Wilkes 14-12 HoundsOvercomeLongJinx Lightweight Deciding Factor by Bob Sallash The Moravian College wrestlers, with the help of a great team effort, ended the string of victories which Wilkes had compiled against the Greyhounds over the last four years. The powerful Colonels bowed to an opponent for the first time in nine years on their home mat last Saturday Moravian night as Moravian won a 14-12 lightweight had no more decision. trouble with his opponent and eventually won 12-5. The margin of victory wac ac¬ tually earned in the opening bout At 137 lb. Moravian freshman when Moravian freshman Dave Tony Iasiello suffered his first Wilson earned five points for his collegiate defeat at the hands of Wilkes Tom team on a fall. Each team won Gladtke. The former Nassau four bouts and Wilson's pin gave County, Long Island wres¬ the Greyhound's the extra two tling champion from Wilkes scored the points they needed to upset the deciding points in the Colonels. last 15 seconds of the first period when he took Iasiello down for a Wilson earned his seventh con¬ two point lead. Each wrestler secutive victory against one de¬ scored two points on a reversal feat when he pinned Wilkes' Ned during the remainder of the match McGinley in 7:22 with a crotch and the bout ended in Gladtke's and half-nelson. McGinley had favor 4-2. opened the bout with a fast take¬ Roger Grubbs of Moravian ex¬ down but he was shortly counter¬ tended his ed as Wilson scored on a rever¬ unbeaten, untied streak to a row when sal. Dave rode the Colonel wres¬ eight matches in he decisioned Wilkes' tler for the entire three minutes John Gard¬ ner 9-5. Grubbs scored seven of the second period using the in a wild second Navy ride effectively. In the third points period with a nearfall, predicament and period Wilson scored again on a reversal. reversal and the score remained 4-4 until the Moravian grappler AT J 57 LB. THE GREY- lowered the boom. hounds Dick Bedics paced himself MORAVIAN'S BILL RINKER beautifully as he earned a 4-0 decision over Bob dropped down to 130 lb. for this Ziegler, last meet to face Wilkes' Dave Puerta. year's P.I.A.A. District 11 cham¬ pion from Allentown. Bedics Puerta skillfully took R i n k e r scored on a take-down in the first down for two points in the first period, an escape in the third period. However, Rinker soon re¬ period and time advantage. This versed to tie the score at 2-2. victory gave Moravian its biggest Puerta scored again on a reversal lead of the and Rinker ended the first period evening at 14-3. In the with an escape and take-down to 167 lb. bout former post a 5-4 lead. Billy broke the MAC champion Ted Toluba of Wilkes match wide open in the second showed why he must be period when he scored three considered a threat to repeat as points on a near fall. The clever (Cont. on p. 4, col. 1) Last Thursday's snow fun where Tau Kappa Epsilon's "Peanuts" took top prize is pictured above. Sigma Phi Omega was awarded honorable mention for their entry. Other snow sculptures seen here are by Omi- cron Gamma and Pi Mu. Photo by Stoddard Help!!! TKE's Win S A meeting for all persons interested in joining the Comenian staff will be held SPO A Iso Receiv at 4:00 p.m. Monday, Feb¬ ruary 26, in the Comenian Many Moravian students relived childhood days as they made and Office, Main and Locust played in the snow last Thursday. This was not the result of juvenile Streets, North Campus. horse-play, but the attempt to build entries for Alpha Phi Omega's There are positions open (APO) annual snow sculpture contest. on all staffs and help is ur¬ THE SERVICE FRATERNITY gently cur¬ needed for the announced that the contest would Sigma Phi Omega fraternity rently understaffed Comeni¬ begin and all set about on the (SPO) for "The Little Old Lady an. busy task of constructing inticate In The Shoe." All regular staff members snow designs. OMICRON GAMMA OMEGA are also urged to attend this (OGO) fraternity entered a fra¬ meeting. Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) ternity mug, hailing the passers- The quality of Moravian's fraternity was awarded first place with their salute to the characters by with the sign—"Bottoms-up." student newspaper will defi¬ of the famous comic strip, "Pea¬ Pi-Mu pre - theological frater¬ nitely be improved if there The four year string of victories compiled by the Colonels in their nuts." is a good showing at this nity constructed a "Church in the annual encounters with Moravian are snapped by the 'Hounds as a Snow." meeting. The honorable mention award small enclave of Greyhound supporters view the result with complete was captured by the Brothers of (Cont. on p. 4, col. 1) approval. Photo by Hutchinson Page 2 THE COMEN IAN February 24, 1962 Hats Off Chatham Prexy StatesColleges Not Ready Saturday night—Wilkes; Monday night—Albright! To many people outside the Moravian campus these phrases mean nothing. For Caliber of Students But to most members of the student body and especially those Seeking Admission who follow the athletic fortunes of the Greyhounds, they mean by Harriett Pierie a big week in sports. The president of Chatham College, Dr. Edward D. Eddy, Jr., has made the statement that many Amer¬ ican colleges and universities aren't ready for the caliber of students arriving at their doors. This comment For five years the wrestlers of Moravian have attempted to is quite the reverse from the usual, "Students aren't ready for college." defeat their opponents from Wilkes. Some of the meetings have NEVERTHELESS, CRITICISM OF COLLEGE TEACHING PROGRAMS IS BECOMING AN ISSUE. been close, others were not. However, this past Saturday our Observers of our system of educa- grapplers traveled to Wilkes-Barre to demote the Colonels and tion have found that Scholastic ing studied for success. jects of interest. Grades are false they did just that. It was a hard fought match all the way, but Aptitude Tests, lengthy assign¬ ONCE THE STUDENT AR- inducements to learning, and one which showed that the men from Bethlehem were not to be ments, grading systems, and rou¬ rives at college, he is subjected when the interest dies, grades are denied tine lectures have stifled creativ¬ victory. to huge work loads, to the atti¬ the spark for the explosion of col¬ ity and lessened the number of tude that grades are all import¬ lege cheating. Many people feel The wrestling squad puts a lot of hard work and long hours pioneers in research. that an honor ant, and to the challenge of rou¬ system would elim¬ into preparation for each match. This is especially true for College boards, although not tine lectures, Dr. Eddy stated. It inate cheating, but without inter¬ est in a match with a team the caliber of Wilkes. The team has pointed applying to students already in is an accepted fact,' he added, that subject material the honor college, set a pattern for the type work is necessary for learning, system would be of questionable for victory in this meeting for a long time. It would be certainly of student gaining entrance. When that marks serve as an indication aid. superfluous to say that they deserved and earned this victory. the non-conformist walks into the of what the student has learned, THE WAY TO STIMULATE admissions office he is cautioned Moravian's basketball fortunes have not been especially bright and that certain lectures are interest is to give interesting lec¬ that ten other's are ready to take bound to be boring to certain peo¬ tures, especially in the first two this year. The team has had a difficult struggle to attain a win¬ his place. If he has excelled in ple. years of college. However, in ning season. There were few bright spots for the hoopsters this sciences and failed in English, his However, the opinion that mam- these deciding years, classes are year, but more dark ones. Monday night in Johnston Hall, the chances of getting into college mouth assignments of work will large, inexperienced teachers in¬ are very slim even though he may past record was forgotten and the season, regardless of the rec¬ lead to creativity is a groundless struct the freshmen, subject mat¬ be highly intelligent. belief. The improvement in class ter is inflexible, and seminars are ord may be called successful. discussion and Of course, the non-comformist maturity of term very rare. The Lions from Albright College roared confidently through could cram for his "problem sub¬ papers shows that in some ways A student molded by college students are profiting from a their pregame drills. Their season has been a good one, filled ject," and many students do this. boards, left without time for sen¬ The CEEB had attained unassail¬ heavy work load, but exploration sitivity, sidetracked by cheating, with anticipation of a post-season tournament berth. Respect Mo¬ not bound able authority, and there are now by courses is disap¬ and bored by lectures is not the ravian they might, but lose, never. self-styled College Board tutors pearing. type to be creative. In no way who The does he match The first encounter between the two clubs had been close with guarantee results.