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CHRISTMAS FORMAL ALL COLLEGE TONIGHT CHRISTMAS PARTY THURSDAY 9.12 AT (;') THE GYM IFIE '\ulh\J1 THE COMMONS Vol. XXVIII, No. 11 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PENNA. Friday, December 6, 1963 WORLD MOURNS JrK Guest Editorial Accounting Club Awarded Date; American Character Holds Up Under Strain S G Reverses Original Decision by Charlotte Wetzel May I add a few more words to the billions already spoken or written on the most recent American tragedy? Student Government's decision to give the Friday night dance of Prospec- tive Freshmen Weekend to IDC was recently reversed in favor of the Account- There is no need to rehearse the melancholy events, or to bemoan once more ing Club. the sheer senselessness of it all. My first reaction, like that of other Americans, burning was one of utter horror, piercing sorrow, and shame. But now that those Both the Inter-Dormitory Council and the agonizing hours and days are behind us, it becomes possible to go beyond the Accounting Club had requested the April 24 dance grief and indignation and attempt a less sanguine appraisal of that tragic date, and the Calendar Committee of Student Government weekend. had assigned it to IDC. I, for one, have emerged from that shattering experience with a renewed sense The Accounting Club decided to appeal to Student Government for fur- of pride in my adopted country. For it is obvious to me that, far from revealing ther consideration. Joe Klaips, representing the organization, any fundamental weakness, these sad events helped to place in sharp focus and contested that the Accounting Club was the originator of show to the whole world the essential soundness and invulnerability of our organizations desire the political structure as well as the basic maturity the American people. the Freshmen same activity of Weekend Dance and had the conflict shall be decided according charge of the affair since its The sudden and brutal slaying of the dynamic and beloved President Ken- inception. to the following priorities: 1. If the n.edy has not resulted in a paralysis or a dangerous administrative vacuum. The organization has previously sponsored Before the final decision was handed the activity, instant the late President died the country had a new President, the man who down, the and is not the originator discussion was tabled twice of that activity, the organization was elected by the people for that very contingency and who had been well pre- so that the members of Student Govern- that pared for the assumption of his awesome responsibilities. There were no behind- has not had the activity shall have ment might have time to reconsider priority the-scene maneuverings, no secret machinations, no danger of a military and ...," the Solons decided that decide whether the appeal rested the Accounting Club takeover, no street demonstrations. upon constitutional grounds. was the origin- ator of this particular dance; therefore, The conduct of the American people during those momentous days when the At a third meeting, Student Govern- the organization was asvarded the date world stopped to watch history unfold itself before our own eyes, was truly ment decided in favor of the Account- of April 24. The Friday of February 7, remarkable. Horrified and saddened to the very marrow of their being, our ing Club. Basing their decision on held by the Accounting Club before people remained calm and dignified through the whole cruel ordeal. Article IX, Section V, Sub-section b their appeal, was accepted by IDC for which states "in the event that two their dance. Although the news came early that the accused assassin was a pro-Russia and pro-Castro Marxist, there were no outbursts of anti-Communist hysteria, no When asked if he would reappeal flag-waving or slogan-shouting street demonstrations, no war cries, no breaking Dr. Kaslas By the decision, George Evancho, president of windows of Russian or Cuban embassies or consulates. Lauded Legion of IDC, stated that "too much time has Dr. Bronis J. Kaslas, associate pro- nominees. been wasted on needless discrepancy One hope that the Moscow news media and the Russian people can only fessor of History at the College, was This is the third consecutive year up to this point and therefore the in- would display a similar restraint if Premier Khrushchev were assassinated by a recently awarded the Monroe Doctrine the award was given. Previous terest of IDC will be concentrated on lived in States, at one win- pro-American Russian rightist who had the United had Citation from the State Department of ners are Congressman Flood Dr. future activities." his wife. and time renounced Soviet citizenship and had an American the American Legion. The citation Tansell from Washington, D. C. was given in connection with the ob- An authority Those domestic and foreign critics who seem to be ever ready to chatter servance of the 140th anniversary of on international law, Dr. Kaslas is a NOTICE r about the "war-mongering", "trigger-happy" and immature Americans should the Monroe Doctrine. At a ceremony native of Lithuania and a seriously ponder what happened the past few days. at Joseph E. Conlon Post Plains, graduate of the Kaunas Univer- Air Force Recruting Service will at sity, Lithuania, where he Dr. Kaslas was introduced by Attorney received the visit the Commons on 12 Because of a certain air of boisterousness surrounding our commercialized degree of December Anthony B. Panaway. Bachelor of Law, and of Stras- society, and because the Americans are an extroverted and voluble people, we bourg University, France. where he re- between 10 and 12 to interview male are often considered even by our foreign friends and allies as childish and The award was presented to Dr. ceived his Doctorate in Philosophy. and female applicants for the off i- impetuous. The fact seems to be that just below the thin veneer of shallowness Kaslas on the basis of his research Dr. Kaslas, who came to America in cer training program and/or any the Americans are serious-minded, dignified and mature people. work in international law and his 1946 and became a citizen in 1951, other Air Force programs in which writings on the A I hope it will not be inappropriate to conclude with a reference to the late Monroe Doctrine. taught at the University of Detroit be- persons may be interested. President's widow. Jacqueline Kennedy, in the better and happier days before committee of five chose him from four fore coming to Wilkes-Barre. November 22, had been the epitome of the glamor, joi de vivre and exuberance of the Kennedy era. CUE AND CURTAIN TO GIVE THREE Who would ever think that this woman with a penchant for extravagant PERFORMANCES hairdoes and fanciful clothes u'as also the woman who during the whole tragic episode which touched her most immediately and intimately would conduct OF 'IT IS SO IF YOU THINK SO' THIS herself in such a superbly dignified manner that she u'ill be long remembered WEEKEND for her fortitude and courage? by Jinnie Todd Like their former First Lady, American citizens have just been through their Luigi Pirandello's It Is So If You saddest but also (to use the famous phrase) their finest hour. I was never more Think So is a play pregnant with ques- proud of being one of them. tions. "Is it he or is it she?" is a query often repeated throughout the produc- tion. Yet the moot point of the drama Editor's Note extends much deeper than this super- ficial question. The foregoing article is a reprint of a guest editorial by Dr. Stanko M. Vujica, chairman of the College philosophy deportment, published in a recent Reflecting Pirandello's belief in rela- issue of the Times Leader Evening News. tivism, the play ponders whether one individual has the right to invade the world of another. What is the true In criterion for madness? May anyone set Lettermen Usher Yule Season up his own world? Since those who live in a world of unreality do not Tonight With Christmas Formal invade the world of reality, do those who by Lois Petroski live in the world of reality have the right to invade the world of un- The I.ettermen's Annual Christmas traditional Christmas symbolsSanta reality? Formal tonight ushers in the Christmas Claus, Christmas trees, snow, and a Tonight, tomorrow, and Sunday eve- spirit on Campus. The Lettermen will red and green color scheme. nings in Chase Theatre, Cue and Cur- conduct their Formal, between 9 and In attempting to preserve suspense tain will present the American premier 12 amid the seasonal atmosphere which concerning the decor of the gymna- of Pirandello's unusual drama. For they have created in the gymnasium. sium, Lcttermen merely have hinted as this play, director Al Groh has decided to the In keeping with the "spirit of giving," decorations. It seems that a to introduce several staging innova- huge Christmas tree will be comple- tions. club will present a personalized Instead of the customary flats, the mented by four smaller trees. French says "If you think so" program to all those who attend. A Couples a white framework is used to create will dance on a snow-capped floor photographer will take two pictures of and the suggestion of walls. However, a decided by establishing svhether Senora Stephen beneath a red and green ceiling. All full complement Bavala, David Dukoff, Dar- each couple, prior to passage through of furnishings, props, Frola's daughter exists as her departed lene Moll, Iris other adornments remain a surprise. and costumes, plus added emphasis on Collins, and Joe Bill- the receiving line.