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Wilkes BEACON college Vol. 3, No. 22. WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PA. Friday, March 31, 1950

EASTER BUNNY HOP TO FEATURE AMNICOLA STAFF LEffERMAN'S APRIL SHOWERS BALL TO TAPED MUSIC AND RECORDiNGS WORKING HARD ON FEATURE LEE VINCENT'S ORCHESTRA

PICTURE LAYOUT GLOMAN By IRENE JANOSKI By CHUCK Tickets, costing $2.80, are now on sale for the forthcoming Say, guys and galsknow what's cookin' tonight besides The Yearbook staff is working cQrn? Nope. Guess again. It's not a sport dance. What? on the layout of pictures for the Letterman's Annual April Showers Ball, at Sans Souci Park on You're right. It's an Easter Bunny Hop! No difference 'tween 1950 edition. Students who had Friday night, April 14, and featuring one of the valley's leading their pictures taken at the Barrie the two? Hop along to the cafeteria and see. The Student dance bandsLee Vincent and his orchestra. studio received proofs from which The affair, will last from Council is sponsoring info was graciously posted by chose which itthis they the picture they wanted 9 tc 12, is semi-formal with the "no Peter Cottontail himself or was that Danny Sherman paking to have in the "Amnicola". lffow corsages" rule prevailing once ever, those students who had pic- again. The males of Wilkes will be from under one loiig, pink, floppy ear? tures taken in the Yearbook office At any rate, a multiplication of corded the night before by Student relieved to learn that they will have will not be able to choose the pic- no parking worries this year, for fun is predicted along with danc- Council members. This means that ture they prefer because of the late ing from 9 to 12, sentimental music a lot of music was played for more plenty of parking space ha been date that the pictures were taken. provided. and that ever thirst quenching than an hour on Thursday, just to In order to have the Yearbook punch. Mr. Al Jacobs is Dance get it on tape. It also means that Olie Thomas, general chairman, ready for distribution before the has announced a change in policy Chairman pinch-hitting for ole P. those with twinkling toes are in- end of the spring semester, the C., with the following students on vited to dance to this stuff every this year. Instead of selecting the staff had to follow this practice. April Showers Queen from a group committees: Thursday at 8:30 in the Music Last year, so many students de- Decorations: Connie Smith and Room of Gies Hall. of Wilkes coeds, the lettermen have layed in having their pictures decided that ALL girls should be Jim Tinsley. Music: Wade Hay- Did you know that that lush, taken that it was only by sheer hurst and Danny Sherman. House: creamy colored recorder (which re- eligible to be chosen Queen. The effort that the Yearbook was ready girl does not have to be a student Art Bloom, Al M.narski and Don sembles a small piano) is a latest before the end of the finals. This Follmer. acquisition to the Music Dept? at Wilkes. The committee is sure year the staff hopes to have time that the student body approves of Know something? The music for Now you know. Yes, sir, it's a ver- to study for finals, too. tonight will be tape recorded, mak- satile piece of equipment - does this change. ing possible a larger variety of everything but boil water. What, A special committee, known only songs. Uh-huhthe music was re- THAT too? to Dean Ralston, will observe all FORMER WILKES girls at the dance, and at the de- signated time, will choose the STUDENTS HONORED Queen. THETA DELTA RHO Sorority To Sponsor The following are committee TO Ronald Edward Savage and chairmen: Donald Blackenbush, FETE ATHLETES Bridge Party April 13 George Edward Shamis, who trans- tickets; Jack Semmer, publicity; ferred to Bucknell after complet- John Jones, programs; Richard The Lettermen will be guests of Theta Delta Rho, sorority of ing two years at Wilkes, will be in- Scripp, arrangements; and Chet LEE VINCENT Theta Delta Rho at the sorority's Wilkes College, is planning to hold itiated by the Tau Beta Phi Honor- Molley, orchestra. And here's a word of advice from next regularly scheduled meeting a bridge party on Thursday, April ary Engineering Fraternity at The lettermen are making exten- meeting on April 11. Bucknell University, Lewisburg, on sive preparations in order to make the dance committee: If you want 13, at 8 p. m. The place will be on to one The meeting will be held at 7:30 April 12. Mr. Hall, instructor in the this year's dance one of the biggest spend of the most enjoyable in the Science Lecture Hall and the the second floor of the cafeteria Physics Dept., has announced. social events ever presented by evenings you've ever had, get your- program will begin at 8. The movie and admission will be 65c tax in- Wilkes College. Students are urged self a date and plan to hurry on "The Rains Came" will be shown. cluded. 'The purpose of this card to secure tickets from any letter- down to Sans Souci Park two party is to raise sufficient funds PEP KIDS PLAN man, at the bookstore, or at the weeks tonight for the April Show- dance. ers Ball. Poli-Sci, IRC Members for the support of a War Orphan; TO REORGANIZE the adoption of this child by the Hear of Judge Selection sorority will be made possible The Cheerleading squad will hold PLACEMENT OFFICE FRESHMEN PLANNING through the Foster Parents' Plan an reorganization meeting on Wed- Mr. Andrew Hourigan, Jr., of for Homeless Children. nesday, April 12, at 7 p. m. Gene RELEASES STATISTICS FUN FOR EVERYBODY Bradley, the Luzerne County Bar Associa- Miss Cathy Smith, general chair- captain of the squad, has tion spoke on the Pennsylvania announced that the "tryouts" pro- man of the affair has selected the Wilkes College Placement Cent- On Saturday evening, April 27, Plan for selecting judges before cedure for this year will be dis- er, operating with the majority of the freshman class will sponsor the Poli-Sci classes and IRC Thurs- following committees: cussed and the date wil be set for its contacts in one of the 4' "Dis- the most complete wiener roast in day, March 30, at 11:00 a. m. The Publicity: Chairman, Phiscilla tryout to begin. tress" areas declared by the U. S. the history of Wilkes College at Pennsylvania Plan will be discuss- Swartwood; Dorothy Burayak, Ire- Charlotte Davis, Peggy Anthony, Bureau of Employment Security Hanson's at Harvey's Lake. The ed the Intercollegiate Confer- Tony Popper and Bruce Mackie, the at ne Janoski and Connie Smith. has succeeded in uncovering 210 evening will be replete with hot ence on Government at Harrisburg four seniors of last year's squad House: Chairman, Barbara Hart- part-time jobs for its students and dogs, an impressive assortment of on April 14. Wilkes is a member of will leave the fate of the new placing 60 per cent of the Febru- trimmings, soft drinks, potato the ICG and will attend the con- ley; Nancy Fox, Jeanne Smith and Cheerleading team in the hands of ary graduating class. chips, campus humorists, singing, vention with a 25-member delega- Miriam Long. the ten remaining members. Prob- Refreshments: Chairman, The announcement was made by dancing, the fruit of the entertain- tion. Elaine ably four new members will be John Chwalek, who released his ment committee's ingenuity, and The Pennsylvania Plan is an ef- Turner; Ann Azat, Blanche Crowd- chosen to bring the number up to er. first set of statistics in a report at sheer good fellowship. "All this fort to combine the best features fourteen again. The veterans of the end of six months as director and someone too" should make the Clean-Up: Chairman, i of the elective and appointive sys- Carl e last year's team are: Gene Bradley, of the recently organized Place- night one to remember. The festiv- tems of selecting judges. The Plan Thomas, Connie Olshefski Margie captain; Helen Williams, Jerry Brennish and Dorothy Travis. ment Center. ities will begin at seven o'clock can be accomplished only by an Pauxtis, Toni Menegus, Joe Cher- The news of the success enjoyed and be open to all Wilkes Tickets: Chairman, F r a e s will stu- amendment to our State Constitu- nc ne, Annabelle Perry, Tom Morgan; by the center helped considerably dents and their guests. tion. This new method proposed by Trembath; Nancy Bolton, Barbara Beryl Colwell, Priscilla Swartwood to Close and Isabel Sullivan. ease the tension on the students, After this week, tickets, $1.00 the Pennsylvania Bar would affect and Charlotte Davis. who are grauating in June and apiece, will be available from the the State Supreme and Superior will be seeking employment. bookstore, the cafeteria, and mem- Courts, the courts of record in LEADS IN "GOLDEN BOY" At the end of January, a federal bers of the frosh General Commit- Philadelphia and Allegheny Coun- announcement declared Wilkes- tee. ties, and county courts throughout Barre, with at least 12 per cent of Influenced by the large capacity, the state. its workers out of jobs, as one of strong appetite, and weak resis- The amendment provides that tance of class President Lesnick, the 43 "distress" areas that pockmark- judges shall be appointed by ed U. S. prosperity. This report, the Refreeshment Committee under Governor from a panel of three coupled with the statement by edu- the leadership of Grace Ruffin will nominated by a judicial persons cational officials that a 25 per cent provide prodigious quantities of commission, the judge's tenure sub- food for the consumption of the to by decline in employment possibilities ject after one year approval is expected for June graduates, to be attracted a vote of the people which will be vast throng by the caused many students to speculate operations of tl,e Publicity Com- held not by party ticket but on the about their chances for gaining judge's record. The judicial or employment. mittee led by Dave Whitney. nominating commission shall con- The Wilkes Placement Center Henri Bush, chairman of the sist of one judge, three members of has been extremely fortunate in its Transportation Committee, asks the Bar elected by the Bar, and efforts to place students and gradu- three lay citizens appointed by the anyone who can offer transpodta- ates in either part-time or full time tion to inform him, Irene Janoski, Governor. employment. While a good many of the last Thomas Vojtek, or Gerald Blake. several graduating classes at Anyone needing transportation TETHER TO SPEAK Wilkes have elected to continue may inform the same people. Park- TO PRE-MED GROUP their education by attending either ing space will be provided for those graduate or professional schools, driving cars. the Placement Center has had to Dr. Russell K. Tether will be a make contacts about employment guest speaker at the April 13th possibilities for about 60 per cent ing received daily by the Placement meeting of the Pre-Med Club. Dr. of the graduates. Center. Tether's topic will be: Federal Plans have been made for sum- In May, rapresentatives from Health Insurance. mer employment for Wilkes stu- many of the country's leading firms Dr. Tether is the father of Rob- Above are Pat Boyd and Tom Bobbins who will portray the roles of dents. To date, employment has will spend a day on the Wilkes ert Tether, Wilkes junior, and Lorna Moon and Joe Bonaparte. respectively in the coming Cue 'n' Curtain been obtained for 35 students and College campus, interviewirg June PDFBiology compression, major. OCR,production web optimizationof "Golden Bcy". using a watermarked evaluationrequests for additional copy helpof areCVISION be- graduates PDFCompressor for positions. 2 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Friday, March 31, 195

BILL GRIFFITH: Beacon news an- nouncer: Have Winter Sports Teams IT AMERA the school become Coffee Hour Guests o u t st anding in IIWERIES some field, either by Ed Bolinski Four winter athletic teams VINCE MACRI through recogniz- basketball, wrestling, hockey, and Editor-in-Chief ed authorities in swimmingwill be honored at a TOM ROBBINS CHET OMICHINSKI The Question: What suggestions the teaching field, Coffee Hour, sponsored by the Features Editor News Editor do you have for making Wilkes or by offering the Wilkes Women on Wednesday, April 12, from 3:80 to 5, in the col- College more attractive to local e all-around ED TYBURSKI GERTRUDE WILLIAMS and out-of-town students, who are st lege cafeteria. Sports Editor Faculty Advisor trying to choose a college? program in teach- The Wilkes Faculty Women, an CLYDE RITTER MARGARET ATEN FRED DAVIS, member of the de- ing, facilities and organization composed of faculty Business Manager Circulation Manager bating team: The research. wives and women faculty members, post-war influx of has been sponsoring these Coffee News Staff the G. I. student ROSE MARY 'IlURISSINI, Manu- Hours every other week through- Bill Griffith, Romayne Gronielski. Priscilla Swartwood, George Kabusk, Chuck has flooded the script mem b e r: out the regular school year. Each Tinsley. Miriam Long, Gloman, Jim Dave Whitney, Irene Janoski, Jack Phethean, market with col- We might put the event honors several of the more Bob Metzger, Chet Molley. Nancy Fox, Homer Bones. Ed. Bolinski. lege gradu at e s. name of Wilkes important prominent organizations Sports Staff T h e r ef o r e the more in the minds on the campus. George Brody, Joe Gries, Paul Beers prospective s t U- of high school The Coffee Hours are under the Photographers dent must first be students and even direction of. 'Co-Chairmen Mrs. Art Bloom. Don Folimer convinced that ad- create good will Louise Partridge and Mrs. Betty by sending A paper published weekly by and for the students of Wilkes College. ditional education from Mailey. the de- PHONE 4.465 1 EXT. 19 will enhnace his various Pouring at this next event will Member chances of em- partments of the be Mrs. Eugene S. Farley, Mrs. Intercollegiate Press ployment. Also, bulletins Thaddeus Mitana, Mrs. James Lag- he must be convinced that Wilkes ' concerning devel- gan, Mrs. Gertrude M. Williams. can best serve his interest in this Acollegeopments in the EDITORIAL Hostesses will be Mrs. Stanko respect. This can be accomplished fields with which Vujica, Mrs. Charles B. Reif, Miss by continuing a vigorous place- each department is concerned. Catherine Bone and Miss Mary CINDERELLA CONTEST A FLUKE? ment service and acquainting the Harvey. student prospect with this service. ECONOMIC PROBLEMS It has been called to our attention that the Student Council has already chosen the candidates for this year's "Cinderella" JOAN YONAKAS, member of Cue DISCUSSION TOPIC Extra-curricular 'n' Curtain publi- contest. The surprising thing connected with this announce- city staff: Cata- On Wednesday, March 15, the Activities Are a ment was that the student body was not consulted. log the social and first Wilkes College Labor-Man- educational activ- Last year, each member of the council, agement Forum was held at the Problem At Vassar class officers, and ities of students heads of campus organizations were all asked to submit lists Science Lecture Hall. Mr. John by presenting Riley of the Wilkes Economics De- Poughkeepsie, N. y.-(I.P.)- A of names. The candidates were chosen from these lists on the them through a partment acted as moderator for recent Legislative Assembly meet- basis of the number of different lists on which the girls' names series of photo- the topic "Union Pension Plans." ing at Vassar College discussed the appeaed. graphs. This cat- Guest speakers included Mr. Chris- problem of financing the student alog should then topher Boland of the U. S. Social budget. It was pointed out that the There was much 'criticism. be sent to recent Security B u r en u, Mr. Eugene Board of Trustees can no longer high school gra- Burke, Vice-president of the Penn provide the student body with This year, the council evidently decided to have even duates. We should sylvania Federation f Labor, and funds sufficient to carry on the en- fewer people "in" on the choosing of the candidates. Yet the also offer more Mr.. John Griffith, Auditor of larged program of extra-curricu- council expects that the student body will cooperate by voting scholarships to people who couldn't Sears, Roebuck and Company. lar activities. "As an example of afford to attend college at their for the girls which the student body has had no say in nom- On Wednesday, April 12, the the increase in the past decade we own expense. second Forum will be held. The might compare the total budget of inating. ****** topic will be "Rights and Respon- 1940-41 of $2,925.00 with that of It is true that probably the same girls would be chosen no MERRITT WAGNER, Freshman sibiities of Lthor and Manage- 1949-50 of $9,964.00," a financial matter who was doing the picking, but what irks us is the un- Class president: ment in Collective Bargaining." report revealed. Guest speakers will be Attorney democratic method employed by the council. Plan a "college Possibilities for supporting the day" and invite Max Rosenn, and Mr. Leon Deck- extra-curricular program for any The student council should have profited by last year's high school stu- er, Business Agent of the Dairy excess of the $6,000 that the Trus- Workers Union. tees have tentatively consented to mistake. Balloting should have been held for the student body, dents to attend. The During this day topic for discussion at the provide, include: Adding the necess- and no matter how small the response, those candidates nom- third Forum, which will be held Cue 'n' Curtain ary 4-5 dollars to cover the addi- inated by the STUDENTS should compete. This way there could on Wednesday, May 17, will be tional expense as a special activi- could put on a' "Union-Management Co-operation: be no comeback on the part of the students that they no play, the debat- ties fee to be paid by parents; make had It Can Work." Guest speakers the 4-5 dollars a blanket fee for all voice in the selection of the candidates. ing team could for this meeting will be Mr. Mort- conduct a debate, students to pay on Vassar Pay The student body was given a voice in the SECOND most on Woiovsky, President of the Day. and a movie Pioneer Manufacturing Company, important of selecting the should be shown One of the advantages of col-, decisionthat band. This was done and Mr. Eugene Considine, Presi- lecting time money from the stu- at a recent poll. Why not give the students a voice in making of the college life dent of the Central Labor Union. of Wilkes. We could also invite dents, it was emphasized, is that the most important decision also? The primary purpose of the Wil- organizatons would profit from students to our football game "free kes 'College Labor-Management After all, is this a "Name Band Dance" or the "Cinderella of charge". This would probably fixed incomes whereas now the Forum is to promote sound, think- Trustees may cut a budget act will. Ball'? Which is the more important feature, the create a deeper interest in Wilkes' ing about our and long- band playing athletics. current Large scale programs can be plan- for the affair or the crowning of "Cinderella"? range critical ecnomic problems. ned by groups if they are allowed * *** * * A basic understanding of the prob- to put their surplhs in a fund from DOROTHY BURAYAK, member lems confronting management, and year to year. DEAN OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE, NEW YORK, of Cue 'n' Cur- labor is necessary in order to help tain: Send Wilkes develop the kind of attitudes, think- TO VISIT WILKES CAMPUS APRIL 12 students as re- ing, and institutions which enable MORE CHUCK GLOMAN ps'esentatives to people of different beliefs to con- the high schools duct their affairs with a maximum This time of the yea,r I always Dr. Harry J. Caiman, Dean of Columbia College at Colum- from which they of co-operation and a minimum thin'k of an old married couple that bia University, will spend a day visiting with Wilkes College graduated, to of conflict. I used to know. What a happy mar- speak on courses ried life they had! They were just students and faculty on Wednesday, April 12, according to an and activities off- right for each other.., he snored

announcement made yesterday by Dr. Eugene S. Farley, Pre- - ered at Wilkes. Rats Survive Fourth and she was deaf. sident. They could either speak during as- Week of Experiment This kind old woman had com- Dr. Carman, who has been Dean professor of history a the same semblies or have plete control over her husband. In of Columbia College since 1943, school. discussion periods fact, you might say that she had In 1918, he The three white rats that were will be guest speaker at a special began his affiliations with students who plan to attend him eating out of her hand.., then Ml with Columbia sentenced to death by the Biologi- assembly of Wilkes College stu- University, when he college. The sludent teachers are cal Science she bought a set of dishes. 11 m. in accepted as in classes are beginning dents at a. the Baptist a position instructor doing a good job of spreading good ill 'She had a very interesting past. Church and following his address history. From 1925 to 1931, he to show the effects of the typi- will and proving that Wilkes Col- cal student's diet. Manny, Moe and She used to he a tight-rope walker will consult with members of the served as assistant to the dean of lege provides ample education for Jack (the three of in the circus. But one day she was student Columbia College and in the latter white rats body. future vocations. course!) have been fed on every- tight and the wire wasn't. In the evening, he will speak to year he was appointed professor of thing the members of the Wilkes faculty history. He became Dean of Colum- from beer and pretzels to And lady fingers and coffee. their courtship was so ro- at a dinner meeting in the college bia College in 1943. ers Association of Middle Atlantic mantic. They had a sort of a gar- cafeteria. Dean Carman has been a member States and Maryland, Agricultural The experipient is now in its den romance.., he was a dead beat Dean Carman, who holds degrees of the New York City Board of Historical Society, New York State fourth week. The control group is and she was an old tomato. She from Syracuse, Columbia, Wagner, Higher Education since 1938 and a Historical Association, and the normal. The experimental rats are never got her name in 'Who's Who', Hobart, and William Smith, enter- member of the Board of Mediation Adult Educational Council of New refusing to eat; this is a normal but once she had her picture in ed education as an elementary since 1941. He has been a trustee York. reaction for animals that are lack- "What's This". school teacher in 1903. He later be- of the Institute of International Among the books he has either ing vitamins. They sleep most of the time but this is too unusual. Her husband was one of the most came principal of the high school Education since 1942 and since written or helped write are: An not easily contented people I've ever at Ihinebeck, N. Y 1947 held the same position on the Introduction to Contemporary Civ- The fur has turned yellow and is falling out of the experimental known. In fact, he lived in the The present director of the Ur- board of Atlantic University. ilization in the West, Record of same house for twenty-seven years. ban League of Greater New York, Among the organizations he is Political Events, Social and Eco- group. One of the rats, (I think it is Moe) cannot any more. He'd have been there yet if the Dr. Carman entered college teach- affiliated with are: American Cath- nomic History of the United States, walk Governor hadn't pardoned him. ing as an instructor in history and olic Historical Association, Ameri- A History of the U. S., Historica This is all we have for this week. political science at Syracuse Uni- can Historical Association, Acade- Currents in Changing America, We expect the rats to be with us versity in 1914. He continued in my of Political Science, American American Husbandry, Lincoln and for a few more weeks, so look for And then there's the one about this capacity until 1917, at which Geographical Society, New York the Patronage, and Jesse Buel, the next play-by-play account in the two maggots who were neck- PDFtime hecompression, was made an assistant OCR, Historical web Society, optimization History Teach- using Agricultural a watermarked Reformer: evaluationthe next issue o copyfthe Beacon. of CVISIONing in dead PDFCompressor Ernest. Friday, March 31, 1950 WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Showers" too early. SPRING IS HERE SOCCER PRACTICE Coach Partridge has also announced that something new has SO IS BASEBALL NOT TO BEGIN UNTIL been added. Last season the team was priviledge to run themselves By JOE GRIES WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 ragged on a 100-yd. by 50-yd. field. Colonels' (BEACON Sports Writer) This year Bob is going to let them- More than 50 baseball aspirants By PAUL B. BEERS selves run ragged on a field 120- for the 1950 Colonels team greeted If you see a bunch of fellows yds. by 63-yds. There are a num- ED 'Coach George Ralston Tuesday at crying in Mrs. Brennan's hot coffee, ber of reasons for this change. Kirby Park when he issued his you'll 'know that it's the soccer Last year the twenty-two men in Corner first call for practice. This team. Led 'by Coach Bob Partridge, a game felt a little crowded. Then year will mark the fifth time for the the boys have been moaning for a too, most colleges prefer the big- ger field. But the 'Coach has his The weather, diminutive mentor to coach a month a'bout the weather. Why' oh mid-semester exams, and the Easter vacation have Wilkes baseball team. why can't "that lucky ol' sun" do own little reasons, too. Now when all combined in a plot to upset the Wilkes' spring sport program. Many old faces greeted the some rollin' around the heavens he says "Okay, just two more laps First it was the weather. Bob Partridge was forced to delay his spring coach's eyes as he looked around some day? Just when everything 'and you can stagger home" it will training one week. Then mid-semesters. The weather again. And at the boys indulged in pepper clears up, including the boys' tears, mean 66 more yards to go, which now no soccer practice until after the vacation. George Ralston faced games and playing catch. The re- some little angel starts peeling Partridge is very fond of. Toss in the same situation with baseball. After delaying his opening practice turning veterans included Don onions and it comes down again. a couple trips up the dike and you 'best conditioner on the sessions, he finally found himself in the throes of a Blankenbush, Chet Molley, Danny Soccer practice was originally have the beautiful day and market. The Coach says that the issued a hurried call for spring training. All this after sweating out Pish, Jac'k Semmer, Joe Pollack, called for March 13th. Since then, Ben Dragon, Alex Molash, Frances rain, snow, more rain, more snow, secret of success in soccer is being the weather and mid-semesters, and lo and behold, the weather is act- in shape. Where he picked up this ing up again. And next Pinkowski, Bob Shemo, Joe Ones and finally even more rain has Wednesday Easter vacation begins. and Jerry Ostrowski. fallen in a steady stream. Peeking information isn't known, but some Last Monday Ralston issued a call for aspirants for the Colonel Ralston' was also glad to see all out from beneath his umbrella, Bob of the boys claim he once worked nine. Considering the fact that the call sounded around noon, the 25 the newcomers who are competing called off practice until March 20. for Calumet Farms. would-be-stars who showed uip prove the campus is interested in base- for births on this year's team. Well, that was mid-semester week, As usual, the spring practice will ball. During the week, Ralston's flock increased, and it's getting to Some of these rookies included so patient Bob postponed it for an- be held in Kirby Park down by the the point where he is having a difficult job in cutting the squad for Frank Zig'mund, Al Minarski and other week. Everything was set to picnic ground. All eager beavers Al Nicholas. go on March 27th, and then some- the opening game. Returning to the squad from last year are 10 It is expected that are requested to turn out. Also veterans. The infield is practically intact. This Zigmund will bolster the pitching body turned on the faucet and it wanted is a good man for manager. isn't to say that the staff and ta'ke started to come down again. Now veterans have these positions cinched. Not up the slack left by Marty Blake has left and the job by a long shot. There's the loss of Boyd Earl, Crane Buz- the operations have been pushed is wide open. This year always a good rookie who Partridge shows up and blasts all predictions aside. by and Walter Hendershot, all back until April 12th, the day that would like to have a "manager". There just isn't any predicting the chances of a rookie making the pitchers on last year's nine. the Easter vacation ends. If it squad. They just happen. Any way, to return to the veterans who rhen interviewed on the radio rains on April 12th, Bob has prom- are returning to the team, we can say a few words about them. First by this reporter the Wilkes mentor ised to go upstairs and find out of all, there is Alec Molash, hard hitting shortstop. Al took the hit-. .said that the pitcher forms the just what is the trouble. He isn't ting honors on the team last year with a lusty .320 average. Then nucleus of any basebal team and going to let any New York water there's Ben Dragon, back for another try at third. Ben is a consistent that if his 'pitching comes through shortage ruin spring practice for player, and he hits a long ball. Then there's Pinky Pinkowski, utility Wilkes will have the finest team his two-year old soccer squad. - ever to I_ infielder. Pinky has played both the keystone positions and also represent this institution. The original idea for scheduling FIRST.' third Mr. Ralston said that he is in fine J base. If his hitting improves as it did towards the end of last season, practice so early was so that some shape at the other departments of the boys on the soccer team, or TAKE UP.TO 5 MONTHS he will almost be a cinch for an infield position. Bob Hall, the peppery 'but expects his biggest problem to those planning to go out for it, TO PAY WITH first baseman of last year, is back. Bob is small for first base, but come from the mound because he could also try their luck at base- he proved last year that he can do a good job. will have to find replacements for ball. That's out of the question MERCHANDISE, In the outfield there are two veterans returning. Jack Semmers the three pitchers he lost from now. ,Don't 'blame me. Maybe Jol- Cr,upc"fl O(A3 and Don Blackenbush. Jack will be completing his third year as a last year's team. He concluded by son has 'been singing his "April baseball Colonel. Don is about the best hitting outfielder we have seen saying the "some people think I around here in am a pessimist but they are far a long time. Last year he was second only to Molash', from being well right because this year having hit over the charmed .300 mark. Wilkes will field the best team ever The difficulties crop up in the mound corps. Ralston has only one to wear the Blue and Cold colors pitcher coming back from last year's team. Chet Molley is what is of this school." There you are and known as a tough luck pitcher. Last year he hurled a couple of one- who are we to disagree. Somehow hitters, only to lose the game through erratic fielding, or to be shut we think he is right. out by the opposing pitcher. Chet toiled all season with a sore arm, Wilkes won't have to go too far but his control was sharp, to 'better last year's record of six and his fast ball had the old hop when he wins has been and eleven losses, but they needed it. He working on a new curve, and if his flipper will have to hustle some' to beat the holds out, of Ralston's worries will disappear.. Of course he needs mark set by the 1948 team who more than one hurler to carry him through the season. Only time will won 8 and lost only 4. Six of this solve this problem. Time and an early Christmas. year's returning veterans played The receiving end of the battery looks better. Joe Deschak is on that team which had a big man back after a year's absence. A hustler behind the plate, Joe wields patroling right field by the name a pretty good stick. He has a good arm, and if he doesn't mistake of Moose Galetta. This human hunk of Sampson rattled the windows in the centerfielder for the second baseman, the opposition will have the armory trouble in the larceny buiding on more than department. Just a joke, Joe. Then there's one occasion and actualy hit one Danny Pish who handled the catching duties last year. over the left-centerfield fence in Adding strength to the outfield is Al Nicholas and Al Minarski. Artillery Park into the Armory Nick played ball around the valley and up in York state. Minarski building. The ball traveled over 410 played for Plains and with the American Legion. He is a hard hitter feet and was the longest drive hit and a fast fielding outfielder. all season in that park including players from the Eastern League. Opening day is April 15. We tried to get him a pair of shoes from Tom McHale at the Hub but any of the credit away from the were informed some Baron won STRIKES TO SPARE - - - boys. Most of them haven't bowled this award with an inside the park either. Not one experienced man homerun a few days prior. Let's Rebel Grill The loud squeal you hope another U,iversity, Mississippi that just bowls with the 'Cue 'N' Curtain but Galetta unfolds from (Ox/ord) heard was not the spilling of blood because of the enjoyment received this year's nine. by the weaker sex, but the exulta- they are talking of the pin boys in- The 'Colonels have scheduled tion expressed by Bev Van Horn stead of "Golden Boy". The Eco- themselves against some tough foes as she scored a strike. To you peas- nomics Club has accepted its sup- this year with Scranton University ants who don't know what a strike ply and demand curve on the mar- and Ithaca 'College being two of means, to the informed it means ginal propensity of the bowling the better ones. This means that The Rebel Grill is one of the favor- the highest form of enjoyment that ball to cure on number five and six the Wilkes mentor will have to field students a bowler can experience. This gives alleys. Thor's Five, under the lead- a good team to bring his record ite on-the-campus haunts of an idea of how the Bowling League over the five hundred mark. Under ership of "Thor" at the University of Mississippi. has made an impression on the Sabanski, has Ralston the Colonels have won 18 Theta Delta Rho. These inspired shown the pin boys, what power can and lost 20. That's because the Rebel Grill is a females have shown the boys from do. Every time he bowls all the pin The Colonel baseball team opens Wilkes what the meaning of "spir- boys leave the pits. Since Wilkes the season on April 15 against Ly- friendly place, always full of the the it" is. Although none of girls has started to bowl, four, pin boys coming College of Williamsport. busy atmosphere of college life. has ever bowled before they are have been hospitalized. The Chem Twenty games comprise this year's showing remarkable strides in Club has traded its test tubes for schedule. There is always plenty of ice-cold bowling form. This is not to take a bowling ball. They have found out that acetysalicylic acid poured In keeping with the beauty and Coca-Cola, too. For here, as in col. on the ball gives it the "pocket inspiration of the season, I have lege gathering spots everywhere split" effect. The Engineers have written two poems. The first one taken their classroom training to goes something like this: Coke belongs. JORDAN the alleys and they bowl 'with one He met a millionaire's daughter Up in the Ask for it either way. . . both Est. 1871 hand and figure out the percentages high Sierras; Pius with their other hand using a slide 'As there he sat State Tax trade-marks mean the same thing. rule. She left him fiat; Men's Furnishings and After two weeks of rolling it has No hits, no runs, no heiress! BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY Hats of Quality been shown that none of the teams has sufficient strength to run away Or maybe you would enjoy some- ** with honors but all of the teams thing a little more on the roman- KEYSTONE COCA COLA BOTTLING CO0 'make up this deficiency in spirit. tic side, like this one: 9 West Market Street Outstanding bowlers have been He drank from her slipper, 141 WOOD STREET, WILKES.BARRE, PA. PhONE 2.8795 Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Terry Gavliski, Curly Shiffer. Lar- His toes turned toward Heaven; ry Mellus, John Surash, Jean Wasi- He wasn't aware that 1949, The Coca-Cot,, Company PDF compression, OCR,lewski web and optimizationNeil McHugh. usingShe worea watermarked size eleven. evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor WILKES COLLEGE BEACON Friday, March 31, 1950 red tape in Washington. BASEBALL AND SPRING GREET BONES; SPRINGTIME INSPIRES BEACON REPORTER TO I always enjoy taking hik' HE through the woods this time SPURNS BOTH, THEN IS OLD SELF WRITE HIS OBSERVATIONS ON THE SEASON year. Just last weekend, on one & (SPECIAL TO THE BEACON) my walks, I passed a kangarot By CHUCK GLOMAN who really looked disgusted about Homer "tried for Golden Boy but couldn't make it" Bones something. Pretty soon he yanked Spring is in the air these days. Yes, once again that won- his offspring out of his pouch and sat quietly in the. Beacon office and stared glumly at the happy derful season is here. The very season that inspired Words- students passing by. The two "A" students disappeared down clubbed it with a twig, exclaiming the street. worth, Shakespeare, Byron. Keats, Davidoff (my Spanish pro- bitterly: "I'll teach you to eat fessor), Milton and Coleridge, penetrated the walls of the crackers in bed!" has By the way, I guess you heard Beacon office and is now inspiring me. about the baby kangaroo who ran Ah yes, it's spring, and every--- dening. ' And this year, science is away and left his mother holding where the air is filled with adven- attempting to improve gardening. the bag. ture, youth, joy, happiness, love, For instance, someone crossed a romance, coal dust and gas fumes. Virginia creeper with a cabbage to I don't know whether or not As usual, this season has made grow brussels sprouts that leap in- you've realized it, but ieople seem every young man's fancy turn to to the pot. Another fellow has to have more respect for "old age" thoughts of what be's been think- crossed snakes with rabbits to pro- these days if. it's bottled. ing about all winter. Because of duce adders that multiply. this, a great many marriages are Anyway, spring is the time that I happene,d to be present at my scheduled to take place this month. everyone should forget his troubles. advisor's office when he was cor- Out in Hollywood, they have a spe- It's the time to take it easy. Take recting the Biology mid-terms. On cial system of marriage..., they a vacation. Get out on the open one of the papers was written this get married early in the morning highway. See America. It took na- definition of SPINAL COLUMN: so they'll, have time for an after- "A bunch of bones that run up and noon divorce. ture two million years to make the Grand Canyon.... the least you down your back, keeping you from And what weather we're having can do is go out and look at it. being legs all the way up to your these first few weeks of spring! That reminds me, President Tru- neck." I'm not saying that the air these man went out to the Grand Canyon days is very damp, but just the a few weeks ago. He said that he And now, in closing, I would like other morning a fellow stepped out wanted to see what a depression to leave you with this thought: of Chase Hall and they had to drag looked like. You know, we were When a girl wants to become a the dew for his body. supposed to have a depression back chorus girlit's not her family Springtime is the time for gar- in 1946, but it got delayed in the tree that counts, it's her limbs.

JANE WYATT Famous Barnard Alumna says: "What's use," he Homer was his old self. He was the muttered. "Chesterfields always give me a lift. "I'm a failure and, I just don't confident and happy. They're want to admit it. I've just been a "But I didn't mean that," said wonderfully mild and they taste flop, a blowhard who doesn't the dorm boy. "I meant that your so good. They're my favorite cigarette." amount to anything. Tace football arm is terrific. You have power for instance. All those bowls I told and a beautiful natural curve. Plen- you about weren't football bowls; ty of speed! Can you swing a bat?" they were pipe bowls. I'm not an Homer stiffened to attention. athlete. I'm not an actor. Was the guy kidding him? Or was I'm not STARRING IN .a lady's man. I'm not a student. Homer an athlete after all? Hom- I'm a failure." er's head lifted ever so slightly, "HOUSE BY THE RIVER" The hysterical wails of the mis-. and his chest puffed out. A REPUBLIC PICTURS 'erable creature in the Beacon office "Can I swing a bat? Brother, penetrated the thin walls of the just wait'll you see. Why I can play room and disrupted the German baseball better than my great By Recent National Survey class next door. "Ach, mein good- grandfather, Abner Doublebones, ness," cried the professor, "die and he developed the game. Ty Tinte, sehr gut aber nicht und wie Cobb, Christy Mathewson and even ich spreche oder SHUT UP OVER the Babe, himself, took lessons THERE!" from my father, Kennisaw "Hills" BARNARD HALl. Homer came to his senses with Landbones. Why, just last summer BARNARD COLLEGE a start. The hollow of his eyes re- I was giving pointers about the mained hollow, but there was game to a few of the Yankees. something different about our hero. Heck, even my name, Homer, He had that adventurous look about comes from the way I can pole the him. ball over the fence. And then there was the time I. .. "I'll travel!" he shouted. "That's Homer it. I'll travel all over the world. What's that? leave Oui! Oui! Si! Si! I'll broaden my Wilkes to travel? Homer to leave education. The girls are nice look- Wilkes? Leave the baseball team? ing over there, too. Travel, that's Nosirree, not our Homer. the thing." Homer bounded out of the office, SOCIETY greeted the glaring German pro- PREMED fessor with a vibrant "Cherchez la TO VISIT PHILA. femme!" and headed for Chase Hall and parts unknown. The parts became known very A tour of Jefferson Hospital, shortly as the traveler (courtesy Women's Medical Hospital and Kaiser-Frazer Corp.) was noticed Hanneman Hospital will highlight on the river common tossing a the Wilkes College Pre-Med Club's baseball with some of the feilas. trip to Philadelphia on the ,eek- When asked about the delay in his traveling, Homer explained that end of April 21-23. he was waiting for the final papers The 31 club members and faculty from the front office. He continued advisors Dr. Reif and Miss Dague to pass the time by playing ball. will leave Wilkes-Barre on Friday "Ye Gads, Homer, where did you get that arm?" asked one of the afternoon. They will trav,pi by dor.m boys. Marta bus and while in Philadel- "Shut up the wise remarks be- phia stay at the John Bartram fore I 'blast ya one," returned Hom- Hotel. H ESTERF1 ELD er. "Okay, so I'm not such an ath- The program committee for Pre- f/NAMEi9ICA' COlLECtS lete. But I'm a man of the world, Med group is: Doris Mae Gauger, WITH THE lOP MEN/N SPORTS or will be. Moky- at least I'm going to comnittee chairlady, Walter WITH THE HOLLYWOOD STARS travel! Ohayo, wa karee ma sen. chic, Wayne Redline, James Smith, pyrght 19O, LIGGrTT & Mv,,o Tonco Co. That's Japanese. Oink! Oink! That Joseph Bernard .Schleicher, Betty PDFis pigcompression, Latin." - OCR,Rebennack web optimizationand Irene Wang. using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor