DANCE MARCH 2nd AFTER THE GAME _ BUCKNELL BEACON

Volume 4. Number 12 WILKES-BARRE, PA. Thursdaij, Februarij 29, 1940

THESPIANS PERFORM ON CAMPUS TONIGHT BUCKNELL COEDS SCORN LEAP YEAR TRADITION GIRLS DESCRIBE FIFTY FOUR STUDENTS BACH FESTIVAL The Bucknell Junior College PERFECT DATE Thespians have been granted their MAKE HONOR LISTS INTERESTS STUDENTS first opportunity to present a play for the students at the The third annual Bach Festival Admirable Qualities campus. The three act comedy Unusual Number Of will be presented between March In Boys and 'Girls "Gammer Gurton's Needle" will Freshmen On List fifth and tenth. The program this be given this evening in the year will include four events Lewisburg High School auditor- instead of the three events of 01' Dan Cupid was given the The following honor lists for cold ium. We consider it an honor were former years. On Tuesday and shoulder by the girls of first semester announced B.U.J.C. in a recent poll. that the English Department recently by Dr. Farley. Thursday, March 5 and 7 at hould request the Thespians to Students who have earned an St. Stephen's Parish House the The questionnaire asked: give this presentation at the average of 85% or more: story of Bach will be told with Do you believe that girls campus. The publicity, sale of M. L. Bachman music on the instruments of his should take advantage of leap tickets, and the transfering of L. B. Baker time in a stage setting of the year? scenery were all taken care of by G. W. Bierly period. Bach's magnificent can- What are the qualities you the English Department. In M. R. Brislin tata "Christ Lay in Death's most admire in a boy? fact they even went so far as to G. R. Cuip Dark Prison." will be presented F. V. Girton What are the qualities you for on 8 have the students search a J.. C. Grigger March at the Irem Temple. most admire in a girl? black cat which could be used in R. Guarnaccia Ernest White, the organist at the I. What is your idea of a perfect the play. M. Hopkins Temple of Religion at the World's P. P. Labeda date? The cast drove to Lewisburg Fair, will play an organ recital on H. V. Lewërt According to 85% of the Col- this morning accompanied by sev- R. E. Lynn March 9. The climax of the series will be the Passion of lege's femine population, this is eral other students. It is hoped J. Mandlovitz just another year with an over- that this will be the opening of a C. F. 0. Miller Our Lord According to St. Mat- dose of February. Said one H. S. Miller closer relationship between the thew on Sunday afternoon March bright lassie, "We spend three S. Mintzer 10th. years getting them trained, and dramatic departments and also Nagro J. The Festival should prove to when a year with an extra day the commencement of an annual J. C. O'Malley be of great interest to members of comes aroundwoof! goes our presentation of the Junior College J. F. O'Malley hard work. No thanks, not for i4nts before a campus audience M. E. Parry the college. They will have the me!" Maybe the girls are being M. E. Rees rare privilege of hearing unusual modest or maybe they're just E. Robinson music performed by excellent mus- lazy but it looks as if the boys L. Rossen Camera Club cians. Two embers of the Junior will have to do the proposing G. Rosser themselves. Sponsors Contest W. A. Rulka College Glee Club, Chris O'Malley D. J. Secunda and Henry Lewert, are singing The qualities that the girls find P. H. Trebilcox with the Bach Chorus. Girls most attractive in the boys are: One of the newly created extra- M. A. Waters from the college will usher at all A sense of humor. the Camera H. M. Wruble curriculum activities, R. H. Young performances. Intelligence. Club seems to be progressing by Neatness. are two Students who have earned an FACULTY WIVES leaps and bounds. There Personality. contests in progress. One is a average of 80% but less than 85: DISPLAY TALENTS monthly print contest in which B. G. Achhammer They like best in the members any member of the club may J. B. Aikman The regular monthly meeting of their own sex: B. M. Benscoter of the Campus Club of his best prints and the the submit I. D. Betz Bucknell Junior College was held Sincerity. winners will be selected a by W. G. Carpenter at the home of Miss Norma A sense of humour. judges. committee assigned as S. M Charney Sangiuliano on Monday evening, Friendliness. W. Connelly February 26, The following The other contest is the "Picture Neatness. Packard" contest. In this, the G. I. Dickinson program was given during the D. J. Evans course of the evening; Mrs. Farley (Note the conspicuous disre- best pictures of a 1940 Packard Gacha played two selections from Chpin, in will gard for the requirement of in- taken any setting be J. Gelb Mrs. Arthur Bernhardt sang "Ah telligence in the girls.) awarded five automobiles, $3600 R. J. Grancey Sweet Mystery of Life" and "I in cash prizes, and 150 awards of L. A. Greenbaum Love Life", and Mrs. David Here, fellows is the girls idea merit. Mr. Meighan of the Ace S. GrOh Brown reviewed the book 'Maud" of the perfect date: The boy L. Those present Mrs. A. amateur photography Hoyle were J. must be a gentlemen in all ré- Hoffman D. R. Kersteen Brennan, Mrs. D. J. Gage, Mrs. spects, should be a fairly good department explained the rules K. Kressler Joseph Miller, Mrs. David Brown, dancer; he doesn't have to be to the club and thinks the com- E. J. Labak Mrs. Wilfrid Crook, Mrs. Roy good looking for his personality petition is quite fair. Anyone J. B. Lewis Tasker, Miss Betty Klinedinst, should make up for that, his térested may receive pamphlets M. B. Pincus Mrs. Michael H. Harper, Mrs. conversation should be intelligent M. Seeherman William Schuyler, Miss Norma and witty above all, there should ting the rules. (Perhaps you D. M. Thomas Sangiuliano, Mrs. A. F. Bernhardt be a noticeable lack of desire to '1 b the lucky one to win a L. A. Wilski Mrs. Voris B. Hall, and Mrs. go in for a lot of "petting". 0 Packard!) A. Zakiewicz. George R. Faint. Think you can qualify?

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THE BUCKNELL BEACON STUDENTS DIRECT The Dishwashers of B U J C Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania SUCCESSFUL PLAYS Co-Editors Mary Brislin, Ruth Guarnaccia They work in the lunchroom All hours they are free On last Wednesday evening, ReportersElinore Smulyan, Irene Betz, joy Bodycomb, Malion From work in their classes February 21, the Junior College Of BUJC (????) Waters, Louise Baker, Shirley Higgins Ruth Lynn, Muriel Thespians presented an unusual Rees, Lillian Rosen, Lilyanne Babski, Pearl Kaufman. entertainment in the form of three They like waiting on table one-act plays. These plays were and especially the "eats" Business Greenbaum, Lillian Brennan, Zelcia Mangel directed by students in Art 141 But doing the dishes StaffLydia under the supervision of Miss Just gives them the creeps! Florence Mangel. Norma Sanguiliario. A large audience of parents, friends, and Now after the students Advisory Board students received the plays en- Have eaten their fill Mrs. Michael Harper. Elwood Disque thusiastically. The boys roll their sleeves up And work with a will. The first of the three plays, entitled The Boor, was directed by One of them washes Advertising rates: SOc per colurna-inch Two column-inches 75c Jane Nagro. Its plot was con- And one of them dries One year $4.50 per columi-inch; two column-inches $6.50 cerned with a young man, the And between them they get "boor" played by Wallace Perrin, All the suds in their eyes. who, having come to claim a The ghost that now haunts them PUBLISHED EVERY TI-TREE WEEKS BY THE STUDENTS OF BUCKNELL sum of money, meets, falls in From morning 'til night UNIVERSITY JUNIOR COLLEGE. WILKES.-BARRE, PENNA. love with, and proposes to the Is called "Dishpan Hands" LLEWELLYN BROS. INCORPORATED beautiful, young widow of his Its the housewives 'blight'. debtor. Ruth Lynn was the irate widow and Kenneth Kressler her Now, the moral of this i: faithful, long suffering servant. "To lotion be true" 'Les just like the boys, EDITORIALS Kathleen Wintermute directed This ghost should haunt you! Flood Control, the second and most melo-dramatic of the series, In a cabin in a canyon, one end of Youth Conference. The Youth Congress had on its QUIP list for discussion many problems which has been converted into a CRACKING TFIE of vital interest to young America, flood-control lake, an obstinate Williams, Headlines in the press of the but no solution can ever be young woman, Newbold arrived at when they are viewed who wants to be alone with her We enjoyed having our Allurn- country featured the American their Youth Congress, meeting in Wash- through the light that seems to work offered hospitality upon ni Cookies home for the holidays. request to two gangsters and their ington to attract the attention of illuminate the particular branch (We call them cookies 'cause of so-called American youth. ''brain", who most surprisingly Congress and to awaken in its Schwager. they've been a Wafer so long.) members a 'youth conciousness." turned out to be Betty Melville Hopkins was an awe- SoDr. Farley has a farm Their publicity was well handl- Silence is Golden. inspiring" tough guy." Jack Man- for the land's sake! gan enacted the role of "Slim", a ed and their arrival in the national our was not How- jittery first offender. Patricia We like to see team play capitol unexpected. so much Finn. ever, their figures were magnified, Quietness should be maintained Ichter, a member of Miss Sanguil- , it's their advent unruly, and their in the library at all times. Silence iano's Children's Theatre, very Jane Nagro is beating around reception rather cool. Congress- is essential to efficient concentra- ably played the part of the little with Bush. men were awake to the fact that tion and study. No one can child whom the three have kid- this gathering did not represent accomplish anything when some- napped. Harvey Wruble acquir- We fear that Professor Gage real American youth and as a one sitting across the table is ed an Italian accent, a pair of has been swayed by those power- of result had little to do with their talking about the happenings of blue denims, and a habit ful budget-plan advertiseniem.s. being present when needed. The sessions, even though they enjoyed the night before. For courtesy, if They all start with a "little the generous smile of the first lady nothing else, the student body star of the show was Flapjack, the of the land. should co - operate with Miss horse who was heard but not seen. down." Klinedinst in trying to keep the Gas, Air and Earl, the last play Girls! Girls! Girls! It's Leap President Roosevelt, in his ad- library a place for study. When dress to them was clear, and while was an hilarious comedy of female year! We are still around. young men and women reach the deceptions directed by Stanford he admitted their right and re- college age, they should not have We were hoping that one of spected their group, he warned Tischler. Lydia Greenbaum turn- to be disciplined by the librarian. ed in a sparkling performance in our Bucknell Belles would be them to be careful lest they Miss Klinedint has a thousand dabble in matters about which the role of Mrs. Plummer, the chosen as the local Scarlet O'Hara, other things to do in a day other proud and scheming mother of an they know very little. Their re- than wasting her time trying to someone from the southern part speçt to law and order was clearly extremely winning daughter, Lois of the city, or maybe Lynn would. keep the students quiet. Then Morgan. Shirley Higgins, Henry shown in their response to his too, it makes a very poor im- was that of a rabble. Lewert, and Richard Bosworth, While we are not the gambling wordsit pression upon a stranger who the chauffer who turned out to be may enter the library to see kind, we are not opposed to It is a high compliment to the an earl and then a novelist, making Betz. Jr. everyone talking. It is the duty completed the cast. This play youth of Bucknell University of every student to conduct him- College and fellow students in was selected to be presnted at the "School Romance" self or herself as a gentleman or First Methodist Church at their neighboring institutions to know It was a few days after the that they were not represented in lady at all times. If he has any sample sale and at Plymouth any group of the association. respect for his fellow-students, High School on Friday morning. finalsthe student has just in- Wyoming Valley college students he will remain silent and allow quired about her marksThe the Jr. knowand we here at his friend to study. There may he Professor gently leans over and College have long been aware scheduled a very important test whispers sweet nothings in her that the Youth Congress is too ear. tainted with communistic ideals and if a few students prevent EMBASSY RESTAURANT and influences to permit any those who are taking the test Banta's cravet: the tie that from studying, they may be blam- blinds. participation in its activities. Students Cordially Invited Local youth understands the prob- ed for the failures. From now on léms of the day just as well as let every member of Bucknell Jr. those of the "Red Congress," College prove to Miss Klinedinst Open All Night LLEWELLYN BROS. INC. but they have a solution that the and Dr. Farley that he can con- Congress refuses to recognize, but properly while in Square --Modem Printers-- which real youth readily accepts duct himself Public and to which Congressmen will the library. Remember, in any 21 S. FRANKLIN STREET lend a willing ear. library "Silence is golden."

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DEBATERS HAVE COMMITTEE PLANS ENGINEERS ACTIVE Songsters Hold A BUSY SEASON ANNUAL PAGEANT THROUGHOUT YEAR Party On Friday

The Junior College debating The girls of the Junior College The engineers, one of the most Although the Glee Club has up earn which consists of Lydia will present their second annual progressive groups in the Junior to this time concentrated on reenbaum, Harvey Wruble, Ka- pageant sometime this spring; it College have been quite active mastering the works of the great [hleen Wintermute, Joe Kornblatt has been announced by Miss these past weeks. On Thursday, composers, they have suddenly Eddie Labak, and Bernard Ach- Sangiuliano. The pageant is the January 18, Professor Hall enter- emerged into the social whirl of ammer is now in the midst of their culmination of the year's Eury- tained the sophomore engineers the Junior College by planning a ceason. To date, they have had thmic work and is one of the most at dinner. The guests were Paul novel form of entertainment. On wo non-decision debates with interesting affairs of the year. Duddy, Paul Padlick, Stanley Friday evening, March 1 they will Bucknell University and Hofstra One girl has been chosen from Kresses, Joe Jimison, John hold a theatre party at the College. The Schedule for the each class to act as a committee Grigger, James Aikmaii Gene Cornerford theatre. The feature remaining debates is as follows: for the selection of the pageant Rogers, James Roski, James Hunt, presentation is the much discussed and costumes. These girls are Dave Secunda, Joe Shinal, Robert "Grapes of Wrath." After the 1, Con- March 2Debating Jane Nagro, Louise Rummer,, Most, George Bierly, Wayne movie the members of the Club vention at State College. Betty Schwager, Mary Brislin, Swanbery, Al Switch, John Mc- will return to Chase Hall where March 15Penn State at home. Lydia Greenbaum, Joy Body- Dade, Professor Schuyler, Dr. refreshments will be served. comb, and Shirley Brown. Work Bernhardt, Mr. Weeden, and Mr. April 12Keystone Junior Col- on the affair will get under way as Thomas. After dinner the guests lege. soon as the above committee played cards and darts, and work- CONFUSION SAYS: The dates on which the Junior chooses a pageant. ed intricate puzzles. Professor College team will meet Scranton Hall's collection of guns attracted University and Hofstra again are much comment as did his collec- not yet definite. "Odds and Ends". tion of furniture which he himself Men are what women marry. had made. Mr. Schuyler had his They are divided into three classes The questions which are being camera as usual and took many husbands, bachelors and widowers used this year are: informal pictures. Husbands are of three varities: We've been more than tickled prizes, over the showing of our athletic surprises, and consolation "Resolved that the basic blame On February 2 the engineering prizes. Handling a man requires for the present European War teams this school year and our group held a smoker in the Boy's the highest maximum of art. It rests with the Allies." judgment it seems is corroborated Lounge at Chase Hall. Moving "Reolved that the United States by one of Wyoming Valley's pictures pertaining to engineering requires intelligence, patience, wis- should persue a policy of strict sports commentators, Tommy and chemistry were presented. doni, faith, hope add charity. military isolation Heffernan, author of "Sporting economic and At this gathering the boys pres- Men are the most amazingly towards all nations outside the Snapshots," as appearing weekly ented Dr. Bernhardt with a wed- western hemisphere engaged in in the Sunday Independent. ding gift. It was at this smoker inconsistent creatures in creation, as far as their likes dislikes armed international or civil con- Here is a paragraph from last that Dr. Bernhardt's remarkable and flict." Sunday's "Odds and Ends" ability in playing checkers and are concerned. A woman, in order chess caused so much attention. to please a man who says that he has very pleasant to see Camera Club. (con't.) It been is women the Bucknell Junior College teams The group has made tentative very much annoyed with At the meeting on February 13, taking winter sports victories in plans for several activities in the who wear rouge, bright clothes, a lecture entitled "Photographic basketball and the rest, because near future. These consist of a and a crazy hat goes out with him Papers" was delivered by John we think BUJC did things the trip to the Corning Glass Works, attired in a dark tailored suit, no Grigger, a m niber of the club. right way. . . True, they wanted a visit to the Franklin Institute make-up, and a sailor hat. So was in Philadelphia, and if weather The lecture accompanied by winning teams to highlight their what does he do? He spends all twenty - four mounted prints, extra - curricular activties but permits a skating party. worth over $100 plus a number of they were sensible enough to be night staring at a girl with rouge, slides. On Tuesday, Feb. 27 a satisfied with a slow and healthy bright clothes, and a crazy hat. movie entitled "Highlights and growth. . . A couple years of Men are like worms in the grass Shadows" was shown in Chase steady defeats failed to send they wriggle around for a while, and Theatre in the afternoon and jittering into a chase for stars then some chicken or an old hen evening. The lectures to be even now they are protecting their Are you interested in given at the next meeting are reputation by insisting that ath- hooks him. "Seeing Things for Keeps", "The letics come second. . . Meaning Photography Essentials of Picture Making", the athletes must keep up to Stamp Collecting Craft Work and "Personal Photography." All standard in the classroom. Printing these lectures are productions Dancing Instruction of the Eastman Kodak Co. and are presented by student members Chess of the club. What is Your Hobby? list. 1871 Several committees have been READING selected to carry on the work for Will improve your Mind.. Get into a Group with the follows: for a few cents you can get Same interests at the MEN'S FURNISHINGS AND the year. They are as a lot of reading of your own Dark room committee; Melville choosing. It can be of the HATS OF Hopkins, Paul Dowdell, Ferris most intellectual type or Miller, Kenneth Kressler, and of the simplest blood and Y.M.C.A. QUALITY thunder mystery. James Hunt. Finance Committee; WILKES-BARRE, PA. John Grigger, Mary Brislin, Paul at the Duddy, Betty Farr, and Lilyanna 9 West Market Street Babski. Monthly print competi- Back Bate Magazine Store WILKES-BARRE, PA. tion Committee; Steve Whiteman, 151 So. Main Street Katherine Griffith, John Anthony, WILKES-BARRE, PA. and Irene Sauciunas. Constitution and By-Laws committee; Merle Seeherman, Shirley Brown, Louise Wilski, and Betty Benscoter. WEST SIDE Publicity Committee; Harvey FLORAL SHOP Dine and Dance with Wruble and others to be chosen. JOSEPH HOGARTH Among its notable camera en- Member of the TDS Tom and Nance thusiasts, the Camera Club boasts -Commercial Photographer- 7-5537 J itterbugs Welcome Professor Schuyler, Professor Hall, Market St. Kingston 49 Main Ashley and Dr. Barnhardt. With such 228 Hazle Street St., ompetent assistance, how could any club fail?

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C. AND F. STUDENTS EXCEL IN TWO LOOPS Sports In Review The Engineers have the biggest The Commerce and Finance in Basketball. port, at least for their last garr squad number of players and this week end. students are now the best ath- heighth in the cage wheel. With Interest in basketball around letes in the school, leading the school should now be at a high . intramural and basket- such giants as Secunda, McDade, Aikman, pitch. The intra-mural loop is ball loops. But they are finding it Roski, Switch and Kress- flourishing with the C. and F. On Saturday, February 17, th difficult to hold these positions es, they are the favorites to win "B" team, the Engineers, and Junior College swimmers met th week after week as both circuits the title. The C. & F. team lacks and A. B. fighting for first place. tankers from City College c in York in Y. M. P continue to improve general reserves but with sharp shooters We're rooting for A. B. despite New the C. play. Last week the C. &. F. pool and were defeated by a scor the type of Monahan, McKernan the confident attitude of Messrs. "B" team defeated the Engineers Joe (Dead-eye) Monahan, Dick of 55 to 19. Bucknell took first by one point in basketball to and Ben Badman, will be hard to McKernan, and Coach Dooley of honors in only two events, namely, keep first place. stop. The A. B. Boys won their the C. and F. the 50 yard free-style and the 10 first three but went into a tailspin yard breast stroke. These event Stars of the clubs are Joe Going on to the varsity team were won by Paul Davis and Jack Monahan in basketball and Merle when Joe Monahan quit and which provides food for thought, Mangan respeatively. Dave Jones Seeherman in bowling. The former Captain Leon Wazeter went out especially the dribbling of Kasnik- of C. C. N. Y. nosed Zakiewicz has been the high scorer in nearly of action for weeks with an owski, the striking poses made by out of a first in diving by four every game this season while the injured foot and dropped three Finn when he shoots, and the tenths of a point. During the latter set a new pin mark of in a row. Playing with a weak playing of Flynn when he really course of events a new pooi record 254 in his last games to make the gets into the game. Captain was set in the 440 yard free-style Big Five for the first Time. team, Paul Trebilcox continues Wayne Swanbery, the quiet type by Guido, a C. C. N. Y. swimmer. Throughout the season Dr. Roy to star for the B. S. five. His around school, does a lot of Last Friday evening our nata- Tasker, whose fine performances work week after week stamps him "popping" on the court but we tors were again given too much are keeping the Faculty on the as one of the best players in the favor it because a good percentage competition when they met the heels of the loop leader, has led loop. of his tosses hit the target for Franklin and Marshal Academy the circuit by a big margin. Joe points. in the local pool. This time our Curley, unable to hit his regular The play-offs in both loops, As for the Keystone game, it team was a bit more fortunate, stride, has been at the same which will bring together the first scoring up three firsts in the figure, 158 week after week. was one of the slowest of the four teams in single eliminations season. The opposing team was medley relay, the 100 yeard breast Most improved bowler this year for the titles, will likely get under unable to click against the tight stroke, and the 100 yard back is Bob Patton, whose A. B. team defense of our team. Nevertheless, stroke. The boys responsible for way the latter part of next month. these wins were Slamon, Mangan, is in third place. After finishing The champions wilil be honored our cagers missed enough easy with an average of 140 last year, shots to make the most loyal and Davis in the medley and Patton is now in third place with and receive awards at the Letter- rooter discouraged. Incidentally Mangan and Slamon in the other 157. Until Seeherman made his men Club's annual dinner in the there were only a few on hand two. Davis and Zakiewicz took big game, Patton was high with at the time! seconds in the 100 yard free- late spring. style and the diving. a 230. With Patton and Curley Last Friday night the Junior figuring in the high scoring, the The last meet of the season will College was stopped by the Cor- take place this Saturday evening A. B. team may be the one to nell Frosh. Although our cagers stop for the pennant. when the Junior College team were leading at the half by three will swim the University of Scran points, the lads from Ithaca wnet Al Zakiewicz of the Engineers MEET THE GANG AT--- ton at the Wilkes-Barre Y. M. C. on a scoring spree and won with A. pool. and Seeherman are the other a lead of eight points. On Saturday leaders. The former is one of the night the team was setback by best scorers in the cage loop, too. the Colgate Frosh, giving us a With such bowlers as Piatt and record of twelve victories against This Paper is a Rogers, vterans from last year, THE SPA five defeats. failing to get in stride, the Engin- Medium of Student eers have been a big dis appoint- This is the best team in the ment in the pin loop. Junior College's history and it is Thought and Opinion pressing the Bucknell Frosh for Jack Dooley supplanted Hank second place in the circuit. By Davis on the C. & F. team but The Most Modern- - the way, girls, it is also the best * slumped after making a good Look Where You May looking team Bucknell or any start. After a few games, he other school has had for some W'te a letter to the Editor should rank among the individual years. Let's get behind them leaders. and lend our whole-hearted sup

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