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RIJIJGETS Gym Plan Page 3 REQUESTED Tribunal Highlights Page 7 All clubs are requested by the Student Council to turn in their 'STARTING THIS WEEK budgets and audits before March Notes on Notes Page 4 22. No budgets will be considered By Reese Pelton after that date. Vol. 2, No. 3 WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PA. IRC Host To ICG Conference Tomorrow MELTON ORCHESTRA SLATED Thatcher Urges 22 Colleges To Attend Regional FOR APRIL SHOWERS BALL World Federation Meeting of Model Government; QUEEN TO BE CHOSEN World federation was the topic Mailey and Hailstone To Speak presented at last Tuesday's as- By Norbert Olshefski sembly by Dr. Harold W. Thatch- Jack Melton's Orchestra, one of er, professor of History at Wilkes OPENS 9:30 A. M. IN LECTURE HALL the oldest established musical or- College, and a staunch crusader ganizations in the valley, will play for international peace. By EUGENE MAYLOCK at the April Showers Ball to be In his talk, Dr. Thatcher outlined a plan for world peace which he Wilkes College International Relations Club will play host to Inter- held in the Hotel Sterling's Ad- collegiate miral Stark Room on Friday, April hopes will gain acceptance. He Conference on Government delegates from twenty-two col- 9th. emphasized the fact that because leges and universities of the Northeastern Region of the lOG at the Melton's orchestra has played of recent developments in atomic regional meeting which will be held tomorrow on this campus. The for many of the old BUJC dances energy, the practice of national regional meeting is the first step toward the final conference which will and has also played for many morality must be developed to a be held in Philadelphia and will be attended by delegates from approx- Wilkes dances. He usually carries much greater degree. Another imately seventy-four universities and colleges of the state. point he brought out was the 10 men including himself. Fea- Registration in Morning tured vocalist is Theresa Lane, imminent collapse of civilization if who has been with him for the past the operation of peace machinery The Northeastern Regional meet- nine months. Melton uses a smooth, proves unsuccessful. ing will open tomorrow at 9:30 in the new sweet style which seems to be pre- Science Theatre. Registra- Sacrifice of Nationalism tion of all delegates will take ferred by Wilkes students. He The shys away from the fast jazzy first step in the preserva- place during the morning. Follow- numbers. tion of world peace demands a ing registration, students will be The highlight the evening sacrifice of national sovereignity, greeted dby Dr. Eugene S. Farley of will stated Dr. adding be the crowning of the Colonels' Thatcher, that on behalf of the college. Mr. Hugo Queen Jack Josephs, thus far the pleas of crusaders Mailey will s p ca k to the by president such of the Letterman's Club. The for plans have been but voices convention for the International queen for the evening will be in the wilderness. No success in Relations Club;. and Charles Tem- chosen by the entire membership world peace can be attained until pleton will address the group in of the Lettermen's Club. a crusade of the peoples of the behalf of the Student Body. world is launched, according to Dr. The first ballot for the Colonel's JACK MELTON Representatives to be Selected queen will be distributed at the Thatcher. Ai this time the group will ad- next meeting of the lettermen Other members of the club who A community of nations is like journ for luncheon. When the dele- which will be held Monday evening are handling the affair as chair- a local community, either of which gates reconvene, Charles Hailstone, at 7:30 in the Chase Lounge. men of their committees are: Tic- could not operate without laws and Regional Chairman, will present The Co-Chairmen of the dance, ket Committee, Joe Savitz; Pro- a police force to enforce the laws. the lOG program to the group. which promises to be one of the gram, Paul Thomas; Decorations, Present international law is not Then the faculty advisors will in- highlights of the semester, are George Lewis and Kenneth Wid- really law because it has no police terview candidates for the various Jack Feeney and Henry Collins. dall; Floor Committee, Lewis Jones. power. We must inaugurate an in- executive offices. Later the entire ternational constitution, said Dr. group will elect the representatives Thatcher, that will be supreme, as selected by the faculty advisors. subject to change only by a ma- Thespians Set Data On Class jority of nations. First Conference 1934 Most Powers Retained The ICG is an organization of Pennsylvania colleges and univers- The plan does not call for a sac- CHARLES HAILSTONE New Play Dates Rings Released ities. The organization meeting of rifice of all national sovereignty, the ICG was held at the University Dr. Thatcher added. The world will be the first model political For April 15. 16 Wilkes College Class Rings may of Pittsburgh in 1934 and was at- convention since 1940. government could have restricted tended by delegates who with over from twenty- be available for those students powers control atonlic five schools. The first meeting of Committees Appointed energy, levying of tariffs and a Mr. Alfred Groh, Director of expect to graduate this semester, the JOG was so successful and Charles Hailstorm has appointed few others, allowing the national well-liked, the Chase Theatre, has announced that it was recently announced by the its that participants ex- the following committees: Regis-. state to retain most of power. pressed a desire for their continu- arrangements to present Th Phi- The plan is tration Committee, Ralph Carey, administration. The Administrative advantage to this that ance. The principle aim of the ICG ladelphia Story at Irem Temple on we could start off small and grad- chairman; Larry Pelish, Toni Men- Council, composed of Dr. Eugene is to provide a laboratory for gov- igus. Refreshment Committee: Bar- April 15 and 16 have been com- ually expand if it were proven ernment pleted. Farley, Mr. Herbert Morris, Miss feasible. students whereby student bara Noble, chairman, Tom Jenk- legislators will get as much experi- ins, Joan Lawler, Joe Berger. Pro- Mr. George Ral- In following the policy of pre- Betty Harker, and Colonies Sacrificed Sovereignty ence as real legislators. The JOG gram Committee: Phil Baron, on senting more mature plays, the ston, last Tuesday decided the Since it is not practical to main- is primarily for students. The or- chairman, John Faneck, Julius Thespians feel that the full com- style of rings. tain a police force large enough to ganization has a student body, is Likowski and Tom Daniels. The en- plement of talent found in the or- Because only one company, the subjugate a world state, for a student controlled and student tire body of the IRC will serve in ganization will be used. The play Balfour Corporation, has submitted method of exercising police power operated. The students do what the capacity of members of the contains a diversity of parts, rang- plans for the make-up of the ring, we must take a leaf from our own they please, there is no effort of committee-at-large. ing from the juvenile role of no definite plans can be released, history. When it becomes neces- anybody to influence or propagan- At the preceding meeting of the ten dize. year old Dinah Lord, to that of a added the administration. However, sary, said the speaker, to choose JRC, the following officers were hardened old role as presented in the Balfour Co.'s plan has been between the power of the individ- Model Legislature Set-up elected for the Spring Semester: ual state and da strong central President, Charles Hailstone, Vice the part of the father, Seth Lord. offered for consideration, although government, our colonies were Whenever possible the ICG func- Although several important male decision is pending until the other willing to sacrifice some sover- tions as a model governmental President, Eugene Maylock, Sec- roles haven't been assigned as yet, three companies submit their plans. eignty for the good of the nation. body. Last year's convention, which retary, Barbara Noble, and Tre.a- rehersals have been started with The plans of the Balfour Co. The United States government was well attended by Wilkes Col- surer, Joseph Berger. the following persons playing the call for a blue stone set in eight- need not ask permission to pun- lege, was in the form of a Model State Legislature. roles. or weight gold. On one ish a member of a state. Dr. The only differ- ten-penny ence in the Model Legislature and Dinah Lord Joan Wylie side of the setting will be the offi- Thatcher said that if the inter- national government were given the real legislature was the form. REGISTRAR Margaret Lord. Norma Persiana cial Wilkes College seal, which the power to act in a comparable Since the students are hard pressed Tracy Lord Marilyn is a picture of the old fort that Breadt manner, it would be operating for tinre, it was decided that the William Tracy Bill Griffith was at one time situated on the against individuals instead of Model Legislature would meet in 4NNOUNCES Elizabeth Imbrie. - Ruth Richards spot where Wilkes now stands, and states and thus conflictss could be a unicameral body to expedite mat- ters. This years' convention, which Macaulay Connor. .. - Paul Thomas on the other side, a picture of prevented. Mr. Herbert Morris, registrar, Seth Lord Reese Pelton Chase Hall.