T·H E, DOME PENNSYLV~NIAMILITARY COLLEGE I Vol. 10 Chester, Pa., June 1, 1956 No.8 PMC To Graduate /yinety-Eight Seniors romorrow Eisenhower, Taylor, And Rincliffe! To Re~eiveHonorary Doctor Of Laws Degrees Commencement To Be Held In Stad ium ;For First Time In History Of College The 1956 Commencement, our 135th, will be held tomorrow in the 'College stadium at 10 a.m., weathex: permitting. This will be the first time in our history that commencement exercises will be hel,d outdoors.. :Should bad weather develop, it will ,be necessary to move the exercises ',indoors to the Hyatt Armory, with admission by ticket only. The decision to move outdoors on commencement was necessitated this year by the increased number of Alumni and other guests of the .College who are expected to retutn for this colorful event. If the Armory, which can accommodate only 1200 persons, were used, as last· yea~,many guests could not be admitted.· A class of 98 stude~tswill be 'graduated. Fifty of these are from 'Pennsylvania, 17 from NewJe~sey, 'I!:Prep School and 13 from New York. Other graduates hail from the states of DR. EISENHOWER GENERAL TAYLOR R. G. RINCLIFFE 'Michigan, Kentucky, Connecticut, To Gra·duate Delaware, Maryland" Illinois, Will Deliver Address Army Chief To Be Honored . Receives Degree Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New PMC, Friday, June 1, 1956-Dr. PMC, Friday, June 1, 1956-Gen I'MC, Friday, June 1, 1956- R. G. Hampshire, Virginia, and the fo1' Milton S. Eisenhower, president of eral Maxwell D. Taylor, chief ~fRincliffe, president of the Phila Final Class 'eign lands of Nicaragua, philip Pennsylvania State University for staff of the U. S. Army, will be Uelphia Electric Co." for the last Pennsylvania Military Prepar 'pines, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arab'ia, the last six years, will deliver the awarded an ,honorary doctor of four years, will be awarded ~an atory School, which will eonclude and Venezuela. . commencement address tomorrow.' ;aws degree at PMC's 135th com- honorary doctor of laws degree 135 years of operation today Forty-four seniors will. receive Dr. Eisenhower also will be a- mencement exercises tomorrow. during commencement exercises '(June 1st), will graduate a total 'degrees in .engineering, and 39 in warded an honorary doctor of laws General Taylor, who succeeeded tomorrow. of forty-three seniors. Seven stu business administration. Twenty. degree, along with Gen. Maxwell General M. Ridgway in the high Rincliffe, who joined Philadel dents from Chester and eleven graduates are obtaining degrees D. Taylor, chief of staff of the army post almost a year ago, will phia Electric in 1923' as an en others from the Delaware County under their veterans rights. U. S. Army. He is being cited "for fly from Washington to Philadel gineering assistant and advanced area will be among. this number. , An extensive program has been· his incredibly varied service to the phia's International Airport, a1' to the top, is being cited by PMC Richard Burke, one of the more planned for this year's commence U. S'. Government, to .American riving at approximately 9 a.m. for his "untiring activity in the honored graduates of the class, ment week-end. The week-end will education, and to the many people June 2. He will be at PMC for the affairs of his community and for will receive seven different awards open with a· baseball game on the of the . world whose lives have entire graduation program to be his important role in the technical at commencement. Young Burke, athletic field bet:ween Swarthmore been made happier by hh activi- held outdoors in the college stad 'and economic development of son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. and PMC at 1:30 today. (Friday) beginning at 10 a.m. This ties."ium America." Burke of Fort Wayne, Ind., and At 4:00 the president of the 22 Degrees includes military exercises which ,A native of Sandusky, 0., Rin grandson of the preSIdent of Sun Alumni Association and members The d.egree Dr. Eisenhower is start at 1:15 p.m. cliffe has served· with Philadelphia Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., of the classes of 1906 and 1931 receiving from PMC ii') the 22nd General Taylor is due to receive Electric as superintendent of gas will receive the GeOl'ge Hetzel will review the cadet battalion. he has received in -the, last_ 12.]lis honol'ary degree at apPl'oxi manufacturing, purchasing agent, Record Prize for the highest scho This ceremony will be followed years from colleges and universi-. mately 11 a.m'. He is being cited traditio~al manager of electr'ic generating lastic average in the senior class; by the Hollow Square ties throughout the nation for his 'for "his brilliant intellectual a station~,vice ,President in charge the. Cha'rIes E. Hy.att Prize for Formation, the awarding of mil prominent work in education, ag- chievem'ents, his contributions to of electric operations, executive the highest average in English; itary medals, and the exchange of riculture, government and intern a- American military education, and class courtesies, all of which will vice president, and a director. :and the Bausch' and Lomb awa~d tional affairs. for his incalculable service to his A resident of 633 Strath Haven for showing the greatest progress take place in the stadium. One-time city editor of his country in two great wars," Ave., Swarthmore, Rincliffe is as in science. • At 6,:00 there will be an Alumni hometown newspaper at Albilene, The army chief of staff, who '~()ciated banquet and an annual meeting in with dozens of companies, Other outstanding students in !Can., and later a journalism tea- .~peaksfive languages and reads organizations, banks and clubs. the Alumni Lodge. , cher, Dr. Eisenhower became the, 'Greek 'tragedies for relaxation, the class include Harold Berglund, One of his posts This evening's events will in 11th president of Penn State July follows in the fvotsteps of many most important Jr., who won the american history nationally is executive vice presi prize, and John· Dalgaard, who won clude a band concert at the mem 1, 1950. Jlustriolls armed forces leaders orial flag pole and will be high previously, he had been presi- to receive honorary degrees at dent and a member of the board the Babe Ruth Award for sports of trustees of the Power Reactor manship. lighted by the President's recep dent of Kansas State College. PMC. Those honored in' the past .tion and dancing in the Hyatt Before becoming a college pres- include Hap Arnold, Omar Brad Development Co., a group of util ities concerned with the applica Armory from 9 to midnight. jdeni~he had estaMished and ley, George C. Marshall, Douglas tion of atomic' energy to electric T.omorrow morning, after the served as first' director of the MacArthur, Mark Clark, Smedley Bagpipers To Play power generation which now is Board of Trustees annual pre-' War Relocation Authority, orga- Butler, John Edwin Hull, John J. beginning experimental nuc Commencement commencement meeting, the Com nized and served as associate di- Pershing, Walter' Bedell Smith; an At mencement Exercises will get un l'ector of the Office of War Infor- Hoyt S. Vandenburg and others. lear plant hi Michigan. An unusual feature of this year's derway with the academic pro mation, served 16 yeal's in high General Taylor climbed rapidly , The company. he controls is one commencement program will be a cession at 10:00 a.m. Immediately positions in the U. S. Department in the army after being named concert by the Second Army Bag of the great U. S. utilities, Ii' com following, 10:30, the conferring of Agriculture, a:Jd earlier had chief of staff 'of the 8't-nd Infantry ,pipers. at pany representing an investment of degrees will take place, and been affiliated with the U. S. State Division at Camp Claiborne, La., of more than 860 million dollars in' Visitors watching a parade at Dr. Eisenhower will address the Department as vice consul at Ed- in July, 1942. It was here that he Fort Meade may think it strange electrical, gas and steam facilities, graduates. inburg, Scotland. helped develop the first airborne to heal' strains of music which Military exercises are planned divisions of the army which were serving more th.an 3,000,000 peo appear to come from a unit of to fill the afternoon. These' will to play such an important role in pie in Pennsylvania and Maryland. the Scottish Guard. Only, the 18 include a review by honored guests Abner Mitchell '54 the European campaigns of VI'orId men responsible are not members and Trustees; .the Hollow Square War II. of the Scottish Guards. They are Formation; the Alumni mem6rial Killed In Connecticut After the war, he became super all members of the United States service; exhibitions by the Per-' Abner' Peter Mitchell, Jr., a intendent at West Point, the Army and a few can even claim (lood otuct shing Rifles unit, and the Second PMC graduate of the class of '54, ,youngest officer to hold that post Scottish descent. . was killed instantly on Friday, Tomorrow we of the DOME Army Band with its Pipe and ;since MacArthur. In February, The Scotch Pipe1'3 is a unit of May 25th, in Old Greenwich, Conn., '1953, he succeeded General ·James sf aff will bid farewell to two Drum Corps; the Alumni Broom men who have worked ·along the Second Army Band; it is com when his motorcycle skidded off commandf~r th~ Drill; the awarding of commis yan Fleet as 0i eJrised of ten pipers and eight the highway and struck a tree. U. S. Army in Korea and with us faithfully throughout sions; and the graduation parade. 8th leI drummers who are masters at Mitchell, the son of Dl'. and Mrs. sonic lhe year - Ed' Sniechoski, ac his troops through oi the their trade. Sgt. Edwin Bouder, of Abner P. Mitchell of Old Green bitterest fighting in the Korean tivities editor; and Garland Cherry, features. reporter. Upper Darby, Pa., is drum major wich, was pronounced dead on ar When the armistice was II War. of the outfit. Tival at Greenwich Hospital at signed six months later, the ti'oOPS These are two who will be 5:50 p.m. He had been discharged stood well above the 38th parallel. hard to replace. We would like The bagpipes and plaid uni FLASH' to thank them for their work forms for the pipers were donated from the Army on Thursday, May In 1954, General Taylor becal113 24th. . ami their inspiration to other 'JY the Ariny Welfare Fund. commander of all ground forces Theta Chi !'taff members; but above all Wins Celluci Hospital authorities reported in Japan, Okinawa, and Korea, we would like to thank them for Award For 3rd Consecutive that Mitchell's death was attribut and early last year was namel! ed to a compound fracture of the friendships which could, not Senior Class Gift ;commander-in-chief of both tlH~ Time and Takes Permanent have been more true and loyaL skull and other head injuries. ;Far East Command and the United If the world loves them as The class of \56 has chosen to Possession of the Trophy Mitchell, whose accident occur Nations command, He became we do, their lives will be full redecorate the reception room of· 'red when the wheels of his motor 'chief of staff June 30, i956. and successfuL Good luck, fel Old Main as its class gift. Padula cycle hit a sandy area in the roa<:: General Taylor is credited with lows. and HaJlmann on planning com CONGRATULATIONS! while he had been making a turn, initiating large-scale educational .- The Staff mittee for project. See "Senior SEE MITCHELL PAGE 9 SEE TAYLOR PAGE 6 Banquet," page two. Page Z THE DOME Friday, June 1, 1956
Interboro Student John Woschenko Evening Division Seniors Hold Dinner Library Announces Wins Scott Award Plans Expansion At. Broadwood Hotel Stu,dent Council Gifts Wins Scholarship John Woschenko, a student in ' William H. Spain, better known ~hebusiness administration divis- The evening division of the Col- The Class of '56 held its senior In addition to its responsibility as "Herbie" or "Spaino," was re- IOn at PMC, was named the winner lege is planning for expansion of ba~queta~the Broadwood Hotel, for the care and acquisition of cently informed by PMC that he of the Scott Paper Company's an- its program and its enrollment PhIladelphIa, on May 5th. books and periodicals, the library is to receive one of the Delaware nual two-year scholarship. for the- coming year. At present Cadet Randolph Padula, vice is also responsible ior'the acquisi County Scholarships, awarded by The award is presented to an there are, some 215 students in president of the class, was toast tion and care of 'audio-visual' ma the College to a Delaware County outstanding member of the soph- this program and of them, 60 perc master of the evening. Cadet Rich terials. These include pictures" resident. ' omore class who is planning to cent are pursuing a career in ard Novotny gave the invocation, charts, models, films, and record Herbie lives with his" mother fbllow a career in business. The management, 30 percent in en- after which General MacMorl~ndings of music and speech, and the father, and two brothers at 736scholarship provides $1,000 a year gineering, and ten percent in ac- presented the welcoming address'. equipment for viewing or listening 11th Ave., Prospect Park', Pa., and summer employment at Scott counting. Present among the guests were to them. There are not enough of and is a student at Interboro High Paper Company. The greater numb,er of the eve- Mrs. MacMorland;' Mannie Sacks, these things at PMC. School. " Mr. Woschenko held better than ning' students are interested in vice-president of RCA; and de- Recognizing this fact, the PMC He is interested in PMC prim- a ~a,:,erage during the past school obtaining either a degree or a four partment heads of the college. Student Council, which last year arily because it appears to be a year, Isa corporal in the corps of year c~rUficate. Mr. Sacks was the main sp,eaker purchased a movie projector for fine school, one from which he cadets, treasurer of his class, and . .Judgmg from the way inquiries of ,the evening. He reminisced the college, has recently made two would be proud to graduate. He a letter holder in varsity track. have been flowing into the eve- about the good old days back in additional gifts to further will major in chemistry and would He is a mem~erof the Varsity ning division off"ice, all places in 1916 when he was a Prep student strengthen our\ A-V holdings. like someday' to become an in- Club, has been active 1n intra- the new, expanded student body at PMC. He mentioned freshman The first gift w~sannounced in dustrial chemist. ' ~llralsports for his company, and I will be filled sooner titan expected. initiation on Geo~geWashington's an earlier issue when it was re As for activities this coming IS a member of' the Society for Planning a new and improved birthday, at which time freshmen ported that, the Council had won school year, the band and glee the Advancement of Managemlfnt. program for' the evening division were required to run around the the $250 Time Magazine award club can look forward to at least ' 'was not an easy task. In planning, wet washroom floor in bare feet and would make the prize avail this one new member. Herb was Sloat Appointed New the faculty and administration while seniors whacked away with able to the library for the 'pur active in Interboro's glee dub and •• • concentrated on making this pro- paddles. chase .of recordings. attended the State' ChOl:al Festi- gram beneficial to residents of In more serious vein Ma . Then, in order that there might AdmiSSions Director 'h 'Ch t ' nme val; he played trumpet in the Chester H. Sloat, headmaster of t e ~ser .area. . 'spoke of the time and technicali- b,e suitable means for students to band., PMPS since Sept. 1, 1947, has QuestlOnnal~eswere. ~I~culatedties involved in presenting a, TV listen to these and other record He was also active in football been named director of admissions ;to s~uden.tsm t.he dIVISIOn re- show; the demand ,for persons of ings already in the library, the Council offered to underwrite the ar:d on many of his class com- 'for PMC, The appointment takes questmg mformatlOn as to what ability and initiative; and, speak mlttees. But he didn't confine his effect at th,e close of the current :type of courses are or would be ing directly to the seniors he cost of a good record player. act~vitiesen~irelyto school. He is semester of the Prep School,which most useful t.o them .. Fro~t~estl;tted: "Make the most of 'your The ord~rhas now been pro a ~1fescout m the BSA as well as is being closed to make way for a .results of thIS ~uestlOnnalreIt opportunities; there is room for cessed and approved for the re bemg a volunte:r fireman in Pros- college. expansion prograJ;ll. was learn~dthat" Management?f 'very individual in this day and cordings and the record player is pect Park. He IS a member of the In h)s ,new' position, Mr. Sloat SmaU Busmesses seemed most mage." \ also on the way. Approxithately Fourth of July Committee in his will be responsible for the recruit- ,demand. "Quality Contra.!" was Mannie, whose "heart and soul" 80 recordings have been selected home town and, along with his ing and selection of new students ,also requ:sted. by ~,~reatnumber. are tied up in the Alumni Associ- of a kind that would not ordinar schoolwork,...'is' busy helping to in the day college. These duties 't" In Stengmeermg,d'" d "StTImet' and" Mo- at'lOn, spaI{e a f th e many oppor- ily be selected for the History of p1an festIVItIes for the holiday. have been handled in the past by ,IOn ,u les an a ICS were tunities and advantages afforded Music Course. Included are re On" Sundays,Herb teaches Sun- Dr. Moll' who will now devote hl'~• favoredd t Thby fa large - numberId ,of 'stu- b y b e1ongmg ' t0 suc h a group. H e cords intended simply for pleas day. SclIool .and smgs in his church time to ,long-range planning for :' en s. e ormer wou be gIven further asked the seniors to ant listening; an interesting group chOIr. He, IS also. an alcolyte. the College in the post of Vice- ,n the formd 1of blectures, ' d demonstra- " . .. b'e amb't'I 10US ands how a designed strictly for dancing; a Herb, who wI,ll be 18 on No- ,president. ,',' "IOns,Th and' ",a penoff .s. desl're to pal·tl··clpate m. th e act"IVI-, basic jazz anthology; and an an ve,mber 14th, lists as his hobbies: Mr. Sloat, who was born in Ben- e IVlsl~nIS a ~nnga number ties of the Al .A. t' B thology of American folk music. ·..'. of caul'S d t d d' umm ssocla IOn. y fishmg; ralsmg t~oPlcalfi~h;na- nington, Vermont, :joined the Prep , es alm~o.war p~o,ucmg doing so,' your example will sell There were hundreds of records ture. study; readmg; mUSIC; and School staff in 1!l43 and taught :; mo.re well-mfolmed cltIzenr!, PMC." to choose from, of course, so the dancmg. :English and other Janguages fOI; ..n thIS category the courses m '. ones selected represent at most ' fi t t \. 'h' ,O'reatest demand are "Contempor- HIS., smcere attItude and ex- ~ a sampling of what it is hoped are hIS rs, wo years. }'',t t at tIme ary World Problems" "Problems pleSSlOn. ." got the pomt. ,across." h,e a Iso serve d as an mstrnctor at ' some of the best of their kind. Sproul College Che t t of Local Government," and "His- Upon completing, his speech, Eisenhower Wins , ,er, a ,empor- • ' M Similarly, a truly Hi-Fi record ary institution"s then aerated b' ,ory of Pen~sylvama.",__ r. Sacks, who had been forced, playing outfit would be pleasant P PolI- ,the University of Penns 1 . f' ~ The evening, division is also )y the necessity of earning a live- Preference , y vama 01 I' I'h d to own but would be too costly in Yeterans. p anmng to offer students a better I 00 , to leave PMC before his terms of its utility and would A Presidential Preference Poll , He is a graduate of Bennington view?f the social side of lif.e with graduation, was prese~ted.with was conducted by members of the present problems of care and oper High School and, Middlebury Col. a senes of planned coffee-hours. 'In honorary membershIp m the ation that would make it 'imprac Political Science Club on May 18th lege, Vermont.' He also studied at Class of '56. Ca?et Robert Hall- and 19th. All students, faculty ticable for general student use. the University of Wisconsin and ~.an,cla~spreslden,t, made the MM Mid Therefore, a compromise was members and staff of the College the University of Pennsylvania. rs. ac or an ,lesentatlOn. were asked to cast their ballots for Mr, Sacks donated $500 in ap made, A player and amplifier com the candidate 'of their choice. Club ,For tyro years prior to coming Chairs Palsy Drive preciation and asked that' it be bination and rugged performance, to the Prep School he was an in leaders reported that the response Mrs. E. E. MacMorland, wife of uSl(d toward the class gift. This and adapted to accomodate ear structor in English .and history at was excellent and serious. A total PMC's President and a resident of ,gift will be used to redecorate and phones was selected. The set is Braden Preparatory School for of 322 votes weJ;e polled - 228 Wallingford, was named honorary refurnish the reception room of especially designed for l.tblrary Boys, Cornwall-an-Hudson, N. Y. use and has been highly praised Republican and 94 Democratic.' chairman of the cerebral palsy Old Main. In 1943 and 1944 he served as co by many libraries have The votes in the Democratic "Citizen's Walk," it was announc- the, that ordinator of English and literature it. Party were as follows: Stevenson, ed by G. Brinton Brown, president already, installed ~tLafayette College, Easton, Pa. 41; Kefauver, 29; Harriman, 10; 'of United Cerebral Palsy of Del Use of the earphones makes it 1 From 1934 to 19·13 he was head Lausche, 6; Truman, 5; Meyner, {Iware County. Enrollment possible to listen to recordings in 2; and Symington, 1. of the English department at Gor the library without disturbing Mrs. MacMorland headed a list Eisenhower received, a majority ram Teachers College,' Maine. He readers, or, when desired, these of volunteer workers who cbn of the Republican votes. Results also served as coach of dramatics, I:an be played through a speaker. ducted a one-night residential To Increase of the ,Republican Party votes public relations director, instructor Cost of the unit will be approxi drive in Chester and the ,boroughs were: Eisenhower, 222; Nixon, 3; in journalism, and adviser to the mately $220, with six sets of ear of Ih-ookhaven, Eddystone, Lin College Admission Warren, '2; and Knowland,"1. , school newspaper, and a fraternity. phones 'and a minimum of acces wood, Parkside, and Upland on The percentage of votes fOl" ::' In 1929 he was interim teacher sories. of mathematics and Spanish at Monday, May 21st. Standards Tightened Eisenhower was 68.9; Stevenson It is planned to install the play Teaneck High School in New .Jer Miss Ruth Webb, daughter of received 12.7 percent of the total er on the balcony at the end of. ,sey, ,;\,Tilliam Webb, PMC associate pro Applica~tsseeking admission to Democratic vote. the South Reading Room. The re 1'.11'; Sloat lives at 200 Sunny fessoroi- chemistry, is secretary PMC will meet a more rigid set 'cordings will also be stored there. 'side Ave., Chester. of the bo,ard of directors of the, of standards than had been met by Rules to govern the use of the United Cerebral Palsy of Dela applicants of past. All Dorby Youth' Wins the future player and the circulation ·of the facturers aircraf,t electrica! equip ware County. A victim of ('£rebral students must stem from the up recordings Will be worked out in New Scholarship' ment. Its Delaware County office palsy herself, Miss Webb was very per 2/5 of their high school class consultation with the Student is at 1200 Elmwood Ave" Sharon active in the drive. or Inust pass either the College' Council heads. William Woodill Smith, -son of Hill; its main plant is in Cali Though most areas were can Entrance Board examinations or Mr. and 'Mrs. William W. Smithfornia. Joseph H. Schellman is vassed on May 21st, some were un the PMC entrance examinations. of 512 S.pruce St., Darby,Pa., and president of the co~pany. able to hold their walks until the Applicants for admission a senior at Darby High School,' Young Smith wants to be an at Safety Campaign following evening. A total of more present number 230, of whom recently was announced as the engineer in industry. Seventeen than $4,000 was collected, with 205 have been accepted thus far. A "Slow Down and Live" cam winner of the new two-year Het-, years old, he is the son of a sur ,schools and stores yet to make Eighty will enroll in engineering, paign was initiated on Memorial herington Foundation ScholarshiPvey engineer for' the Atlantic Re t.heir returns. Accurate figures will ,gel' in business administration, 30 Day and will continue till the close at Co., Philadelphia. PMC.fining he available during the month of in liberal arts, and 30 in science, of Labor Day. The scholarship, awarded to a, He attended Darby Junior High 'June. Every person in the United who aims to in en- School from 1950 to 1953, and One hundred and thirty young student major' Dar States is being asked to cooperate gineering, is valued at $1,300 for ,by Senior High School from 1953 men have applied to date' as board~ in reducing accident~during the the two years. It is given with the to 1956. He was on the honol' roll, ing cadets and 125 have been ac cepted. Fifty non-resident appli holiday and vacation periods, stipulation that the I recipient be, 'a "boy of the month'" winner, RHYMESOFTHETIMES a graduate of one of the high,member of student council and cants have been accepted from the , Th~'DOME, especially, empha ~OSE~OAl I The Hetherington film manu- April. to this year's 625 students.' Own'. " • Friday', June 1, 1956 TME DOME P3.2e 3 From Col. O'Brien Armed Forces Day .. A Message Features Parade September 1956 saw several innovations in the Cadet Corps. A new, The annual Armed FOTces Day moderniiled, and streamlined regulation book was published as a parade, "biggest and best" in the result of the summer-long efforts of a special committee appointed fC. history of local observance, was o. 1£ by General MacMorland. Integration of the day companies into the held on Saturday, May 19th. military college routine was achieved by making the regula~ions The parade, which featuTed applicable to all cadets. eleven bands and a Nike guided Appointments in the Corps were listed in order of merit regardless missile, began at 5th and Concord of boarding or day status. Concentration of authority and responsibility and ended at the PMC stadium, in the senior class proved beneficial to mOI:ale and efficiency. Day where a. patriotic ceremony and cadets were requh~edto obtain additional accountrement 1Vhich added display of militaTy equipment wen color to theil: basic uniform, thus .providing a dressier standard· held. . uniform for the entire Corps that could be worn for ceremonies. Leading the parade were Lt. Homogeneity of the Corps has been gradual, but positive. . Gen. William G. PTice, Jr., grand The unit got off toa spirited. start at the Bologna Bowl, where marshall; Maj. Gen. E.. E. Mac boarding and day cadets alike traveled to Lebanon to participate and MOTland, President of PMC, depu cheer PMC's team to victory. grand marshall; and Council Noticeable improvement has been observed in serviceability of ty man W. Aldrich PI'ice, who repre uniforms, appearance and bearing, courtesy, and deportment. sented'the city of Chester. When the seniors turned over the reins of cadet guard to the junior Other dig'nitaries in the parado class last Friday, it was obvious: that a fine training job had b'een included State Representative Cla d·one. The juniors took over in. superior manner, carrying on the rence D. Bell, civic chairman; the standards and spirit of PMC withol).t faltering. Revs J. Harold Guy, Char-les E. 'The year has been highlighted by the outstanding performances .. Millen, and Daniel Gatens; Coun of the Perhing Rifles Drill Team, the annual ROTC Government cilmen M. LawTence Com,isiak and Inspection, .and the Baccalaureate Services and Review, which were James Gorbey; And~ewNolan, among the most colorful in PMC's recent history. representing the Veterans Council; It is my. conviction upon witnessing the underclassmen's rehearsal and Mrs. SophIe Weiner, president of the graduation parade that a magnificent job has been done by the of the American Gold Star Moth I"ort Jll""".,, ~l".,]lI"y 4, i!lSG. 'Vhat the well-dressed ROTC student from Corps The way we sign in should be SOP. 3. My third suggestion per tains to table etiquette. It is ~ supposed to be the table head's __ job to control his mess and ".DM..!- see to it that his tal!le is run ..__.~ '-- in a gentlemanly fashion. In doing this the seniors should Every American living today is a son or daughter of the past. set a good example by not 3 May 56 throwing food and ::;houting to Nc:»t on'e of us can take, much credit for the sum of fine things Editor-in-Chief _ the surrounding tables. These which are his, for most of them were made possible by those The DOME table heads would do well to observe simplest who ha,ve gone before us. r Throughout this past academic at least the forms of etiquette and sp.ould year, all of us at PMC have watch As cadets in a military institution, we are still in the prepara exhibit to and receive from ed our college publication grow those under his charge at tory stage during which our chief duty is to equip ourselves for through a stage of adolescence, least rudimentary courtesy. I full participation in citizenship. As graduates we will be expected reaching its adulthood with a pride believe ,this problem deserves to help maintain our nation as a guidepost in a world population s~ededby hard work. serioull consideration, for the The DOME is no longer just an vidously torn apart and demoralized by doubts, suspicions, fears, habits we build here PMC other campus activity to be taken at and by the ,brutal slavery of totalitarian idolatry. It is true that will someday reflect ,on our lightly. It has become us, the stu selves and our school. I hope the conditions of the world today are not of our creation, but dents, with our opinions and am reflection will be a fav- it is also true that it is a world weighted down with responsibili bitions for the PMC of today and this orable one. ' ties that we will soon have to accept as duties - yours, mine, and tomorrow in print. Cadet Private every living American's. Yours was no easy task; some times it may have seemed even Freshmen Class As cadets of a military corps, and as the young men of thankless. I ITE~I1: The school I,ad not relll~ America, we must realize that national freedom is not granted. But now, at the closing of this illle,1 this defeet before and hopes school year, I join my classmates to correet it. Thnnks. It is a goal which must be forever won anew; the price is at in extending to you and to your ITr<}~12: Until Muy 15th, 1956. times fabulous, for many of our brothers have given their lives, staff our thanks and our congrat renHzing thnt cn.dets "-ere l!Iub .teeterl to the wen ring of the un1- meas~res in to preserve our freedom, yours and mine. ulations for a job well done. fornl for ICllbrthl)' periol]1!I of tfDl~, Sincerely the military olfice of the college Men, we mus't realize that this democracy of ours is not a Tony DeCesare hud permitted cadets to sign in. in civililln clothes just so long u.s, tlley mere form, a mere mechanism, as some seem to think" to be President ",-ere nent iil Rl,.,earnnee'. Htn'\'ever, The smiling faces shining worshipped as an idol. Here in a military institution we must three Class of '57 too mnllY endets nbused this prlvi out at us from the trio above be leflge; COllse-tlUently, as of May 15th, realize sincerely the role we are soon to play in a complex Thank ,'OU for your encourngJng long to three young ladies who nil cndds signing III or out will do ,,"orfIs. The staff Dlltl I n'ouhl like so in Dr""" Grny (Uniform D). For world. To guide this natio'n successfully we must be prepared; hay-e,labored along with the DOME DO~IE to mention thnt we hOI,e the further hlformntlon it is "uggested' we must build character, the ki,nd of character that is expressed staff throughout the year. ,,'111 not be considered nn "adult" tlHlt you cheek with the Comnlund-' just .".c·t. The paper lllUy seelU to in cour~ge,Miss Teresa DiPlacido, a resi ant's Offi<."e. the cadet code of honor whichde'mands loyalty, n I"oint In ibl hnve reached hJgh ITE1U 3: We lire sure the military dent of Eddystone and a graduate' deYelopluent, but IWIte our thoughtfulness, self-respect, justice, generosity, and straight-foro' "'e oft'i<'e is not Ilwure, of these eondi of Notre Dame High School, Moy growth will continuc nt the snm.e tiou~In the UleS8 IInll, but HOluetlllng ward honesty - of. thought and word, and action. lan, has served as corresponding rute in 1956-5'1. tt·lIH UH tlle,"re g():h~gto ehe'ck on It - Adapted trom an editol'ial su.bmitted by Cadet Nick Kohn secretary for the DOME' during ~I next .''"ear. the ye~rand has worn out many 24 May 1956 a typewriter ribbon filling out 30 Apr. 56 questionnaires, writing letters, Editor-in-chief An Epitaph To Culture and even writing an occasional Editor-in-Chief The DOME article for the paper. The DOME Dear Sir: Man - bloated with egoism and alleged No stranger to PMC, Tee's AN OPEN LETTER TO STU This is my freshman year. I DENT COUNCIL omniscience, brother-in-law, Lieut. James J. have enjoyed my first year, but Woods, was cadet captain' of Day I am submitting a list of three have one 'complaint. Blissfully confusing culture with ease Company iIi 1954. She has, over suggestions for the betterment of 'I'he ,time alloted for exams is of-living. the years, won many friends a- PMC and would appreciate your far too short in so~ecases, es mong the student body. , considering them for action and pecially in math and' the social Science - his infallible tool Miss Barbara Rinehart, a grad approval: sciences. There' are two methods u~teof Eddystone High School, is 1. My first is concerning the which might better this sit,uation. Builds him ever greater ephemeral castles. ., presently employed as' a recep stairway on the south end of 1. The finals could be made to tionist with TWA and will re-enter count less. He "sleeps" - in warmth - while an Old Main. During the. night, Pennsylvania State University in these steps are quite dark; 2. More time could be alloted for amorphous something speaks: the fall after an absence of six they are especially hazardous completing the exams. I favor this months. Barbara, a former Chester when it rains or snows. For method. "You prostitute your soul for 'self-respect' " Times employee and a journalism the safety of all concerned I A shortage of exam time is student at State, has given the recommend that a light be in, leisure gained but credit lost. If The Man - he "sleep~." DOME editors yeoman help in stalled there as soon as possi given more time, the student could making up headlines and in copy ble. review his work to correct mis Dr. J. J. Storlazzi reading. She was also seen in the 2.' On returning to the cam takes and could even avoid much role of Arlene ,Francis in this pus after a:' corps furlough or of the error caused by answering year's "Varsity Varieties." a 2.2, there is often a ques in haste. Probably the most familiar face tion pertaining to whether or No feelings for contesting a in the trio is that of Miss Levinia not it is permi~sibleto sign mark could then arise from a stu Acri, secretary to PMC's librarian. in in civilian clothes. Appar dent. Vennie, who lives in Woodlyn and ,ently this is at the discretion A Freshman' DOME graduated last year from Notre THE of the OD, because one week Tltis is out of our rnnge for Dame High School, has sacrified we can and one week we can't. relne«ly or cOllllnent. an incredible amount of her free Published fortnightly by the Pennsylvania Military College time to type for the DOME and has kept the staff constantly furn MElUBI!~RS OF: The Intereolleginte Pres" A"soeintion nnd the Armed ished with its life, blood - coffee. I"oree-s Pres" S..n"ee. She has proven to be an indis-' . " EDITORIAL' BOARD pensable aide to the staff and has Dear Staff Members: offered many an idea for the better Editor-in-Chief Faculty Adviser organization of the paper - ideas which will be put into practice I'm ,too full of appreciation to find the right words to express PAUL LANDAICHE LE'E C. BROWN during the next school year. ' my, gratitude for your co-operation in putting, out the DOME' this Upon these three we wish to year. You've done a tremendous job. So, without further ado, let . News Editor Activities Editor confer the title of, 'The DOME's me say, simply, thanksl Own, Beauties." To"3 us, there are ERNIE MARTUCCI ED SNIECHOSKI none more' beautiful! Paul J. landaiche Sports Editor (Acting) Features Editor - The Editors and Staff Editor-in-Chief CHARLES ORLOWSKY SANVIL NEWMAN Intra-Murals Business Mgr. Landaiche To Return WALTER EVANS CRAIG HElM As Editor Next Year STAFF chief and his staff will be com- editor; David Pablo, artist; J. Except for the loss of two sen posed of: Ernest Martucci, news Sherwood Wilson and John Rhu R. AMBROSINO CHERRY CULLEN HAN SOT iors and a change in organization, and managing editor; Sanvil New- ark, photographers; Charles Hel the DOME plans to continue with man, features editor; Charles 01'- leI', evening division news 'editor; HODNETT PARKIN RICE HELLER its present staff. lowsky, sports editor; J,ohn Hod- Gordon Beauchamp, as business, WRUBLE HORNING METZLER STORLAZZI Mr. Lee C. Brown, faculty ad nett, secretary and exchange edi- manager; and John McCullough, viser, has announced that Paul J. tor; Pierre Hansot, activities edi- as assistant business manager will PABLO, Artist, WILSON, Photographer Landaiche will return as editor-in- tor; Leonard Rice, m~litarynews replace the present, incumbents. . ~ , ATHLETE BEAUTIES 'Some Page CADET PMcPersonalities " ADMINISTRATOR 5 PROFESSOR, THE DOME VETERAN June July' August & SeptemberlMathewsJohnson Beauties, 'Of Tne' Month For , I . ' I I , Our Profs June By'SANVIL NEWMAN Miss,..Garber, a fashion modei for the Model's Guild of Phila· , Dr. Mathews M. Johnson has been voted this month's !favol'ite,', delphia, is a r~side;,tof Overbrook, Pa. The 21 year old beauty professor. That he should be des stands 5' 6Y2','and tips the scales at 115 'pounds. '8lond, blue ignated for this distinctiottJ. is hardly a surprise, for we,' doubt eyed Miss Garber giv~s34-24-3:4 as her vital statistics. Her if any professor at 'PMC , more photograph was submitted' by', veteran student Mort Silberman. fully deserves that appellation. 'DI'. Johnson was born !ind'rais "ed in Philadelphia and received his Jut'! bachelor's and master's' ci~grees from Temple University. He later Cadet Peter' Shoemaker ,submitted the, above picture of the attended the University of Pen'n Beauty of the mc;>nth for September. Th'e young lady is his fiancee, sylvania where he ,received his doctorate. Miss Teddy, Nodine, who hails from Asbury Park, N. J., and is a Doc, as he is known to most of graduate of Asbury Park High :School. five feet tall an'd just pushes th~scale u to 100. Miss Moore is Fin~n,ceAssoci~tion;member, 01'- , gamzmg commIttee of the Real presently employed as a secretary;,P however, she intends to further 'Estate Teacher's Association, the her education and eventually become a' 'bi.Bngual' secretary. Her ,purpose of' which is to bring real , . : 'estate practitioners and teachers photograph was submitted by Cadet Paul Austin. Miss Barbara Christoffersson·1 Miss Lynn Moore , 'SEE JOHNSON PAGE 9 JoeHearn DonBren ;GeorgeWel1s Jim Ferrigan One Of The,Family Cadet Athlefe, Vet , A" WMAN BY LEN RICE BY s NVIL NE I. ,"IB' --I BY LEN RICE I MM ' , ' ,,,,, BY NORM WRUBLE from which he graduated in 1948. Twenty-five year old George At the athletic banquet,' a host, Senior veteran student James In nigh school he was a member Wells, a most popular young, ',f letter winners and guests heardperrigan was "born and raised in of the football, basketball, and ;!)an-about"campus, hails 'fro1)1 Mr. 'George Hansell and· Bill Stern 'Chester. He attended St, Michael's baseball teams, and was_ selec~edPittsburgh, Pa., where he gradu- comment on that remarkable quar- !Grammar School andentered.-St.'o as outstanding athlete in his semor ated from Mt.' Lebanon High :et of ,athletes who had had the :James High' School, right around year. , School. A quick look at his high rare experience of winning lette'rs 'the corner from PMC in 1943. Don wanted to attend a 'small school' record reveals the potenti- in both PMC and PMPS - 56 let-: Jim, who was active in many co-ed college after high school and alities for cadet leadership that tel's in all. Joe "Jobo" Hearn, ie::xtra-curricular activities at St. selected Dennison University, ,George has' developed at PMC. He your choice for "Athlete of the ;James spent most ~fhis free time Granville, Ohio. An ,avid sports" was. president of his class and. a Month," is a member of this ;plaYin~varsity baseball and bas~ man, he played football and ,base- leadmg member of the varsItV quartet. 'ketball. He gradl.lated in 1947. ball and was voted the "most effi- football an<.l track teams. After attending Eddystone High, Entering' P'M:C in the fall of dent defensive half-back" during Upon entering PMC George had School, Hearn entered ,PMPS, [1950 Jim undertook studies in his senior year. decided to study engineering, but where he won four letters in foot- iche~ishYand allied' sciences. He Don was a Greek in college, hav- later changed his mind and en- ball and basketball. Moving up to ;was' active in Kappa Sigma Kapp'a ing been accepted by Kappa S~ginatered the business adminstration 'he college and the varsity foot- :fratemity, the American Chemical fraternity, which he served well as curriculum, m~joringin. tlcon?~ics.ball, basketball, and track squads, :Society,and the Skl.lll, and Bones. its treasurer. He' was later se~After completIOn of hIS mlhtary .lobo won another eleven letters, :In sports, his favorite pastime, 'he, lected by his brother;> as the out- obligation, his aim is to become a Remember ,the Wagner football: sltucl<: pretty ,dosel!y~'to intra~ standing senior in the fraternity. production engin,;er, " game and Jobo's 85 yal'd run, :murals, occupying ,himself with After his graduation from Den- George is the holder of a long after, intercepti~g~~agner~ass?:intramural football, ba~eball,and mson,, h,e accepte d a POSI't'10 n as, list of achievements and honors That proved,••,hIS bIggestP"thnll as :basketball. Don Bren first .came to the Col head football, coach at LaGrange at PMC. On,e, tying the record for a, partlcIpant In ' MC varsIty!' A former guido'n bearer in the' lege in September, 1954, as part High School, LaGrange, Ohio, a the 100-yd. dash in track, parallels ,sports. IC~rps,Jim had been assigned" to time football coach "while still at career which was interrupted a similar, record made in high Basketball, his favorite sport, i:e6mpany D with the rank of tending graduate sC,hoo!.at Temple when he was drafted in the Army school when he' tied the Pennsyl- brought 'him his bi~gestdisap- !corporal, until' he entered the'Ar University. Shortly, after Colonel in October of 1952.' ,vania ,state scholastic record for, p6intment when, in the '54 game :my ,in November" 1952', after the Starr's retirement la~,t¥ear,' J?on ' 'd t F t J .] 0 S C the 880 relay. against Haverford, he scored 30 start of his junior year. In' the StatlOne a or ~."(S n, . ., '. h replaced Mr. l;Iansell as assistant he served the Army as a physical His PMC activities include the, pomts'o" but PMC stlll falled to wm.', 'Ar~,yhe was. ass~~nedto t e directcr of admislliQns at PMC, the training instructor when he w~sVarsity Club metnbership; Assis- the game, Ellgmeers servmg m Alask,a. position he presently holds. not assigned to special duties. Don tant sports editorship of the 1956 A Second Lieutenant' in' the Jim married the forme'r' Joan Do.n's family, resident of Cedar De~ says he wouId have gay I dl stayed ',,Sabre and Sash; membership, in Corps, he leads a platoon in D Com-. Crowder, of Eddystone, Pa.,'.in Rapids, Iowa, moved to Caldwell, , the SocIety for the' Advancement 'pany. He IS enrolled m busmess' cembel' of 1952. They WE're marned N. J. while he was still quite Il1 the Army; however, he ran of Management,Business Admin, l1,dministration,'.. and is majoring in in Missouri. Jim and Joan have young. He was raised'in Caldwell through every good deal they had istration Club, and the' Reserve economics. He is a member of the two children - a son, James, and and attended high school at Mont - and there just weren't any left! Officers 'Association. ' Varsity Club, and is vice-president 'daughter, Joan Denise. Joanie will clair Academy, Montclair, N. J., SEE BREN ,PAGE 9 SEE WELLS PAGE 8 SEE HEARN PAGE 8 SEE FERRIGAN PAGE 9