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Wilkes BEACON College Vol. 5, No. 16. WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PA. Friday, March 2, 1951 OwlsColonels Battle Looms Big SENIOR SPECTACLE, PLANNED FOR MARCH 9, Wilkes Students Hear ON MLKVY NOW IN FINAL STAGES OF PRODUCTION About Reviewing Books SPOTLIGIIT TO BE By V. V. V.. Jr. (PRO Release) "Who's going to play on the faculty basketball team next "Books are not a substitute for IN IYILKESTEMPLE U GAME living as the common saying is," Friday?" Charles Lee, author and book re- to play on the senior team?" "For that matter, who's going viewer, told an assembly of Wilkes TO BE GOING Over coffee cups in the cafeteria float these unanswered College students, yesterday. "In- THE OWL WITHOUT A VOWEL queries. Through the hollow halls of Conyngham they echo. stead, a careful reading of books SCORING RECORD allows one to enter the lives of FOR NEW NATIONAL The whole campus resounds. others as a broadening influence." It had been one of the plans of sterling Bob Partridge, a man, Lee, the author of the best-sell- Tomorrow night should find the Wilkes Gym packed to the the senir class that no one should strangely enough, who has been ing novel "Weekend at the Wal- host to the Temple University learn the answers to these ques- heard to admit openly, "I think dorf", as well as "How to enjoy locker rooms as the Colonels play tions until the night of the Spec- I can help the faculty more as a Reading", and others, outlined for Owls in the next to the last basketball game for the Colonels this tacle. Pressure upon the seniors referee than as a player." The the Wilkes students the qualities year. The Owls are top-heavy favorites. Consequently, the became terrific, though. And fin- other referee's position has gone of a successful book and the con- the drawing appeal of a Wilkes-King's ally, when a few of the senior to senior veep, Wade Hayhurst, di'tlons necessary for enjeyable game does not have class nernbers were threatened whose difficult task of assuring a reading. struggle. However, local basketball fans from far and near will with physical violence, it was senior victory will be burdened Six major ingredients make a be drawn to see the highest scorer of the nation, Bill Mlkvy. so1emnly decided that for every- by the added necessity of watch- provocative, worth-while book, Lee The Wilkes Basketeers' season Convention Hall game. one's best interests, the players' ing for faculty favoritism in Part- stated. They are novelty, veracity, has been mediocre in the record Mikvy, currently the scoring identities should be divulged. ridge. e m o t i o n a 1 universitality, ethic book. But the team has been able leader of the nation and also sec- But on with the teams! Perhaps it should be mentioned, values, memorable characters and to come up with some atomic per- ond in rebounds and assists, has first, that at the officials' table, The line-up of Fearsome Facul- substance. formances which unnerved even a 27.1 average for 23 games and in the capacities of timer and ty Flashes will look like this: As for novelty, the reviewer said the experts. If the Colonels are if he does a scoring jib of 27 scorekeeper, will be found Welton Captain "Faker" Moran, "Slats" there must be a certain stamp of keyed to the right pitch the game points or better on Saturday night Farrar and Don Foilmer, two fa- Whitby, "Gunner" Ralston, "Dash- originality, an imprint of the may bear the earmarks of a class- he will have registered a new na- culty gentlemen, it is a pleasure er" Laggan, "iSpeedball" Boyce, author's personality revealed by Temple's record, too, tional record for per game scor- "Flash" Mailey, "Zip" Richards, ic struggle. to remark, of unquestionable hon- his works. There must be some- is mediocre. They have been going ing. The mark of 26.8 is held by esty. "Bull" Chwalek, "Masher" Morris, thing which keeps the reader turn- record most of Ernie Calverly, formerly of Rhode and "Tiny" Halpin. along with a 50-50 The character of the referees ing page after page. the season. It is something of an Island State. may not be quite so unreproach- The haif-tonners boast these Veracity is a necessary feature. since the records A junior in th School of Den- members and Captain unusual situation able, however. But to assure that - weigits: Without reality of characters, plot show that Mlkvy, the "Owl with- tistry, Mlkvy crossed the 1,000- a "far and squar" game is played, Sweetwater Strye (181), Bashin' or setting, the reader is liable to out a vowel", is scoring at the point mark last Saturday night fac- Norm Cross (222), Honest Bud of referees representing both become suspicious the author. rate of nearly 30 points per game. when he netted 27 points. He la tions have been appointed. From Prater (22:6), Maulin' Ed Bogu- Emotional universitality corn- 4inches, 190- not only the first Temple player (continued on page 2) Bill Mlkvy, 6 feet, the ranks of the faculty comes (continued on page 2) pounds, has already broken five to score in four figures for a records. These include: (1) Fouls career, but achieved that total scored in one season, (2) Total in fewer games as a sophomore- points in one season, (3) Field junior player than such brilliants goals in one season, (4) Points as George Mikan, Sam Ranzino, in a single Convention Hall game, Bob Zawoluk, Bill Spivey and Careers £'onference and (5) Field goals in a single (continued on page 3) Trust Company of Pittsburgh and FIRST ANNUAL PROGRAM, MARCH 29 AND 30, of the Borden Company of New WILKES NOVICE DEBATING TEAM WINS York. WILL FEATURE NATIONALLY PROMINENT MEN He is a Trustee of Wilson Col- THIRD PLACE IN KING'S TOURNAMENT lege, Franklin and Marshall Col- Wilkes Campus will be the scene of hustle, bustle, and busi- lege, Temple University, the Car- By CHUCK GLOMAN negie Institution of Washington, ness on March 29 and 30 when the Wilkes College First Annual and the Grand Central Art Gal- Upholding its rank as the most active and the "winningest" Careers Conference will hold forth an extensive and complete leries; he is a former Trustee of group on campus the Wilkes Novice Debating Team scored five program of speakers and discussions concerning a wide variety Pennsylvania State College. He more victories at the King's College Tournament last week, emer- is a Trustee of the Teachers In- of careers and fields of employment. The conference will be surance and Annuity Association ging from the battle with third place honors. open to all students of Wilkes and to high school seniors from Stock, New York City, and a mem- The subject was the national debate topic"Resolved: That 30 different schools; in fact, anyone interested may attend the ber of the Commission on Financ- The Non-Communist Nations Should Form A New International ing Higher Education. lectures and discussions. Honorary degrees have been Organization." Prominent men in business and tress of Freedom." conferred upon Prentis by Hamp- The team defeated Bucknell, This Sunday evening at 8:30, industry from all over the north- Henning Webb Prentis, Jr., den-Sydney College, Grove City Cedxrcrest, St. Peter's, Marywood, the Wilkes affirmative team (Ann eastern United States will be on graduated from the University of College, Franklin and Marshall and Misericordia, and lost to Eli- Belle Perry and Julian Goldstein) hand to discuss the employment Missouri with the A.B. degree in College, the University of Penn- zabethtown, St. Joseph's a n d will meet the Lafayette negative group at the Jewish Community situations in all fields. During the 1903. Later he took a Master's sylvania, the University of Cin- Swarthmore, bringing the Wilkes sessions, these men will tell stu- degree in Economics at the Uni- Varsity record for the year to Center on River Street. The pub- dents what is and what will be versity of Cincinnati. cinnati, Jefferson Medical College, an amazingly high total of 17 lic is cordially invited. expected if them when they seek In 1907 he joined the Arm- the University of Rochester, Mid- wins out of 25 debates. Those present at the December employment. strong Cork Company as Assist- diebury College, Temple Univer- B 0th the affirmative (Ann Wilkes-Lafayette debate will re- The two-day conference will at- ant to the Manager of the Insu- sity, Lehigh University, New York Belle Perry and John Murtha) and call that the Wilkes team of Tom tempt to acquaint students with lation Four years (Phyllis Deisher Division. later University, and the University of negative team Morgan and Fred Davis defeated all of the many sides of the nation- he became the Company's first and Diane Travis) received an Lafayette. Missouri. al employment picture. At the same Manager of the newly organized over-all rating of 'excellent". With Highlighting the 1951 scedule time valuable information will be continu- He resides in Lancaster, Penn- Advertising Department, the exception of Ann Belle Perry is the Brooklyn College Fourth available from these prominent ing in that capacity until 1920, sylvania, where he and Mrs. Pren- Annual Invitation Debate Tourna- men about interviews, getting and when he was appointed General tis take an active part in the civic, all members of the Novice Team ment, March 9th and 10th, which holding a job, and the outlook of Sales Manager of the Company's charitable, religious and cultural are first-year debators.