Wilkes BEACON College VoL 3, No.12. WILKES COLLEGE, WILKES-BARRE, PA. Friday, December 9, 1949 SOMETHING NEW HAS BEEN ADDED; WILKES DEBATERS VINCENT'S ORCHESTRA TO PLAY FOR CABARET PARTY RECENTLY SCHEDULED DEFEAT LAFAYETTE LETTERMAN'S FORMAL DECEMBER 16 TOM ROBBINS On Wednesday night Wilkes De- One week from tonight, Friday, December 16, at the hem Striving to keep good fun and entertainment synonymous baters claimed a victory over the Temple Country Club, The Letterman's Club will sponsor its Triumvirate, the Pre-Med, Lafayette team on Lafayette's with Wilkes College, the campus home ground. Until they came up Third Annual Christmas Ball. Music will be furnished by Lee L R. C., and Chem Clubs are tn-sponsoring a cabaret party at against the Wilkes team, Lafayette Vincent and his Orchestra. Lee Vincent's Orchestra prom- the Victory Room of Hotel Redington on Friday, January 6, 1950. had held the honor of being an un- The Letterman's Club wants to ises to round out a sure-to-be-en- Cabaret parties have gone over defeated team. The topic was the make this affair a Merry Christ- joyable evening. It has added to same as that of the Hofstra debate, mas send-off to and its repertoir for the affair, and "big" in the past and will continue the students LITERARY SOCIETY "Resolved, That the Basic Non- friends of Wilkes College. As has brought out a lot of hidden to do so as long as the customers Agricultural Industries in the Bob Waters, club president said, talent. Vincent will be at his go away satisfied. They should be BECOMES ORGANIZED United States Be Nationalized." "If we can't make people happy, best. Further, the Irem Temple satisfied at this one since the music Representing Wilkes on the affirm- if we can't give them a little so Country Club lends the perfect at- were Moran and Julian an will be furnished by Lee Vincent's ative Tom they will have more, then we might mosphere for such occasion. The second meeting of the em- Goldstein, while Don Kemmerer just as well fold up." The Letterman's Club feels sure orchestra. bryonic Wilkes literary club is and Gene Bradley argued negative- The words of Mr. Waters form that the student will benefit most Th.e "floor-show" been men- has to be held at Chase Lounge Tues- ly. Fred Davis and Charles Risen- the policy on which the dance will from the diligent efforts to make tioned in stein accompanied the team to ob- be little. The this a night to remember. Hard a mysterious tone, but day, January 3, at 7:30. Thirteen run - much for as yet nothing has been disclosed serve the techniques used in inter- price of admission has been held working Jack Semmer put it best students attended the initial ses- collegiate dobate. Judges for the when he said, "The only persons concerning the make-up of the en- to an absolute minimum, and to sion of the club last Tuesday, and ciebate were all Lafayette person- further aid in holding the eve- who will be sorry will be those tertainment. According to the gen- a groundwork was set up for the nel. The Lafayette chapter Tau ning's expenses down, the Letter- who, for somO reason, didn't at- eral chairman, Charles Knapp is future meetings. Kappa Alpha, of a national debat- man's Club requests that no cor- tend the affair. This is the For- going to be the coordinator of ac- It has been announced that there ing society gave a Debate Banquet sages be worn. They have a pleas- mal they've been asking for, and were tivities which are scheduled to will be no membership qualifica- at which the Wilkes Debaters ant surprise in store for the we have tried hard to give it to the guests. them." amuse the audience. tions other than a sincere interest girls. in the discussion and criticism of On Monday night Wilkes De- Everything is done in three's pro- literature. The meetings of the bating Society will present a this time. The affair is being tn- gram for the Pittston Kiwanis SPEAKER STATES, ANSWERS THREE QUESTIONS sponsored and tn-managed. The club will be held every two weeks. Club at the Fox Hill Country Club. three general chairmen are Delores At the present time Art Spengler, They will discuss the suibject, "Are PERTAINING TO POST-WAR GERMAN CITIZENS Passeri, Walter Mokychic and Bill John Phethean, and Tony Andro- Our American Schools Preparing Kashatus. naco are drawing up the constitu- their Students for Adult Life." Kemmerer will act as moder- By GEORGE KABUSK To gain admittance to the Tri- tion of this infant organization. Don umvirate cabaret party, all one has ator while Fred Davis, Janet Gear- Are the Germans, by nature, capable of working out a De- The meeting next Tuesday to do is make reservations with will hart, Doris Gauger and Charles mocratic system of government? Why do the German people concern itself with the election of Eisenstein present their ideas on either Elva Fuller or Bill Dyke more cultured than the rest of the world? or go to the bookstore and check officers and the ratification of the topic. coisider themselves there for reservations and tickets. the constitution. The remainder of What has Hitler and the war done to German youth? So, remember January 6 - re- this session is to be spent setting These three questions were an- mental offices are filled by civil member the Victory Room in the up valid standards for analysis NOTICE! swered by Reverend Carl Schindler, service employees, not by elected Hotel Redington - remember Lee and criticism. Future gatherings instructor of religion and philoso- individuals. Vincent and his orchestraand re- will be principally concerned in The box in which to put gifts phy at Wilkes College, as he spoke The Rev. Schindler stated, "Ger- member the $1.50 per couple. analyzing contemporary student for the stockings being prepared to a student assembly in the Bap- many is going to build its political literature. by Theta Delta Rho for the three tist Church last Tuesday. state but it will not be like the A name for the organization has city hospitals is in the Girls Having spent much of the sum- United States. Democracy is a po- BUFFET SUPPER not yet been chosen, and students Lounge. Please girls, do your share mer in Europe, The Rev. Schind- litical term. To the Germans it i who plan to attend the second to make this a happy Christmas ler's answers were based on his an offensive term; call it liberal- NEXT TUESDAY meeting are requested to submit for those sick kids. personal observations. ism and they accept because the suggestions. Not Interested In Politics latter is a word denoting a philo- The members who attended the sophy of life." Marilyn Broadt, Theta Delta initial meeting are Art Spengler, In answer to the first question: Rho president, has announced Adoption Consultant Are the Germans, by nature, cap- Germans Have Misconception John Phethean, Tony Andronaco, of "Democracy" plans for the sorority's annual Robert Rutkowski, Sam Chambliss, Talks To Psych. Class able of working out a Democratic Christmas Buffet Supper. It will Robert Hooper, Francis Trembath, system of government? The Rev. A plausible explanation for the be held Tuesday, December 13, in Don Kemmerer, Anita Jenerich, Schindler asserted, "Germans are German abhorrance of Democracy the Wilkes College Cafeteria at 6 George Heffernan, Dorothy Win- Miss Beatrice MacNally, Penn- not interested in the business of may be their small knowledge of P. M. tersteen, James Tinsley, Marion sylvania State Consultant on politics. They are possessed with Greek. They believe the Greek word Actually, this affair has always Weltman. Adoption, visited and spoke to a dislike and a distrust for politics, demos means mob, thus, democra- been Theta Delta Rho's Christmas Dean Harker's Child Psychology a feature that has long been pre- cy meaning mob rule. (Webster's party, presented in the form of a class this past week. Miss Mac- valent in German political history." Collegiate Dictionary, - Democracy buffet supper. It has always been NOTICE! Nally, who has twenty years ex- Unlike the American system, Gr. demokratia. from demos, the well attended in previous years, perience in this field, discussed Reverend Schindler said that the peoplekratein to rule.) dues must be and all the girls are expected to Theta Delta Rho Pennsylvania adoption laws and Germans do not cast a vote for an 'Newspapers and observers attend this year. A list will be paid by Christmas. They will be the sociological and psychological individual, but for a party. He add- claim Germany is moving to the posted on the bulletin board of the collected at the Buffet Supper. aspects of adoption. ed that the majority of the govern- right." Reverend Schindler refuted girls' lounge to be signed by each this and added, "Germany will fol- girl who intends to bring a cover- WIT.KES COLLEGE SOCIOLOGY CLUB low the old pattern." ed dish. Why do the Germans consider Gwen Clifford is general chair- themselves more cultured than the man of the supper, with the follow- rest of the world? In answering ing girls on committees: House, the second question, Rev. Schind- Mary Varga, chairman; Donna ler said that there is a slight just- Cottrini, Geraldine Fell, Marion ification in their sense of pride be-. Weltman, Joan Yonakas, Diane (continued on page 2) Campas, Mary Gagliardi, Eleanor Kazmercyk, Isabella Sullivan, and Barbara May. SOCIOLOGY CLUB Refreshments: Dolores Leagus, chairman; Catherine Read, Jane ELECTS OFFICERS Piekarski, June Williams, Doris Manley, Judith Dressler, Lois The Sociology Club of Wilkes Shaw, Aida Shulman, and Vida College held a social hour Sunday, Peek.